Nowadays, there are more and more ear picking shops on the street, and many people like to go to ear picking to relax as soon as their ears are uncomfortable. There are also many people from time to time to pick their own ears, only to take out tympanic membrane perforation, mycotic otitis externa... So, can you pick your ears? What daily habits can damage your hearing? What conditions require prompt medical attention?
Beriberi fungus can infect the ears
Mycotic otitis externa, also known as otitis externa mycosis, is a fungal infection of the external ear canal, generally in humid and high temperature areas.
When the external ear canal water or accumulation of secretions, often drop antibiotic solution and other cases are more prone to disease, common aspergillus and candida.
This fungus is the same flora that causes beriberi, and many patients with beriberi have mycotic external otitis. Some people may not pay much attention to hygiene, touch the feet do not wash their hands, and then touch the ears, the result is infected.
The main symptoms of mycotic otitis external are itchy ears, discomfort in the ears, and runny discharge, which affects hearing when blocking the ear canal.
"Oil ear" recommends regular medical treatment to clean
Today, there are more and more specialized ear harvesting museums, many people like to go to ear harvesting to relax, clinical also found that some patients are to find ear itching after ear harvesting, water came to see a doctor, a check is also mycotic external otitis, it is likely to be related to ear harvesting tools disinfection is not strict.
Some ear collecting institutions are generally disinfected with alcohol, but alcohol can only disinfect bacteria, it can not kill fungi, to sterilize the fungus must be more than 100 ° C high temperature, hospitals are using high-pressure furnace to sterilize, so the disinfection measures of ear collecting hall simply can not meet the requirements.
If a person with a "moldy" ear has used an ear picking tool, the next person is likely to be infected.
In fact, our ears are self-cleaning function, earwax will be discharged with the chewing movement, there is no need to deliberately clean. If you are a person with strong ear wax, you can regularly go to the hospital every three months to ask a specialist to clean it. It is not recommended to clean it yourself. If you carelessly push in ear wax, it will block the ear canal and cause hearing loss.
All three cases require prompt medical attention
In daily life, we should pay attention to the protection of hearing, and if these three conditions occur, we must seek medical attention in time.
First, sudden deafness. If you wake up the next day and suddenly can't hear, be sure to seek medical attention immediately. Sudden deafness and poor sleep, fatigue, mental tension, improper drug use and other factors, some heart disease, hypertension, diabetes patients may cause sudden deafness due to blood supply problems, may be a manifestation of stroke, generally within 72 hours of treatment effect will be better, so be sure to see a doctor in time.
Second, trauma occurs. If there is ear trauma, be sure to see a doctor, do not buy your own medicine drops. If the eardrum is broken, keep it dry and clean, the vast majority of it can heal itself, but dropping drops will cause secondary damage.
Third, a sudden earache after a cold. Some children cold, suddenly sharp ear pain, pain crying, this is likely to be a cold caused by acute otitis media, is a serious complication, then must immediately go to the ear, nose and throat department, generally timely treatment will not leave sequelae, otherwise may cause hearing slowly decline.
It is not normal for old people to be deaf
Many people due to bad daily habits lead to hearing loss, such as tiredness, staying up late, long-term mental pressure, etc., and some people like to wear headphones at high volume for a long time, the damage to hearing is especially obvious.
To distinguish by the way they are worn, headphones include plug-in and headset types. The plug-in headset has a direct impact on the ear, and the harm is greater. It is generally recommended to use it continuously for no more than 15 minutes, and the headset is recommended to use it for no more than half an hour. In addition, the volume does not exceed two-thirds of the full volume, in the subway, business and other noisy environment, try not to listen to music.
There are many people think that "old deafness" is a normal phenomenon, in this regard, Yu Feng said that the elderly do not necessarily grow with age, there will be hearing loss, if the hearing loss is more obvious, there must be a problem, so it is recommended that the elderly over 60 years old do a hearing examination every year, there are problems timely intervention, such as wearing a suitable hearing aid. "Pay attention to 'matching' hearing AIDS, not 'buying' hearing AIDS, to find a professional, can not buy a wear themselves, 'matching' well helps to maintain hearing, 'matching' is not good but may make hearing decline faster."
