nearly half a year
Mr. Li, who lives in Zengcheng, appeared
Symptoms such as tinnitus and hearing loss
And gradually increase
Severely affected
His sleep and work quality
And it’s the culprit
Recently, he went to the ENT Department of the Zengcheng Branch of the Southern Hospital for treatment. After being asked by the doctor, Mr. Li had the habit of listening to music with earphones while running for 3 years. He also used earplugs to set the volume. Larger, listening to music for about 2 hours each time.
After audiology and other examinations, Mr. Li was diagnosed with middle and high frequency neural hearing loss in both ears (severe on the left side, moderate on the right side) and neural tinnitus in the left ear. Due to the long medical history of Mr. Li and the lack of timely medical treatment at that time, after 3 months of drug and sound therapy, the symptoms of tinnitus and hearing loss did not improve. Finally, hearing aids were fitted to improve medium and high-frequency hearing. Mr. Li’s tinnitus symptoms gradually eased. However, long-term hearing aids may be required.
Long-term listening to music with headphones may damage the auditory nerve
Introduction to Li Qi, Director of the Department of Otolaryngology, Zengcheng Branch of Southern Hospital
Wear headphones for a long time to listen to music
Can cause deafness to come about 30 years earlier
And it is generally difficult to detect your hearing loss
This is because the general hearing loss is in the middle and high frequency stage
Audological examination is generally sensorineural hearing loss
No sudden hearing loss and prompt medical attention
As a result, the opportunity for treatment is generally missed when it is discovered
Li Qi said that when the volume heard by the human ear exceeds 85 decibels, it can cause auditory fatigue for a long time; when the volume exceeds 110 decibels, it is enough to cause the hair cells in the human inner ear to die. The volume output of headphones is generally around 84 decibels, and some high-frequency ranges can reach 120 decibels. Excessive sound and listening for too long each time will affect the auditory nerve, causing excitatory tinnitus, and the autonomic nerve function will also be disordered. Of all the noises, impulsive noise, such as the sound from MP3s, is the most damaging to hearing.
Take care of your ears!
Then
Neighbors who often wear headphones to listen to music
How to do good ear health care?
Li Qi’s suggestion:
First, neighbors who often wear headphones to listen to music should master the “60-60” principle, which is also an internationally recognized method of hearing protection. That is, when listening to music, the volume should not exceed 60% of the maximum volume, and the continuous listening time should not exceed 60 minutes. It is healthier to use the ear in such a situation.
Second, try to listen to music in a quiet environment, and try to avoid listening to music in some noisy places. Once the external environment becomes noisy, the output effect of the headphones will be disturbed to varying degrees; in a quiet environment, the external interference is small, and the natural volume will be adjusted to a lower level.
Third, when buying headphones, it is recommended to choose some headphones that can block external noise to reduce the volume of the Walkman due to ambient noise. Headphones are best worn on the head, which is less damaging to hearing than earbuds. Because the earbuds are directly plugged into the external auditory canal, the sound has no source and is all received by the tympanic membrane, causing greater hearing damage. Generally speaking, when listening to the same volume of music, the volume of earphones is 7 to 9 decibels higher than that of headphones.
Fourth, avoid water entering the ear canal at ordinary times; do not dig the ear indiscriminately to reduce damage and infection; if there is too much cerumen, you can regularly go to a regular hospital to clean the ear canal.
(Zengcheng District Rong Media Center, reporter Li Shimin, correspondent Liu Jindi, Liu Tuhui)