Generally when it comes to health and prevention, people pay a lot of attention to physical signs such as a mole on a leg or like a sudden c hest pain, but they often give no importance to a sudden, seemingly not significant enough disturbance such as an ear pain may be.
Theear is a very delicate organ that can cause trivial disorders but sometimes real and serious diseases.
If you are experiencing hearing loss and perhaps ear pain, do not underestimate it by waiting for the disorder to pass, but better to see the specialist for an otoscopic examination to ascertain the extent of the medical problem.
There are many problems that can occur in the ear, including:
- The cap by cerumen, one of the most common, where a true obstruction of the ear canal is created that is often overlooked and left there until the auditory tract is completely occluded, and resulting in no longer hearing and perceiving a muffled world around, as well as sometimes having pain and dizziness.
- Thehearing loss a gradual decrease in hearing ability , generally typical of age , but when it occurs in other age groups it may involve the presence of viral infections, damage caused to the ear canal by exposure to intense noise, or even genetic factors.An audiometric examination done in time can detect the state of hearing , while appropriate therapeutic intervention may prevent the risk of deafness.
- Otitis media, an acute inflammation, often resulting from a cold, that goes to the middle ear and in particular the Eustachian tube , which invaded by mucus, presses and inflames the eardrum causing an auditory sensation of rumbling of one’s voice, a sense of muffling and an underlying background noise. As an infection, seromucous otitis media should generally be treated with antibiotics and corticosteroids.
- Otitis externa, an inflammation of the outer ear, painful. It typically manifests especially in the summertime as a result of continuous immersion in the sea or ocean, which can sometimes cause bacteria to take root in the ear canal after the skin becomes damaged from being in the water for a long time. If the ear is aching, even undergoing the reflexes of chewing, it means there is an infection and water immersion should be stopped and antibiotic treatment, generally resolving.
Then there are conditions of the ear canal that rather than representing medical problems or actual diseases can be classified as consequences of other specific factors.These include:
- Swimmer‘sEar , a condition caused by the continuous entry of water into the ear canal, which could result in Otitis externa.
- Ear in Airplane, that is, trauma caused by pressure during airplane flight(Barotrauma), which goes to stress the eardrum, causing discomfort and pain.
Leaving aside problems or disorders that may come from various experiences, doing prevention means paying attention to physical ailments, symptoms and signs of a changed health condition.
Many of these ear problems, if left untreated, can result in gradual changes in the ear canal, causing inflammation and reduced hearing, a breeding ground for more serious and sometimes disabling conditions such as Meniere‘s Syndrome .
The simultaneous presence of cardiovascular or metabolic diseases in some cases also becomes a significant factor in the onset of hearing loss, background noise, dizziness and Meniere’s disease.
Similarly, in the histories of patients with systolic and diastolic hypertension, damage to the ear canal or even loss of hearing ability has often been identified.
