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Taking Care of Your
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Your ears are delicate organs, so you must
take care of them. If you do, you can probably prevent hearing
loss caused by excessive noise or intrusion by foreign
objects.
Here is some
good advice about preventing hearing loss:
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Have your
ears examined at least once every year by your physician,
audiologist, or any hearing specialist.
The ear is normally a self-cleaning mechanism. Wax acts in
a protective manner, catching particles that may land in
the ear. Fine hairs inside the ear canal constantly move
wax and sloughed skin out of the canal. Wax and skin can
build up inside the ear canal. If the canal is not clean,
the eardrum can become completely blocked, greatly
reducing hearing and eventually cause permanent damage.
One cause of excessive wax buildup is the use of cotton
swabs. A cotton swab is larger than the ear canal.
Sometimes, when you use a cotton swab to clean your ear,
you can push wax deeper into the ear canal and partially
or completely block it.
Your doctor or hearing specialist should remove your
excess wax. Do not try and remove ear wax with cotton
swabs, hair pins, or other hard objects. You can damage
your ear canal or eardrum.
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To maintain
a clean and healthy ear canal, use an eye dropper to place
two or three drops of pure apple cider vinegar in your
ears, two to three times a week. You can also flush out
the ear canal using warm water with a rubber syringe. Be
very careful in attempting to do this. You do not want to
aim the stream from the syringe directly toward your
eardrum.
If you have itching inside your ear canal, use an eye
dropper to place a few drops of baby oil in your canal
once or twice a week to lubricate.
Visit your physician or hearing specialist regularly if
you frequently have fluid in your middle ear. Fluid
normally drains from the ear via the eustachian tube. If
the eustachian tube becomes blocked, fluid can:
-cause damage to the small bones in the middle ear,
-cause extreme pain, and possibly rupture the eardrum.
If pus flows
from any part of your ear, you probably have some kind of
infection and should see a physician immediately. You can
lose your hearing if you allow the condition to continue. |
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Common symptoms
associated with hearing impairment are ringing sounds in the
ears, a feeling of pressure in the ears, and dizziness. Call
your doctor your hearing health care professional to test your
hearing if you experience these symptoms, particularly if
you've recently began taking a new medication or experienced
some kind of head trauma.
Common childhood diseases such as mumps, measles, scarlet
fever, whooping cough, or any high fever can leave permanent
hearing impairment. Always have your child's hearing tested if
he/she has had any of these conditions in addition to regular
ear care.
Women who are exposed to German measles, measles, mumps, or
any other viral diseases during their pregnancies have a very
high risk of giving birth to a baby with serious hearing
impairment. Have your baby's hearing tested if you have been
exposed to these conditions during your pregnancy, or even if
you suspect hearing impairment.
If you have any questions or concerns about hearing health, or
if you need help contacting an experienced audiologist, please
contact us on +961 - 1 - 367 009 & 367 010. |
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