Yu dɔn lɔs yu yɛri bikɔs ɔf lawd nɔys? (Noise-Induced Hearing Loss - NIHL) Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt dis!

Yu don eva go na lawd myusik sho o pati en yeri "R..." saon fo yu yes? Ɔ yu yes dɛn dɔn fil ebi ɛn blok? Bɔku tɛm, wi nɔ kin pe atɛnshɔn tumɔs pan dɛn tin ya. Wi kin tink se, "I go fayn insay sɔm tɛm." Bɔt yu no se we yu de yɛri lawd nɔys lɛk dis ɔltɛm, i kin pwɛl yu yɛri fɔ ɔltɛm, we yu nɔ ivin no? Na dat wi kin kɔl pan mɛrɛsin ‘nɔys-induced hearing loss’ (NIHL).

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, wetin na NIHL?

Okay, mek wi put am dis we. Insay wi yes, wi gɛt fayn fayn tin dɛn we tan lɛk ia we de kech sawnd wev ɛn sɛn mɛsej to di bren. Wi kin kɔl dɛn tin ya ‘hair cells.’ Tink bɔt am lɛk wan lawn we dɛn dɔn mek fayn fayn wan. We yu yɛri nɔmal sawnd, i kin tan lɛk se briz de blo smɔl smɔl oba di gras. I nɔ de mek pɔsin fil bad.

Bɔt if yu yɛri lawd nɔys wantɛm wantɛm, lɛk kanɔn we de bɔn, i tan lɛk se ebi ebi motoka de drayv oba da lawn de. Sɔm pan di gras blad dɛn kin bɛn, ɛn afta sɔm tɛm dɛn kin stret bak. Na dat mek afta yu dɔn mek sawnd, yu nɔ de yɛri fayn fɔ sɔm tɛm, dɔn i kin kam bak. Bɔt we yu kɔntinyu fɔ de nia lawd nɔys dɛn lɛk dis, dɛn gras blad dɛn de kin day fɔ ɔltɛm. Na so dis dilik ia sεl dεm na wi yes de day, dεn nכ de gro bak. Na da tɛm de yu nɔ de yɛri igen fɔ ɔltɛm . Dɛn kɔl dis NIHL.

Di spɛshal tin bɔt dis na dat na di wangren tin we pɔsin kin ebul fɔ avɔyd fɔ yɛri. Dat min se if wi no smɔl, wi go ebul fɔ protɛkt wi yes.

Aw dis sik kin kɔmɔn?

Dis kin apin mɔ pas aw yu go tink. Risach dɔn sho se dis sik:

• 5.2 milyɔn pikin ɛn yɔŋ pipul dɛn we ol bitwin 6 ɛn 19 ia dɔn gɛt dis sik.
• I dɔn afɛkt 26 milyɔn big pipul dɛn we ol bitwin 20 ɛn 69 ia.

Dɛn statystik ya sho se dis na prɔblɛm we kin afɛkt ɛnibɔdi, ilɛksɛf i ol.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ NIHL?

Bɔku sayn dɛn de we de sho se yu go notis se big big nɔys de afɛkt yu yɛri. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn sayn ya kin apin wantɛm wantɛm, ɔr kin kam smɔl smɔl as tɛm de go.

• Prɛshɔn ɔ ful-ɔp na di yes: Na filin fɔ ebi, lɛk se wata dɔn go insay di yes.
• Sawnd dɛn we ay ay kin mek pɔsin nɔ ebul fɔ tɔk: bɔd dɛn we de chip, sawnd dɛn we saf lɛk pikin we de kray kin stɔp.
• Nɔ ebul fɔ yɛri wetin dɛn de tɔk klia wan: We pɔsin de tɔk, di wɔd dɛn nɔ kin tan lɛk se dɛn de swɛla am.
• Tinnitus: As bɔku pan wi no, na sawnd we de ring ɔltɛm na di yes .

Sɔntɛnde, afta dɛn dɔn gɛt lawd nɔys, dɛn sik ya kin las fɔ sɔm minit, awa, ɔ ivin sɔm dez ɛn afta dat dɛn kin go. Den wi tink se, "Oh... e okay." Bɔt wetin rili apin na dat di yes bin pwɛl, bɔt frɔm da tɛm de, i dɔn wɛl. Bɔt we pɔsin kɔntinyu fɔ de nia dɛn kayn nɔys ya, da damej de kin bi sote go.

Men kɔz ɛn di kayn NIHL

As wi bin dɔn tɔk, di men tin we kin mek di ia kin pwɛl na di fayn fayn ia sɛl dɛn we de insay di yes we kin pwɛl. Dɛn kin sheb NIHL to tu kayn we dipen pan aw dis damej kin apin.

