I was fine, I went to bed and woke up in the middle of the night with severe vertigo. I was so sick! This was 6 months ago and I still have no hearing (except for the constant ringing) in my ear. I have had no luck on a diagnosis. The Dr.s don't know what caused it, I had no ear infection. I'm not asking for a diagnosis from you, just curious to find out about other people who has experienced this. How did you cope? Do you still have hearing loss?
2006-09-28 16:42:51 · 4 answers · asked by Spot68 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
My dad has the same thing. Get a CAT scan (seriously)!!!! My dad did and the doctor found a growth in his inner ear that can eventually lead to complete deafness, a brain tumor, and death. He's flying to LA to see a specialist that will remove it surgically.
Good Luck, and God Bless.
2006-09-28 16:46:46 · answer #1 · answered by Wocka wocka 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lost Hearing In One Ear
2016-11-11 02:21:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have experienced this phenomenon. About 12 years ago I woke up and I could not hear out of one ear and not very well out of the other ear either. It really scared me and so I called an ear, nose and throat specialist and got in that day. They ran a bunch of hearing tests on me and then told me I had some specific amount of hearing loss, I don't remember the numbers. I could not believe it happened overnight and I didn't know what caused it or if my hearing would recover. I came up with a theory since I had heard of it before that people can selectively lose their hearing because subconsciously they don't want to hear things. At the time I worked with a woman who had a chip on her shoulder and did some mean things to me that got me emotionally upset. I know that I wanted to blot her out. Anyway, after a day or so my hearing came back. I was disgusted that the doctor's office said I had hearing loss when it only happened overnight. They offered no explanation as to why it occurred overnight. It did not make sense to me. Now, many years later, I think I know what may have really happened. I may have been exposed to an allergen that caused it. I have a great many sensitivities to environmental toxins and some foods and as I get older they seem to have gotten worse. I only now have whatever normal hearing loss I have accumulated over the years. That sudden loss came back shortly after it happened. It was quite strange though. Since your hearing hasn't come back you may have something actually medically wrong.
2006-09-28 17:01:49 · answer #3 · answered by Goldenrain 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It could be a variety of things -- and it could disappear, on its own, without any intervention. Meniere's, BPPV, certain medications, certain chemical exposures, and stress can all cause this problem. I was given Antivert to relieve vertigo last year, even though mine was quite different, and though it helped with the vertigo, it made me really sleepy and slow, and I couldn't drive safely, for myself or for others. I actually caught myself drooling, a few times. Go for the 12.5 mg dose at first, just to see if a smaller dose relieves symptoms. The full dose is probably too much, esp. if you have responsibilities (like jobs, kids, etc.), and you can always upgrade to 25 mg later, if you need to.
2006-09-28 16:51:24 · answer #4 · answered by rhetorica 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a new doctor or doctors, keep going until you get a solution.
Sound like a bad virus/infection of the ear has left permanent damage. YOU DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN TO THE OTHER EAR. If it's preventable you need to know.
2006-09-28 16:49:18 · answer #5 · answered by mld m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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It might be a kind of tinnitus, but normally that's something that only last for some hours and than it's over again..
2016-04-11 03:48:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this happened to me last year...It was found out that I had an ear infection and it "dug" a hole in my ear drum...hearing came back after a month
2006-09-28 16:46:48 · answer #7 · answered by kJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