Hearing loss is an acute and sudden partial loss of hearing with concomitant hearing loss in one, and in rare cases, both ears. The severity of the hearing loss ranges from hardly noticeable to complete deafness. In Germany, about 15,000 to 20,000 people a year are affected by sudden deafness. Both women and men are … Hearing loss
Therapy 50% of sudden deafness recedes within the first few days. If the severity of a symptomatic sudden deafness is low and it can be excluded, it is therefore often advisable to stay in bed and wait. Other measures include the highly concentrated systemic or intratympanal administration of glucocorticoids over a few days. In intratympanal … Therapy | Hearing loss
Infusion therapy In infusion therapy, drug substances are dissolved in a solution. This solution (infusion) is injected into the vein and reaches the affected part of the body (e.g. the inner ear in the case of acute hearing loss) via the blood. In the guidelines for the therapy of sudden deafness, German ENT physicians recommend … Infusion therapy | Hearing loss
Prophylaxis An important preventive measure of the hearing loss consists in the treatment of causing basic illnesses. The medical adjustment of high blood pressure and a corresponding medical adjustment of diabetes mellitus, an inhibition of blood coagulation in patients with coagulation disorders as well as the adjustment of an elevated cholesterol level and the reduction … Prophylaxis | Hearing loss
Synonym Hearing loss engl. : sudden deafnessThe nature and the necessity of a therapy of a hearing loss have been critically discussed again and again in recent years. The reason was studies that documented an equally fast recovery in patients with and without therapy. In the past, sudden deafness was considered an absolute emergency, similar … Therapy of a sudden hearing loss
Synonym noises in the ears, tinnitus Definition Tinnitus is a sudden and constant, mostly unilateral painless ear noise of varying frequency and volume. EpidemiologyResources In Germany about 3 million people suffer from tinnitus. 800,000 of them suffer from ear noises with extreme impairment of everyday life. Approximately 270,000 new cases are diagnosed every year. According … Tinnitus
Treatment The acute tinnitus disappears in about 70-80% of cases by treating the cause or disappears on its own. In 20-30% of cases of acute tinnitus, the ringing in the ears remains. It is important to have the tinnitus diagnosed by an ENT physician and possibly other physicians, e.g. orthopedists or internists, depending on the … Treatment | Tinnitus
Prophylaxis Since the cause of tinnitus is largely unknown, the only real recommendation for prophylaxis is to avoid atherosclerosis of the blood vessels (risk of circulatory disorders of the ear) and to reduce stress and postural deformities. Prognosis In some cases, even without treatment, there is a spontaneous disappearance of the ear noises. In case … Prophylaxis | Tinnitus
