Listening to music at high volume for a long time? Just pick your ears? please stop

　　Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 3rd.

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter Lin Miaomiao

　　March 3 is National Hearing Day, and this year's theme is "Caring for Hearing Health, Listening to a Wonderful Future".

According to Gao Zhiqiang, director of the Department of Otolaryngology of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, with the increase of age and the influence of various factors in life, hearing is also constantly changing.

Hearing loss regardless of age, we must pay attention to scientific prevention.

　　Gao Zhiqiang suggested that scientific prevention of hearing loss should pay special attention to the following points:

　　One is to use with caution or disable drugs that damage the auditory nerve to prevent drug-induced deafness.

For example, aminoglycoside antibiotics are one of the ototoxic drugs that cause the most cochlear lesions. Avoiding the abuse of these antibiotics is an important measure to prevent drug-induced deafness. People with a family history of ototoxic drug allergies should also use them with caution. drug.

　　The second is to avoid exposure to noise.

Prolonged exposure to noise can lead to noise-induced deafness, and the hearing loss caused by strong noise is irreversible.

For example, listening to music at high volume for extended periods of time can cause permanent hearing loss.

In daily life, the listening time of audio should not be too long, the volume should not be too loud, and the ears should be properly rested.

　　Third, don't pick your ears casually.

Inappropriate ear picking can easily cause damage and infection of the external auditory canal, triggering a series of inflammations.

A hard ear scoop may also injure the tympanic membrane or the ossicles, causing perforation of the tympanic membrane and affecting hearing.

　　Fourth, scientific diet.

It is recommended to eat more foods rich in zinc, iron, and calcium, and supplement trace elements, which help to expand the capillaries, improve the blood supply of the inner ear, and prevent hearing loss.

Avoid long-term intake of high-salt, high-fat, and low-fiber foods, do not overeating, and try to quit smoking and drinking.

　　Fifth, maintain a good mental state and stable emotions, and actively participate in social activities.

When people are emotionally excited or feel anxious, the secretion of adrenaline will increase, which can lead to spasm of small arteries in the inner ear, slow blood flow in the small blood vessels, resulting in insufficient oxygen supply to the inner ear, resulting in sudden deafness.

　　Sixth, actively treat chronic diseases.

With age, every organ in the human body is aging, and the hearing organ is also the same.

Around the age of 60, about 30% of people have difficulty hearing high-frequency tinny sounds.

Active treatment of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cerebral arteriosclerosis and other diseases can improve microcirculation and delay hearing loss in the elderly.

　　The seventh is to do hearing examinations frequently to find out problems and intervene as soon as possible to avoid more serious hearing loss.