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The Healing Capability of Your Body

The human body commonly can heal scrapes, cuts, and broken bones, even though some injuries take longer than others. But you’re out of luck when it comes to repairing the tiny little hairs in your ears. At least, so far. Even though scientists are working on it, humans don’t repair the cilia in their ears like animals can. What that means is, if you injure these hairs or the hearing nerve, you could have permanent hearing loss.

At What Point Does Loss of Hearing Become Irreversible?

When you learn you have loss of hearing, the first thing that most people think is will it come back? And the response is, it depends. Fundamentally, there are two types of hearing loss:

  • Damage based hearing loss: But about 90 percent of hearing loss is accounted for by another, more prevalent cause. Known medically as sensorineural hearing loss, this form of hearing loss is often irreversible. This is how it works: When hit by moving air (sound waves), tiny little hairs in your ears vibrate. These vibrations are then changed, by your brain, into signals that you hear as sound. But loud sounds can cause damage to the hairs and, over time, permanently diminish your hearing. Sensorineural hearing loss can also be from damage to the nerve or to the inner ear. A cochlear implant could help restore hearing in some cases of hearing loss, especially extreme cases.
  • Blockage based hearing loss: When there’s something blocking your ear canal, you can exhibit all the signs of hearing loss. This blockage can be caused by a wide range of things, from debris to earwax to tumors. Your hearing usually returns to normal after the obstruction is cleared, and that’s the good news.

Whether hearing aids will help improve your hearing can only be figured out by having a hearing examination.

Hearing Loss Treatment

So presently there’s no cure for sensorineural hearing loss. But that’s doesn’t mean you can’t get treatment for your hearing loss. As a matter of fact, getting the correct treatment for your hearing loss can help you:

  • Successfully deal with any of the symptoms of hearing loss you may be suffering from.
  • Keep isolation away by staying socially engaged.
  • Preserve and protect the hearing you still have.
  • Prevent mental decline.
  • Guarantee your all-around quality of life remains high or is unaffected.

This treatment can take many forms, and it’ll normally depend on how severe your loss of hearing is. One of the most common treatment options is pretty simple: hearing aids.

How is Hearing Loss Treated by Hearing Aids

Hearing aids help the ear with hearing loss to pick up sounds and function to the best of their ability. Fatigue is the result when the brain strains to hear because hearing is hindered. As scientist acquire more knowledge, they have identified a greater chance of mental decline with a persistent lack of cognitive input. Your mental function can start to be restored by using hearing aids because they let your ears hear again. In fact, it has been shown that wearing hearing aids can slow cognitive decline by as much as 75%. Background sound can also be drowned out by modern hearing aids allowing you to concentrate on what you want to hear.

The Best Defense Is Prevention

Hopefully, if you get one thing from this information, it this: you can’t count on recovering from loss of hearing, so instead you should concentrate on safeguarding the hearing you have. Certainly, you can have any blockages in your ear cleared. But many loud noises are hazardous even though you might not think they are very loud. That’s why it’s a good strategy to take the time to safeguard your ears. The better you protect your hearing now, the more treatment options you’ll have when and if you are eventually diagnosed with loss of hearing. Recovery likely won’t be a possibility but treatment can help you keep living a great, full life. Contact a hearing care professional to decide what your best option is.

The site information is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. To receive personalized advice or treatment, schedule an appointment.
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