Methods for Preventing Deafness in Daily Life
Deafness affects language development, as well as intellectual, psychological, and mental development. The barriers it brings are both physiological and social. Therefore, everyone should pay attention to certain aspects in daily life to prevent the occurrence of deafness.
Methods for Preventing Deafness in Daily Life
1. Reasonable diet. Eat less food that is too sweet or salty to prevent arteriosclerosis, which can lead to inner ear ischemia and hearing loss.
2. Quit smoking and drink alcohol in moderation. Because tobacco and alcohol are toxic to the auditory nerve, especially nicotine in cigarettes, which enters the bloodstream, causing small blood vessels to spasm, blood to slow down, and viscosity to increase, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the inner ear, thus triggering deafness.
3. Avoid noise. Noise can make the already declining hearing more easily fatigued, causing the tiny blood vessels in the inner ear to be in a state of spasm, reducing the blood supply to the inner ear and leading to hearing loss. Therefore, when listening to music, watching TV, or wearing headphones, the volume should not be too loud. Generally, around 85 decibels is sufficient.
4. Avoid digging and often massage. Digging the ears is a bad habit that can easily injure the ear canal, cause infection, and may even damage the eardrum. When the ear canal is extremely itchy, you can use a small cotton swab dipped in a little glycerin or alcohol to gently wipe the ear canal. Persistently massaging the Yifeng and Tinghui acupoints before and after the earlobe can increase blood circulation in the inner ear and have a protective effect on hearing.
5. Maintain a good mood and exercise more. Excessive fatigue and mental tension can cause inner ear ischemia and affect hearing, such as anger and irritability. Regularly participate in exercises within your capacity, such as outings, walking, and practicing Tai Chi, which can promote blood circulation throughout the body, strengthen the blood supply to the inner ear, and delay the aging of organs.
6. Once you get sick, especially for ear diseases (such as otitis media), infectious diseases (such as meningitis, measles, mumps), metabolic diseases (such as diabetes), autoimmune diseases (such as sarcoidosis), and cardiovascular diseases, you must actively seek treatment, especially for the elderly. After discovering deafness, actively seek medical attention, and if treatment is proven to be ineffective, promptly getting a hearing aid is also a "preventive" measure to slow the progression of deafness.
7. Prevent congenital (hereditary) deafness.
8. Be cautious when using ototoxic drugs.