Patient's question:
Doctor, hello. My child has been deaf in his left ear for twelve years. When he was only eleven, he told me his left ear couldn't hear anymore. Later, at the Ningxia Affiliated Hospital, a specialist in deafness used medical equipment to examine him and prescribed many medications. However, they had no effect. He then saw a traditional Chinese medicine doctor and took a lot of herbal medicine, but it still didn't work. Later, my son stopped taking it and went to the Beijing 302 Hospital, where experts said he had neurosensory hearing loss and that there was no effective treatment. Medications also had little effect. Even now, after my son has graduated from college and passed the postgraduate entrance exam, I still worry about his ear. I fear that one day the sound from his left ear will transfer to his right ear. I'm so worried and scared.Doctor, please tell me if modern medical technology and techniques can cure this condition.
Doctor's answer:
Currently, the methods for treating tinnitus are generally divided into two major categories: conservative treatment and surgical treatment. Except when surgical lesions are found, requiring surgical intervention, conservative treatment such as psychological therapy, masking, medication, and relaxation therapy is typically adopted.Points to Note
Since tinnitus is influenced by multiple factors, patients should also pay attention to the following during treatment:
1. Maintain an optimistic and open-minded attitude. Once tinnitus occurs, do not overreact; seek medical diagnosis and treatment promptly.