{"id":8839,"date":"2023-03-27T13:26:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T13:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=8839"},"modified":"2023-03-27T13:05:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T10:05:02","slug":"hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I have a Hearing problem?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/hearing\/#A_patient_with_hearing_loss\" >A patient with hearing loss:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/hearing\/#You_can_change_your_life_and_improve_your_hearing\" >You can change your life and improve your hearing,<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/hearing\/#Sudden_decrease_in_hearing\" >Sudden decrease in hearing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Hearing is an integral part of communication and therefore, plays an important role in an individual&#8217;s quality of life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_patient_with_hearing_loss\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A patient with hearing loss:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Confuses speech with other noises<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Has difficulty distinguishing words, especially in a noisy environment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">Consonants in particular are\u00a0<\/span>difficult to understand<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Asks others to speak more clearly, loudly and slowly<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Turns up the volume on the TV and radio<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Avoids participating in discussions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Avoids social events<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_can_change_your_life_and_improve_your_hearing\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You can change your life and improve your hearing,<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">With modern technological developments, and the advancement of neuro-otology, lasers and audiology, improvement and repair of hearing problems is now a reality.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sudden_decrease_in_hearing\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Sudden decrease in hearing<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_8843\" style=\"width: 245px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8843\" class=\"wp-image-8843 size-medium\" title=\"LLLT Therapy for Hearing problems.satory\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%CE%95%CE%B2%CE%BF%CE%AD%CF%82-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"LLLT Therapy for Hearing problems.satory\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LLLT Therapy for Hearing problems<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">Onset of <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/neuro-otology\/management-of-sudden-hearing-loss-sshl\/\">sudden hearing loss<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>usually occurs unilaterally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">T<\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">he ENT Neuro-otologist at EYiasis can\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 18.6667px;\">assess the degree and type of hearing loss that may be present after\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">a detailed hearing examination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">The right treatment for a person&#8217;s hearing loss must be individualized and depends on several factors such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Type and degree of hearing loss<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Causes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Age<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Infections<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Head injury<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Autoimmune Diseases<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Exposure to certain medications or serious infections<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK279250\/\">Blood circulation<\/a> problems<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Neurological disorders<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Disorders of the inner ear<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Anxiety<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; 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