Ms. Tao, 52 years old, who lives in Kunming, has been suffering from deafness recently, two months ago she found that her hearing was declining, and she felt that her left ear was not hearing well for nearly half a month. By chance, Ms. Tao heard that the otolaryngology department of a hospital in Hubei was quite good, and there was a director Zhang Zhimin who was particularly good at deafness, so she immediately came to the otolaryngology department of the Third People's Hospital of Hubei Province (Zhongshan Hospital of Hubei Province).
Zhang Zhimin, the director of the department, judged that the patient had sudden deafness (left) by asking the patient's medical history in detail and combining it with a series of examination results. After being admitted to the hospital, Zhang Zhimin first popularized the relevant knowledge of sudden deafness to Ms. Tao, and introduced the process of the same type of patients, which calmed down the originally restless patients and enhanced their confidence. After half a month, the patient's hearing was significantly improved, and the pure tone hearing threshold was increased by 25db compared with before admission, and the tinnitus, dizziness and other conditions were also improved.
Ms. Tao, who could hear the voice again, was very happy, and when she was discharged from the hospital, she specially sent a pennant to express her gratitude to Zhang Zhimin: "Director Zhang, thank you so much, it's so painful not to hear the voice, but fortunately, you have cured me with excellent medical skills, thank you very much." ”
Popular Science] What is sudden deafness?
In your daily life, have you, your family or friends experienced a situation where one ear suddenly became inaudible, accompanied by tinnitus, oculoecho sensation or ear fullness (as if swimming in water). Some patients also experience vertigo, dizziness, and unsteadiness on their feet. When these symptoms appear, be especially vigilant for sudden deafness!
Sudden deafness is the most common type of emergency disease in otolaryngology, which is mainly manifested as a sudden loss of hearing in one ear, and is often accompanied by tinnitus, ear blockage or echo sensation, and some people with severe hearing loss are often accompanied by dizziness, nausea, vomiting, etc.
Sudden deafness, also known as "idiopathic sudden deafness", the so-called idiopathic deafness refers to no special cause or it is difficult to explain or find out clearly and specifically**. Sudden loss of hearing may be caused by exertion, loud stimulation, viral infection, or inner ear lesions or dysfunction due to nervousness and anxiety. There are also some elderly people with sudden deafness, although there are no predisposing factors mentioned above, but the elderly often have "three highs", that is, hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia and other underlying diseases, which may lead to inner ear vascular embolism or inner ear hemorrhage.
What should I do if I experience sudden deafness?
Sudden deafness must be seen as soon as possible, the sooner**, the better the effect. The effect of sudden deafness is related to the degree of hearing loss, the type of hearing loss and whether it is timely. The milder the hearing loss, the earlier it is, the better the outcome. The low-frequency descending type** has the best effect, and 90% of patients can be cured;The flat type is second;The effect of total deafness and high-frequency steep drop type is poor, about 60% of patients may recover their hearing to half of the original after systematic **, of course, it is not excluded that some patients have completely returned to normal hearing after positive **. In short, once sudden deafness occurs, it should be actively pursued as soon as possible**.
Reporter: Liu Yating Correspondent: Zhu Ling.
Editor: Wang Jian.
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Editor: Wang Jun.