Hearing loss after MRI

If you were wearing your aids during your MRI they could have affected the program in your hearing aids. Have a hearing aid program evaluation.

Thanks to all that have posted a reply so far. I am on day 3 of my 7 day steriod pack. I am finally wearing my hearing aids but they are turned up to full volume with minimal help. I temporarily stopped taking the allergy meds as the package says not to take them with steriods. Tomorrow, I plan to schedule an appointment with my hearing aid provider to get a hearing test and see if the volume threshold can be adjusted. I realize that this loss may be temporary but it is significant enough to cause me to want to stay away from interacting with others in a group. Thankfully, I am retired so my activities are mostly elective.

I feel badly for those whose doctor was not willing to provide the steroids. I don't know if they will help but it's the only therapy I came across online. As for the couple of people who ended up with hyperacusis, it sounds awful. My heart goes out to you.

I think this issue is more common than most people know. I had never had an MRI and had no idea what I was in for.
I felt rushed and had ill fitting earplugs provided for me. I was there complaining of ear issues. so it is doubly insulting that I was treated as I was.
After the procedure I developed tinnitus, and hyperacusis. Two conditions I would not wish on my worst enemy.
My tinnitus has varying levels of sound, but the hyperacusis is always a huge problem and has me jumping out of my skin at what is a minor sound to others.
No one seems o know much about either condition. I am more comfortable when I take Klonopin, but of course that is a controlled substance and cannot be taken freely.

Very sorry to hear of your trauma from your MRI. I can’t imagine having both tinnitus and hyperacousis as a result. Did you bring this up to the place where you had your MRI? I did talk to the person at the front desk but I am going to also bring it up to the clinic manager. Thank you for sharing your experience.

I have changed providers so no I didn’t bother with complaining. Complaining seems to mark you out as a “crank”.
I wanted to post my experience so people would understand MRI is a difficult procedure. I was in the machine for 45 minutes. (15 minutes for my neck, immediately followed by 30 minutes for my head). I had NO idea what I was in for! If I ever have another I will take my own ear protection.
I doubt I would ever agree to have it done again.
Perhaps I would have gone into tinnitus and hyperacusis eventually anyway, but it was certainly triggered by my experience.

@dloos, me too..everything you wrote. My tinnitus is awful right now. It can be triggered by ordinary noise if I am not careful.

I think this issue is more common than most people know. I had never had an MRI and had no idea what I was in for.
I felt rushed and had ill fitting earplugs provided for me. I was there complaining of ear issues. so it is doubly insulting that I was treated as I was.
After the procedure I developed tinnitus, and hyperacusis. Two conditions I would not wish on my worst enemy.
My tinnitus has varying levels of sound, but the hyperacusis is always a huge problem and has me jumping out of my skin at what is a minor sound to others.
No one seems o know much about either condition. I am more comfortable when I take Klonopin, but of course that is a controlled substance and cannot be taken freely.

How are you doing now? It’s been about 1 month since your post. I recently had a neck mri December 23 and I feel ear fullness , muffled hearing , and I can’t hear well I feel like I’m death . 323/738/7049 is my number text me so we can communicate more

My hearing still isn’t what it was. The fullness is mostly gone though. I am probably going to have to get new hearing aids as my old ones just don’t provide adequate benefit anymore. Good luck. I understand most people recover their hearing eventually.