Is tinnitus a symptom of the elderly?

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Tinnitus is a common disease of the elderly. When they see a doctor, they often ask the doctor a question: can I be deaf? In clinic, it is found that a few tinnitus patients have normal hearing, but most (more than 90%) of the elderly with tinnitus have hearing loss by audiological examination. Is tinnitus a symptom of the elderly? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

Is tinnitus a symptom of the elderly?

Deafness is an age-related symptom, that is to say, with the growth of age, the functions of various organs of the body, including both ears, are gradually declining, and deafness gradually appears. Due to individual differences, some people's deafness appeared earlier, some people's deafness appeared later. Research shows that tinnitus is closely related to deafness, but it can not be said that tinnitus means deafness.

In most cases, tinnitus occurs before deafness, such as streptomycin poisoning, tinnitus often occurs first, and then hearing loss; Noise induced deafness and sudden deafness all have this characteristic, generally speaking, the first sound is followed by deafness. This is because tinnitus itself indicates some damage to the auditory system, based on the severity of the damage,

But some diseases such as cerumen embolism, secretory otitis media, early acoustic neuroma, patients may have varying degrees of tinnitus, after the disease can not leave hearing loss, that is to say, tinnitus does not necessarily lead to deafness.

matters needing attention

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