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The human body is an awesome, breathtaking, perplexing, confounding piece of work, isn’t it? The human body typically has no issue repairing cuts, scratches, or broken bones (with a little time, your body can heal the giant bones in your legs and arms).

But you won’t be so lucky if the tiny hairs in your ears are damaged. At least, so far.

It doesn’t seem really fair when you can recover from considerable bone injuries but you can’t heal tiny hairs in your ear. So what’s the deal?

When is Hearing Loss Irreversible?

So, let’s get right down to it. You’re sitting in your doctor’s office and you’re digesting the news: you have hearing loss. So you ask your doctor if your hearing will ever come back. And the answer is… it depends.

It’s a bit anticlimactic, speaking dramatically.

But it’s also a fact. There are two primary types of hearing loss:

  • Damage related hearing loss: But hearing loss has another more prevalent type. This kind of hearing loss, called sensorineural hearing loss, is irreversible. This is how it works: inside of your ear, there are tiny hairs that vibrate when struck by sound waves. Your brain is good at turning these vibrations into the sounds you hear. But over time, loud sounds can cause these hairs to be damaged to the point where treatment is required.
  • Obstruction induced hearing loss: You can exhibit every indicator of hearing loss when your ear has some type of blockage. A wide variety of things, from something gross (earwax) to something frightening (a tumor), can be the cause of this blockage. Your hearing will return to normal, thankfully, when the obstruction is cleared away.

So here’s the main point: you can recover from one type of hearing loss and you probably won’t know which one you’re coping with without having a hearing test.

Treating Hearing Loss

So presently there’s no “cure” for sensorineural hearing loss (although scientists are working on that). But your hearing loss still might be manageable. As a matter of fact, getting the proper treatment for your hearing loss may help you:

  • Avoid isolation by remaining socially active.
  • Safeguard and maintain your remaining hearing.
  • Successfully cope with any of the symptoms of hearing loss you may be going through.
  • Prevent mental decline.
  • Maintain a high quality of life.

This treatment can take various forms, and it’ll usually depend on how significant your hearing loss is. One of the most prevalent treatments is pretty simple: hearing aids.

Why is Hearing Loss Effectively Treated With Hearing AIds?

Hearing aids can help you return to the people and things you love. They can help you hear the discussions, the phone, your television, or even just the birds in the park. Hearing aids can also remove some of the pressure from your brain because you won’t be straining to hear.

Prevention is The Best Protection

Whether you have hearing loss now or not, you should protect your hearing from loud sounds and other things that can damage your hearing (like ototoxic drugs). Your overall health and well being depend on good hearing. Having routine hearing exams is the best way to be sure that you are safeguarding your hearing.

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