Ear Care
Why Care?
Your hearing is important to you, right? There are two types of ear care you should consider, and no matter your age, these tips are for everyone. The better we take care of our ears, the less time we need to spend trying to deal with the damage. Poor ear care or trauma can lead to the need for hearing aids. These tips may help you to prevent further damage, or avoid it altogether.
Clean Ears
The human ear is designed to take care of itself for the most part. While it’s important to wash the outside of your ears, you should never place any objects or fluid in your ears (unless a health physician deems necessary otherwise). As you have probably heard, you should never insert anything in your ear that is smaller than your elbow! Doing so may push your earwax deeper into your ear canal, which may affect your hearing or damage your eardrum.
Causes of ear pain could be due to a build-up of wax, or an infection. When it comes to your ears, don’t self-diagnose. If you’re in pain, or are experiencing hearing loss, consult a doctor. Your ears are a very important organ, and should not be ignored.
Protected Ears
If you are prone to getting water in your ears, we suggest you wear ear plugs. Dirty water entering your ear can cause infection and pain, and if untreated, could cause irreparable damage.
Ear plugs are also essential when in a loud space, such as working with heavy machinery, attending an indoor concert, or even watching a loud movie. Our ears are sensitive, and ear protectors may help save your hearing.
Listening to your music with headphones at maximum volume will continuously and further damage your hearing. You should never have a noise that is loud enough to be unbearable. The instinct you have to cover your ears is a good one. It means it’s too loud.
These Things Happen
Finally, we know that things happen, and we can’t always prevent them. Trauma to an eardrum happens. We subject ourselves to loud noises. We get ear infections, and loss of hearing is sometimes unavoidable. That’s why it’s essential for you to get your ears examined on a regular basis. Stay on top of your ear health, and take the preventive measures to keep your ears in pristine condition! If you have further questions about the health of your hearing, take a hearing test today.
