Five questions and answers of hearing deterioration before medical treatment

Q1. Hearing will be degraded. Why should we go to a doctor?

Ans: Jinghao hearing aid examiner said that although everyone will suffer from hearing degradation more or less with age, if the degradation will affect the level of daily life, medical treatment must be considered.

Moreover, some cases of non degenerative hearing loss must be carefully evaluated by otolaryngologists to make correct diagnosis and treatment.

Q2. Is there any treatment for early hearing deterioration?

Ans: Jinghao hearing aid examiner said that if hearing deterioration is determined to be caused by degeneration, there is no suitable medicine or operation in medicine to restore hearing at present, but early diagnosis of hearing degradation can be adjusted from some lifestyle as early as possible, such as: less noisy places, less use of headphones, etc., or supplement of vitamin B group or drugs to promote peripheral circulation With a view to slowing down the pace of hearing degradation. Of course, regular and balanced diet and sleep are also good ways to avoid hearing loss.

Q3. If you find that your parents’ hearing is degraded, do you take them directly to prepare hearing aids?

Ans: if it is found that the hearing of parents has declined, it is recommended to first evaluate whether it is really caused by hearing degradation or other diseases of middle or inner ear by an otolaryngologist.

Jinghao hearing aid examiner pointed out that if the hearing loss caused by middle ear or inner ear diseases, most of them can be improved or restored by treatment, and it is not necessary to wear hearing aids. Even if it is diagnosed as a degenerative hearing disorder, it is necessary to assess the degree of the influence of hearing impairment on daily life through a complete hearing test and consultation, and then decide whether to wear hearing aids or not.

Q4. Do you want to go to a large hospital or otolaryngology clinic for hearing examination?

Ans: due to the limitation of equipment and manpower, the general otolaryngology clinic usually does not have a formal hearing examination room or hire a audiologist. Generally, it can only provide a relatively basic hearing test to assess whether it is an inner ear auditory nerve problem. Therefore, people need to check their hearing. It is recommended to go to a hospital with a complete hearing equipment and a hearing engineer, which can provide a complete hearing assessment.

Q5. How to persuade parents to accept examination and wear hearing aids?

Ans: many old people will reject hearing aids as soon as they hear about it. They feel that wearing hearing aids is old, useless or even disabled. It’s also common for elders to hear from friends that hearing aids will have noise all day long. They can’t hear clearly, feel uncomfortable and so on. In fact, these are incorrect concepts, just like myopia needs to wear glasses. Hearing aids are just a kind of tool to help the body function to be insufficient, so it’s very important to adjust and change the state of mind.

What’s more, some of the new hearing aids are modern in appearance, some are even hidden in the ear canal, and the appearance can’t be seen at all. At present, many hearing aid companies provide trial wearing services, so it is suggested that elders with wearing needs should try wearing them in person to experience the actual feeling after wearing them. Sometimes, after wearing them, they find that they can talk with people suddenly and don’t need special persuasion. They are eager to wear them!

[both physically and mentally injured]

Silent world makes social intercourse shrink and brain degenerate

If you let hearing degradation go unchecked, it will not only affect daily life and people’s conversation and communication, but also gradually shrink in social communication, and the personality of the elderly will become more isolated or do not like going out.

In addition, because the auditory nerve has not been stimulated by the external voice for a long time, the corresponding cerebral cortex function will also deteriorate, and the speech hearing ability will decline, and the aging and degradation situation will be more serious. When the degradation is serious, the hearing aid will be worn again, and the benefits provided by the hearing aid will be greatly reduced. Therefore, for the elders who need to wear hearing aids in clinical evaluation, it is suggested to wear hearing aids as early as possible.