There are certain treatments to reduce hearing ability, such as washing your ear, operating, or setting up a hearing aid to recover some or all of your hearing loss, for example.
However, in some cases it is not possible to treat hearing loss and, in case of deafness, the individual must adapt to live without listening, communicating through sign language.
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- The treatment of hearing loss depends on its cause.
- Which can be highly variable.
- Such as the presence of wax or water in the ear canal.
- An ear infection or otosclerosis for example.
- Find out what are the main causes of deafness.
Thus, to treat hearing loss it is necessary to go to the otolaryngologist to evaluate the degree of hearing loss by observing the ear with an otoscope or passing tests such as audiometry or impedance tests to adjust the treatment to the cause Find out what the audiometry is all about.
Some treatments for hearing loss include
In the case of the wax accumulated inside the ear, it is important to go to the ear canal to wash the ear with specific instruments, such as tweezers, which help remove the ear wax without pushing it and without causing injury inside the ear.
However, the buildup of ear wax can be avoided and for this it should be done daily during bathing, clean the outside of the ear with warm water or a sterile saline solution and dry the outside with the towel, avoiding use.cotton swabs or other fine objects, as they help push wax into the ear or cause a piercing of the eardrum.More information: How to get wax.
When there is water in the ear or there is a small object inside the ear that causes, in addition to hearing loss, the sensation of a blocked ear, it is necessary to go to the ear so that the ear can be sucked with a small needle or remove the object with tweezers.
This is generally more common in young children, swimmers or divers.More information: How to get water out of your ear.
In the case of an ear infection, scientifically known as otitis, which can be caused by the presence of viruses or bacteria, there is a feeling of hearing loss, pain with a feeling of discomfort and fever and, to treat it, it is necessary to take an antibiotic, such as cerefalexine, and an analgesic such as acetaminophen, indicated by the doctor.
Medications prescribed by the ORL or your family doctor may be in tablet form or in some cases, applying drops or ointment to put in your ear.
Generally, when hearing loss reaches the outer ear or middle ear, treatment includes surgery, such as a thyrompatoplasty or mastoidectomy, for example, that is performed under general anesthesia, requiring 2 to 4 days of hospitalization.
Most ear surgeries are performed through the ear canal using a microscope or by making a small cut in the back of the ear in order to improve hearing.
Some of the most common surgeries include
Any surgical procedure can result in complications, such as infection, tinnitus or dizziness, taste alteration, a metallic taste sensation or even no hearing recovery, however, the consequences are rare.
The hearing aid, also called an acoustic prosthesis, is used in patients who gradually lose hearing, as in the case of the elderly, and is typically used when hearing loss reaches the middle ear.
Using a hearing aid is a small device that is placed in the ear and increases the volume of sounds, making hearing easier.See more details at: Hearing aid.