Karen H
05-22-2001, 09:35 PM
Hi All,
I'm 27 year old and Ive suffered from nerve deafness in my right ear since I was 5 year old due to a childhood illness.
4 weeks ago I suddenly lost a great amount of hearing in my left ear. I have managed to find my hearing aid which I've only worn twice before when I was about 16 year old, but I've not really needed it until now (unless I had a realy bad cold and it affected me hearing).
I went to see my doctor who gave me some vertigo tablets to take whenever I feel dizzy, but its eased off now, but the hearing loss still remains.
I think the dizziness could be due to other medication, which can cause dizziness as a side effect but I'm mostly worried about my hearing :-(.
I had to go 12 days without and hearing aid, it was very frustrating during this time with having 3 son's who I couldn't hear them talking to me :-(. Although I can hear now with the hearing aid in place but I have it turned up nearly to th full so that I can hear people talking to me.
I went back to the hearin aid clinci a week ago and his managed to get me an emergancy appontment for 27th June :-) for a hearing test.
The thing is, whenever I place my finger in my ear and then remove it I feel dizzy. I have also tried to pop my ears but when I do pop them its only the right which works but the left! there's no sign at all!
What I would like to know is, could it be a build up of fluid in the tube which runs down the neck area behind the jaw bone? because I have also sufferer a lot of earache in that are.
I would be greatful for any help or idea's :-)
Karen
I'm 27 year old and Ive suffered from nerve deafness in my right ear since I was 5 year old due to a childhood illness.
4 weeks ago I suddenly lost a great amount of hearing in my left ear. I have managed to find my hearing aid which I've only worn twice before when I was about 16 year old, but I've not really needed it until now (unless I had a realy bad cold and it affected me hearing).
I went to see my doctor who gave me some vertigo tablets to take whenever I feel dizzy, but its eased off now, but the hearing loss still remains.
I think the dizziness could be due to other medication, which can cause dizziness as a side effect but I'm mostly worried about my hearing :-(.
I had to go 12 days without and hearing aid, it was very frustrating during this time with having 3 son's who I couldn't hear them talking to me :-(. Although I can hear now with the hearing aid in place but I have it turned up nearly to th full so that I can hear people talking to me.
I went back to the hearin aid clinci a week ago and his managed to get me an emergancy appontment for 27th June :-) for a hearing test.
The thing is, whenever I place my finger in my ear and then remove it I feel dizzy. I have also tried to pop my ears but when I do pop them its only the right which works but the left! there's no sign at all!
What I would like to know is, could it be a build up of fluid in the tube which runs down the neck area behind the jaw bone? because I have also sufferer a lot of earache in that are.
I would be greatful for any help or idea's :-)
Karen
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mlgable
05-29-2001, 11:40 PM
You need to make and appointment with and ear nose throat specialist to find out what is going on. Once you see the ENT doc and they figure out what is going on have him refer you to a competent audiologist for proper hearing tests and possibly a new hearing aid if one is needed. A competent audiologist is better qualified to help you with your particular hearing loss as well the deciding if a hearing aid is needed in your case than most of the people at your local hearing aid dispensing center.