Establish correct cognition of hearing loss, and prevent hearing loss from eroding quality of life

According to Jinghao hearing aid website, every year there will be new newborns with congenital hearing loss caused by heredity or childbirth in the world. If aging, drugs, diseases and noise are included in the day after tomorrow, the number of people with hearing loss will be considerable. Although there is no fatal threat to hearing loss, we can no longer ignore the issue of hearing loss in the face of a society that pays attention to quality of life and aging. Because you and I have hearing loss.

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“Loss of vision will make people lack of security; but loss of hearing will affect a person’s social and communication, making people more and more closed.” Helen Keller, who lost vision and hearing at the same time due to meningitis, also said, “if I can restore vision or hearing, I would like to be able to hear, because being invisible makes me isolated from things, being invisible but isolated from people.”. It can be seen that the loss of hearing is not only the hearing itself, but also the psychological level. Therefore, it is necessary for us to understand the relevant knowledge of hearing loss.

Question 1: what are the main causes of hearing loss?

According to the official website of Jinghao hearing aid, the main causes of hearing loss are different in different age groups. More than 50% of hearing loss in infants is caused by genetic problems. However, the children with normal hearing from half to six years old may cause conductive hearing loss due to otitis media and water in the middle ear. The initial hearing loss caused by these two factors may be slight and easy to be ignored. Even according to the survey, about 7-9% of preschool children have water in the middle ear but their parents do not notice it. From the age of 6 to the young age, it may cause noise type hearing loss due to the habit of using headphones to listen to loud music. In middle-aged and middle-aged people, sudden deafness (commonly known as ear stroke), Meniere’s disease, chronic otitis media, the use of ototoxic drugs and even the long-term work in the noise environment and other factors often lead to hearing loss. The hearing loss of the elderly over 65 years old is mainly caused by the increase of age.

Question 2: do I have hearing loss?

According to Jinghao hearing aid’s website, most of the hearing loss occurs gradually, so the hearing loss victim may not be aware of it. It is usually found by the surrounding people that how the other party always misunderstood, or shouted loudly but didn’t hear it. Even when school-age children are not focused, watching TV or listening to music, the volume must be turned to very loud Wait for the condition.

Question 3: if you are worried about hearing loss in yourself or your family, how can you ask for help?

It is suggested that if you are worried about your own or your family members’ hearing loss, you can go to the otology Department of a large hospital for diagnosis at the first time, eliminate other possible otology diseases after examination by a doctor, and then turn to the audiologist to check the hearing status. It is suggested that you need to wear hearing aids.

Question 4: to what extent should hearing loss be considered?

In the case of children with congenital hearing loss of more than 35 decibels, it is strongly recommended that the intervention of hearing aids should be started at the age of six months, so that their language ability can be similar to that of normal children. For patients with hearing loss of more than 40 to 50 decibels, experts will also recommend the use of hearing aids, mainly to help the patients recover better quality of life and avoid the causes If you don’t hear clearly, you may have communication misunderstandings, or even psychological pressure due to poor listening.