How to treat tinnitus in children?

Tinnitus is a very annoying thing because it can easily make people feel upset. The child only has tinnitus, but no hearing loss, dizziness, etc., and there are no pathological changes during examination. Generally speaking, it is considered to be a physiological phenomenon. How should tinnitus be treated?

1: The child only has tinnitus, but no hearing loss, dizziness, etc., and there are no pathological changes during examination. Generally speaking, it is considered to be a physiological phenomenon. Physiological tinnitus can be improved by self-massaging the front of the tragus, and generally no medication is needed. Patients with severe conditions need surgical treatment, which is usually performed as a last resort because it causes relatively great pain to patients.

2: Some children with tinnitus can use local anesthetics to control the symptoms of tinnitus. For example, local anesthetics such as procaine and lidocaine have an inhibitory effect on the transmission of mediators in nerve axons, thereby controlling the abnormal rhythmic overactivity of the auditory conduction pathway, thereby achieving the treatment of peripheral or central tinnitus caused by cochlear or retrocochlear lesions.

3: The treatment of subjective tinnitus is not easy. Since most patients suffer from tinnitus for a long time and are accustomed to the symptoms, it is more difficult to check the effects of medication. Generally, you can take diazepam, 2.5 mg each time, 3 times a day.

4: Children with tinnitus often suffer from insomnia. In this case, masking methods can be used, such as wearing hearing aids or using special tinnitus maskers. You can also tune an FM radio to a setting that masks the tinnitus and use it at night to relieve the pain.

1: Avoid noise. Children with tinnitus should reduce the time they live and study in noisy environments and reduce the time they spend outside. External noise from traffic, industry, and entertainment may aggravate the symptoms of tinnitus. However, years of research have shown that long-term excessive exposure to noise is one of the causes of hearing damage.

2: Suitable diet: Tinnitus patients do not actually have too many requirements for diet. On the premise that it is light, low in fat and easy to digest, it can be arranged according to the patient's preferences. In order to improve blood circulation in the ears, you should reduce saturated fat and cholesterol in your diet. Niacin 100-6000 mg per day can help lower cholesterol. Caution: Do not take excessive amounts of niacin without a doctor's supervision, as side effects such as liver toxicity may occur. Studies have shown that most people with tinnitus are deficient in vitamin B12, and nutritionists recommend taking 6 micrograms of the vitamin every day. Use less salt in your diet, as salt can cause fluid to accumulate in the ears, exacerbating tinnitus.

3: Tinnitus caused by listening to light music can affect children’s sleep quality. If your child has insomnia, you may want to turn on the radio and listen to some beautiful music to cover up the harmful sounds. Listening to natural sounds, such as the sound of gurgling water, can also reduce tinnitus.

4: Develop good living habits Children with tinnitus should develop good living habits and avoid using ototoxic drugs in daily life. Keep a regular daily routine and do not sleep too long. A one-year-old baby should sleep about 15 hours a day, and a 2-3-year-old baby should sleep 12 hours a day.

Tinnitus is related to many factors. Parents should find out the cause of their children's tinnitus and then use the correct treatment to help their children get rid of tinnitus.