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How does normal hearing develop?
● The auditory system structures start to develop at 8-9 weeks gestation

● By 16-18 weeks of gestation, the auditory system starts functioning and the fetus starts hearing sounds

● The structural parts of the auditory system develop in the first 20 weeks of gestation and the neurosensory part
develops after the 20 th week of gestation.

● The period from the 25 th week of gestation to 5-6 months age is the most critical period for the development of auditory systems.

● Unlike the visual system, the auditory system requires outside auditory stimulation like speech, music, voices,meaningful sounds for optimal development.

● Babies’ hearing is fully functional from birth. It is very important to know what to expect as a baby grows, because hearing problems can go unnoticed for a long period of time, and can cause significant delay in the develop

Absolute Red Flags in Development of Hearing, speech and language need immediate attention.
● No response to sound at any age

● No vocalisation by 6 months

● No polysyllabic babbling by 12 months

● No spontaneous single words by 18 months

● No spontaneous phrases by 24 months

● No spontaneous sentences by 36 months

● Any loss of babbling, single words or phrases at any age

● Any loss of comprehension, including responding to name, at any age.

● Poor voice quality at any age
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Happy Parents feedback Video from Dr Deepa

TEETH GRINDING IN CHILDREN (BRUXISM)

Approximately 15% to 33% of children grind their teeth. Children who grind their teeth tend to do so at two peak times -- when their baby teeth emerge and when their permanent teeth come in. Most children outgrow this habit after this .

Causes of teeth grinding in kids are...
Teeth grinding can be caused by stress and anxiety which can be due to excessive screen time in small kids.
It often occurs during sleep and can also be caused by an abnormal bite or missing or crooked teeth.
Other causes are medical conditions such as nutritional deficiencies like calcium and magnesium, pinworm, allergies, endocrine disorders.
It can also be caused by a sleep disorder such as sleep apnea.

Grinding of the baby teeth rarely results in problems. However, teeth grinding can cause jaw pain, headaches. Severe grinding damage teeth and result in tooth loss,fracturing or loosening of teeth.

Tips to help a child stop teeth grinding are...
1. Decrease your child's stress, especially just before bed.Try breathing exercises and mindful relaxation.
2.Decrease screen time and preferably avoid 2hrs before sleep time.
3, Try massage over jaw below ears and stretching exercises to relax the jaw muscles.
4. Make sure your child's diet includes plenty of water. Dehydration may be linked to teeth grinding.
5. Ask your dentist to monitor your child's teeth if they are a grinder.
STAY SAFE HAPPY AND HEALTHY!
Dr Deepa Aggarwal
Mayom Hospital Gurugram
www.drdeepaaggarwal.co.in

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What is Tinnitus?

The sound we hear in our ear/ ears in the absence of an external stimulus is called Tinnitus.

So, in a way, it is a sound that you hear that no one else does - Subjective Tinnitus.

It is produced within or around your own ear and is an internal sound.

Rarely your Tinnitus may be heard by someone when they place their ear or an instrument close to your ear - Objective Tinnitus.

What Causes Tinnitus?

The Pathology- Tinnitus is produced by stimulation of the Hair Cells within your Cochlea (Hearing organ).

The Causes

There are many causes of Tinnitus

- External ear - Wax accumulation

- Middle ear - infection or fluid accumulation, Otosclerosis.

- Cochlea - Age-related degeneration, Noise-Induced Hearing Loss, Post-traumatic, Spontaneous sound emissions ( Oto Acoustic Emission).

Tumour- Retro Cochlear - Schwannoma.

- Vascular - Vascular malformations, Glomus tumour, Prominent Internal Jugular Vein.

- Drug-Induced- a common cause- many drugs including diuretics, Aspirin, anti cancer drugs, Quinine etc.

- Muscular abnormality- Palatal or Tensor Tympani Muscles.

- Neurological - anxiety, depression.

- Idiopathic- in the presence of normal hearing.

Types Of Tinnitus

Tinnitus can be

Temporary - as after exposure to loud sound,

Objective - an observer can also hear- sounds of vascular or muscular origin

Subjective- only the patient can hear

Fluctuant- comes and goes depending upon exposure to some stimulus (like a drug).

Pulsatile- related to a vascular problem

Frequency - Based on the frequency of sound- Whistling, the sound of crickets, drumming ...

Unilateral versus Bilateral- Unilateral or single-sided Tinnitus is usually taken more seriously because the ENT specialist will look for a local cause like a tumour behind your ear.

Investigations

Though largely self-limiting and benign, a basic workup needs to be done. This includes

- Audiogram- to look for associated hearing loss

- Tinnitus matching - to find out the Frequency and Amplitude of the Tinnitus.

- Impedance Audiometry- to diagnose Middle ear problems, Eustachian tube disorder etc

- MRI - to look for vascular causes or tumour

Management

Answering the question asked in the title- Yes, Tinnitus is manageable.

Treatment modalities include

Avoidance- loud sounds, drugs responsible...
Medication - many different types of drugs have been used to suppress Tinnitus.
Sound Enrichment Environment - since Tinnitus is aggravated in silence, some soothing background sound helps to alleviate Tinnitus
TRT - Tinnitus retraining therapy - done to remove the negative connotation that the mind has with the disturbing sound of Tinnitus
Hearing Aid and Tinnitus masker - If the patient has an associated hearing loss.
Yes, given a proper step up logical evidence-based approach Tinnitus is either completely treatable or else the symptom is manageable in a majority of patients.