Characteristics of senile deafness

Otologists often diagnose senile deafness, which begins to appear in old age, with symmetrical ears and gradual sensorineural deafness, after excluding other causes. However, the elderly may not have the aging problem of the auditory system. Therefore, not all the elderly suffer from senile deafness. On the contrary, there are also middle-aged and even young people whose auditory system begins to age.

Senile deafness refers to the deafness caused by the aging of the hearing system The performance of presbycusis is not exactly the same, but most of them have two common characteristics: one is that the hearing loss of both ears is basically the same; the other is that the high-frequency hearing loss is the main cause at the beginning, that is to say, the first one that can not be heard is those sharp and thin sounds In addition, being afraid of noise, hearing loss, obvious tinnitus, easily aggravating deafness in a period of time after illness or anger are also common problems of senile deafness.

Aging is a universal law of nature. Up to now, there is no exact way to reverse this process. Therefore, senile deafness cannot be cured, but it may be partially relieved. Keeping a healthy lifestyle and avoiding the influence of various factors that damage hearing can delay the aging of hearing system. For the elderly patients with deafness, it is still the most effective “treatment” method so far to select appropriate hearing aids and carry out patient hearing rehabilitation training.