I'm a student doing Engineering in my final year. I lost my hearing this year on the 5th of March. As soon as I lost my hearing, I started having constant noises in my ears like
a TV looking for signal, too much air blowing or cars & trucks moving.), sometimes it even get worse. I was diagnosed with TB of the brain / Encephalitis and I was on medication till March 2013. So, many doctors are saying that the hearing loss have been caused by the medication, but one doctor is against it.
Now, I don't know what do to, since hearing aids won't help me apparently according to the audiograms that I did. But I'm very scared to do a Choclear implant. What should I do? Please help.
Thank you.
I am sorry to hear you have had such a tough time and are concerned what to do next. The doctors you have seen are they from the ENT team? They may be if you have had an audiogram.
If I was you I would ask to be referred to a NHS lead/ top ENT consultant. You can request a second opinion by asking your GP. Tell your GP your concerns. You are entitled to a second opinion. Good luck x
Thank you Helen for your response.
I'm not sure if the doctors that I have seen are from the ENT or not, but I guess they are. This is really affecting my school very bad. I thought my hearing could come back soon and the that the Tinnitus will stop, but this is the 6th month already..
I'll try to ask to be refered to a NHS lead.
thanks.
I am going through the same problem, the only thing is I have a perforated ear drum and it is weeping.
My GP said that he can't syringe out my ears as half of the one ear drum is missing. He said that when he had a look, he could see the delicate parts of the inner ear.
I am going to see a specialist in the first week of September.
so can you still hear or the hearing is also gone?
Hearing is muffled, but when I get a bout at tinitus then I am lost to the world for a couple of minutes, when that happens to I drift in to a trance like state, not knowing what has just happened.