Our daily life is beset with harm and all kinds of accidents and injuries, minor or major. It is therefore advisable to protect our body from accidents and bad things in life. Prevention of hearing impairment is no exception. This is a very important aspect of physical well being. A few causes for loss of hearing are listed below. It is no matter if you are born deaf, or develop it later or have blockage in the ear. It has to be cured or at least treated conducive and sensor neural are the two types of hearing loss.
A block in the canal leading to the middle ear causes Conducive hearing loss. Here the sound input is reduced. A tumor big in size or a small ball of wax (ear) may cause it. Surgical reconstruction or removing and cleaning of the ear can alleviate the hearing loss. Nerve damage to the auditory part of the brain is the cause of sensor neural hearing loss. This is permanent and can be a birth defect or due to drug abuse, viral infection or prolonged exposure to high decibel sounds or music. The last is the most common cause for hearing loss and the reason for preventing hearing impairment.
Bring Down the Volume
The audiologist or the doctor, after a check up, will suggest a lowering down of volume of music or sound to prevent hearing loss. Whatever you are, a rock star or a music lover loud noise damages the nerves within the ear. So reduce the volume on your stereo, MP3 or other system. Construction workers and others exposed to loud noise can use ear plugs for best effect and prevention of hearing loss. Loud noise and continuous exposure to it in the work field has a lasting and negative impact on hearing. Serious infection or an injury at birth are not easy for repair or reconstruction. If you want to be healthy throughout life prevention of hearing loss is the best way in protecting your sensory organ.
[tags]Hearing Impairment, Infection, Injury[/tags]