Hearing
loss(hearing impairment) is a little or total inability to hear. A
deaf person who has little to no hearing. It may occur in one or both ears. It
can be temporary or permanent.
Hearing loss in
children can affects the ability to learn spoken language. In adults, it can
create difficulty in social interactions or at work. In older people, hearing
loss can result in loneliness.
Causes
of hearing loss
The cause of hearing
loss is really important to understand as it factors heavily into determining
the right treatment.
There are many causes
of hearing loss in which some causes are responsible for the only certain type
of hearing loss.
For example, earwax
blocking causes Conductive hearing loss and exposure to loud music or sound can
cause Sensorineural hearing loss.
Any of the following
can cause hearing loss
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Advancing age
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Certain medications(ototoxic drugs)
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Trauma or injury to the head
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Genetic factors
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Exposure to excessively loud noise
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Certain illnesses such as mumps,
Meniere's disease etc
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A tumor on the acoustic nerve
Signs
of Hearing Loss
In children, hearing
loss can affects the ability to learn spoken language. In adults, it can create
difficulty in social interactions or at work. In older people, hearing loss can
result in loneliness. People who have hearing loss may experience the
following:
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Difficulty in understanding everyday
conversation
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The feeling of being able to hear but
not understand
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Having to turn the volume of TV and
Radio
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Asking others to repeat what they said
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Avoiding the social interactions that
were once enjoyable
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So much difficulty to communicate in
noisy situations like restaurant, family gatherings, in the car or in group
meetings.
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Tinnitus or ringing/buzzing sound in the
year
Types
of hearing loss
There are basically
three types of hearing loss, which are
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Conductive
hearing loss is caused by the problem in the outer or
in the middle ear or an obstruction in the ear canal such as ear wax as it
blocks sounds from getting to the eardrum. This can be often fixed by medicine
or surgery. You can use bone conduction technology devices. They work
on bone conduction rather than air conduction.
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Sensorineural
hearing loss is the most common type and it is
permanent. It is caused by damage to tiny hair-like cells in the inner ear or
through auditory nerve. Most of the time medicine or surgery cannot fix this.
●
Mixed
hearing loss happens when components of both
Conductive hearing loss and Sensorineural hearing loss are present there.
Home
Remedies to Treat Hearing Loss
Remedies
Here we are talking
about some home remedies like herbs that can help cure hearing loss. Herbs
contain vital elements that help in preventing or reducing the deterioration of
hearing loss. Some of them are:
●
Potassium
regulates
the amount of fluid in body tissues and blood.
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Echinacea
contains
antibiotics which help in fighting viruses or germs that can cause inner ear
infections. It also reduces inflammation of sinus and ear tissues which enhance
good hearing sense.
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Ginger
has
antibiotic and antiviral components that are essential in preventing components
that cause hearing loss. It regulates and activates nerves that facilitate
sound transmission waves to the brain.
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Turmeric
has
bioactive compounds with strong medicinal properties that assist your brain and
body to function in a seamless fashion. It is also rich in potassium mineral
which plays an essential role in facilitating healthy ear functioning.
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Ginkgo
Biloba helps in facilitating blood platelets production. It
facilitates proper blood circulation throughout the body and more specifically
the ear tissues. Proper blood circulation in the ear makes it function better.
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Essential
oils have properties that can help your body to fight
what may be causing hearing loss. For example, Lavender can soothe and possibly
help with the by-products of hearing loss or tinnitus by reducing overall body
inflammation.
Exercise
Following are some
exercise and methods that you can do to improve your hearing or hearing loss
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Improve hearing loss by yoga. Yoga can
improve your hearing as these exercises can increase circulation in your ear
and brain. Increased circulation helps improve nerve functions and remove toxin
and waste.
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Exercise daily by going out for a walk
or job or even just gardening or doing housework is great for getting your
blood pumping and keeping your circulation strong.
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Improve hearing loss by meditation.
Meditate in a park or other public area where you are surrounded by various
sounds. While meditating focus in and out on each sound around you and try to
locate from which side the sound is coming.
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Improve hearing loss or hearing power by
hearing exercises. Hearing exercise is something in which we train our ears in
multiple sound sources and noise situation so they accommodate faster and focus
on the sound that you want to hear.
Hope you find the
article useful.
