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Hi, I am new to the group. Suffered some sudden hearing loss in my left ear a few years ago. And just recently, I suddenly lost almost all the hearing I had left in that ear. It was immediately replaced by loud tinnitus. So, I hurried to the ENT to get oral prednisone (recommended treatment for sudden hearing loss) but it didn't restore any of my hearing. On to the next step: injections of prednisone behind the ear drum. I've had two so far and am awaiting the third and final injection. My questions for the group: have any of you had these prednisone injections for sudden hearing loss? Did they actually restore your hearing? Also my tinnitus is strange in that if I yawn, swallow, or (weirdly enough) splash water on face, like to wash it, I get a metallic whistling sound in my left ear. My ENT is not interested in these symptoms. Has anyone tried going to a chiropractor or other specialist beyond ENTs to get to the actual cause of your tinnitus or hearing loss? I'm grasping at straws here, because I'm getting desperate.
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I suddenly lost complete hearing in my left ear almost a year ago, when virus destroyed my nerve. Had intense vertigo, which hit while I was in the ENT's office. Not pretty, but it was interesting for him because he'd only seen patients after all that happened.
Went through the heavy oral steroids and the 3 shots to the eardrum which did nothing for my hearing. But the Ent had said if the oral steroids didn't work, there were really no other promising options. My age (80) and the extremeness of my vertigo were signs that I probably wouldn't have any improvement.
Unfortunately he was right. And I also get the different sounds in my ear along with the tinnitus.
I've read a bit about bicros hearing devices, but can't see how more sound coming in my good ear will be that more beneficial. I don't think they'd help in being able to source sounds.
I go back for a yearly follow-up next month and have a list of questions, but I'm afraid this is my new normal.