Contents:
- Medical Video: Stanford's Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss
- 1. Otosclerosis
- 2. Meniere's disease
- 3. Acoustic neuroma
- 4. German measles
- 5. Presbycusis
- 6. Mumps
Medical Video: Stanford's Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss
The loss of hearing ability or deafness can occur genetically (congenital), because of an accident, or because of an aging process that decreases all sensory abilities including the ears. However, not only that, deafness can arise due to certain diseases. Did you know which diseases cause deafness? See below.
1. Otosclerosis
Otosclerosis is a condition of abnormal ear bone growth. Otosclerosis is the most common cause of deafness.
The abnormal growth of the inner ear bone will interfere with the sound capture process so that sound waves cannot be captured properly by the ear.
One symptom in otosclerosis is the head feels dizzy, the ear feels ringing in one ear or both, and hearing gradually decreases to completely disappear.
2. Meniere's disease
Meniere is an ear disease that disrupts the flow of inner ear fluid. This inner ear is the part that functions to regulate hearing and balance.
Meniere's condition will cause vertigo and kliyengan sensation. This disease can also lead to loss of hearing ability.
This disappearing hearing ability is due to the excessive buildup of fluid in the labyrinthine ear. As a result, there is a balance disturbance in it and the sound waves cannot be captured. Reported on the Healthline page, this disease often disrupts one side of the ear.
The cause of this disease is still unknown. However, scientists believe that this is caused by changes in fluid in the inner ear tube. In addition, it is also thought to result from autoimmune diseases.
3. Acoustic neuroma
Acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor that affects the nerves that connect the ear to the brain. This disease is a rare condition. This tumor growth will occur in a very slow time for many years which is often not realized.
The bigger this tumor, the more likely it will be a problem, one of which will grow to clamp the cranial nerves associated with the auditory nerve. Therefore, this disease can be a cause of deafness or hearing loss.
Symptoms of this condition are usually hearing loss, one ear feels full, loss of balance, headache, and facial numbness or tingling.
4. German measles
German measles is caused by the rubella virus which can interfere with fetal growth. This virus attacks the fetus whose body is developing. There are various abnormalities that can arise due to the attack of the rubella virus, one of which is attacking the auditory nerve. That way, babies can be born deaf.
The symptoms of the German measles are actually not too obvious. But there are some symptoms that you need to pay attention to such as the appearance of a pink rash, fever, painful joints, swollen glands during pregnancy. Therefore, pregnant women must be very careful about this condition.
5. Presbycusis
Presbycusis is a disorder of the ear that affects the inner and middle ear. Presbycusis is caused by a change in the supply of blood flow to the ear, so this causes sensorineural hearing loss.
Sensorineural disorders occur due to damage to the hearing organ or auditory nerve. Hearing loss that occurs is often associated with age. About 30-35 percent of hearing loss occurs in people aged 65 years and over, while 40-45 percent occur in older people over 75 years.
6. Mumps
Mumps is a viral infection that occurs mainly in children. This disease causes the salivary glands to become inflamed, so that the cheeks or jaw are swollen. In addition to swollen cheeks, usually accompanied by fever, headache.
This mumps virus if not handled properly can also be dangerous. Mumps virus can damage the cochlea (cochlea) or parts of the cochlea in the inner ear. This part of the ear contains hair cells that convert sound vibrations into nerve impulses that the brain will read as sound. Although mumps can cause deafness, this case does not occur much.
