Avoid noise
If the elderly are exposed to various noises such as machine roars, vehicle noises, and human voices for a long time, they will make the originally declining hearing sense more easily fatigued, causing the inner ear’s tiny blood vessels to often be in a state of spasm, the blood supply to the inner ear is reduced, the hearing is sharply reduced, or even Cause noise-induced deafness.Therefore, avoiding or reducing noise interference as much as possible is the first priority for the elderly to protect their hearing.
Quit digging
Frequent digging of ears with ear picks and match sticks can easily damage the ear canal, cause infection, inflammation, and may damage the eardrum.When the ear canal is very itchy, you can use a cotton swab dipped in a little alcohol or glycerin to gently wipe the ear canal, or take vitamin B, vitamin C and cod liver oil orally.
Use medicine with caution
Should try to avoid the application of ototoxic drugs, such as gentamicin, streptomycin, kanamycin, neomycin, etc., because the elderly have low detoxification and excretion function, the application of these drugs can easily cause ototoxicity and damage hearing.
Often massage
Massage the Yifeng acupoints before and after the earlobe (in the depression between the earlobe and the high bones behind the ear) and Tinghui acupoint (below the tragus, the depression on the posterior edge of the mandibular joint process), which can increase blood circulation in the inner ear. The role of hearing protection.It is advisable to massage once a day in the morning and evening for 1-5 minutes each time. Long-term persistence can be effective.
Extinguish the fire
If the elderly are often in a state of irritability and irritation, the autonomic nerves in the body will lose their normal regulatory functions, causing ischemia, edema and auditory neurotrophic disorders in the inner ear organs, which may lead to severe hearing loss or deafness.Therefore, the elderly should try their best to maintain a relaxed and happy mood.
More kidney
Chinese medicine believes that the kidney opens up to the ear, and the decline of hearing is closely related to kidney deficiency.Therefore, the elderly should take more kidney-tonifying drugs, adding Liuwei Dihuang Pills, Jinkuishenqi Pills, Guiling Pills and other foods such as walnut porridge, sesame porridge, peanut porridge, pig kidney porridge and other foods, which are beneficial to hearing protection.
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