Hearing Information

mypaintings1212 asked:


a powerful gun went off near my right ear in an enclosed area, which made the sound even stronger. I immediately experienced tinnitus and a severe loss of hearing in both ears. It gradually got better over the next two hours, but my right ear is definitely more damaged than my right ear. Is this permanent hearing loss? Will my hearing ever go back to normal?

melody asked:


One of my ears is like that,I haven’t used hearing aid yet as my other ear has normal hearing.I like to become a nurse anesthetic ;that’s why I need to hear well from both ears.I live in the United States.Last time I visited an audiologist,she couldn’t suggest me any hearing aid for 90 percent hearing loss,yet I beleive it should be some that’s why I am researching on it personaly.Any information is greatly appreciated.Thanks,

mapdovin asked:


What have people with near total hearing loss to receive and hear phone conversations?
My 84-year old grandmother is deaf in one ear and has near-total hearing loss in the other. She wears hearing-aids but can not understand alot of words.
What appliances can you suggest (bonus: where can I purchase them online) that can assist in this particular situation? What can any one tell me about the ((CapTel is a Telephone)) the cost and how well it works? I miss talking with my grandma…HELP PLEASE

Chadwick C asked:


I’m a 27 yr old/female . I had a stapendectomy performed 7 1/2 wks ago. I experienced extreme nausea vertigo I noticed I couldn’t hear out of my operated ear but assumed it would get better with time. A hearing test was performed last week by an Audiologist that revealed almost complete hearing loss in the operated ear. The doctor ordered a CT scan for this week. Does anyone have any suggestions.

linny asked:


I have complete loss of hearing in my left ear and have been told by my father that The marines will not accept me. Does anyone know what their policy is?

bklynsweetie asked:


My uncle has been riding the subway as a part of his daily routine for more that 20 years. He’s in his 40s, but we know that something is wrong, especially when we have to call him/repeat something more than once and louder than normal. I’m assuming that this is the main thing that could have contributed to hearing loss (I can’t really think of anything but this). As someone who has recently begun to ride the subway on a daily basis, do you think is there any way to protect my hearing? By the way, I don’t listen to my iPod on the train (because you have to put it up too loud to actually hear it anyway).

roly poly fish heads asked:


Professionals only please. As far as I know I have not been exposed to blasts or excessive loud noise on that side. I have tinnitus. My hearing loss is severe in high frequencies (65 Db). I have some neural damage in that ear (25 Db in high freq.). My right ear is fine (20 Db). I am 40, male, and have developed hearing loss and tinnitus gradually. Loud noises bother me. I have trouble with conversations in noisy places. As a child I had measles which may be relevant in some types of hearing loss. After visiting a hearing test, I was directed to a specialist. After reading on the internet, I am for the first time taking my hearing loss seriously. In fact, I am worried. What is the most probable cause of my hearing loss? It’s only in my left ear. What would still be common causes? Noise/environment? Otosclerosis? Acoustic neuroma? Are acoustic neuromas in fact extremely rare? I chose to deliberately wait until after Christmas. 6 more days… Is it still most likely noise?

chumptheory asked:


My doctor told me theres two types of hearing loss. A Temporary threshold shift which is temporary hearing loss and a permanent shift which results in the ear being exposed to loud sounds everyday.

Now if this is the case, would it be cool if I just went to arcades without ear plugs about once every 6 months or so? Or will it give me hearing loss?

mil8 asked:


My 84-year old grandmother is deaf in one ear and has near-total hearing loss in the other. She wears hearing-aids but relies on lip-reading to assist w/ comprehension.

Phone calls can no longer be accepted because of her condition.

What appliances can you suggest (bonus: where can I purchase them online) that can assist in this particular situation?

northfulton39 asked:


40 yr old healthy male, no history of hearing loss himself or in his family, suddenly began to lose hearing in one ear. Hearing in that ear sounds like everything is under water. Doctor is testing to see if it’s a tumor. What type of tumor would he be looking for - in the brain, in the ear? Is this common?