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My name is Li Ming, I am an editor who works in a magazine, I am usually busy with work, often stay up late to catch up with the manuscript, and my diet is not very regular, recently I found that I often have memory loss, slow response, and even symptoms of tinnitus, at first I thought it was caused by high work pressure, but as time went by, the symptoms not only did not ease, but became more and more obvious, I decided to go to the hospital to thoroughly investigate the cause.
In the hospital, I had a series of tests, including head CT, cerebral angiography and hearing tests, which showed that I had multiple ischemic foci in my brain and hearing loss in both ears.
The doctor told me that cerebral infarction is a focal brain tissue necrosis caused by cerebral blood supply disorders that lead to ischemia and hypoxia of brain tissue, common symptoms include limb numbness or weakness, speech impairment, blurred vision, dizziness, etc., while deafness may be related to inner ear blood circulation disorders caused by cerebral infarction.
"Mr. Li, you usually work under pressure, your diet, work and rest are not very regular, and you often stay up late, which are all high-risk factors for cerebral infarction, and long-term high-intensity mental work may also aggravate brain tissue ischemia, causing tinnitus, deafness and other problems," the doctor pointed out pointedly.
I asked the doctor, in addition to improving living habits, in terms of drug treatment, the doctor said that at present, ginkgo biloba extract is commonly used in clinical treatment of cerebral infarction and deafness and tinnitus, which can improve cerebral blood circulation, protect brain tissue and inner ear structure, but he also reminded me to standardize the use of drugs under the guidance of the doctor, and not to take it blindly.
"You are an editor, often exposed to all kinds of information, you may have some understanding of ginkgo biloba extract, but the authenticity of the information on the Internet is difficult to distinguish, many of it is the marketing hype of merchants, lack of scientific basis, formal channels of ginkgo biloba extract drugs, the quality and efficacy are guaranteed, I recommend that you follow the doctor's instructions to take the medicine, regular review, do not believe in the so-called 'miracle drug,' the doctor said earnestly," the doctor said earnestly.
After returning home, I carefully checked the relevant information and learned more about Ginkgo biloba extract:
Ginkgo biloba extract is an active ingredient extracted from ginkgo biloba leaves, mainly including ginkgo flavonoid glycosides and terpene lactones, a large number of studies have shown that ginkgo biloba extract has pharmacological effects such as improving cerebral blood flow, scavenging free radicals, inhibiting platelet aggregation, etc., and has a good therapeutic effect on ischemic cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral infarction.
A meta-analysis of 12 randomized controlled trials involving 1560 patients with cerebral infarction found that compared with conventional treatment, Ginkgo biloba extract combined with conventional treatment could significantly improve the neurological deficit scores and daily living ability scores of patients, improve the prognosis of patients, and the incidence of adverse reactions was comparable to that of conventional treatment.
Another study with a 15-year follow-up of 1406 elderly people showed that long-term use of ginkgo biloba extract could delay cognitive decline, have a certain preventive effect on mild cognitive dysfunction, and have a good safety profile.
In terms of deafness and tinnitus, a meta-analysis included 4 randomized controlled trials with a total of 1315 patients, and found that Ginkgo biloba extract had a certain improvement effect on sensorineural deafness and tinnitus, and no obvious adverse reactions were observed, which the researchers believe may be related to the improvement of inner ear microcirculation, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory mechanisms by Ginkgo biloba extract.
Of course, ginkgo biloba extract is not completely free of side effects, a small number of people may have gastrointestinal discomfort, rash, headache and other symptoms after taking it, in addition, because ginkgo biloba extract can inhibit platelet aggregation, patients with bleeding tendency or taking anticoagulant drugs should be cautious under the guidance of a doctor.
In general, as a commonly used drug for cerebral infarction, deafness and tinnitus, ginkgo biloba extract has a definite effect and is safe to take for a long time, but I think that drug treatment is only an adjunct, and it is more important to establish a healthy lifestyle.
Long-term high-intensity work is easy to cause sympathetic nerve excitation, aggravate brain tissue ischemia, and may also aggravate the conscious symptoms of tinnitus, moderate rest can relieve brain fatigue, promote cerebral vasodilation, improve cerebral blood supply, and also help relieve the impact of nervousness on tinnitus.
In addition, maintaining a reasonable and balanced diet, eating small and frequent meals, eating more vegetables and fruits, moderate aerobic exercise such as jogging, swimming, etc., controlling bad mood, quitting smoking and limiting alcohol are all effective measures to prevent cerebral infarction and improve deafness and tinnitus.
Through this visit, I became more aware of the value of health, and I decided to adjust my lifestyle, arrange work and rest reasonably, and take medication regularly under the guidance of doctors, believing that I will be able to overcome the disease, stay away from cerebral infarction and deafness and tinnitus, and regain my health.
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