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Headphoneus Supremus
This is an inner ear related condition and it requires quick action by us if you are to have a favorable outcome. Ideally it should be treated within 3 days.
The purpose of this thread is to inform people (like myself) who were unaware of such a condition.
I will give brief details today and will follow up within the next few weeks with further content and updates.
Anyone is welcome to post here and talk about anything related to sudden hearing loss and your own personal experiences and outcomes..................
I got sudden hearing loss in my better left ear on Friday the 13th December 2019. I am now reliant on my right ear which is not as good as I thought it was.
I though it was just an ear wax blockage which I have been getting in recent years or possibly some middle ear mucous.
I started to use olive oil drops over the following days in preparation for wax removal.
I got a hearing test on the following Thursday (6 days) and they said there was compacted ear wax blocking the ear.
The next day (Friday) I had micro suction earwax removal but it did not improve my hearing by much.
They did a full hearing test and identified that it was inner ear related and that I should go to the Eye and Ear Emergency hospital in Dublin.
In the hospital they did another brief test followed by a full test done by an audiologist. The results showed that it was inner ear related and most likely SSNHL - sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
I was prescribed Prednisolone steroid tablets 60mg per day (taken in the morning) for the first 7 days, followed by a reducing dose of 50mg, 40mg, 30mg, 20mg and a last dose of 10mg over the following 5 days (total of 12 day course). I have 2 more days to go.
I am planning on getting an MRI of the head and am considering getting an Intratympanic (through eardrum) steroid injection which soaks the cochlea in a steroid solution.
My GP has referred me to an ENT Consultant at a private hospital.
I had symptoms of a head virus before the event and I also asked my GP to prescribe me with a 7 day course of a broad spectrum anti viral called Valaciclovir 2 X 500mg 3 times daily (which I will finish tomorrow). I was having some slight occasional feelings of imbalance and this has improved since I started taking it.
If I had sought medical intervention earlier the odds of recovery might have been better. The best odds seem to are about 50% but more realistically, depending on who you speak to, can be about 20-30% even after swift action and treatment.
All feedback, experience and advice is welcome..........................
The purpose of this thread is to inform people (like myself) who were unaware of such a condition.
I will give brief details today and will follow up within the next few weeks with further content and updates.
Anyone is welcome to post here and talk about anything related to sudden hearing loss and your own personal experiences and outcomes..................
I got sudden hearing loss in my better left ear on Friday the 13th December 2019. I am now reliant on my right ear which is not as good as I thought it was.
I though it was just an ear wax blockage which I have been getting in recent years or possibly some middle ear mucous.
I started to use olive oil drops over the following days in preparation for wax removal.
I got a hearing test on the following Thursday (6 days) and they said there was compacted ear wax blocking the ear.
The next day (Friday) I had micro suction earwax removal but it did not improve my hearing by much.
They did a full hearing test and identified that it was inner ear related and that I should go to the Eye and Ear Emergency hospital in Dublin.
In the hospital they did another brief test followed by a full test done by an audiologist. The results showed that it was inner ear related and most likely SSNHL - sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
I was prescribed Prednisolone steroid tablets 60mg per day (taken in the morning) for the first 7 days, followed by a reducing dose of 50mg, 40mg, 30mg, 20mg and a last dose of 10mg over the following 5 days (total of 12 day course). I have 2 more days to go.
I am planning on getting an MRI of the head and am considering getting an Intratympanic (through eardrum) steroid injection which soaks the cochlea in a steroid solution.
My GP has referred me to an ENT Consultant at a private hospital.
I had symptoms of a head virus before the event and I also asked my GP to prescribe me with a 7 day course of a broad spectrum anti viral called Valaciclovir 2 X 500mg 3 times daily (which I will finish tomorrow). I was having some slight occasional feelings of imbalance and this has improved since I started taking it.
If I had sought medical intervention earlier the odds of recovery might have been better. The best odds seem to are about 50% but more realistically, depending on who you speak to, can be about 20-30% even after swift action and treatment.
All feedback, experience and advice is welcome..........................
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