How to take care of our ears? to avoid hearing loss

How to take care of our ears? to avoid hearing loss

Ear Infection and Hearing Loss

The speaker talks about their experience with an ear infection, the importance of using proper medication, and avoiding home remedies. They also mention the doctor's advice on not putting anything in their ears and avoiding loud music.

Ear Infection Experience

  • The speaker had a bad earache and granny put warm oil in their ear.
  • Pus was coming out of the speaker's ear, so they went to the doctor who diagnosed them with an ear infection.
  • The doctor advised against using home remedies and only using prescribed medication.

Doctor's Advice

  • The doctor warned against putting anything in the ears, including cotton buds or pencils.
  • Loud music can cause hearing loss, as advised by the doctor who told off the speaker's brother for listening to loud music.
  • Proper medication use and keeping ears clean and dry is important for preventing future infections.

Conclusion

  • The speaker will be careful with their ears, avoid putting things in them, only use prescribed medication, and avoid loud music to prevent hearing loss.

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What is good ear care? Should we clean our ears? How can noise affect our ears? Many myths and misconceptions are associated with ear problems and hearing loss. 360 million persons across the world have disabling hearing loss. About half of all these cases are easily prevented or treated. Following good ear care practices, such as reducing exposure to noise, avoiding insertion of objects into the ears can prevent many from developing ear and hearing problems. This brief animation features a young girl talking about her experience of ear pain. It depicts common home remedies and behaviour that can damage the ears, leading to hearing loss.