1. Acoustic Trauma (Sudden Hearing Loss): Dis kin apin we pɔsin de nia wan sawnd we rili lawd ɛn we i de yɛri wantɛm wantɛm. Fɔ ɛgzampul, faya krak, gɔn shot, ɔ bɔm we de bɔn rayt nia dɛn yes. If dɛn kayn tin ya apin, dɛn kin lɔs pɔsin fɔ yɛri wantɛm wantɛm ɛn fɔ ɔltɛm .

2. Krכnik NIHL (Non-specific hearing loss): Dis kin kכz fכ εkspos to low-intensity noise fכ lכng tεm. Fɔ ɛgzampul, pɔsin we de wɛr ɛdfɔn ɛn lisin to myuzik wit maksimal vɔlyum ɔl di de, ɔ pɔsin we de wok na faktri we gɛt nɔys. Fɔ dɛn pipul ya, e kin tek sɔm wik, mɔnt, ɔr ivin sɔm ia fɔ mek dɛn si di sik. So, smɔl smɔl pipul dɛn nɔ kin yɛri fayn ɛn dɛn nɔ kin no se di damej de apin.

Us kayn nɔys de ambɔg wi yes?

Di yunit we dɛn de mɛzhɔ fɔ di sawnd intɛnsity na in dɛn kɔl dɛsibɛl (dB). Jɛnɛral wan, if wi de na di nɔys we na 85 dɛsibɛl (85 dB) ɔ pas dat fɔ lɔng tɛm, dat kin ambɔg di we aw wi de yɛri. Ivin if yu put di nɔys we na 120 dɛsibɛl (120 dB) ɔ pas dat wan tɛm, dat kin mek yu gɛt damej wantɛm wantɛm.

Lɛ wi si aw di dɛsibɛl lɛvɛl dɛn fɔ sɔm pan di sawnd dɛn we wi kin yɛri na ɛvride layf tan lɛk.

Udat de pan denja pas ɔl fɔ dis?

Infakt, ɛnibɔdi kin gɛt NIHL. Bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt mɔ prɔblɛm. Dis kin apin mɔ fɔ di wan dɛn we de wok na say dɛn we nɔys de.

• Agrikalchɔral (mashin de sawnd lɛk trakta) .
• Kapɛntɔri (wud chip mashin de mek sawnd) .
• Konstrɔkshɔn fil (ɛkskavatɔ, grinda sawnd dɛn) .
• Military service (gɔn shot, bɔm) .
• Mayning industri
• Fɔ pul ɔyl ɔ gas

I fɔ mek di wan dɛn we de du dɛn kayn wok ya wɛr tin dɛn we de protɛkt dɛn fɔ yɛri (iya plɔg, iamuf). Dɔn bak, dis risk de fɔ di wan dɛn we kin go bɔku tɛm na myuzik kɔnsɛt, DJ, ɛn wok na nayt klab.

Us ɔda kɔmplikɛshɔn dɛn kin apin bikɔs ɔf NIHL?

Wae yu nɔr de yɛri fayn nɔr jɔs min se yu nɔr kin yɛri sawnd. I kin gɛt big impak pan yu kwaliti fɔ liv. Yu kin fil lɛk se yu nɔ kin lɛk fɔ spɛn tɛm wit ɔda pipul dɛn, yu kin vɛks, ɛn yu kin fil bad fɔ ɔltin.

Ɔda prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin bikɔs ɔf NIHL na:

• Tinnitus: Fɔ yɛri "ringing" sawnd ɔltɛm na di yes.
• Hyperacusis: Fɔ yɛri ivin nɔmal sawnd dɛn so lawd dat yu nɔ go ebul fɔ bia.
• Stret ɛn wɔri: Fɔ fil strɛs ɔltɛm bikɔs yu nɔr kin yɛri wetin ɔda pipul dɛn de tɔk.
• Pwɛl at:Diprɛshɔn bikɔs ɔf sɔshal ayzolayshɔn.
• Inshɔmnia: Distɔblɛshɔn pan slip, mɔ bikɔs ɔf tinnitus.
• Ay Blɔd Prɛshɔn: Na sik wae kin kam wae pɔrsin strɛs fɔ lɔng tɛm.

Aw fɔ no dis sik?

If yu gɛt ivin smɔl saspek se yu gɛt NIHL, di bɛst tin fɔ du na fɔ go to yu famili dɔktɔ (GP) . I go chɛk yu ɛn if nid de, i go sɛn yu to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yes, nos, ɛn trot (ENT ɔspitul dɔktɔ) ɔ dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu yay.

Spɛshal pipul dɛn kin du difrɛn tɛst dɛn fɔ chɛk aw yu de yɛri.

