How to make up for the noise damage to the ear?

Doctors point out that deafness will harm the physical and mental health of the elderly. Deaf-mute old people often make jokes and feel depressed because of embarrassment. For example, when people say "airplane", they often hear it as "dressing". In addition, because of deafness, elderly patients are often reluctant to associate with others. When others are talking and laughing, they will leave alone and avoid. Because of communication barriers, their personality will become more and more withdrawn and their temper will become more and more eccentric over time. They are also prone to Alzheimer's disease, which will affect their later life. Therefore, family members cannot treat the deafness of the elderly lightly.

Chan Sarah, director of the Department of Otolaryngology, Foshan Second People's Hospital, pointed out that presbycusis occurs gradually, most of them are bilateral symmetry, and a few people are serious on one side. First, their hearing loss starts with high-frequency sounds, then the middle and low frequencies. Normal people's voice is medium frequency. When they find it difficult to hear others clearly, they can say that their hearing has declined to some extent. If accompanied by high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis, the hearing of each audio frequency will decline, which is why some old people can hear clearly when listening to others, and some can't hear clearly. Therefore, the elderly with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and other diseases should be actively treated to prevent the occurrence of presbycusis.

At present, the incidence of deafness among the elderly in cities is higher than that in rural areas, and the hearing of patients with cardiovascular diseases is prone to decline, and the incidence of excessive smoking and alcoholism is high. The incidence of residents living in downtown areas is higher than that of those living in quiet mountain villages.

Deafness has internal and external causes.

Explaining the causes of premature deafness, Chan Sarah pointed out that with the increase of age, the zinc content in the cochlea decreased obviously, which affected the function of the cochlea and reduced hearing. It may also be related to the early onset and multiple occurrences of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes. In addition, there are many internal and external causes, such as inflammation, tumor, congenital malformation, drug poisoning, noise, trauma, aging and so on. It is best to equip hearing AIDS as soon as possible, otherwise it will cause disuse changes in the language center of the brain after a long time.

At present, the most common ear diseases are sudden deafness, sensorineural deafness and acute and chronic suppurative otitis media. Sudden deafness is mainly manifested as tinnitus, hearing loss and sometimes dizziness. This is an emergency in otology. Generally, you should be hospitalized in time within 0/0 days of onset, and there is a 60%-70% chance of cure. However, if it is treated for more than 10 days, its curative effect will be greatly reduced. The main manifestations of suppurative otitis media are pus in the ear, hearing loss and repeated unhealing, which seriously affects the quality of life of patients. Suppurative otitis media can be completely cured by surgery, and the cure rate can reach about 90%.

Actively prevent and delay deafness

The traditional view makes people believe that hearing loss is as inevitable as gray hair and senile plaque. However, the research results show that actively preventing and reducing hearing loss can also delay the arrival of presbycusis. Noise impairs hearing in two ways. First of all, noise will hit the ear in an instant, causing ear injury. Second, noise will also make hearing slowly lose in decades. In addition to reducing noise damage to ears, it is also important to pay attention to the treatment of ear diseases such as otitis media.

Chan Sarah said that there is no good treatment for presbycusis. Walking, hitting Tai Ji Chuan, and using your head frequently can all achieve the purpose of prevention. In addition, tympanic membrane massage will also have a certain effect. The practice is: hold your ear with your palm, and then exert yourself once, doing it 20 times a day. Also avoid noise, carefully pick out your ears and control your anger. It is not advisable to take several ototoxic drugs for a long time. Can supplement foods containing magnesium, such as laver, sesame, carrot, banana, etc.