March 3 is the 23rd National Ear Day. This year's theme is "Caring for Hearing Health, Listening to the Bright Future". According to data previously released by WHO, one in five people worldwide has hearing loss. Clinical treatment has found that in recent years, the incidence of sudden deafness in mainland China has increased, and there is a trend of rejuvenation. How to protect the ears scientifically? Let's take a look.
The girl Xiao Zhang is 18 years old this year and is usually used to going to bed late. As usual, last weekend after she came home for dinner, she put on her headphones and immersed herself in the game world until dawn. When she woke up, something she had never expected happened.
Xiao Zhang said: "At that time, when I woke up, the whole person was dizzy, and I felt a buzzing in my ears. Later in the afternoon, there was a call, I used the left ear to answer the time can not hear clearly, at that time also thought that the mobile phone earpiece is broken, I changed the right ear to listen, found that the right ear is normal, I realized that the left ear may have a problem, I rushed to the hospital. ”
After some hearing examination, Xiao Zhang was diagnosed with sudden deafness. Fortunately, the girl went to the doctor in time and actively cooperated with the treatment, and her condition improved.
So what is sudden deafness, and how do we correctly use ear protection in daily life?
Sudden deafness refers to induction neurotic deafness that occurs suddenly in a short period of time and is unexplained. Most patients experience hearing loss in one ear within minutes, hours, or a day. Because of the problem of the inner ear circulation, the sooner the disease is treated, the better, and it is necessary to seize the 72 hours of golden treatment.
According to data previously released by WHO, 1.1 billion young people between the ages of 12 and 35 worldwide are at risk of hearing loss due to exposure to noise in recreational environments. In the past month, Dr. Guo has treated nearly 30 of these patients, most of whom said they had symptoms such as tinnitus, ear swelling, dizziness, and nausea.
Guo Bei, deputy chief physician of the Department of Otolaryngology of Wuhan Central Hospital, said that this may be related to their bad living habits and eating habits, such as staying up late for a long time, often staying up late on the Internet, playing games, not getting a good rest, and wearing earbud headphones for a long time. If you need to wear headphones, it is recommended to use them for no more than 30 minutes, and try not to use earbud headphones. There is also the volume used, and the maximum volume should not exceed sixty percent. The second is to pay attention to a regular diet, pay attention to rest, and not overwork.
Experts say that long-term wearing of headphones will cause otitis later, and even cause irreversible damage. Experts recommend that compared with traditional in-ear headphones, it is more recommended to meet the quality of headphones or noise-canceling headphones, and pay attention to keeping the earbuds clean.
Another bad habit is to pluck your ears. Ear feces are medically known as "cerumens". Many people are accustomed to cleaning their ears with a cotton swab after bathing, and this action is likely to push the cerumen to the inside of the ear canal. Since the cerumen itself is somewhat acidic, it can also affect hearing if it is close to the eardrum. Under normal circumstances, when people chew, the cerumen will discharge on its own and do not need to take the initiative to clean up.
(Source: Hubei Comprehensive Intern Editor: Ni Junyi)