• Pure-tone testing: Insay dis, yu kin put tu ɛdfɔn ɛn lisin to rili subtil sawnd dɛn we gɛt difrɛn ay ɛn lɔw tɔyn dɛn. Yu fɔ gi signal as yu de yɛri di sawnd. Dis go ɛp yu fɔ fɛn di sawnd lɛvɛl we smɔl pas ɔl we yu go yɛri.
• Speech audiometry: Dis de sho aw yu kin yɛri ɛn ɔndastand wɔd dɛn we dɛn de tɔk klia wan.
• di כditory bren stεm rεspכns (ABR): Dis de tεst aw yu כditory nerves εn bren de rεspכnd to sawnd dεm.
• Otoacoustic emissions: na tεst we de mכsu di aktiviti fכ di ia sεl dεm na di insay yes.
• Tympanometry: I de mכsu di muvmεnt fכ di ia dכm εn di wok we di midul ia de du.

Dɛn tɛst ya kin no kɔrɛkt wan if di tin we mek yu nɔ de yɛri fayn na NIHL ɔ ɔda tin.

Wetin na di tritmɛnt dɛm fɔ NIHL?

כnכfכs, i nכ pכsibul fכ gro bak di ia sεl dεm na di yes we nכys bin dכn pwεl, we min se dis kכndyushכn nכ kin kכmplit kכl. Fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt dis sik na di bɛst tritmɛnt.

Bɔt if yu dɔn ɔlrɛdi gɛt prɔblɛm wit yu yɛri, tritmɛnt dɛn de we go ɛp yu fɔ yɛri fayn fayn wan.

• Di tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ ɛp pɔsin fɔ yɛri: Dɛn tin ya na di tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz mɔ. Dɛn kin mek di sawnd dɛn we de na do big ɛn ɛp yu fɔ yɛri klia wan.
• Kɔklia implant: If yu nɔ de yɛri bad bad wan so dat di tin dɛn we de ɛp yu fɔ yɛri nɔ go ɛp yu igen, dɔktɔ dɛn kin tɛl yu fɔ du dis. Dis na tin we dɛn kin yuz ɔpreshɔn fɔ put insay pɔsin in bɔdi.

Sɔntɛnde, mɔ we i gɛt damej wantɛm wantɛm lɛk aw pɔsin kin gɛt akɔstik trauma, dɔktɔ dɛn kin gi dɛn mɛrɛsin lɛk kɔtikosterɔyd fɔ mek di yes nɔ swel.

Yu nɔ tink se dɛn go ebul fɔ stɔp am? Na tru se i kin ebul!

Dis na di pat we impɔtant pas ɔl. Pan ɔl we yu nɔ go ebul fɔ pul di damej we dɛn dɔn ɔlrɛdi du, bɔku tin dɛn de we yu kin du fɔ mek yu nɔ pwɛl mɔ.

• Ridyus di nɔys: Nɔ mek lawd nɔys ɛnitɛm we i pɔsibul. Dɔn di vɔlyum na di TV, redio, ɛn myuzik pleya.
• Muv fa: Muv smɔl fa frɔm lawd nɔys (e.g., nia spika, nia mashin). Di mɔ we yu de fa, na di mɔ di sawnd nɔ go wok fayn.
• Wear tin fɔ protɛkt yusɛf: Wear ear plug ɔ earmuff we yu de go na ples dɛn lɛk myuzik kɔnsɛt, kɔnstrɔkshɔn sayt, ɛn faktri. Ivin ia plɔg dɛn de we spɛshal fɔ myuzik kɔnsɛt dɛn we de ridyus di nɔys we nɔ de ambɔg di kwaliti fɔ di myuzik.
• Gi yu yes fɔ blo: If yu dɔn de nia lawd nɔys fɔ lɔng tɛm, gi yu yes fɔ blo bay we yu de na say we kwayɛt fɔ sɔm awa.
• Protɛkt yu pikin dɛn: Yɔŋ pikin dɛn gɛt yes we rili sɛnsitiv. We yu de kɛr dɛn go na say dɛn we gɛt lawd nɔys, nɔ fɔgɛt fɔ kɔba dɛn yes.

Ustɛm yu fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

If ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya apin to yu, go to dɔktɔ kwik kwik wan.

• If yu kin gɛt lawd nɔys ɔltɛm bikɔs ɔf yu wok ɔ di tin dɛn we yu lɛk fɔ du.
• If yu gɛt "ringing" sawnd (tinnitus) na yu yes afta yu dɔn mek lawd nɔys.
• If yu notis ɛni chenj na yu yɛri.
• If yu gɛt prɔblɛm wit yu yɛri we yu nɔ de yɛri wantɛm wantɛm ɔ kwik kwik wan.
• If yu fambul ɔ padi dɛn kin se bɔku tɛm se, "Yu nɔ go ebul fɔ yɛri wetin wi de tɔk rayt naw."

Fɔ yɛri na fayn gift we dɛn dɔn gi wi. Bifo wi rigrɛt am leta, i bɛtɛ fɔ protɛkt am we wi gɛt am.