Ringing in the ears and sudden hearing loss.
कान में सीटी या अचानक कम सुनाई देना — कब घबराएं नहीं, कब तुरंत जांच कराएं।Kaan mein seeti ya achanak kam sunai dena? Yeh jaankari padhein.
Ringing, buzzing or hissing in the ears (tinnitus) is common and usually not dangerous. Sudden hearing loss in one ear is different: it is an emergency, and treatment works best when it starts within days.
In this guideWhat causes the ringing.
Tinnitus is a sound heard when there is no sound outside. The most common causes are loud noise (earphones, firecrackers, machinery) and the gradual hearing loss that comes with age. Ear wax, an ear infection, fluid behind the eardrum and some medicines can also cause it. Poor sleep, stress and a lot of tea, coffee or nicotine often make it seem louder.
Usually not serious when
It is in both ears, comes and goes, and your hearing has not suddenly changed. A hearing test is still worth doing, because it often finds the cause.
Simple steps that help.
- Protect your ears from loud soundKeep earphone volume below about 60 percent, take a break every hour, and stand back from firecrackers and loudspeakers. Use ear protection around loud machines.
- Keep the ear dry and leave it aloneDo not put oil, ear buds, garlic or other home remedies in the ear. They can cause infection or damage the eardrum.
- Look after sleep and stressRegular sleep, less caffeine and stress relief often make tinnitus quieter and easier to ignore.
- Use gentle background sound at nightA fan or soft music masks the ringing in a quiet room and helps you fall asleep.
- Get a hearing testAudiometry and tympanometry show whether there is hearing loss, wax or fluid. Hearing aids and sound therapy help many people whose tinnitus comes with hearing loss.
When hearing drops in one ear.
Sudden hearing loss in one ear can develop over minutes or a few days, or be noticed on waking. It often comes with a blocked feeling, ringing or dizziness. Many people assume it is wax or a cold and wait. If it is an inner-ear (nerve) hearing loss, a hearing test and treatment, usually steroids decided by your doctor, should start as early as possible; the chance of recovery falls with delay.
The hum test. Close your mouth and hum. If the hum sounds louder in the blocked ear, wax or fluid is more likely. If it sounds louder in the good ear, the inner ear or nerve may be affected. This is only a clue, not a diagnosis: see an ENT either way.
See an ENT the same day if
Hearing drops suddenly in one ear, with or without ringing, fullness or dizziness. Do not wait more than 72 hours.
When it is more than tinnitus.
Book an ENT examination if the ringing is only in one ear, pulses in time with your heartbeat, started after a head injury, or comes with ear pain, discharge, a blocked ear that does not clear, or hearing that keeps getting worse.
Go to emergency
Sudden hearing loss with severe dizziness, weakness of the face, arm or leg, slurred speech or a severe headache. These can be signs of a stroke.
Medical information notice
This guide provides general education and is not a diagnosis or treatment plan for an individual patient. Do not start or stop any medicine without your doctor's advice. Dr Bhushan Kathuria · Reg. No. HN-017323, Haryana Medical Council.
कान में सीटी और अचानक कम सुनाई देना — आम सवाल
कान में सीटी या भनभनाहट क्यों होती है?
ज़्यादातर यह तेज़ आवाज़ (ईयरफ़ोन, पटाखे, मशीन), उम्र के साथ कम सुनाई देना, कान का मैल या संक्रमण से जुड़ी होती है। नींद की कमी, तनाव और ज़्यादा चाय-कॉफ़ी से यह और तेज़ लग सकती है। सुनने की जांच (ऑडियोमेट्री) से अक्सर कारण पता चल जाता है।
अचानक एक कान से कम सुनाई दे तो क्या करें?
इसे मैल समझकर इंतज़ार न करें। यह इमरजेंसी हो सकती है। उसी दिन, या 72 घंटे के अंदर, ENT डॉक्टर को दिखाएं और सुनने की जांच करवाएं। जल्दी इलाज से ठीक होने की संभावना सबसे अच्छी रहती है।
हम (गुनगुनाने) टेस्ट क्या है?
मुंह बंद करके 'हम्म' गुनगुनाएं। अगर आवाज़ खराब कान में ज़्यादा सुनाई दे तो रुकावट (मैल या पानी) हो सकती है; अगर अच्छे कान में ज़्यादा सुनाई दे तो अंदरूनी कान या नस की समस्या हो सकती है, जो इमरजेंसी है। यह सिर्फ़ एक संकेत है, जांच की जगह नहीं।
कान में तेल या घरेलू नुस्खे डालें?
नहीं। तेल, ईयरबड या घरेलू नुस्खों से संक्रमण या पर्दे को नुकसान हो सकता है। कान सूखा रखें और डॉक्टर को दिखाएं।
हिसार में ENT डॉक्टर कहाँ दिखाएं?
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Aur jaankari, aasaan bhasha mein.
Have these symptoms?
Yeh lakshan hain? ENT jaanch karayein.
Book a consultation — bring any hearing tests or reports you already have.