March 3 is the 23rd National Ear Day
To reduce the incidence of deafness
Controlling the growth of the number of newborn deaf children
Prevention is particularly important
In 1999, 10 ministries and bureaus jointly determined:
National Ear Day is celebrated on March 3 every year.
The theme of this year's National Ear Day is
"Caring for Hearing Health, Listening to the Bright Future"
A who-born report last year states
There are more than 1.5 billion people worldwide
Suffers from varying degrees of hearing impairment
What activities in our daily lives can damage our ears?
How to make the ear "holiday"?
Let's take a look
This knowledge needs to be mastered
Is your hearing okay?
Draft: Du Shiyu
Hearing loss, exactly?
Hearing loss refers to a decrease in hearing sensitivity, increased hearing threshold, auditory dysfunction, and even hearing loss caused by noise, which is collectively referred to as hearing loss. It can be divided into two types: temporary and permanent:
Temporary hearing loss: Tinnitus and hearing loss caused by a short period of time in a noisy environment, hearing recovery within minutes of separation from noise. The longer the noise is heard, the longer it takes to recover hearing.
Permanent hearing loss: irreparable damage to hearing caused by noise.
The "culprit" who affects hearing in daily life
Noise: In everyday life, noise is one of the biggest "culprits" that cause hearing loss. Since the hair cells of the inner ear cannot regenerate, the damage of noise to hearing is irreversible.
Image source CCTV News
Often wear headphones: When people use headphones, in order to make the sound clearer, they will unconsciously adjust the sound of the headphones to a large size to suppress the external noise, and the long-term past will definitely cause certain damage to the hearing.
Feel free to pluck your ears: In general, when people chew, the cerumen (ear feces) will discharge on their own, and there is no need to actively clean up. But many people like to use some hard objects to pluck out their ears. Such as metal ear scoops, matchsticks, cotton swab heads, etc., these hard objects can easily damage the delicate skin of the external auditory canal, that is, the eardrum, the light causes ear pain and bleeding, and the heavy can lead to external ear canal and middle ear infection, ear pus, and hearing loss.
These behaviors should be avoided
Wear headphones when taking the subway bus
When the surrounding environment is noisy, you must hear the sound in the headphones, and the volume will generally be turned up, which will damage the hearing for a long time.
Wear headphones when sleeping
The ear is an organ that cannot be suspended. Wearing headphones to sleep with ears will still be stimulated, easy to damage hearing.
Answer calls frequently or for long periods of time
Do not fatigue the ear, it is very easy to damage the hearing.
Often pluck your ears with a hard object
Pulling out the ear with a hard object can easily damage the skin of the ear canal and even the eardrum.
Frequent visits to high-decibel places such as KTV
Even a short stay in a high-decibel setting can cause damage to hearing.
Excessive fatigue, excessive stress
When people are highly nervous, the vasoconstriction of the ear leads to ischemia and hypoxia, and may even cause deafness.
Blowing the nose incorrectly
If you pinch the sides of your nose with your fingers and blow your nose, too much pressure on your nose may go to your ears and throat, causing perforation of the eardrum.
These groups need to be vigilant
People with a family history of deafness.
There has been a history of other ear diseases, such as otitis media and Meniere's disease.
Prolonged exposure to noise.
There is a history of use of ototoxic drugs, such as kanamycin, gentamicin, and some anti-cancer drugs.
Suffer from slow-moving system diseases such as high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, diabetes.
There are bad habits, such as smoking and drinking alcohol.
Long-term mental stress is excessive.
These measures to keep in mind
Use headphones safely
Use the headset to follow the "60-60 Principle". Even if the headphones are used for no more than 60 minutes, the headphone volume does not exceed 60% of the total volume.
Do not use headphones in noisy environments such as subways and buses.
Avoid using headphones while sleeping.
Avoid in-ear and inferior headphones. In-ear headphones, as well as some inferior headphones that have not been tested and qualified, will be more likely to damage hearing than noise-proof, qualified headphones. The safe order of use of headphones is: headphones> ordinary headphones> earhooks > earbuds.
Keep away from noise
Stay away from noise sources: Stay away from noisy environments such as KTV, bars, discotheques, etc., or minimize the time of continuous exposure.
Take protective measures: When exposed to high-intensity noise for a long time, strict protective measures should be taken and anti-noise earplugs or earplugs should be worn.
Telephone control time: It is best to call no more than 3 minutes at a time.
Proper use of earbuds: Proper use of earbuds can reduce noise by 5-45 decibels (depending on the type of earbud).
Improve the attention to the ear, early prevention, early treatment
Frequent ear massage: Massage can increase blood circulation in the inner ear and protect hearing.
Elderly people in Beijing's Meiyuan community learn ear protectors under the guidance of volunteers, photo by Li Xin, Xinhua News Agency
Regular hearing tests.
Ear Mordor: The ear canal has a self-draining and self-cleaning function, such as no ear discomfort, it is recommended not to pluck the ear as much as possible.
Emotional adjustment: Maintain an optimistic mental state.
Presbycusis should be improved according to the situation: such as the use of hearing aids.
Ear examination for the elderly Yunnan network reporter Qin Daiyue photographed
Pay attention to ear hygiene and keep your ears clean and dry.
Prevention of colds: immediate treatment of acute upper respiratory inflammation, nasal and pharyngeal chronic diseases, etc.
Maintain a balanced diet to control chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, high blood lipids and diabetes.
If a member of a family has been diagnosed with hereditary deafness, it is best for all members of the family to undergo genetic counseling and deafness genetic testing prior to marriage and childbearing to avoid deafness in their offspring.
Nearly 60% of children's hearing loss can be prevented through immunization, improved maternal and newborn care, otitis media screening and early management.
Love ear protection, Yunnan is in action
In 2018, the Yunnan Provincial Government issued the Implementation Opinions on the Establishment of a Rehabilitation and Assistance System for Disabled Children (hereinafter referred to as the Opinions), which provides relevant subsidies for children with hearing disabilities, which will be implemented from October 1, 2018.
Ear Day Free Clinic Activity. Courtesy of Kunming First People's Hospital Ganmei Hospital
Rescue targets and contents:
Children with visual, hearing, speech, physical, intellectual, etc., as well as children with autism, who also have household registration in Yunnan Province, or receive a residence permit in Yunnan Province.
The age is 0-6 years old, among them, the age for children with hearing impairment who are deaf after speech can apply for cochlear implants and children with limb disabilities can be relaxed to 18 years old.
The maximum surgical fee is 20,000 yuan (the cochlear implant surgery fee includes implant surgery, postoperative start-up and 4 transfer fees).
Rehabilitation training is subsidized by 2,000 yuan per person per month, and the maximum month is not more than 10 months per year.
The maximum subsidy for hearing aids is 6,000 yuan (including 2 all-digital hearing aids, fitting and commissioning within 1 year); the maximum subsidy for cochlear implant products is 70,000 yuan.
Ear Day Free Clinic Activity. Courtesy of Kunming Yan'an Hospital
Free clinic activities
On the occasion of The Ear Love Day, many hospitals in Yunnan will also open free free clinic activities to actively popularize the knowledge of ear love and enhance people's awareness of ear disease protection and the prevention and rehabilitation knowledge of hearing disabilities. The free consultation hours and locations of some hospitals are as follows:
Yunnan Net (ID: yunnancn) is synthesized from the official website of the World Health Organization, CCTV News, Xinhua Net, Healthy China, Dr. Ding Xiang, and Yunnan Net
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Editor: Le Cheng Hongyun Du Shiyu Intern Wang Mengxue
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