Cough And Cold Can Be The Cause Of Hearing Disorders In Children

Illustration of hearing loss (Freepic)

JAKARTA - Cough and runny nose in children can apparently have a bad impact on the health of the little one. Diseases that usually occur during extreme weather can be the main factor in hearing loss.

An ear, nose, and throat specialist as well as head and neck surgery, dr. Indah Trisnawaty, Sp.THT-KL at Pasar Rebo Hospital said the cough and runny nose that triggered hearing loss was a further effect of fluid accumulating in the middle of the ear.

This one condition is usually called the anthitis of the efusion medium or the middle ear infection which is characterized by inflammation due to viral and bacterial infections. After infection is lost, mucus and fluid that appear have the potential to accumulate in the middle ear.

"The argument of the mouth and back of the nose or what we call the adenoid is between the ear canal and the throat. So if it is closed, the fluid produced in the middle ear can't come out, so it piles up there," said Doctor Indah, as quoted by ANTARA.

"When there is fluid in the room, of course, the sound will be blocked. So it can cause disturbances to hear," he added.

The doctor who graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, said that the antitis of the effusion media could appear after the child coughed and had a cold.

"The antitis of the effusion media, if for example we cough a cold, well, after coughing a cold, the channel is still not good, finally the fluid collects there," he said.

"So, the problem is the middle ear, which (because) the liquid is the function of the tuba is not good, the channels between the ears and the throat, either because they are rhythmically allergic or because of repeated ear infections," he added.

Apart from problems with the middle ear, doctor Indah explained, hearing loss can also be caused by problems in the outer ear and inner ear.

"For those with the outer ear, it is earwashing. Other diseases, such as outside ear infection, usually narrower ears, redness, fluid comes out," he explained.

Meanwhile, internal ear problems, according to him, can arise due to congenital birth. Doctor Indah said that the infection of the virus can also trigger hearing loss in children.

"There are also things that can be obtained, for example after going on a fever. If there is a fever, gondonggan is the one who has the most frequent viral infections, which most often causes hearing disturbances," he said.

Chairman of the Association of Ear, Nose and Slit Doctors - Head and Neck Surgery (PERHATI-KL) DKI Jakarta Branch Tri Juda Airlangga said that parents need to check their children with an ear, nose and throat specialist to find out possible hearing loss.

If you detect hearing loss in children, specialist doctors will suggest the treatment or therapy needed to deal with it.