Will I regain my hearing in left ear?

Why would sensorial hearing loss come on that quickly? That doesn’t make sense. You probably had mild hearing loss before the incident that knocked out your hearing. Conventional doctors, conventional treatments. I had similar situation after a flight to Hawaii. Unfortunately for me the wait times were so long to see any specialists, the window for steroid treatment had closed. Sounds like you were able to see doctors pretty quickly. For some people your prescribed treatment does bring hearing back. Good luck to you!
I have not been so lucky.
Please post about the hyperbaric treatment. I have considered, but since my issues started with a plane flight, I’m a little dubious about the pressure involved in hyperbaric treatment. Some people have good success with that.
Fingers crossed that some of this treatment restores your hearing.

Thank for your response. I'm sorry you haven't had luck. I never had any hearing loss whatsoever. The doctors are calling it sudden hearing loss/sud8 den deafness. I am so uncomfortable and devastated. Everything sounds like an echo or roaring. I don't know how I'm going to live with this if it can't be fixed. I did go to hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber today. The first 15 min my ears hurt from the pressure change. The dr told me to sip water, swallow, same stuff we do on a plane. When the pressure stabilized it was okay. Then coming out of it, the pressure was let down I guess and my ears began popping. She said to do nothing that my ears will stabilize automatically. However, it's now 8 hours later and my right ear, the good one, is still popping. I have an appt to go again tom. I'm desperate to try whatever will work. I'll most likely go. Inside the chamber, I was able to watch TV. It's so hard to talk an listen to anyone and being a teacher that's a tough one! (Sound is horrible)

Thank for your response. I'm sorry you haven't had luck. I never had any hearing loss whatsoever. The doctors are calling it sudden hearing loss/sud8 den deafness. I am so uncomfortable and devastated. Everything sounds like an echo or roaring. I don't know how I'm going to live with this if it can't be fixed. I did go to hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber today. The first 15 min my ears hurt from the pressure change. The dr told me to sip water, swallow, same stuff we do on a plane. When the pressure stabilized it was okay. Then coming out of it, the pressure was let down I guess and my ears began popping. She said to do nothing that my ears will stabilize automatically. However, it's now 8 hours later and my right ear, the good one, is still popping. I have an appt to go again tom. I'm desperate to try whatever will work. I'll most likely go. Inside the chamber, I was able to watch TV. It's so hard to talk an listen to anyone and being a teacher that's a tough one! (Sound is horrible)

Why would sensorial hearing loss come on that quickly? That doesn’t make sense. You probably had mild hearing loss before the incident that knocked out your hearing. Conventional doctors, conventional treatments. I had similar situation after a flight to Hawaii. Unfortunately for me the wait times were so long to see any specialists, the window for steroid treatment had closed. Sounds like you were able to see doctors pretty quickly. For some people your prescribed treatment does bring hearing back. Good luck to you!
I have not been so lucky.
Please post about the hyperbaric treatment. I have considered, but since my issues started with a plane flight, I’m a little dubious about the pressure involved in hyperbaric treatment. Some people have good success with that.
Fingers crossed that some of this treatment restores your hearing.

Reply to dloos
Actually, sudden hearing loss does come on just that quickly. I was awake when mine happened, and it was like a switch was shut off on my right ear. I can tell you the exact date and what I was doing when it happened. Not realizing it was an emergency, I just assumed it was temporary like when you have a stuffed ear caused by a cold or something. Had I known better, I would have gone to the ER. The next morning, which was a Sunday, I woke up with severe vertigo so bad that I had to crawl when I was finally able to get put of bed. I contacted my PCP first thing Monday. They got me in to see a PA. No one seemed overly concerned by what was going on with me. I was sent to a physical therapist for the vertigo. Nothing got better so I went back to my PCP a few days later. By the time I got in to see an ENT, 10 days had passed. I had an MRI, and the steroid shot and meds did not bring my hearing back, but I later learned that an eatlier treatment would have given me a better chance. I have zero hearing in that ear. I had just had hearing tests on both ears 4 months before the SSHL so I knew my hearing was better than average for my age...no hearing aids needed.
About a year later, I had an Osia 2 bone conduction implant which helps with directional hearing, but I will never have the life I had before this happened. Only a person who has experienced sudden hearing loss will appreciate the life changing aspects of the phenomena. The sad part is that no one has ever been able to offer an explanation as to why this happened. There are theories, but no definitive answers. You just learn to live and cope with it. There are many things that can be worse in this life, but I still research for solutions. Never give up.

