March 3, 2024 is the 25th National Ear Day, and the theme of this year's event is "Technology for a Better Life". Zou Chaopeng, deputy director of the Department of Otolaryngology of Yingkou Central Hospital, reminded that many bad habits in daily life can damage hearing, and if you find symptoms such as sudden hearing loss, tinnitus, earache, itching of the external auditory canal, and vertigo, you need to seek medical attention in time.
Zou Chaopeng introduced that in clinical cases, many problems that plague patients can be found in primary care, and if active prevention and intervention measures are taken in time, hearing loss can be effectively avoided. In daily life, we should do "four wants" and "four don'ts". The "four musts" are to use earplugs in a noisy environment, to have regular hearing checks, to wear hearing aids frequently if necessary, and to seek medical attention if you have ear and hearing problems. The "four don'ts" are not to pick your ears with cotton swabs, matchsticks or pins, do not swim or bathe in dirty water, share headphones or earplugs with others, do not abuse ototoxic drugs (such as gentamicin, streptomycin), do not be exposed to noise for a long time, wear headphones for a long time and listen loudly**. In addition, tiredness, staying up late, nervousness, stress, mood swings, smoking, drinking, etc. can also affect hearing.
Zou Chaopeng suggested that good habits should be developed in daily life, maintain good sleep, actively participate in physical exercise, etc., and should also pay attention to maintaining ear hygiene, and people with sensorineural deafness or noise sensitivity should avoid working in a strong noise environment. For those who are often exposed to strong noise, their hearing should be checked regularly to detect early hearing loss in time.
For infants and middle-aged and elderly people, Zou Chaopeng reminded that in the age group of 10 months to 1 year old, if the child does not open his mouth to speak and cannot express simple words, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination in time to rule out the situation that he cannot develop and consolidate his language ability due to hearing impairment; Middle-aged and elderly people who find that they cannot hear clearly when communicating with others in a noisy environment, always turn up the volume of the TV, or have hearing loss, accompanied by tinnitus, dizziness, nausea and other symptoms, should go to the hospital in time. At the same time, people over 60 years old are prone to presbycusis, which is caused by the gradual damage or degeneration of inner ear hair cells with age. Hearing aids can be worn for mild cases, and cochlear implants may be available for severe deafness or hearing aids that do not respond to hearing aids.
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