How to prevent deafness: stay away from noise, tobacco and alcohol

With the harm of noise in our living environment and the continuous development of electronic products, our hearing is constantly being damaged. Many people experience hearing loss or even deafness at a young age. So what are some ways to prevent deafness? In fact, as long as we stay away from noise, tobacco and alcohol in our lives and wear headphones less often, we can maintain our hearing.

1: Experts say protecting your ears doesn’t mean not listening to music. People who often listen to music with headphones should master the "60-60" principle, which is also an internationally recognized method of protecting hearing. That is, when listening to music, the volume should not exceed 60% of the maximum volume, and the continuous listening time should not exceed 60 minutes. In addition, it is best to choose head-mounted headphones, which are less damaging to hearing than earbuds.

1: Eat less sweet, salty, greasy and greasy food to prevent arteriosclerosis from causing inner ear ischemia and leading to hearing loss.

1: Ear experts also remind that bad habits such as smoking and drinking can also cause ear diseases. Nicotine in cigarettes and chronic alcohol poisoning can directly damage auditory cells and auditory nerve centers. Both tobacco and alcohol can induce cerebral vascular relaxation and contraction disorders, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the ear and inducing hearing loss.

1: Ear experts also remind that bad habits such as smoking and drinking can also cause ear diseases. Nicotine in cigarettes and chronic alcohol poisoning can directly damage auditory cells and auditory nerve centers. Both tobacco and alcohol can induce cerebral vascular relaxation and contraction disorders, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the ear and inducing hearing loss.

1: Picking your ears is actually a bad habit. It can easily injure the ear canal, cause infection, inflammation, and may even damage the eardrum. When the ear canal is extremely itchy, you can use a small cotton swab dipped in a little glycerin to gently wipe the ear canal. Persistently massaging the Yifeng and Tinghui points in front and behind the earlobe can increase blood circulation in the inner ear and protect hearing.

1: The World Health Organization warns that when listening to music with smartphones and audio equipment, it is best not to exceed one hour a day, and the volume should be controlled and not too loud, otherwise it may cause permanent hearing damage. The World Health Organization says that 1.1 billion young people around the world are at risk of hearing loss, and nearly half of them listen to music at too high a volume with headphones; another 40% of them also listen to music at too high a volume in KTVs, bars and stadiums. Data shows that almost half of people aged 12 to 35 in middle- and high-income countries listen to music at "unsafe volumes".

1: Studies have found that the zinc content in the inner ear cochlea is very high, much higher than other organs. After the age of 60, the zinc content in the cochlea decreases significantly, affecting the function of the cochlea and causing hearing loss. Therefore, the elderly must supplement zinc in appropriate amounts. In addition, presbycusis is also related to abnormal vitamin D metabolism in the body. The elderly should eat more foods rich in zinc and vitamin D in their daily diet, mainly lean meat, beans, fungus, shrimp, mushrooms, oysters, and various green leafy vegetables.

The habit of listening to music with headphones is because headphones are harmful to us and have no benefits. In addition to causing our hearing loss, they also accelerate our aging.