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Conductive deafness
  • Majority of cases having conductive deafness can be treated, except those who have adhesive otitis media which is very difficult to treat.
  • Hearing aid is advised for those patients, who re unfit for surgery or refuse surgery, or who did not benefit from surgery.
Sensory–neural deafness
Treatment of chronic sensory–neural deafness is very difficult. Following treatment is usually recommended, but it rarely helps. However, if it is sudden deafness of sort duration, the following treatment may be successful:
  • Specific: If there is any specific disease like syphilis or diabetes, it should be treated.
  • Vasodilators are particularly useful in Meniere’s disease and sudden deafness. They help by increasing the blood flow to the labyrinth.
  • Vitamins like Vitamins B1, B2, and B12 are often advised. Vitamins A, C, and E are also advised as anti–atherosclerotics.
  • Steroids may be useful in sudden perceptive deafness.
  • Tranquillizers: Some patients become upset by deafness and tinnitus. They may need tranquillizers and antidepressants.
  • Hearing aids help by augmenting the hearing.
  • Conversation: One should speak to the deaf person slowly, clearly, and not very loudly, as the patients with the phenomenon of recruitment cannot tolerate loud sounds.
  • Auditory training and lip reading reduce the difficulties of the patient to a great extent.

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