Sudden deafness is a common and difficult disease in otolaryngology. Many patients talk about "deafness" and think that there is no hope of treatment. In fact, clinical medical research has proven that sudden deafness is highly likely to be cured if it can be treated in time. Brother Li, 41 years old,
, was able to hear the sounds of all things again in his left ear, which had been diagnosed with severe deafness, precisely because of timely treatment.
The incident happened in the early morning two days ago. Brother Li, who had just woken up from his sleep, never expected that his left ear, which was normal yesterday, could not hear any sound today, and was accompanied by "rumbling" tinnitus sounds from time to time. and a feeling of ear fullness and blockage. Brother Li, who was always cautious, suddenly felt something bad and immediately went to the nearest hospital for treatment. According to Brother Li's recollection, he has been working in sales for many years. Due to the high intensity of work a few days before the onset of the disease, he made more phone calls every day than before. Although he had occasional tinnitus before, it lasted for a few seconds and disappeared. I didn't expect that I would be deafened this time.
According to Brother Li’s recollection, “When my family members were talking, I could only turn my head to listen with my right ear. Every time I couldn’t hear clearly what was being said, I felt extremely anxious. I touched my ear with my hand, but it seemed to be numb. Normally, he has no consciousness." When Brother Li learned that the diagnosis result from the local hospital was sudden deafness and could not be treated, Brother Li said that his heart seemed to sink to the bottom of the sea. He was only 41 years old and was about to become a deafness. Deaf patients cannot hear sounds in their left ear for the rest of their lives.
After repeated encouragement from his wife, Brother Li decided to go to Shandong Provincial Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, which is ranked among the top ten specialized hospitals in the country, for the last time. Based on the above symptoms, Brother Li met Director Wang Mingming at the Otology Department of Shandong Provincial Otolaryngology Hospital. After a series of otology examinations, the audiology diagnosis was that his left ear had severe sensorineural deafness. Combined with imaging examinations, he was diagnosed with severe sensorineural deafness. It was idiopathic deafness in the left ear. According to the diagnosis results, Director Wang Mingming recommended that he be hospitalized immediately for treatment.
Three days later, we met Brother Li again in the otology ward. "I can feel that my hearing is recovering little by little, the tinnitus has been reduced, the ear congestion has disappeared, and I can feel my ears even when I touch them!" Brother Li said excitedly. After several days of oral medication and infusion treatment, Brother Li's hearing condition has improved significantly. Every subsequent hearing test showed that the hearing in his left ear was gradually improving. When he was discharged from the hospital, Brother Li's hearing level had basically returned to normal levels!
Director Wang Mingming introduced that sudden deafness refers to sensorineural hearing loss that occurs suddenly and of unknown cause. The main clinical manifestations are unilateral hearing loss, which may be accompanied by tinnitus, ear fullness, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. wait. The treatment of sudden deafness currently adopts comprehensive treatment methods. The time to start treatment is closely related to the prognosis. Generally, the patient's hearing will decrease to the maximum value within 72 hours. Sudden deafness requires timely treatment. The effective rate of treatment within 3 days can reach more than 85%. If it exceeds four weeks, the treatment effect is not good. Treatment plans should be selected according to different types of deafness, and treatment plans should be adjusted in a timely manner based on individual hearing recovery. Therefore, patients must go to a professional hospital for treatment and receive standardized individualized treatment to avoid delaying the condition.
Introduction to the department:
The business scope and special diagnosis and treatment technology of the department: Commonly treated diseases include sudden deafness, sensorineural hearing loss , noise-induced deafness, hereditary deafness, drug-induced deafness, and large vestibular aqueduct syndrome. , genetic diagnosis of hereditary deafness and prenatal diagnosis, etc. The representative and characteristic technology carried out is the individualized treatment of sudden deafness and recurrent acute low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss. More than 1,000 cases are carried out every year. This technology is at the leading level internationally, domestically and in the province. The department is equipped with the most advanced set of hearing examination equipment, diagnostic and treatment equipment and other advanced instruments in the world.
Expert profile: Wang Mingming
Chief physician, director of the Department of Otology, MD
Advantages: Specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of sensorineural deafness and tinnitus, including various sudden deafness, noise-induced deafness, and drug-induced deafness and early treatment of large vestibular syndrome, especially the individualized treatment of idiopathic sudden deafness, and the comprehensive treatment of long-term acute low-frequency sensorineural deafness and primary tinnitus. He serves as a member of the International Association of Otologists (IAPA), a member of the Audiology Group of the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, a member of the Hearing Screening Group of the Birth Defects Prevention and Control Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Preventive Medicine, and the Department of Otology of the Chinese Association for the Promotion of International Exchange of Healthcare Member of the branch committee, member of the Otology Branch of the Chinese Geriatrics Society, and member of the Geriatric Rehabilitation Expert Committee of the Shandong Provincial Health Care Association. In the past five years, he has presided over the completion of 1 National Natural Science Foundation project, 4 provincial scientific research projects, 1 national invention patent authorization, and published more than 30 academic papers in domestic core journals and SCI-collected magazines.
