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One of those cases where there is no delay is obviously impaired hearing. “Let’s say a man got up one morning and feels that his ear is closed, he can barely hear it. The situation does not seem threatening at first glance, but in reality it can be very serious.
And here it is no longer possible to consider “maybe it is a sulfur plug”, “maybe it will pass”, it is necessary to consult a family doctor as soon as possible and go to a specialist ear, nose and throat (LOR) examination ” , emphasizes KMŠaulys.
All the services of the Otolaryngology Department of the Surgery Clinic of LSMU Kaunas Hospital have been renewed. ENT doctor MKŠaulys strongly advises against delaying conditions when urgent help is needed.
– What can happen when, say, if you feel like your ears are plugged, you don’t see an LOR doctor in time?
– If you do not immediately seek the help of a qualified specialist, a person can remain like that, without listening with only one ear. Despite surgical and other treatments. Because the ears are plugged, sometimes with murmurs, the intensified tinnitus may be due to a snail eating disorder. A snail is a part of the inner ear from which the auditory nerve transmits information to the auditory nuclei of the brain.
The snail feeds on a very small blood vessel that can spasm due to various stressful conditions, blood pressure fluctuations, neck strain, which often happens to people who spend a lot of time in front of the computer, or from other reasons. When that blood vessel spasms and the snail does not receive food, it immediately appears as if it were a blockage in the ear, often accompanied by a murmur or intensified tinnitus. If this does not go away quickly, treatment should be given immediately. Medically, this is called neuritis.
– What does it mean immediately? Will you get to the ear, nose and throat office in about a week?
– Do not joke, there is no way to wait a week, even a few days can be too long a delay when the doctors can no longer help. Because the cells of snails are extremely sensitive to a lack of oxygen. And if you just lengthen the time, that’s it. They die. The younger a person is, the worse in this case because the cells of the young person are much more sensitive to oxygen deprivation than when they are 70 years old.
– Did I correctly understand that ear obstruction with all its consequences threatens to occur not only for those who like to bathe, but also for people who spend a lot of time in front of the computer?
– Yes, for both computer scientists and, say, dentists, anyone whose job puts constant stress on the neck can cut off the snail’s oxygen supply. This is a very dangerous condition. There are a number of cases where people have tried the treatment on their own, waited for it to go away on its own, went to the doctors on the ears, nose and throat after a week, a couple of weeks or one month after eating spoons. in the afternoon and they permanently lost their hearing.
– What other disorders can be dangerous to delay the appearance of an otolaryngologist?
– Well, for example, my throat started to hurt, the temperature rose, it seems that the angina started. And suddenly it became difficult to get out. The man’s throat seemed to be blocked and there was no way he could do it. This is the first sign that there may not be angina at all, but rather a peritoneal abscess. It must be opened, a hospital treatment is necessary.
Or a seemingly common phenomenon like a voice change. If it lasts more than a week, you should see a doctor for ear, nose and throat diseases. There may be more than one cause, including reflux and cancer disease.
The Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases at LSMU Kaunas Hospital (Hipodromo str. 13, Surgery Clinic) treats and monitors patients with acute hearing loss (acute damage to the auditory nerve), peritoneal abscesses, nasal boils, hemorrhage nasal.
The following operations are performed in a traditional and non-invasive way:
Adenoidectomy (removal of lymphoid tissue from the nasopharynx)
Tonsillectomy (removal of the tonsils from the palate)
Septoplasty (correction of a distorted nasal septum)
Nasal reconstruction after injuries.
Functional surgery of the endonasal sinuses (surgical treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis, polyposis under endoscopic control)
Surgical Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Snoring) (Uvulopalatoplasty)
Microscopic endolaryngeal throat surgeries (removal of polyps, nodules, other structures and histological examination of the throat)
Tympanostomy (insertion of ventilation tubes into the eardrums)
Tympanoplasty (removal of eardrum perforations by plasticizing local tissues)
Exostosis removal operation (removal of bony growths in the ear canals)
Elimination of derivatives from the skin and subcutaneous ANG in the organ zone.
Telephone contacts:
(8 37) 34 22 20 (Cabinet for diseases of the ear, nose and throat);
(8 37) 34 22 97 (Doctor’s office);
(8 37) 34 21 70 (Outpatient Consultation).