Reply to dloos
Actually, sudden hearing loss does come on just that quickly. I was awake when mine happened, and it was like a switch was shut off on my right ear. I can tell you the exact date and what I was doing when it happened. Not realizing it was an emergency, I just assumed it was temporary like when you have a stuffed ear caused by a cold or something. Had I known better, I would have gone to the ER. The next morning, which was a Sunday, I woke up with severe vertigo so bad that I had to crawl when I was finally able to get put of bed. I contacted my PCP first thing Monday. They got me in to see a PA. No one seemed overly concerned by what was going on with me. I was sent to a physical therapist for the vertigo. Nothing got better so I went back to my PCP a few days later. By the time I got in to see an ENT, 10 days had passed. I had an MRI, and the steroid shot and meds did not bring my hearing back, but I later learned that an eatlier treatment would have given me a better chance. I have zero hearing in that ear. I had just had hearing tests on both ears 4 months before the SSHL so I knew my hearing was better than average for my age...no hearing aids needed.
About a year later, I had an Osia 2 bone conduction implant which helps with directional hearing, but I will never have the life I had before this happened. Only a person who has experienced sudden hearing loss will appreciate the life changing aspects of the phenomena. The sad part is that no one has ever been able to offer an explanation as to why this happened. There are theories, but no definitive answers. You just learn to live and cope with it. There are many things that can be worse in this life, but I still research for solutions. Never give up.

@imayo Thank you for sharing your experience. Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is not that uncommon. It has been discussed several times on Mayo Clinic Connect. As a long time active member of the Hearing Loss Assn. of America (HLAA), I have met many people who have experienced it. In many instances it started after air travel. In others it just happened. In most cases there had been no prior indication of hearing loss.

In recent years there have been successful turn arounds by steroid treatment. However, that treatment has to happen within a few days of the occurrence of the sudden loss. An unfortunate reality is that far too many ER, PCP, PA professionals are not well informed about hearing loss, especially this kind. They don't realize that this condition needs immediate treatment. To complicate it even further, it is difficult to get in to see an ENT specialist immediately.

Among the people I know who have experienced SSNHL, most have had success with cochlear implants after learning their hearing is not going to come back. There is hope out there.

Hearing loss, especially that of adult onset, is life changing. It means a person has to learn new strategies on how to live well with it. Most adult onset hearing loss comes on gradually rather than suddenly. While that may sound easier to deal with, it is difficult because the person who has it often doesn't realize it even though everyone with whom they associate knows that something isn't right.

Coming to MCC to discuss these issues is the beginning of coping. Learning we are not alone helps. It helps even more when you have the opportunity to meet others like you in person. I highly recommend joining HLAA for information, for peer support and to become an advocate for more education, research and understanding of the invisible disability of hearing loss. http://www.hearingloss.org If there is an HLAA chapter near you, consider attending their meetings. Some chapters hold meetings on Zoom. While that isn't 'in person', you do have the opportunity to identify with people whom you will see and be able to learn from.

If anyone experiences sudden hearing loss it's extremely important to get treatment within a few days of onset. See an ear/nose/throat specialist. Be sure to tell them when trying to schedule an appointment that SSNHL is the reason it's urgent. Good luck to all. And good luck learning to cope with the realities of hearing loss if it becomes a part of who you are.

I'm literally going crazy. I've had 3 HBOT sessions and I feel like there is still pressure and popping from the treatment in my good ear. I can hear out of it but the sound of my own voice is like an echo and I'm beside myself. The left ear which is the one with sudden deafness also has tinitus. So, all I hear is basically roaring white noise and sometimes a t t t t t sound in addition. I'm cancelling my hbot appt tomorrow and demanding the ent neuro fit me in. I bet they'll tell me she's booked. I'm sorry, but I'm not handling this well at all. It's loud, echoish and I can't see how I can adjust to this. Maybe I should go to an ear hosp in Manhattan.. I don't know what to do