Incorrect beliefs about hearing loss

In this paper we will - God willing - some of the misconceptions in the field of hearing loss, which can affect negatively on how to deal with such cases.

First, breast feeding and hearing loss: Some people think that the nature of some of the milk when mothers can cause lack of hearing in children. So if there is a case of congenital hearing loss to understand when a family soon Maithmun Ansahunha breast milk and not breast-feeding after birth following.

Mistaken belief has no scientific basis, and often the cause of injustice Maicon mother, so it should be explained well to the people even though they often cling to their opinion.

Second: the belief that the lack of genetic hearing loss since birth appears in all cases: the fact that there are different forms

The lack of genetic hearing loss, including the late, etc. emerging after a period of normal hearing, where the hearing begins to retreat gradually.

Third, it is now well known to most people that inbreeding plays a role in increasing the proportion of hearing loss from the origin of a hereditary, but there is a belief prevalent in some areas that only the movement of disease genetics in a

The family of the father, while I move the ones in the family of the mother.

There is no doubt that genetics to differentiate between the two families in the transfer of disease.

Fourth, there are those who believe that the use of hearing aids increases the degree of hearing loss, so they refuse to put

For fear of hearing deterioration.

It is clear that this belief is not unfounded, because the specific audio appropriate to the situation leading to the continued alert the auditory nerve and thus preserve the remains of audio. Studies have demonstrated that the non-use of hearing aids over time leads to a decline in speech discrimination in the ear audio missing hearing and deprived of the particular audio.

Fifth: Some believe that the cochlear implant is better than the aesthetic side, especially if the child was on a female.

This is probably due to the belief that a cochlear implant does not contain foreign parts visible 'when in fact it consists of a piece of internal planted, and a piece of a phenomenon similar to the designated external audio.

VI: fever often Mataathm they cause hearing loss early.

The truth can not be accused of routinely fever, but fever is not as important as an important cause of fever, because there are some infections that cause septic significant decrease in hearing.

VII: Some of the drugs that doctors may be forced to give in the first period of the life of the newborn may affect hearing, but not when all the children, so it's hard to say the responsibility of the drug in most cases.

Available beginning in global markets related to blood tests genes, which allows children who are ready Arafah

Risk of lack of hearing, such as when taking these drugs.

Eighth: There is a belief in the hearing aids, especially in the elderly, the specific cause annoying "Tohan head" and a lot of whistling in the ear.

It must be pointed out that the likes of these complaints result from previous experiences resulting from:

- Do not elaborate study of the state of hearing before prescribing specific audio, and this study include: planning hearing, speech discrimination tests, tests and a hair-trigger alert (patient discomfort of loud noises).

- The specific caliber audio and applied by the person who is not qualified, and this is much common. Do not forget that caliber aids accurate, complex and requires expertise.

- The patient is uncooperative, which originally rejected the idea, and put the device under pressure from friends or parents.

The most important points that I noticed during my practice, I can add to it from your experiences