in the last 4 months, the hearing in my left ear has gone from 72% to 8% in my left ear. My ENT doctor didn't offer much hope for any improvement. Has anyone else out there lost this much hearing in such a short time. The doctor also said there was no treatment available except for a cochlear implant at a cost of $70,000. Is there no treatment other than the implant?
Are you on dyazide? I had completely lost the hearing in my left ear when I was first diagnosed. Staring on dyazide got my hearing back since it got the excess fluid out of my cochlea. One should not expect such a drastic hearing loss otherwise. Unfortunately there is no other treatment once you get to that point since you have to bypass the cochlea.
Not on dyazide. I assume this is a diurectic. I will call on Monday to get an appointment with an ENT doctor that specializes in hearing.
Highly agree. I'm on Maxide. Works great. I'd try that too.
Mine oretty mucin disappeared in my left ear as well if you don't have the bad pressure or noise I wouldn't just life with it sit to the right ear toward people at dinner etc. and adjust I would also get other opinions as everyone is different also donuiubtake any herbs or vitamins? Do some research on wjat works for different people
Just saw your not in diuretic definately see an ent and try that
What was your doctor's diagnosis?
Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN
Clinical Neurophysiologist
Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology
They are suggesting Meniere's but I was told there was no definite test to diagnose Meniere's. This all started in June when I became very nauseous while driving. I had three more episodes but only one episode of vertigo. On June 29, I developed Bell's Palsy and was given a diagnosis of Lyme Disease. I do not have the ringing in my left ear but just a pulsating feeling and now the profound hearing loss.
One of the (many) tests to determine the presence of Meniere's disease is pure tone audiometry. If hearing loss is less than 2000 Hz, then it is most likely Meniere's.
If it is Meniere's disease, the first line of treatment is intratympanic steroids.
Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN
Clinical Neurophysiologist
Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology