Hearing loss after COVID

I'm sorry @blueraven ! Thats exactly what mine is. I'm on my last day of steroids which have helped with the swelling and pressure in my ear. I've been doing hours of sound therapy a day which provides relief. Be careful with the loud TV because that aggravated it for me. I had to stop playing the piano and I keep everything at low volume with headphones in one ear.

I cant tell if its improved yet but my audiologist appt is in a week.

Update on this: the steroids worked for awhile, even after I was done with them. But a week later the deafness returned. I've been doing sound therapy for hours a day since this post and that provides relief from the ringing. My doctor appt is tomorrow morning so ill see what the next option is.

I am an audioprosthologist and was VP at a subsidiary of Siemens, training physicians and audiologists in hearing instrumentation, Often you can buy CDs that have sounds that will mask your tinnitus (ear/head noises) and you could be a candidate for a cochlear implant or a bi-cross hearing system, wherein the sound on the bad ear is transmitted to the good hear. Louder is not clear because once the nerves are damaged, the hearing systems only stimulate the ones left so there is usually not a recovery to 100% again, but every day there are new improvements to help the hearing impaired. And sometimes, it is a temporary loss. Best wishes to you, Gina

With covid comes high grade of fever make sure wax hasn't melted way up in there. I have a damaged ear drum from a radio with loud bass... now my drum produces extra wax to protect the drum . I've had loss of hearing for along time now it messes with my equal librium

Hi tiovesherdad.... interesting comments, thanks. For years my husband has played his music at very high volume while in his workshop. Also working with power tools and never wearing ear protection. Now he has a lot of hearing loss and produces a lot of earwax, goes in every month or so for removal. Some equilibrium problems also. Sounds similar to your situation.
The wax removal for him is painful.... do you use anything to soften wax and what works best for you? Judy

Anyone who has balance/equilibrium problems should find a vestibular rehab specialist (a PT with additional training in vestibular rehab therapy--VRT). Simple DAILY exercises will restore balance and help eye-hand coordination. The only trick is that you will need to do some VRT every stinking day. Good news is that it's not strenuous or difficult, nor does it require lots of equipment. The return is simply terrific, as normal balance is far, far better than stumbling along, perpetually afraid of falling!

I'm fortunate that I live only two hours away from Legacy Good Samaritan's Vestibular Center in Portland, OR, one of the best in the US. FWIW, Portland is a central place for vestibular issues due to the long connection between the vestibular center and NASA: While Dr. Black was alive, he tested astronauts' vestibular responses before and after they had been in space. VEDA (international organization for those with vestibular disorders) is also located in Portland. Dr. Epley (Epley maneuver for BPPV) was a Portland doc. The first book specifically about Meniere's was published by VEDA; I edited, designed, and managed publication and distribution of both the initial first edition and a later second edition. VEDA also published two other books: Balancing Act (general info about balance issues) and BPPV (about that specific disease). Since then at least two other books have been published about Meniere's.

I have hearing loss in both ears from Covid...much worse in my left ear. I am using hearing aids but the sound quality is not good and is degrading. It is very isolating...6 grandchildren and I am losing my ability to interact with them. Has anyone gotten a Cochlear implant to address the issue...If so, was it a good solution? Does Mayo Clinic offer any help or solutions?

I have the same and also hyperacusis. It makes it hard to be in groups or with boisterous grandchildren. I feel terrible that I cannot do the things I did in the past with my three grandchildren. A short visit is about all I can manage.
My life is so diminished.

I am 49 ,, in 2022 I got sick with covid. Since then I have never been able to hear very well. I get pains all the time in both ears . I have had a Ct scan , MRI and ear tubes. Nothing helps and they can’t seem to find what would cause it. I am so frustrated and worried I’ll never hear right again

My issues seem to be eustachian tube dysfunction. Nobody really knows for sure. My issues started after a long plane flight, so that seems the most logical to me. I have seen seven different ENT docs and there is no consensus in diagnosis, but ETD seems the most logical. The doctor I’m seeing now has suggested Eustachian tube expansion with balloon inflation. I know the reviews of this are somewhat mixed, but it seems low risk and I plan to try it.