There is no basis for deafness to be treated effectively with medicated foot soaks, and the use of informal treatments to cure the condition is not recommended. Common diseases that cause deafness include cerumen impaction, hereditary deafness and senile deafness. Depending on the cause of the disease and the characteristics of the disease, appropriate treatment should be chosen to improve hearing.
1. Cerumen impaction: The excessive secretion of cerumen in the external ear canal and the poor drainage of cerumen lead to the formation of cerumen impaction, which blocks the external ear canal and leads to conductive deafness. After removing the cerumen, the symptoms of deafness will disappear.
2. Hereditary deafness: Deafness occurs due to abnormal ear development or metabolic disorders caused by deafness-causing genes from parents or newly mutated deafness-causing genes. Hereditary conductive deafness can mostly be treated with surgery to improve hearing. For hereditary sensorineural deafness with residual hearing, hearing aids can be worn as appropriate, and cochlear implantation can be done for those with indications.
3. Geriatric deafness: refers to the deafness caused by the aging of the auditory system; or refers to the deafness that occurs in the elderly and is not caused by other reasons. Appropriate hearing aids can be worn at an early age.
Deafness can also be caused by noise, otitis media, sudden deafness and other diseases, need to actively consult a doctor for systematic examination, a clear diagnosis and cause of the disease, and comply with the doctor’s instructions for standardized treatment. It is not recommended to believe in folk remedies to avoid delays in treatment.