General measures Nicotine restriction (refraining from tobacco use). Limited alcohol consumption (men: max. 25 g alcohol per day; women: max. 12 g alcohol per day). Aim for normal weight! Determination of BMI (body mass index, body mass index) or body composition by means of electrical impedance analysis and, if necessary, participation in a medically supervised … Hearing Loss (Hypacusis): Therapy
To prevent hearing loss, attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors. Behavioral risk factors Stimulant use Tobacco (smoking) Psycho-social situation Psychological stress Stress In about 70% of cases, there is an idiopathic hearing loss! Environmental pollution – intoxications (poisonings). Explosion trauma, blast trauma.
Pathogenesis (development of disease) The exact pathogenesis of hearing loss is unclear; therefore, it is referred to as acute idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss. Suspected causes of hearing loss are: Rheologic regulatory disorders (disturbances in the flow properties of the blood). Vascular regulatory disorders/circulatory disorders (vascular regulatory disorders; microemboli (occlusion of small blood vessels by an … Hearing Loss (Hypacusis): Causes
1st order Closure of an existing perilymph fistula 2nd order Tympanoscopy (surgical intervention on the middle ear, in which the eardrum is detached and folded to the side to gain an overview of the condition of the middle ear: e.g. due toexclusion of an obstruction of the round window membrane) – in case of failure … Hearing Loss (Hypacusis): Surgical Therapy
