A man in his sixties who is a little deaf may be related to noise stimulation, ageing and other physiological factors, and may also be related to cerumen impaction of the external ear canal, acoustic neuroma.
1. Physiological factors: with age, the gradual decline of various functions will cause some sixty-year-old men a little deaf. At the same time, noise stimulation, psychological factors, sleep disorders, etc. may cause a little deafness in sixty-year-old men.
2. Cerumen embolism of the external ear canal: Cerumen embolism of the external ear canal is caused by excessive cerumen secretion or impeded discharge, and the formation of clumps, blocking the external ear canal. Common symptoms include hearing loss, tinnitus, earache and dizziness. Cerumen embolism of the external auditory canal can cause conductive deafness, so it will cause some of the sixty-year-old man’s ears a little deaf.
3. Auditory neuroma: Auditory neuroma is a kind of benign tumor, and the disease will cause hearing loss, tinnitus, vestibular dysfunction, vertigo, facial paralysis, balance disorder, cerebellar dysfunction and other symptoms. Auditory neuroma often cause sensorineural deafness, can also cause sixty-year-old man a little deaf.
4. Other factors: sensorineural hearing loss, otitis media, tympanic membrane perforation, labyrinthitis, etc. may cause a little deafness in sixty-year-old men.
It is recommended that a sixty year old man who is a little deaf get a medical checkup and follow the doctor’s instructions after clarifying the cause of the disease.