18-year-old girl 'suddenly deaf' in left ear after playing games all night
Expert: Establish scientific awareness of safe use of ears, more than half of hearing damage can be avoided
National Ear Day is approaching, the reporter learned from relevant departments of the hospital that the number of young patients with sudden deafness is increasing. Factors such as staying up late, fatigue, mental stress, and improper ear use are the main culprits.
18-year-old girl plays games all night
Woke up with left deafness
Zhang Xin (pseudonym) from Hankou is 18 years old and used to sleep late.
Last Friday, after dinner, she started to play games with headphones on. Thinking that the next day was the weekend, she decided to fight all night and didn't rest until 5 a.m. the next day.
After getting up on Saturday afternoon, she felt dizzy, and her left ear was buzzing. After receiving a call, she couldn't hear the sound clearly in her left ear. She hurried to the ENT department of Wuhan Central Hospital for treatment.
After a hearing examination, Zhang Qiong, the deputy chief physician of the department, diagnosed him with sudden deafness. "This is not unrelated to staying up late to play games and wearing headphones all the time."
Fortunately, after seeking medical treatment in time, after improving circulation, nourishing the nervous system and other systems, the hearing has improved.
"I have also seen a student who wears earphones to listen to music every day to sleep, and found that hearing in both ears is moderately impaired. If the habit of wearing earphones for a long time is not changed, it will develop into noise-induced deafness." Deputy Chief Physician of the Department of Otolaryngology Guo Bei introduced that many young people play games all night, stay up all night to be tired, etc., which will lead to neurological disorders in the human body. After the inner ear is stimulated, vasoconstriction, spasm, and ischemia and hypoxia occur, resulting in damage to the auditory organs and sudden hearing loss.
Junior three boys prepare for the senior high school entrance examination
Sudden dizziness during late night study
15-year-old Xiao Wu (pseudonym) has been under pressure since he entered the third year of junior high school. He often does homework for more than 10 o'clock in the evening.
In addition, he recites English words every night and practices English listening with headphones.
In late February, when Xiao Wu practiced listening at home at night, he suddenly had tinnitus, and immediately took off his earphones. The tinnitus did not disappear, and the world was spinning for a while. He hurriedly lay down on the bed to rest.
The next day, he developed nausea and vomiting, and his parents sent him to the ENT department of Houhu District, Wuhan Central Hospital for treatment.
After examination, Xiong Ying, deputy chief physician of the Department of Otolaryngology, diagnosed him as sudden deafness.
The auxiliary examination also suggested that Xiao Wu's high-frequency hearing in his right ear had decreased.
"Sudden deafness in young people is not uncommon now, but there are not many cases of vertigo at such a young age." Xiong Ying said that this is closely related to Xiao Wu's long-term mental stress, lack of sleep, and wearing headphones.
Chen Wei, chief physician of the Department of Otolaryngology, introduced that sudden deafness is a sudden neurological hearing loss of unknown cause, often manifested as unilateral hearing loss, which may be accompanied by tinnitus, ear blockage, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, etc symptom.
Infection, mental and psychological factors are all common factors that cause sudden deafness.
Tinnitus may be a precursor to 'sudden deafness'
Seize the 72-hour golden treatment period
Sudden deafness is now on the rise and is getting younger and younger.
Especially in the case of heavy life and study pressure and overwork, it is more likely to induce "sudden deafness", mainly due to the vasospasm and obstruction of the inner ear, and the ischemia disorder caused by the lack of oxygen supply to the organs that sense sound, thus affecting hearing.
Experts said that 72 hours after the onset of sudden deafness is the golden period for treatment, and the earlier the treatment, the greater the possibility of hearing recovery.
If it is not treated as soon as possible, if it is delayed for more than a week, the hearing loss will be mild, and the hearing loss will be permanent.
Develop healthy ear habits
More than half of hearing damage can be avoided
Experts suggest that in daily life, it is necessary to establish the awareness of scientific and safe use of the ear, protect the hearing, and prevent it in advance. The hearing loss of young people is mainly related to bad living habits, and more than half of the hearing loss can be avoided.
Usually avoid wearing headphones for a long time, and the continuous listening time does not exceed 30 minutes; the volume does not exceed 60% of the maximum volume; it is best to use headphones, which are less harmful than earphones.
Busy work is inevitable, young people should learn to combine work and rest, and avoid staying up late and tired.
Patients suffering from colds, rhinitis and other diseases, it is best not to dive and fly to avoid otitis media.
In addition, do not dig your ears frequently to avoid perforation of the tympanic membrane.
Pay attention to safe use of your ears and protect your hearing.
If you suddenly have symptoms such as dizziness, tinnitus, and ear fullness, you should pay attention and go to the hospital to check your hearing in time to avoid irreversible hearing damage.
Correspondent Liu Shanshan Jian Jie Reporter Qi Yan