I like to pluck my ears when I have nothing to do, and I like to turn on the sound to a very loud volume when I listen to **. These casual habits can cause hearing damage.
A study by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found that older people with good hearing live longer than their hearing-impaired peers. The study, which focused on people over the age of 70, found that people with hearing loss were 21% and 39% more likely to die in the next few years.
How to tell if you have a hearing problem.
1.Hearing loss, such as speaking more loudly, not hearing well when talking to others, and asking others to repeat it;
2.Tinnitus, earache;
3.Feeling irritated when you hear noise.
These bad habits can be detrimental to hearing.
1.Picking ears is a habit that many people have, but they don't know that this seemingly hygienic behavior is damaging hearing, such as picking ears with sharp objects, which is easy to cause perforation of the eardrum, and picking ears with unsterilized ear picks or other unclean objects, which can easily cause inflammation of the external auditory canal, and can lead to hearing loss in severe cases.
2.Frequent tantrums, emotional agitation, anger, depression, sadness and other negative emotions may induce sudden deafness.
3.Blowing the nose vigorously can easily squeeze the nasal mucus containing a large number of viruses and bacteria into the posterior nostril and reach the eustachian tube to cause otitis media.
4.Smoking and drinking, because nicotine and other toxins in tobacco can cause the contraction and spasm of small blood vessels in the inner ear, so that the blood circulation of the inner ear is impaired, and chronic alcohol poisoning can directly damage the auditory nerve.
5.Loud headphones can cause permanent hearing loss in an environment where the volume is too loud and can take 1 hour and 15 minutes.
5 habits to make your hearing better.
1.Stay away from noise and avoid long-term and persistent noise irritation, such as Walkman, machine roar, etc.
2.If you often wear a headset, you should master the "60 60 60" principle: the volume should not exceed 60% of the loudest sound, the continuous listening time should not exceed 60 minutes, and the external sound should not exceed 60 decibels.
3.When there are phenomena such as tinnitus, ear tightness, dizziness, and lack of concentration, it should be vigilant, and it is recommended to have a hearing examination once a year. People who are exposed to frequent noise are advised to have them checked twice a year.
4.Zinc deficiency is an important cause of presbycusis deafness, and you can eat more zinc-rich foods such as fish, beef, pork liver, and chicken. In addition, magnesium deficiency can also easily lead to hearing loss, so you may wish to eat more kelp, seaweed, sesame seeds, etc.
5.Pay attention to ear hygiene, good ear hygiene is especially important to protect hearing. For example, prevent water from entering your ears and don't pluck your ears too often.
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