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Hearing loss after radiation treatment for head and neck cancer
Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Dec 20, 2019 | Replies (3)Comment receiving replies
Hi @rossfee,
I see that @alpaca responded to your question elsewhere that chemo (Cisplatin) can cause hearing loss and sometimes radiation too if given very near the ear. @gaybinator posted this cautionary tale about her husband's hearing loss, which they originally thought was due to cancer treatments. Turns out it wasn't. Read more here:
- Hearing Loss https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hearing-loss-2/
Ross, did you get radiation close to your ear? Did you tell your radiation oncologist about the loss of hearing? What did they say?
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The surgery slightly rearranged my ear and hearing canal. I see an ENT after Christmas at Mayo so we will hopefully learn more about how it started and how extensive it is. My tumor was just under my right ear lobe. Radiation doctor hasn’t heard yet.