Today, May 31st, is World Hearing Day. On this occasion, Dr. Anastasia Trapani, a specialist in ear, nose and cameras, revealed the causes of hearing loss.
In an interview with the Izvestia newspaper, the specialist pointed out that there are many and different causes of hearing loss, for example, in children this problem occurs due to polyps, and in adults due to colds.
She says: “Adenoids are often the cause of hearing loss in children, as their enlargement leads to recurrent exudative otitis media with hearing impairment. In adults, with a runny nose and severe nasal congestion, there is a feeling of stuffiness in the nasal cavity. with the message of the ear cavity with the nasal cavity through the Eustachian tube.
According to her, the prevention of hearing loss should start from childhood. The main rule for parents is to contact an otolaryngologist in a timely manner, examine the nasopharynx and prescribe the appropriate treatment for otitis media to preserve the hearing of their child. As for adults, they should not listen to loud music and vibration, avoid pressure fluctuations, and do not use cotton buds to clean their ears. And if you feel hearing loss, pain or discharge in the ear canal, you should immediately contact a specialist doctor.
The specialist points out that prolonged use of headphones and listening to loud music leads to consumption of the audio analyzer due to insufficient air entering the ear, which leads to poor self-cleaning of the ear and increased humidity, which negatively affects the microflora. reproduction.
She says: “This causes itching in the ears and a buildup of wax in the form of clots, which the person often tries to remove on their own. As a result, it pushes the sulfur masses deeper, leading to plugs, or mechanically damages the skin of the external auditory canal, which causes otitis media.” .
According to her, various diseases can lead to hearing loss. But there are two different mechanisms – a violation of voice conduction and a violation of sound perception. The first mechanism is associated with various diseases affecting the structures of the middle ear (otitis media, otosclerosis). The second – in the presence of a violation at the level of nervous structures, such as the inner ear, auditory nerve and the same area in the cerebral cortex. One such disease is sensorineural hearing loss.
She says: “Unfortunately, hearing loss is not always treatable because the effectiveness of treatment depends on the speed with which the diagnosis is made and the correct treatment initiated. In some cases, doctors can only stop the deterioration of hearing or slow down to reduce it as much as possible, but they cannot return it to its previous level, so We must pay attention and not ignore the hearing impairment, but turn to a specialist doctor in a timely manner, before it is too late.”
Source: Izvestia newspaper.
