Sudden deafness is trending younger! How can it be prevented? Expert advice:

Mondo Health Updated on 2024-03-03

Sudden deafness is a common emergency in recent years, and relevant survey reports show that in recent years, the incidence of sudden deafness in China has an obvious upward trend, and it is increasing among young people. What are its symptoms? What are the triggers? How to ** and prevent it?

Sudden deafness is a sudden onset of unexplained sensorineural hearing loss within 72 hours. The main manifestations are sudden and significant loss of hearing in one or both ears, accompanied by tinnitus, ear fullness, and in severe cases, dizziness, nausea and vomiting.

Jing Yuanyuan, Chief Physician of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital:In recent years, the proportion of sudden deafness has gradually increased and tends to be younger, and we have found that the proportion of junior high school students (under increased study pressure), college students, and doctoral students who are about to graduate has increased significantly in recent years. Generally speaking, a course of treatment is about two weeks, and there will be an opportunity to ** within 2 to 3 months, depending on the changes in the audiogram and different types, the second or third round may be performed.

According to experts, sudden deafness** is not clear, young people due to work and life pressure, excessive mental tension, irregular life, etc., may induce inner ear vasospasm, and then affect the inner ear blood supply Sudden hearing loss, but also may be caused by other reasons such as viral infection.

In addition, the change of seasons is a period of high incidence of sudden deafness. Sudden deafness is the first stage within 72 hours after the onset, and a good effective rate can also be obtained within two weeks of the onset of the disease. If you don't see a doctor in time, it may cause irreversible hearing loss.

Jing Yuanyuan, Chief Physician of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital:When there are some precursors such as ear stuffiness and tinnitus, and hearing loss, you can come to the emergency department to determine whether it is some sudden hearing loss. Generally, the guideline scheme for sudden deafness will be followed according to the type**, the patient should reduce anxiety, adjust the work and rest, and when appropriate, may cooperate with the psychologist to use some sleep drugs and anti-tension drugs.

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