How to treat prostate enlargement in the elderly

Most of the prostatic hyperplasia in the elderly are benign prostatic hyperplasia, which can be treated by observation and waiting, medication and surgery. 1. Observation and waiting: If the symptoms are mild and do not affect life and sleep, and do not affect urination, usually no treatment is needed, and can be observed and closely followed up first. 2. Medication: If prostate enlargement affects urination, you can take tamsulosin, doxazosin and other medications to relieve urethral smooth muscle spasm; at the same time, you can take finasteride and other medications to inhibit prostate enlargement. 3. Surgery: For patients with severe symptoms, surgery can be used, such as transurethral resection of the prostate, transurethral balloon dilatation. Elderly people with prostate hyperplasia are advised to go to the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.