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Old 03-08-2007, 03:13 PM   #1
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hi there, im 23 years old and i have always had something wrong with my ears, i think when i was little and you have hearing tests at school they said that i have whats called "selective hearing" like when i would watch tv you would have to get my attention before talking to me, now im 23 and i have had hearing tests and i do need hearing aids, im not sure what kind of hearing loss i have, but i know that when the ENT guy did this test were he put headphones on me and it was words i had to repeat i had difficulty hearing them, i know i lip read alot, i also tryed to explain to him that i get like a static thing going on in my left ear when i listen to music on my headphones it not loud, but he never listened to me i felt, i have just experienced on and off like sick feeling when i went to bed, not lying down but sitting in bed, felt like i would be sick. also i have noticed recently that my balance is getting worse, every now and then i mis judge an i do a little like try to save myself from falling over thing. i am also sensitive to loud sounds thats just happend in the last year, these sounds are like clattering of dishes, kinda high pitched ones make me cringe. i think my hearing is getting worse yet i dont have tinitus very often anymore yet the crackling sound when listening to music is still very real. i would wear the hearing aids that i got through this place that payed for them, yet it made it too loud and it didnt filter out the noices like backgroud noices, tv, phone, people talking, sitting in a mall and trolley being pushed that kind of thing, just made it louder, and now one of them done work, i can hear that electrical sound but no actual sound coming through it. and the one that does work, my right one its doesnt make much difference when im sitting watching tv alone, it weird, it usually made huge difference and it was kind of unbearable. i dont want to loss my hearing, it is getting worse, and i am prepared to go deaf...i just wondered if anyone knew if what i am experiencing can make me go deaf completely? and how long will it take? what is it? and how do i get the ENT person to listen to me? i also have that thing were i have to open my mouth wide or something to pop them, which doesnt seem to work all the time now. i have troubles flying on a plane and when i was over seas, (im in new zealand) i had difficulties on the undergrounds with pressure and so forth.

also this may sound weird, yet sometimes like for 5 mins i can hear my watch or a clock ticking then it will go away, like my hearing is normal for 5 mins again....

whats going on? what do i need to do? help please

ClemAngel

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Old 03-19-2007, 04:21 PM   #2
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Re: Scared will loss hearing altogether!

ClemAngel -

If your ENT is not listening, show them what you wrote. If that doesn't get their attention and you don't think he/she is treating you effectively, find another ENT and then another.. it's your hearing and you need to make sure someone hears you and answers your questions.

My condition is nothing like yours, so hard to relate completely. But, I do know the first time I asked for a hearing test because I knew something wasn't right, they did a basic test and dismissed it. It took me finding a doctor who actually performed in depth tests and took an MRI to diagnose.

Search for an ENT specializing in hearing.

Good luck!
Monica

 
Old 03-19-2007, 07:55 PM   #3
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hey there, thank you for your reply. i so dont know what to do ... i will however try and find someone who can help me. in new zealand our waiting lists are well way to long lol i think the more i wait the worse its getting. i have been having these type of head aches resently, and behind my ear and below a wee bit and on top of head feels like really tight, or heavy, kind of a pressure. im not sure it is related ... anyways. thank you for your reply. hope i find out whats going on soon. its driving me crazy not know even to know maybe what to look up on the internet etc

thank you again

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Old 03-31-2007, 12:40 PM   #4
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It sounds like an infection, and I think you should really try to make your best effort to see an ENT right away - like right about now!
Infections can be halted and reversed.
Dont be afraid to be a bit pushy - dont take this the wrong way, but sometimes men are more asserting in getting what they want or need than women are.

 
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hi there, thanks for your post.

i have been to see a lady who is a hearing therapst, dont know if thats spelt right, anyway, she asked me some questions and had a look in my ears etc she couldnt do a simple hearing test because i had a little wax in the way of one of my ear drums, so i had to leave it at that. she told me by sounds of things that i need digital hearing aids, i have analog ones, she didnt seem to think it was any kind of infection, however she did say that i have a tube disfunction. anyways she was very helpful and when i did ring that place to get appointment i did ring our public health ENT place for an appointment that as couple weeks ago and they said that it would probly be 3 weeks or something before i got an appointment but if anyone had cancelled theres i would get in. no such luck just yet. i think once i get another proffesional hearing test done, and compare it with the one i had a couple years ago hopefully it will show hearing loss and that im not going nuts lol

thank you for your post its given me the energy to ring the ENT place back and see were abouts i am on the waiting llist lol

well thanks again, i do hope to get it sorted soon.

 
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