Acoustic traumaFrom our partner site on alzheimer's disease, OurAlzheimers.com.
Injury - inner ear; Trauma - inner ear; Ear injury Treatment: The hearing loss may not be correctable. The goal of treatment is to heal the injury and protect the ear from further damage. A hearing aid may help the person communicate. Coping skills such as lip-reading can be learned. Expectations (prognosis): Hearing loss may be permanent in the affected ear. Ear protection may prevent the hearing loss from worsening. Complications: advertisement Progressive hearing loss is the main complication of acoustic trauma. Calling your health care provider: Call for an appointment with your health care provider if symptoms are suggestive of acoustic trauma, or any time that hearing loss occurs or worsens.
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