Find out what are the main causes of deafness

Know What Are the Main Causes of Deafness. Also, Noise is everywhere. But today’s noise epidemic takes place, however, in silence. More specifically inside the headphones . No one is safe from it, but the problem, which has now become chronic, particularly affects young people.

Listening to loud music :  using headphones and cleaning your ears with flexible objects are actions that can, in the long run, harm your hearing health. According to Arthur Castilho, an otorhinolaryngologist at Unicamp, the practice of these activities can cause damage to the auditory cells and, in more extreme cases, lead to hearing loss. The specialist clarifies the main myths involving hearing.

Headphones:  It is not recommended to use headphones for more than 8 hours a day The use of headphones is a factor that damages hearing health due to the high intensity that music comes in contact with the ear and the prolonged time that the people often remain with headphones . “It is harmful to use headphones for a period longer than eight hours and with an intensity greater than 80 decibels”, explains Castilho. Also according to the specialist, the type of phone does not interfere if the exposure is long and the intensity is high.

Noise Pollution: Despite the nuisance, noise pollution is not capable of causing damage to the ear . According to the otorhinolaryngologist, decibel levels are unlikely to be harmful and that a noisy city can disturb, but not harm hearing.

Normally, the decrease in hearing, known as hypacusis, can arise due to injuries in different parts of the ear , which can be caused by the presence of wax, after a stroke or be a consequence of some diseases, such as Ménière’s disease or meningitis, for example.

Congenital deafness:  is the one that is most common in newborns, and may be hereditary, caused by the mother if she has diseases such as rubella or toxoplasmosis during pregnancy or even be caused by some trauma during childbirth, for example, and normally leads to problems in the speech development.

Acquired deafness: is one that is caused by some factor, such as otitis or very loud noise, for example, and can appear at any age.
In addition, neurosensory deafness occurs when hearing loss occurs due to problems in the inner part of the ear or in the auditory nerve, which connects the ear to the brain.

Possible  Causes of Hearing Loss:
Some of the causes of hearing loss can be:

• Wax in the middle ear in large quantities;
• Presence of fluid, such as water, in the middle ear ;
• Presence of a small object inside the ear , such as play dough or rice, for example;
• Otosclerosis, which is a disease where the stapes, which is a bone in the ear , stops vibrating and sound cannot pass;
• Otitis, in the outer or middle part of the ear ;
• Effect of some drugs such as chemotherapy, loop diuretics or aminoglycosides;
• Excessive noise, exceeding 85 decibels for long periods, such as from industrial machinery, loud music, weapons or rockets for example;
• Traumatic brain injury or stroke;
• Diseases such as multiple sclerosis, lupus, Peget’s disease or Ménière’s disease;
• Syndromes like Alport or Usher;
• Tumor in the ear or brain tumors that affect the auditory part

Treatment for deafness:

• To assess the degree of hearing loss, it is necessary to perform tests, such as audiometry, which is indicated by the otorhinolaryngologist, and which helps to define the severity of the hearing loss.
• The treatment for deafness depends on its cause, however, usually one can resort to the application of hearing aids or implantation of electronic devices. Learn more at: Hearing aid.
• In some cases, it is possible to perform an ear surgery , such as a stapedectomy, to recover part of the lost hearing and, in some cases, to fully restore hearing, however, it depends on the medical diagnosis.