Anyone ever had sudden hearing loss?
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My brother has over the last 2 days lost the hearing in his left ear. Anyone had a problem like this before, what was it, how did you fix it? We are thinking a ball of wax rolled into where it blocks his hearing, but has anyone else had other issues?
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My brother has over the last 2 days lost the hearing in his left ear. Anyone had a problem like this before, what was it, how did you fix it? We are thinking a ball of wax rolled into where it blocks his hearing, but has anyone else had other issues?
September 24th, 2009 at 8:52 am
He’ll need to see his family doctor; Hopefully its just a wax blockage but there are many other causes, the commonest is congestion behind the eardrum - usually temporary but may need treatment or simple surgery if it doesn’t clear.
Amongst the rarer causes is viral damage to the inner ear, which may or may not be reversible.
There are two basic types of deafness: conductive and sensorineural. Conductive losses are by far the commonest and include wax and congestion. Sensorineural involve either the cochlea or the acoustic nerve.
Ask your brother if his own voice sounds louder in his normal ear or his affected ear. If its in the affected ear (like when you have a cold) it means there is a conductive loss and is usually easily treated. If his voice sounds louder in his good ear this should be considered a medical emergency and help should be sought immediately funkysi65a