Saturday, December 24, 2011

How To Spot Permanent Hearing Loss Signs

By Patricia Campbell


Barring your girlfriend's nagging voice may work for a while, but to totally not be able to hear it is a problem you have to address. Stop convincing yourself that you just like increasing the volume of everything. Admit it, you are experiencing hearing loss. Better do something about hearing loss before it's too late.

Hearing loss is not unusual for those in the baby boomers stage or those who are nearing their retirement age. Those belonging in this generation oftentimes experience a decrease in their hearing capacity. There are ways to avoid this from happening, but it depends on how one is committed in preventing loss of hearing.

For those in the younger age section, hearing loss is either acquired during infancy or developed as they grow up. And we all know how children and not-so-young kids lose their hearing. There are other causes. Listening to loud music, unhealthy diet, and poor hygiene are just some of it.

But course when you can't hear anything already, you know you've lost your auditory sense. It doesn't happen overnight, though, unless it's a gruesome accident. Before it becomes total, it will give you hints that you are going to have it.

One of the indications is hearing stifled sounds. If your hearing is muted because you happen to have a cold, sinusitis, or an ear infection, then that's fine. However, if you experience this frequently, then the problem may lead to a permanent hearing loss.

Young people today turn up the volume of their sound system or TV in an astounding level. This may seem normal, but if you think that you turn it up not because you like hearing things loud or because you just got used to it, then you may be doing so because you have to. Perhaps you already have damaged hearing.

Do you have problems distinguishing backdrop noise from the main voice? This is one of the most recognizable symptoms of loss of hearing. When you can't pick out the voice of the person who is speaking to you from the rest of the noise of the room, then you are in trouble.

Also, you may be having problems with your hearing if you hear a constant buzzing sound in your ears. That annoying buzzing that doesn't seem to go away is called tinnitus. Many people who have tinnitus also lose their auditory sense eventually.

If you believe you have any of the mentioned symptoms, see an ENT doctor or an otolaryngologist instantly. A physician would know what to do to prevent or cure hearing loss. Although not all conditions are treatable, your visit may save you from total silence.




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