Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 3 (Reporters Xia Ke and Li Fang) According to surveys by relevant agencies, there are currently about 200 million people in my country suffering from hearing impairment.
March 3 is the National Ears Day. The industry urged that with the aging process, when paying attention to the huge group of hearing-impaired people, we must pay more attention to how to protect everyone's ears.
"Many people don't care about tinnitus and other symptoms, thinking that they have not taken a good rest, but in fact this is the ear that is sounding an alarm, and you must see a doctor in time." said Li Yongxin, director of the Department of Otology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University. Hearing impairment is not only a physical aspect. "Not hearing" will cause many psychological problems.
In recent years, the number of patients with sudden deafness has gradually increased, and the patients are showing a younger trend.
Some are sudden deafness caused by mood swings and unhealthy lifestyle habits, while others are caused by stress or overwork.
In addition, the danger of non-occupational noise-induced deafness cannot be ignored.
Xie Jing, the attending physician of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Department of Beijing Friendship Hospital, said that a wide range of electronic devices, long-term use of headphones, high-decibel-intensity live concerts and KTV parties and other unhealthy ear habits are becoming "hearing killers" for young people. .
Experts say that young people now like to wear headphones to sleep and listen to music. They also use headphones to listen to music for a long time on buses and subways. Such behavior is a kind of noise stimulus to the ears, which may cause tinnitus, ear discomfort, and even cause Hearing loss.
In order to protect hearing health, the use of earphones should follow the "60-60" principle, that is, when using earphones, "the volume should be turned on below 60% and the use time should not exceed 60 minutes".