An old man suspected that his wife had hard of hearing, so one day he wanted to take a test. He shouted to his wife from 10 meters away, “Wife, can you hear me?”
As a result, the wife did not respond.
So he came up to five meters away and said, “Wife, can you hear me calling you?”
The wife still did not reply.
Finally, he leans over his wife’s ear and screams again, “Wife, do you hear me calling you?”
The wife is very angry answer: “you very vexed, I already answer you 3 time.”
The above jokes make you smile, but hard of hearing is a common problem for many elderly people. According to statistics, over the age of 65, a third of the people have some degree of hearing problems; Over 75, more than half. The gradual loss of hearing is considered by most elderly people as a natural phenomenon and they do not pay much attention to it. However, in the case of poor hearing over a long period of time, some problems may arise:
One, often fall: because hearing is not good, often will pay attention to the sound, resulting in a sense of balance and gait function decreased, so easy to fall, according to statistics, hearing loss, fall risk will be increased by 3 times, and fall is the elderly “invisible killer”, never be careless.
2, mood worse: due to the poor hearing, “apples and oranges,” often can’t communicate with people around you, gradually becomes quiet, self closed, in a lack of interpersonal interaction and social condition, emotional imbalances, easily become grumpy or eccentric, serious when driving poor self-esteem, and even cause depression.
- Early onset of dementia: long-term hearing loss reduces interpersonal interaction, and the gradual reduction of external stimuli accelerates aging and brain degradation, thereby increasing the risk of dementia. (Recommended reading: Ye zhi greets the doctor 17 times! Do older family members have these symptoms?)
Once an older member of the family begins to suffer from hearing loss, it is necessary to make some adjustments in daily life, including family members, to assist the older member:
One, when we talk with poor hearing elders, always afraid of the other party to hear and to increase the volume, speed up to speak, even unconsciously, actually is the best way to slow down and tone, and in the bright place, face to face talk with him, to let them know we are talking with him, when necessary, can be repeated again, and the use of gestures to strengthen the effect of communication. In addition, try to keep the dialogue focused and focused, rather than rambling on and on, so as to reduce the burden on the elders with poor hearing. (Recommended reading: top 9 risk factors for Dementia, poor hearing!)
Two, when the TV, stereo, to turn down the volume or even turn off, and then talk to the elder, in the outdoor also avoid choosing to talk with him when the noise is greater.
Three, as little as possible out of the earwax, earwax can protect the ear is not easy to be infected, unless too much affect the hearing to clear.
Iv. If you have hypertension or diabetes, you should take medication regularly to control it, which can slow down the deterioration of hearing.
V. Smoking and drinking wine cause vasoconstriction and affect blood circulation and hearing, which should be avoided as far as possible. Emotional excitement can raise blood pressure and have an adverse effect on hearing.
Six, hearing aid in slight loss of hearing, began to adapt to the effect is the best, because hearing is also a memory, many people because of hearing loss after a long time before wearing, has been used to the silent world, after taking the sound suddenly heard, often feel “too loud, ears very painful”, unable to adapt to give up wearing a hearing aid.
There is no effective medical treatment for hearing loss to recover, once the elders appear hearing loss, should go to the hospital as soon as possible, or hearing aid stores do hearing examination, to assess whether to wear a hearing aid. It takes one to three months to get used to wearing hearing AIDS, and it is necessary for families to help and cooperate together. Wear after a period of time, should go back to the hospital or shop to adjust the coordination of hearing aid, adjust the most comfortable sense of hearing.
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