Hearing Loss: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

Hearing Loss

Hearing loss, commonly associated with aging, is a gradual or sudden decrease in hearing ability, impacting communication and quality of life. Find out more about this common condition.

Recommended Actions

Maintain ear health through regular check-ups, minimize exposure to loud noises, keep your ears clean, avoid self-diagnosis and treatment, and seek appropriate measures by visiting a doctor when needed.

Recommended Avoidances

Protect your hearing by minimizing exposure to loud noises, avoiding smoking, addressing symptoms promptly instead of ignoring them, and refraining from self-medication.

Prevention Tips

Preserve your hearing by protecting your ears in noisy environments, getting regular hearing tests, avoiding recreational risks like exposure to loud music, and maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system.

Condition 101

Hearing loss, a common health condition often associated with aging, is a gradual or sudden decrease in how well you can hear. It can occur in one or both ears and ranges from mild to severe. It's important to remember that untreated hearing loss can impact your quality of life, from communication difficulties to social isolation.

Difficulty understanding words, especially against background noise or in a crowd of people
Trouble hearing consonants
Frequently asking others to speak more slowly, clearly, and loudly
Needing to turn up the volume of the television or radio
Withdrawal from conversations
Avoidance of some social settings
Aging
Exposure to loud noise
Earwax blockage
Otosclerosis or stiffening of the bones in your middle ear
Ear infection
A ruptured eardrum
Age
Occupational noise
Recreational noise
Certain medications
Certain illnesses
If you have a sudden loss of hearing, particularly in one ear, seek immediate medical attention. Consult your doctor if difficulty hearing is interfering with your daily life. Your hearing may have deteriorated if you find that it's harder to understand everything that's said in conversation.

Physical Examination: Checking for causes like earwax or inflammation from an infection.
General Screening Tests: A whispered speech test.
App-based Hearing Tests: New smartphone applications can help identify hearing loss.
Tuning Fork Tests: These can help determine the type of hearing loss.
Audiometer Tests: These provide a more precise measurement of hearing loss.
Social isolation
Depression
Cognitive decline
Risk of personal safety incidents
Only older people experience hearing loss
Hearing aids restore hearing to normal
Hearing loss cannot be helped
Otosclerosis
Ménière's disease
Acoustic neuroma
Cholesteatoma

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