Advice Needed

[snash]

Hi All,

I have been having issues with my hearing and I did hearing test which showed I have bilateral high frequency sensorineural hearing losses which were in the severe range.
Tympanometry showed normal middle ear pressure.
(both ears) tympanoplasty membranes were intact althrough some degree of scarring

I am really scared and blown away when I heard this since I am young and how this will effect me. The audiologist suggested wearing hearing aids which I don't want to do. I work in a environment which involves a lot of phone calls and answering a Police radio for over 14 years. But I realised my hearing was diminishing which led me to take the hearing test.

The audiologist did not tell me what caused this, how I got this. I just do not want to do, but I would appreciate in advance what options I got. I intend to know how serious this is do you suggest I have an mri scan to reveal the severity of the cause, what can I do to protect my hearing with the hearing I have left as I do not want it to get more deteriorate further.

I also emailed Dr Wilden who has suggested that I try the laser therapy to support exhaustion of hearing calls. But, the cost is expensive and I don't want to waste money if it does not work. What can I do?


Kind Regards,

Snash

 

[glynis]

I have high frequency hearing loss and some low.
I do have hearing aids with masker setting but only wear them if needed .
My son has hearing loss in one ear and does not wear a hearing aid.
I think if you try them and benefit wearing them the choice is yours to take...
Good luck ....lots of love glynis

 

[snash]

That doesn't solve the problem I don't want to wear hearing aids, its just for work and social purpose.

 

[Sam Bridge]

Are you struggling to hear in day to day situations? If so then i guess you will need to get the hearing aid.

 

[GregCA]

That doesn't solve the problem I don't want to wear hearing aids, its just for work and social purpose.

Unfortunately there aren't many choices around, since there is currently no cure for hearing loss.
If your loss is unilateral the doc may suggest an MRI to rule out an acoustic neuroma, but it sounds you may simply have noise induced hearing loss. Not necessarily a trauma, but a long term exposure through your phone/radio work.
You can still do a full physical to get some baseline and make sure there isn't something obvious going on (Blood work, etc).

 

[snash]

I did a full blood count last week and was given the clean bill of health. When you say full physical (apart from blood work) what do you mean? I was surprised when the doc told me this, but I felt so bad in the sense that how can he diagnose me just by doing a test and looking at my ears? He (Audiologist) did not even tell me how I got this and didn't really "wanted to know my concerns". He just said he will refer me to hearing aid specialist NHS and next please. How can I tell my cells are damages, if they are how many cells do I have? How can I protect myself from the loss I do have in terms of preventative measures? There are a lot of questions unanswered. If this is noise induced can I sue my employers for this for compensation?

 

[GregCA]

I did a full blood count last week and was given the clean bill of health.

Blood count only is quite limited. An extended test will report on electrolytes, vitamins, lipids, hormones, etc...

If you haven't suffered any trauma, you may simply be affected by aging (presbycusis) or maybe occupational loss.

 

[snash]

So what blood test should I request for, I did one for the full blood test? Am I missing something here?

 

[GregCA]

So what blood test should I request for, I did one for the full blood test?

You said you did one for the blood count. Most likely it's a CBC test, since you used the word "count".
I mentioned to you the other things that you can ask to check for, which are: electrolytes, vitamins, lipids, hormones, etc... Ask your doctor.

 

[Parfait]

I wouldn't waste your money on the laser treatment- I've never read anyone that's been helped by it and there won't be any robust evidence for it curing tinnitus. Regards suing, there was another thread about that. Think it said that the person spent a lot of money on a lawyer and got nowhere as it was impossible to prove the tinnitus or the cause if.

 

[snash]

Can anyone recommend me a place in London where I can get a private mri done for my (hearing loss) ears?