Hearing loss occurs in almost all diseases associated with impaired hearing. It affects about 7% of the world's population.
The most common cause of hearing loss is otitis media. In advanced cases, deafness may occur. Restoration of hearing after otitis media, unlike other diseases, is more dependent on alternative, rather than conservative, therapy. The cause of this disease can be both hypothermia and the common cold.
What are the types of hearing loss due to hearing loss?
There are three types of deafness due to hearing loss.
- When the hearing and hearing organs are damaged, a mixed form occurs in a person.
- Inflammation of the auditory nerve (it is also called the vestibulocochlear organ), the auditory zone of the brain (temporal region), Corti cellsorgan and auditory-perceiving organs of the analyzer indicates that a neurosensory form of pathology is developing.
- When conductive hearing loss affects the hearing organs, in particular the external ear canal, eardrum, auditory ossicles in the middle ear.
As you can see, the variety of forms of pathology is great. Hearing recovery is different for each case.
Treatment of sensorineural hearing loss
In order to recover from sensorineural hearing loss, you must be in special conditions. The therapy regimen is divided into three stages.
- Emergency measures apply for the first 5 days. A person is prescribed droppers, injections, and they also conduct an examination and diagnosis of the auditory organs in order to prevent the development of complications. Thanks to a complete examination of the patient's body, the doctor is able to identify the exact cause of sensorineural hearing loss and draw conclusions about the treatment.
- The second stage lasts 2 weeks. As a rule, the patient is hospitalized during it and continues to receive intramuscular injections.
- The next, final stage can take up to 3 months. A person is treated on an outpatient basis, the drugs can already be taken in the form of tablets. Full recovery of hearing with the right treatment will not be long in coming.
Drugs prescribed for sensorineural (sensorineural) hearing loss
Depending on the severity of the disease, different types of drugs are prescribed. A group of nootropic drugs has been recognized as effective. Among these canto name first of all "Tanakan", "Glycirin", "Semax", "Vinpocetine", "Cerebrolysin", "Nootropil". And this is not the whole list. The main property of these drugs is the improvement of the circulatory system, the acceleration of the circulation of biological fluid in the brain and, of course, the hearing aid.
Due to good blood flow to the ears, cells and tissues exposed to external factors return to their original shape and hearing, the restoration of which depends precisely on these conditions, appears.
Often, with hearing loss, doctors prescribe vitamin B. Of this group, thiamine (B1), pyridoxine (B6), cyanocobalamin (B12) are the main drugs for hearing loss. This is due to the fact that they affect the central and peripheral nervous system, improving its functioning and normalizing cells. Vitamins are prescribed to almost all patients, regardless of the severity of the disease.
"Milgamma" (it contains the above substances), benfotiamine ("improved" B1, which can be absorbed faster and better in the intestines than pure vitamin) and "Milgamma compositum" (a mixture of the two previous drugs) - all they improve hearing. Recovery occurs if you fully follow the doctor's instructions and take the pills on time.
The most common treatment for hearing loss among the majority of the population is non-drug, or physiotherapy. It is preferred by both doctors and patients who do not like to go to hospitals for help.
Mostphonoelectrophoresis (PEP), laser irradiation and fluctuating currents are among the most effective methods of such treatment.
FEF allows the drug to get into the inner ear in the shortest possible time and thus allows it to act faster. It is also interesting that this procedure occurs in a certain way, as a result of which the drug lingers longer in the body and produces a better effect. In addition, phonoelectrophoresis can increase the metabolism in the ear, raising it to a normal level.
Laser blood irradiation is performed if it is necessary to urgently inject antioxidants into the ear cavity.
In critical situations, when there is a risk of complete hearing loss, a special procedure is carried out using current. Fluctuating currents help the tissues and cells of the hearing aid to recover, receive useful substances and increase blood supply. Thanks to these properties, hearing recovery in case of sensorineural hearing loss occurs many times faster. As a rule, the treatment course includes 10-12 such procedures for 10 minutes.
Conductive hearing loss
The treatment of such a disease depends entirely on how badly the ear has suffered and what kind of damage has been done. For example, if a patient has an injury to the outer ear, which led to a violation of the perception of sound and the passage of its waves to the middle part of the organ and the membrane, the doctor prescribes adequate treatment.
Surgical intervention is indicated for certain indicators. The operation is performed if the tympanicthe membrane has lost its integrity. The doctor replaces a natural organ with a synthetic prosthesis. Such a surgical intervention in medicine is called myringoplasty. At the same time, doctors predict a complete recovery of hearing after surgery.
Conductive hearing loss can occur with barotrauma. It is caused by a violation of pressure in the nasopharynx and middle ear. The Politzer blow is the most efficient and effective treatment.
The middle ear becomes inflamed with both mild and severe purulent otitis media. The doctor prescribes antibiotics, drugs that affect the outflow of fluid from the ear, improve blood supply to the damaged organ, and various anti-inflammatory drugs.
Sometimes the hearing loss is so complicated that the person needs to replace the auditory ossicles. This occurs in severe forms of otitis media and otosclerosis. For prosthetics, an operation is performed, during which the organ is replaced with a synthetic one.
Surgical treatment for severe hearing loss
In cases where the patient comes to the doctor late, the disease develops too quickly, or the patient chose not to go to a medical institution, hearing loss acquires new qualities, and the possibility of regaining hearing almost disappears.
That is why, instead of conservative treatment, surgery is prescribed. With 3 and 4 degrees of hearing loss, complete deafness, the patient is prescribed hearing aids. Other treatments are completely ineffective.
Restoration of hearing with severe hearing loss is possible only if the nerve remains he althy. Then cochlear implantation (surgery) is performed.
Otitis in children
Unfortunately, otitis media is much more common in children than in adults. This is due to the fact that the structure of cells and tissues at an early age is not yet fully developed.
Otitis can also occur with complications of the flu, colds and viral diseases, reduced immunity. Hearing, the restoration of which is a consequence of proper treatment, often returns completely with undeveloped forms of the disease.
There are three types of pathology.
- Otitis externa. Occurs when personal hygiene is violated, injuries of the ear canal.
- SARS can cause an average form of the disease.
- Internal otitis occurs somewhat less frequently than the previous forms, but is also the most dangerous.
Parents, trying to understand what is happening with the child, should study the symptoms in the special literature, but you should not self-medicate. As soon as the disease makes itself felt, you should immediately contact an otolaryngologist. And only in this case, the restoration of hearing in children will have a 100% guarantee.
Otitis media in adults
In adults, otitis occurs less frequently, as mentioned above, and mainly only from severe hypothermia. Less commonly, the disease appears from improper personal hygiene and viral colds.
Unlike a child, an adult is fully capable ofadequately describe your pain, which allows you to immediately diagnose otitis media not only in the doctor's office, but also at home.
Symptomatics:
- reduced hearing;
- ear pain of varying severity;
- occasionally fever;
- dizziness and headache;
- malaise, weakness, blues;
- vomit.
As with children, with timely treatment, the hearing, which will not cause any difficulties, will fully return.
Treatment of otitis media with folk remedies
In case of hearing loss as a result of otitis, the doctor prescribes both drug and non-drug treatment. It is conservative therapy in combination with folk, so-called "grandmother's" methods that gives the best effect.
A common way is garlic tincture. You should take one clove and crush it. Add camphor oil to the resulting slurry, mix thoroughly, then put the mixture in gauze and insert into the ear cavity. You need to do such a compress every night before going to bed.
