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I am waiting for my latest audiogram in the mail. But when I briefly discussed it with my ENT, my lows are maintaining a moderate loss and my highs are definitely declining. When I get my hands on that document I can better answer this. As for the surgeries, I had both ears done in 1999. I was...

According to my last hearing test my nerves and eardrum are operating well. It is the calcification of the inner ear bones that is the culprit of my hearing loss. I do wear hearing aids to try to help mask the tinnitus and amplify sound. I hope this weird hooting/rubbing/heartbeat noise is just...

Thank you for your concern and insight. I have been getting my hearing checked annually since I was a teenager. I have had a very slow gradual decline since the surgeries. I was tested again after the pregnancy and there wasn't any noticeable increase in the rate of that decline. The only new...

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I was diagnosed with Otosclerosis early and had the surgeries at 17. I can tell you that the number one thing my ENT did to diagnose it was hit his elbow with a tuning fork and pressed it on the orbital bone behind my ear. He asked me if it was louder there or just held a few inches away from...

I am 40 and had 2 Stapedectomies when I was 17. It was AMAZING how much my hearing improved... however my tinnitus also increased. I wouldn't trade the hearing for the world though. I am still technically on the grid with severe hearing loss but it is not in conversational tones so I can hear...

Hi, I am Arielle, an almost 40-year-old woman that has lived with tinnitus my whole life. Or at least it feels like it. I have Otosclerosis and it was diagnosed early with severe hearing loss. At the age of 17 I got a Stapedectomy in each ear and my hearing drastically improved. The downside to...

What does silence sound like?