Why do I have difficulty hearing in noisy environments

Condition analysis:
One of the first symptoms of a high-frequency hearing loss is increased difficulty understanding speech in noisy situations.  Also, as we age our ears and brain don’t separate the speech you want to hear from the background noise.  When this filtering/processing system doesn’t work well, all the sounds get jumbled together.  This makes it very hard to understand speech in noise.

Instructions:
Onion as home remedy for hearing loss:
Hough Ear Institute researchers found that antioxidant treatment could reduce cochlear damage and hearing loss adminstered shortly after blast exposure. ‘Administration of a combination of antioxidants 2,4-disulfonyl α-phenyl tertiary butyl nitrone (HPN-07) and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) beginning 1 hour after blast exposure could reduce both temporary and permanent hearing loss,’ they said. The antioxidants worked by significantly reducing hair cell loss in the ear because of the blast.

Incidentally, these antioxidants can be derived from onions. This means, onion can be used as natural remedy for ear problems due to trauma and blasts, and air pressure changes.

Onion pack can also be a home remedy for middle ear infections in children. Scientists, however, feel that there is not sufficient evidence to prove this, but some parents feel this treatment helps.

Dosage:
Macerate 300g of onion in one litre of water for 12 hours. Take 3 glasses per day.

Place onion packs in the affected ear for treating middle ear infection (otitis) in children.