With the increase of life pressure, the acceleration of the pace of life, and the increase of age, many people begin to experience tinnitus and hearing loss, which seriously affects their lives. In addition to active medication, the implementation of three-step ear massage techniques can improve ear blood circulation and stimulate the auditory nerve, which is very beneficial for reducing symptoms and relieving the condition.

What are the causes of bad ears in the elderly

1. Cardiovascular disease:When the elderly suffer from arteriosclerosis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and coronary heart disease, the internal auditory artery will also harden. Since the internal auditory artery is a terminal blood vessel and has no collateral circulation, if a lesion such as sclerosis or stenosis occurs, the blood and oxygen supplied to the inner ear will be reduced, and hearing will be reduced.

2. Hazards of smoking:Smoking on the basis of suffering from arteriosclerosis, the sulfur dioxide coal tar in the smoke will stimulate the auditory artery in the inner ear, causing spasm, ischemia, and hypoxia, resulting in degeneration and degeneration of cochlear hair cells and hearing loss.

3. Ototoxic drugs:Advanced age increases susceptibility to inner ear damage caused by ototoxic antibiotics, and new types of antimicrobials are being introduced, such as Genta, Kana, Medi to Spiramycin, Peak VI, and Jemycin. Side effects can occur in large amounts. In particular, gentamicin is more ototoxic than streptomycin and neomycin, and can cause serious complications of deafness. Such as dizziness, nausea, unsteady walking, high-pitched tinnitus, hearing loss, and even deafness.

How is tinnitus diagnosed?

1. Understand the medical history

Perform a clinical examination of the ear and the whole body.

2. Audiological examination

Pure-tone audiometry, acoustic impedance audiometry, tinnitus tone and loudness matching testing, tinnitus after-effect suppression and minimal masking level testing, and other audiology and electrophysiology tests.

What to do with tinnitus in the elderly

1. Eat more iron-rich foods

The occurrence of tinnitus in the elderly is mostly due to insufficient nutrient intake, or because the nutrition of the elderly will be more likely to be lost, and the iron content will be relatively less, so it is necessary to supplement more foods with high iron content, you can often eat some black fungus, and some fruits and vegetables.

2. Supplement more zinc-rich foods

There are many factors that cause tinnitus in middle-aged and elderly people, but zinc deficiency is an important reason, the content of zinc in the cochlea is much higher than that of other organs, and the content of zinc in the cochlea of the elderly is significantly reduced, which affects the function of the cochlea and leads to the occurrence of tinnitus, so it is necessary to eat more zinc-rich foods such as fish, beef, chicken, eggs, various seafood, and some fruits.

3. Eat more vegetables and hard dried fruits rich in vitamins C and E

Vitamin supplementation is also particularly important, supplement more foods with high vitamins, the role of the ear is also very important, especially for the elderly in all aspects of the body is not very good, more vitamin C food is not only good for tinnitus, but also good for the health of the body, you can eat more fruits and vegetables, and some nuts and hard dried fruit food.