However, don’t think that senile deafness is a “law of nature” and neglect to care about your parents’ hearing impairment, be careful of the possibility of other diseases lurking behind it.
A. Deafness in the elderly affects the “eight senses”
A healthy elderly person should have all eight senses (security, stability, adaptation, autonomy, happiness, identity, trust, and comfort). However, age-related deafness can cause a strong impact on the “eight senses” of old age.
For example, due to hearing impairment, elderly people are afraid of the sudden intrusion of bad people, lack of security, and often lock their doors when they are alone at home; they are emotionally unstable because they cannot hear well, and feel that their autonomy is threatened and they are stubborn; and they are often suspicious because their sense of identity and trust are threatened.
Age-related deafness is caused by the aging of the auditory system, which affects the communication of speech and psychological feelings and brings many inconveniences to the life of the elderly, thus affecting their physical and mental health, and even their life expectancy.
II. Rejection of age-related deafness complications
Parents are becoming more and more irritable and suspicious and suspicious? Parents who used to like to be lively and socialize with others are also getting quieter and quieter, and more and more like to be alone away from the group …… These external reactions may be caused by senile deafness.
There is a case: Li Li’s father-in-law was a school principal before he retired, and his work was excellent, and his personality was open-minded, deeply respected and loved by people around him. In the two years of retirement, his ear hearing declined rapidly, and his personality also obviously changed a lot. If his children were in a bad mood and spoke less, he thought they hated him; if his daughter-in-law lost her temper with her grandson, he thought she was referring to him and disliked him.
Third, complications: paranoia
Suspicious suspicion due to hearing problems in the ear is a more serious psychological disorder.
In old age, social status changes, old age and physical weakness, always afraid of others to look down on, and then produce a sense of inferiority. The more inferior the person is, the more importance he or she attaches to the attitude of others toward him or her, and the more sensitive he or she is, so that even an insignificant action can lead to a series of suspicions, and gradually turn into hostility and aggression toward others.
Fourth, for deaf patients, what should be noted in the usual diet?
1. Eat more iron-rich food
Iron deficiency tends to harden red blood cells and reduce the ability to transport oxygen. Insufficient supply of nutrients to the ear can impair the function of auditory cells and lead to hearing loss. Iron supplementation can effectively prevent and delay the occurrence of tinnitus and deafness in middle and old age, and the daily intake of iron should not be less than 12 mg for people over 45 years old, regardless of gender.
2. Eat more foods containing zinc
There are many factors that lead to tinnitus and deafness in middle-aged and old people, and zinc deficiency is an important reason. The content of zinc in the cochlea is much higher than that in other organs. The zinc content in the cochlea is significantly lower in elderly people over 60 years old, which affects the function of the cochlea and leads to hearing loss. You should eat more zinc-rich foods such as, fish, beef, chicken, eggs, various seafood, apples, oranges, walnuts, cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage, radishes, etc. every day.
3, often eat food with blood-activating effect
Activating blood stasis can expand blood vessels and improve blood viscosity, which is conducive to maintaining normal microcirculation of small blood vessels in the ear. You can often eat black fungus, leek, etc.
4.Make a habit of drinking milk
Milk contains almost all known vitamins to vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin E and carotene.
Foods to avoid.
Avoid eating high-fat foods. A large intake of lipid foods can increase blood lipids and blood viscosity, causing atherosclerosis. The inner ear is most sensitive to blood supply disorders, and when blood circulation disorders occur, it can lead to a lack of nutrition in the auditory nerve, which can produce deafness. The total daily fat intake of middle-aged people should be controlled to about 40 grams, and they should eat less of various animal offal, fatty meat, cream, egg yolk, caviar, fried food and other foods rich in lipids.