The complications of hypertension are quite extensive, and can cause damage to target organs such as the heart, kidneys, brain, and fundus, increasing the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and leading to coronary heart disease, stroke, and other diseases, all of which are due to vascular damage, with atherosclerosis as the main pathologic basis. If elevated blood pressure causes damage to the microvessels of our cochlea, it may cause a decrease in our hearing, and in severe cases, it may lead to hearing loss. Therefore, people with high blood pressure are more likely to have hearing problems if their blood pressure is not well controlled.

Why does high blood pressure cause hearing loss?

It has been found that hypertension can cause ischemia, hypoxia, edema, acid-base metabolism disorders in the local tissues of the cochlea, producing a large number of harmful factors that act on the cochlea, leading to cochlear damage, resulting in high-frequency hearing loss, mainly at 4000Hz and 8000Hz, and the higher the grading of the blood pressure, the more serious the hearing loss. It is because of the high-frequency hearing loss that hearing loss caused by hypertension is less likely to occur in the early stage, and many people find out their hearing loss by chance, such as doing pure tone audiometry and acoustic impedance examination during medical checkups. Early lesions can be fully recovered, but as the degree of loss deepens, causing changes in the complex action potential of the auditory nerve, leading to irreversible damage, which reminds us that early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment can slow down the degree of hearing damage.

What can hypertensive patients do to prevent hearing loss?

• Smooth control of blood pressure up to standard

• Healthy lifestyles such as abstaining from smoking and limiting alcohol consumption, exercising moderately, avoiding staying up late and having a regular routine

• Stabilize your emotions, don't be overjoyed or sad, and keep a positive and optimistic mindset

• Be careful not to be in a noisy environment for a long time

• Annual checkups for early detection

If you already have hearing loss, go to the hospital in time to check the cause and avoid avoiding ototoxic drugs such as gentamicin, streptomycin, kanamycin, etc. as much as possible.

Common causes of hearing loss are listed below:

• Cerumen blockage of the external auditory canal

• otitis media

• otosclerosis

• craniocerebral trauma

• auditory chain injury

• senile deafness

• sudden deafness

• Underlying diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, etc.

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