Hearing aids must be worn in the elderly

At present, the most effective and feasible way to improve the hearing of the elderly patients with hearing impairment is to wear appropriate hearing aids. However, many people have limited knowledge about whether to wear hearing aids or not. Studies have shown that people are likely to suffer from senile deafness when they are 40 years old due to the aging and atrophy of cochlear basement membrane, auditory cells and auditory nerve. In addition, endocrine disorders, diabetes, hypertension and arteriosclerosis may also aggravate the development of deafness in the elderly. Therefore, it is very important to improve the hearing ability of the old people with presbycusis and let them return to the world of sound. If the ears don’t work well, be alert in time.

With the increase of age and the decline of physiological structure, most of the elderly will have a “hard to use ear” day. However, because this is a physiological decline, we can’t just ignore it and let it go, so that the hearing will be lost unconsciously. Both the elderly and their families should be aware of the signs of hearing loss, including:

1. You can hear the voice, but you can’t hear what others are saying;

2. Often ask others to speak repeatedly;

3. Often hear others’ words wrong;

4. It is often required to turn up the TV volume;

5. Always turn your head to the speaker or lean forward.

When hearing loss is detected, the elderly should face it correctly. Don’t be afraid of others saying that they are old, and don’t admit deafness. Don’t think that deafness is justified by nature, don’t actively think of ways, and take a negative attitude towards it. Because today, with the rapid development of science and technology, it is completely possible to improve listening.

Wear hearing aids sooner rather than later

Old eyes, we know to go with a pair of presbyopic glasses, hearing loss how to do? In fact, old deafness also has an auxiliary tool – hearing aids. Hearing aid, as the name implies, is an instrument to help hearing. However, for the elderly deafness patients, when they need to wear hearing aids, has been a lot of people’s understanding is limited.

Theoretically, hearing aids should be worn as long as hearing loss occurs. In many developed countries, for patients with mild hearing loss, doctors will recommend wearing hearing aids as early as possible to improve their quality of life. But in China, most of the patients begin to wear hearing aids only when they have moderate hearing loss, which has seriously affected their work and life. At the beginning of wearing, adapt as soon as possible

Being unable to adapt to hearing aids is one of the reasons why the old people refuse hearing aids. Therefore, the key to wearing hearing aids is to pass the period of hearing aids adaptation. Many people think that hearing function can be restored 100% as soon as hearing aid is put on, which is exactly the same as normal people, but it is not. After wearing hearing aids, it often needs a period of time for rehabilitation and adaptation training. When most old people wear hearing aids, their hearing loss has been more than a few years. After wearing hearing aids, it needs a period of time to adapt to the sound brought by hearing aids. The principle is——

The first stage is to wear hearing aids in a quiet environment (such as indoors);

In the second stage, it gradually transits to the more complex environment (such as community, park, etc.) to adapt to the environmental sound;

In the third stage, try to wear hearing aids in complex noise environment (such as supermarket, street, etc.).

Put on the hearing aid, the family will cooperate more

After wearing the hearing aid, the old people will hear some environmental sounds that they couldn’t hear before, such as the sound of water pipes, the rotation of exhaust fans, the sound of walking steps, etc., which will be too noisy. Many old people will be tired of it. At this time, we should tell the old man that it’s a good thing that he can hear the voice, which proves that the hearing is improved. He is not used to being temporary, but can adapt slowly and encourage the old man to pass the adaptation period.

Next, family members should pay special attention not to make big noise as much as possible. In addition, because the hearing function of the old man has not been fully recovered in the early stage of wearing, and the old man has no habit of listening for a long time due to hearing loss, therefore, he should be reminded to pay attention before talking with him. Slow down as much as possible, enunciate clearly, train gradually, let the old man recover hearing function slowly.

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