How long you can live with hepatitis at the age of 22 depends on the type of hepatitis, the severity of hepatitis, and whether treatment is timely and effective. Hepatitis is a collective term for inflammation of the liver caused by a variety of pathogenic factors, such as viral infection, alcoholism, fatty liver, drug-related liver injury, etc. A 22-year-old patient is younger, and if the hepatitis is mild, the attacks are infrequent, and regular treatment is provided in a timely manner, the life cycle is generally not affected. However, if effective treatment is not carried out for a long time, resulting in frequent episodes of hepatitis, it may develop into serious diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer, and the prognosis is poor. If a patient is a carrier of hepatitis B virus, the life cycle is usually the same as that of a normal person, but if the patient is in the active stage of hepatitis B and at the same time does not undergo timely and regular treatment, he may develop cirrhosis, liver cancer, etc. in about 6-10 years, and the survival period of such cases usually does not exceed 3-6 months. When symptoms such as nausea, general weakness, loss of appetite, aversion to oil and sclera yellowing occur, patients should immediately go to the hepatology department or infection department of the hospital for liver function, blood routine, antigen antibody and other related tests to clarify the condition and then follow the medical advice for treatment to avoid delaying the condition.