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In the clinic, patients who often have tinnitus will ask such questions: “Doctor, iftinnitusFor a long time, will it cause deafness or increase the deafness? ”

Before answering this question, let’s take a looktinnitusWhat is it.

tinnitus:tinnitusThe definition is the result of different pathological changes involving many diseases of the auditory system. The cause is complex and the mechanism is still unclear. The main manifestation is that there is no corresponding external sound source or electrical stimulation, and subjectively there is sound in the ear or skull. . Clinically, it is a concomitant symptom of many diseases and is the first symptom of some serious diseases such as acoustic neuroma.

tinnitusThe sound is very strange, and the feelings of different patients are different. Usually low-pitched, such as wind, water, roaring of trains or machines, or high-pitched sounds, such as whistles, whistles, birds, cicadas, etc.

Long tinnitus, will it cause deafness?

First, tinnitus caused by your own emotional or psychological stress is usually not caused by deafness.

If you have high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia or hyperglycemia, it may affect the blood supply to the inner ear and eventually lead to tinnitus and hearing loss. Other tinnitus caused by anemia, cervical spondylosis, thyroid disease, neck spots, heart disease, etc., generally does not cause deafness, but regular follow-up hearing, active treatment of primary diseases.

Tinnitus caused by various ear diseases will gradually increase deafness as the course of the disease increases.

SufferingtinnitusHow to deal with it?

Tinnitus is not a disease, it is just a symptom. The presence of tinnitus may indicate some disease in the inner ear. Therefore, when tinnitus occurs, you should go to the doctor as soon as possible to determine the cause and actively treat;Early acute tinnitus, through proper treatment, most tinnitus is likely to disappear.

Also, for someNeurological tinnitusPatients whose cause is temporarily unclear should be followed up regularly.3Month to6Check your hearing once a month. At the same time, you can use some medicines or wear hearing aids to relieve tinnitus.