Ear, Nose, and Throat Care: for a Better Life

By: dr. Ira Agustine Mutiara, Sp.THT-KL

Maintaining health is important to get a good and happy quality of life, this also includes maintaining the health of the ears, nose, and throat, these parts are very susceptible to infection but this can be prevented with proper and good care.

Cleaning the ears properly and correctly

Cleaning the ears is one of the important things in maintaining health, generally the ears are organs that can act "self-cleaning"

Most people use cotton buds to clean their ears, but this is an inappropriate action because it causes earwax to go in. Basically, cleaning the ears is enough to use a wet cloth / towel, if you experience hardened earwax, you can use ear drops to soften the earwax. However, if you feel that the earwax is very disturbing, you can consult a specialist in Ear, Nose, Throat - Head and Neck Surgery or you can have your ears cleaned regularly every six months to a specialist in Ear, Nose, Throat - Head and Neck Surgery.

Nasal Hygiene

Maintaining nasal hygiene is important for breathing properly, preventing infection, and reducing allergy symptoms. Nasal spray with saline solution is the right tool to maintain nasal hygiene, especially in the nasal lining, prevent the nose from irritation, and clean dirt and germs.

Nutrition for ear health

Food greatly affects the health of the Ear, Nose, and Throat, consuming various nutritional variants is very useful for forming a strong immune system and protecting against infection.

Foods that contain omega-3 such as fish can help maintain blood flow in the ears. In addition, foods that are high in potassium such as bananas can protect the ears from damage caused by noise pollution.

Vitamins for body health

Vitamins play an important role in forming a strong immune system, which is also very important for the health of the Ear, Nose, and Throat. Vitamin C is one of the vitamins that helps form immunity and helps fight infection, vitamin C is usually found in fruits such as oranges and strawberries.

It is important to make regular visits and check-ups to a specialist in Ear, Nose, Throat - Head and Neck Surgery to maintain the health of the ears, nose, and throat. By doing regular check-ups will help to detect problems that occur more quickly, this prevents them from becoming advanced complications.

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