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Help: Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSHL) - very scary
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I am experiencing SSHL, 5 weeks in. I have complete hearing loss in my right ear per hearing test. I immediately started 60mg daily of Prednisone per ENT for 10 days, 10 days of Augmentin, and five days of Tamiflu. MRI showed no irregularities. I still have no hearing. Some suggestions I have heard are steroid injections into the ear, hyperbaric chamber, or just wait and see if hearing returns on its own per follow up appt. with ENT. Does anyone have any suggestions, pros or cons, for treatment or other options from a shared experience. I would appreciate any helpful comments, as I am concerned. Thank you.
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The unfortunate reality is that sometimes this does not go away. If it doesn't improve a cochlear implant may be an option for you. My sensorineural hearing loss progressed over time, so my cochlear implant story is different. However, I know several people who have experienced SSHL as you have. All of them have regained hearing with cochlear implants.
You didn't mention your left ear. Is your SSHL single sided?
i'm sorry, this won't be particularly helpful, but yeah, it's a whole grieving process honestly. everything i heard after experiencing sshl was that after 3 days, it was too late to do anything. my ENT put me on two weeks of high-dose steroids anyway, to no avail. my sshl came with a whopping tinnitus onset so it all took getting used to. but over time you will. cochlear implants are definitely an option to regain that hearing though. i've elected to go with the bicros hearing aid which brings what you're missing from the deaf ear over to the good ear. i wish you luck on this journey.
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Maybe a second opinion with another ENT ASAP?