Loss of hearing in the good ear

[Raven]

About every two months or so, the hearing in my good ear goes down to a level where normal sounds I'm used to are different and some word recognition is lost. This usually lasts for about 24 - 36 hours and then my right / good ear bounces back. My wife blames it on changes in the weather. Anybody here experience this?

For those who don't know, I had a AN removed from my left side but still have the one on the right ("good") side. I'm SSD on the left side.

John

[Jim Scott]

John ~

I don't have a valid explanation for your hearing loss but being SSD, you can't afford to take chances.  It could be weather-related but I wouldn't rely on that as a  'diagnosis'.  I suggest that you schedule a consultation with your Primary Care Physician to explore this sudden, intermittent hearing loss before it poses a serious threat to your ability to hear, at all.   

Jim

[TJ]

I am not a doctor, but you might have Meinere's disease in that ear.  The symptoms you describe are exactly how meinere's acts.  One day you can hear fine, the next day can't hardly hear at all.  I have Meinere's in my left ear and AN on the right.  Let your doctor know, they can check it out.

Good Luck
TJ

[Raven]

Thanks for the replies Jim & TJ,

This has been going on ever since my surgeries, it is something I've gotten used to but I do want to find out what is going on. I might add that when this happens my inner ear almost feels like there is fluid in there. I can tap the side of my head with the heel of my hand and I can feel it. When my hearing is back to a normal level (for me anyway) it does not feel like fluid is in there.........Eustachian tube not draining fast enough?

I'm actually getting an MRI in a few weeks for a scheduled visit to my Dr. I will ask him about this as I'm a little concerned about it.

John

[Raven]

I'm actually getting an MRI in a few weeks for a scheduled visit to my Dr. I will ask him about this as I'm a little concerned about it.

John

Update:
I did see my Dr. and he said the occasional change in hearing could be caused by swelling and steroids could take care of it if need be.

Now, to the good stuff, my MRI showed no growth of the remaining AN, so see ya in a year...........YEEEE HAAAA.........strangely enough there has been no growth in the 4 years since being diagnosed.

John

[Jim Scott]

John ~

Thanks for the update and congratulations on the good news!

Jim

[Susan A]

Update:
I did see my Dr. and he said the occasional change in hearing could be caused by swelling and steroids could take care of it if need be.

I've been told my 2 different docs that I might lose some hearing from time to time in my AN ear - and that I need to be aware of it happening because steroids might very well bring it right back if I get them soon enough.

[MinhVietNam]

Hi everybody. I am VietNammese, I find my case in all your stories. I have AN in right ear and I had CK 2 years ago. One year later sine Ck my hearing almost recover so I feel very happy, but recently (five or four mouths ago) sometime I loss all hearing (I only can hear in right ear because my left ear hearing loss during the other surgery). I feel very upset because I can't find the source.

Lucky, I find this forum and read all your stories and comments. In my country, it's hard to find those information even I tried to meet my Dr many time.

Now I can calmed down a bit. But someone please tell me how to use Steroid to solve my problem because I can't hear good enough to work.

Thanks so much.