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Hearing Loss | Last Active: Oct 23 6:07am | Replies (164)

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....not sure if this will help but your saying that hearing/noises etc. differs from day to day and mine is the same so hard to pin down cause. Reading about it all, it is very complicated sorting out hearing loss/tinnitus/hyperacusis/involving sometimes TMJ, sinus, what we eat/drink and what noises are around us.. I even read weather can play a part. I have moderate hearing loss and tried hearing aids for a few days couple years ago but didnt suit; also now have tinnitus but even that fluctuates. I feel mine could be hereditary but parents passed and I am 78 so cant ask... but also from many medications especially antibiotics but no proof and damage is done. The tinnitus is horrible but last year or so realized a lot of the noise I put down to tinnitus is hyperacusis (and having mri's with no ear protection over the years may have contributed, who knows?)...I can hear things much louder - so a mix of hearing loss yet can 'over-hear' shower on my head, machinery running/neighbours; even dropping something is overly loud compared to before yet can only hear half of what husband says! If there is a test for Menieres I havent had it and where I live there are only two ENT doctors and I cannot travel much due to fecal incontinence. So I just do what I can .. Ihave ipad and listen to relaxation tapes a lot and pick ones with vocals I can hear/tolerate... and when have mri ask for double hearing protection; so I hope you can find ways to cope because depending on the cause, it's hard to find a "cure" ... and with other medical issues to deal with can accentuate symptoms. Wish you the best, J. (Canada)

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Thanks for relaying your story. It's surely helpful that we can share our experiences. It does seem that the reasons for all this are not really known -- doctors are just taking their best guess. I'm still trying to figure out if I actually have Meneire's, or if it's something else. The ENT diagnosed it as "possible Meniere's," but seemed mostly stumped.

The weird "pitch shifting" effect I experienced over the weekend has vanished. Now I'm just experiencing a loss of low frequencies in one ear, and when I speak, it feels like my voice is being conducted internally from my throat to that same ear. The other ear is fine. It just feels like it might be some kind of congestion (allergy??). Hopefully my MD can figure this out.