What should I pay attention to in order to prevent deafness? There are many causes of hearing loss and deafness. Hereditary deafness accounts for 50% of all deaf patients, and the vast majority of them are hard-to-treat sensory-neural deafness, which often seriously affects the effectiveness of rehabilitation training for deaf children if not detected early. (1) The drug gentamicin is the main drug that causes toxic deafness and damages the vestibule and cochlea of the ear, and its use in children causes irreversible hearing loss. In addition, streptomycin, kanamycin, diuretics, quinine, chloroquine, birth control pills, and heavy metal preparations are all ototoxic drugs and should be used with caution. (2) Noise persistent, excessive noise can have adverse effects on the central nervous system, especially damage to the auditory organs, leading to neurological deafness. (3) Infections and diseases such as epidemic encephalomyelitis, measles, mumps, rubella, and colds can cause degeneration and atrophy or inflammation and dissolution of ganglion cells. (4) Trauma Trauma that perforates the tympanic membrane can cause conductive deafness; cranial trauma, inner ear damage, sudden burst or sudden change in air pressure can cause neurological deafness. (5) Mental and emotional stress, excessive stress and emotional excitement can cause sudden deafness due to short-term hearing loss. To prevent deafness, we should start with ourselves and take care of our ears scientifically to protect our hearing. (1) Maintain a good mental state. Take an active part in social activities and maintain an optimistic and unhurried mood; (2) Develop good dietary habits. Adjust the diet structure, eat more foods rich in zinc, iron and calcium, avoid long-term consumption of high-salt, high-fat and low-fiber foods, avoid overeating, and quit smoking and drinking; (3) Be cautious with or prohibit drugs that damage the auditory nerve. (3) caution or prohibit the use of drugs that have damage to the auditory nerve. Aminoglycoside antibiotics are one of the ototoxic drugs with the most cochlear damage, so avoiding the abuse of such antibiotics is an important measure to reduce drug-related deafness. Avoid contact with noise. You should be careful not to listen to the radio for too long and the volume should not be too high. If you massage the auricle, pinch the ear, you can also massage the Fengchi point in the recesses on both sides of the hairline at the back of the neck, which can promote blood circulation in the inner ear and play the role of waking up the brain and ear; (6) actively treat hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cerebral atherosclerosis and diabetes, which are very important to prevent microcirculatory disorders and slow down the rate of hearing loss in the elderly.