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]Very scared
Just found out by my ent today that I suffered SSHL. In my left ear. I was on my last day of vacation ready to go home and woke up to a clogged ear that got me worried so I went to an urgent care asap. I'm taking prednisone with a tapered schedule for two weeks and had one injection to the ear Thursday. I hear clicking poping and some rapid low tones in my effected ear. Looking for advice from any who can make sense of what maybe going on. Please.
Very scared
Just found out by my ent today that I suffered SSHL. In my left ear. I was on my last day of vacation ready to go home and woke up to a clogged ear that got me worried so I went to an urgent care asap. I'm taking prednisone with a tapered schedule for two weeks and had one injection to the ear Thursday. I hear clicking poping and some rapid low tones in my effected ear. Looking for advice from any who can make sense of what maybe going on. Please.
A family member went thru Sudden Hearing Loss at about age 40 or so and was married and had 2 little children. The family all came to the conclusion it was due to a lot of pharma drug interactions including Vicodin. She ended up with a Cochlear Implant in left ear only as the doctors wanted to leave the right one alone in case she got some hearing back.
15 yrs later she avoids drugs with a passion and lives with this damage.
She went thru House Clinic in L.A. and it's said probably 50% of hearing loss issues are due to Vicodin.
]Very scared
Just found out by my ent today that I suffered SSHL. In my left ear. I was on my last day of vacation ready to go home and woke up to a clogged ear that got me worried so I went to an urgent care asap. I'm taking prednisone with a tapered schedule for two weeks and had one injection to the ear Thursday. I hear clicking poping and some rapid low tones in my effected ear. Looking for advice from any who can make sense of what maybe going on. Please.
I have been getting treatment for this same issue for five weeks with little progress. Although after a tube insertion and injection my symptoms/pain and constant tinnitus have eased up. From what I understand there is a six week window for treatment to try to get hearing loss returned. Best odds are from immediate treatment from the initial occurrence. I go back to ENT in 10 days for further testing but after that we are going to see a neurologist for their advice.
If I can help, ask or PM me.
Good luck to you!
Hi Tickyul, thanks for responding . My hearing lost came without any warning signs in my left ear.. I just went to sleep woke up and felt fullness in my left ear , thought it was allergies so I took an Advil to see if that would clear things up but things got worst. , became little dizzy. Hoping and praying things get better with the treatments. At this moment I hear sound pitches, poping , and muffled sounds in my ear , where as before I heard nothing in my ear. Hope that's a good sign. Thanks Tickyul.
Hi Tickyul, thanks for responding . My hearing lost came without any warning signs in my left ear.. I just went to sleep woke up and felt fullness in my left ear , thought it was allergies so I took an Advil to see if that would clear things up but things got worst. , became little dizzy. Hoping and praying things get better with the treatments. At this moment I hear sound pitches, poping , and muffled sounds in my ear , where as before I heard nothing in my ear. Hope that's a good sign. Thanks Tickyul.
So you don't have a history of taking a lot of drugs, I asked you that one. j
No drugs . just fish pill and muiltivitamin in the morning. It may have been something I picked up in a hot tub near a pool, where several people were using.Dont no for sure but that's the last place I went before going to sleep. Thanks
No drugs . just fish pill and muiltivitamin in the morning. It may have been something I picked up in a hot tub near a pool, where several people were using.Dont no for sure but that's the last place I went before going to sleep. Thanks
Did anyone suggest trying an OTC decongestant? Why would you take Advil for an allergy? It is an anti-inflammatory but it wouldn't counteract an allergic reaction. Wouldn't an antihistamine be a better choice? Hope you find an answer OP!
Hi Tickyul, thanks for responding . My hearing lost came without any warning signs in my left ear.. I just went to sleep woke up and felt fullness in my left ear , thought it was allergies so I took an Advil to see if that would clear things up but things got worst. , became little dizzy. Hoping and praying things get better with the treatments. At this moment I hear sound pitches, poping , and muffled sounds in my ear , where as before I heard nothing in my ear. Hope that's a good sign. Thanks Tickyul.
Just to let your know, when my ears were infected and partially closed..........it took a LONG time for
the swelling and infection to go away, like 6 weeks. During that whole time, my ears felt full and my hearing was much diminished.
Just as a very rough gauge, you should be able to easily put the first joint of your pinky fully into
your ear-canals...........if not, they are probably quite swollen.
Just to let your know, when my ears were infected and partially closed..........it took a LONG time for
the swelling and infection to go away, like 6 weeks. During that whole time, my ears felt full and my hearing was much diminished.
Just as a very rough gauge, you should be able to easily put the first joint of your pinky fully into
your ear-canals...........if not, they are probably quite swollen.
I certainly cannot do that, never have been able to. And my ear canals are certainly not swollen.
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