What does sudden deafness mean?

Sudden deafness refers to sudden deafness, which is usually caused by sudden injury of inner ear, nerve, brain and other tissues or organs or by factors such as ischemia and hypoxia. This kind of deafness usually occurs suddenly within hours or days, and the patient may be completely healthy before hearing loss or no problems are found in routine hearing tests.

Symptoms of sudden deafness include sudden deafness or hearing loss, noise or tinnitus, dizziness, nausea and vomiting. The causes may be ear infection, cerebral thrombosis, cerebral hemorrhage, hypertension, brain injury and so on. In addition, genetic factors, drug allergies, violent shaking of the head or violent noise can also cause sudden deafness.

Early diagnosis and treatment of sudden deafness is very important. At present, the commonly used treatment methods are hormone and vitamin treatment, symptomatic treatment and so on. Methods to prevent sudden deafness include maintaining good living habits, eating reasonably and avoiding excessive tinnitus. The most important thing is that if the patient has the above symptoms, he should seek medical attention in time for relevant examination and treatment. Early diagnosis and treatment can obviously improve the cure rate and reduce complications.