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Nowadays, sudden deafness is becoming more common and tends to be younger. It is mainly manifested as sudden loss of hearing, obvious hearing loss, and tinnitus or dizziness. However, many people disagree and think whether it is getting angry. , Or because the pressure has been too high recently, just rest and rest; then it took two or three days after a delay, and finally found that it was not the case, so I hurried to the hospital for treatment, but I didn’t know that this had delayed the treatment.

What is sudden deafness

Sudden deafness, also known as idiopathic sudden deafness or sudden deafness, is an emergency in the Department of Otolaryngology. The patient’s hearing is originally normal. Suddenly he can’t hear the sound without any aura. You may feel a “buzzing” sound in your tinnitus, or a sense of ear dullness and distant sound. Some patients begin to ignore it until they answer the phone and have to change the other ear to hear someone speaking, and then suddenly notice it The situation is serious, because one ear can no longer hear, which is sudden deafness.

Sudden deafness is currently believed to have two main causes: What is the cause of sudden deafness
Reason XNUMX: Viral infection: The viruses that cause sudden deafness include mumps virus, measles virus, and influenza.
Reason two: labyrinth membrane rupture: due to membrane rupture, symptoms such as sudden sensorineural hearing loss, dizziness and tinnitus are caused.
CauseThree: Bad lifestyle habits: staying up late, smoking, drinking alcohol, staying in the noise for a long time, etc.

Must be treated as soon as possible within a week

1. Patients with sudden deafness should be at home calmly and quietly, especially avoid contact with noise or excessive loud sounds, keep the family environment clean and the patient feels comfortable, which is conducive to the recovery of the disease.

2. Preventing colds. Some patients with sudden deafness may be indirectly related to colds. Therefore, preventing colds can reduce a pathogenic factor.