With the increase of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia, these diseases have become a major risk factor of presbycusis. Recently, a number of media in the United States have published articles on the prevention of the potential hearing risk of the three high risk groups.
With the increase of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia, these diseases have become a major risk factor of presbycusis. Recently, a number of media in the United States have published articles on the prevention of the potential hearing risk of the three high risk groups.
Hypertension can lead to systemic vascular diseases, affect the microcirculation of many tissues and organs of the body, including the microcirculation of the inner ear, resulting in oxygen deficiency in the inner ear and hearing loss. The study, published in the daily mail, said hearing loss is more pronounced as hypertension worsens and patients age. A number of studies from the school of public health of Harvard University have found that hypertension not only leads to hearing loss, but also leads to high frequency hearing loss. Once high frequency hearing loss, it will affect the daily communication.
Diabetes increases the risk of hearing loss. In a new study published by the Journal of Endocrinology and metabolism in Niigata University, Horikawa Chika and colleagues, incidence rate of hearing problems in diabetic patients is two times higher than that in healthy people, even if they are taken into account in terms of aging and noise environment. According to Horikawa's analysis, long-term hyperglycemia can lead to vascular damage and increased risk of hearing loss. This is because blood sugar can damage the nerves and tissues in the ear and damage hearing. Earlier this year, a US study found that women with diabetes, especially those whose diabetes is not well controlled by drugs, are more likely to have hearing loss.
As for how hyperlipidemia damages hearing, a new study by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that after analyzing the data of more than 100000 patients with hyperlipidemia, the deafness caused by hyperlipidemia mostly occurs in middle-aged and elderly patients, and the onset process is slow. The reason is that hyperlipidemia can lead to lipid deposition in the inner ear, increase in lipid peroxide, damage of inner ear cells, vascular atrophy, and eventually lead to deafness. In addition to atherosclerosis and increased blood flow in the ear, resulting in increased blood viscosity and blood supply to the ear.
In this regard, the national otology Association of the United States suggests that hearing protection should be more important for patients with three high blood pressure. It includes:
1. Actively treat and control the condition of "three high".
2. Check your hearing regularly. If you have deafness, you'd better see a doctor within 6 hours. If the condition is more than 3 months, the probability of hearing recovery will be very small.
3. Avoid hearing damage caused by environmental noise, and try not to participate in entertainment activities with high environmental noise.
4. Follow the "5 dB principle" -- for every 5 dB increase in noise, the time allowed to be exposed to this noise environment should be halved.
5. In addition to drug treatment, hyperlipidemia patients should eat less high-fat and high cholesterol food, which can prevent atherosclerosis and deafness caused by hyperlipidemia.
