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Yes! I too experience hearing loss in my right ear. I tested positive October 28, 2020 and it hasnt gotten any better. Everything sounds muffled like my ear is clogged or I’m underwater. I put peroxide in it but that didn’t help. I have absolutely no taste or smell so I’m hoping it’s all a part of that upper viral infection, the hearing loss. On A percentage scale, I’d say I’ve lost 50% of my hearing in my right ear. I have to turn my TV volume all the way up to 10 and it’s still not loud enough. I bet my neighbors love me. LOL! Let me know if your hearing improves. I haven’t been to the ear doctor yet but if this progresses I’ll have no choice but to go. I understand it is a rare symptom from the virus. Good luck to you:))
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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
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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.