ANA Discussion Forum
Post-Treatment => Post-Treatment => Topic started by: mandihester on July 19, 2017, 08:15:01 am
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I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but since I started a new health program, my hearing has improved!! I haven't worn my hearing aid in 2 weeks- I haven't needed to!
I still have a little tinnitus but it's SO minor compared to what it was. Has this happened to anyone else?
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mandihester, given that your surgery was less than a year ago, it looks like the nerve is recovering from the trauma of surgery. Regardless of the mechanism, it's great to hear that you are improving.
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Thank you!
My hearing has really fluctuated the entire time- some days good, most bad. My audiologist was kinda of surprised that it's been the way it is. I go back next month for another hearing test. I can't wait to see those results!
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You can do informal hearing tests between formal tests http://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/hearing.html . I use a earplug with the one earpiece cut off to avoid sound contamination.
The results are only relative. In my case I do my non-AN ear then my AN ear and look at the difference. I keep a record to look for trends.
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mandihester,
I'm not sure it qualifies as improved hearing because my hearing was never too bad. I did have aweful imbalance issues pre-surgery though. I too had RS surgery, followed by GK.
According to my annual ENT audiologist test results some tone range detection has improved over the past 2 years.
I'm told, and some studies show, it can take up to 5 years to realize hearing changes.
In any case that's great news! Best of luck to you!!!
@ANSydney,
Interesting test! I gave it a try. If your bored, give this a try, take a phone with a dial-tone (like the old non-cell phone kind)...hold it up to your non-an ear for awhile...then hold it to your AN ear. For me I definitely perceive a slight change in the tone pitch. I thought it was interesting when my Neurologist had me do it, not that it is a scientific test or means anything significant.
Good luck on your w&w!
BR,
Jet
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The website given can be used to give you an objective measure of hearing in between formal hearing tests. (At least AN ear versus non-AN ear.) Get a pair of earbud headphones, cut one earbud off to avoid interference, test your non-AN ear, test your AN ear, take the difference for each frequency and that is how much your AN ear has lost relative to your non-AN ear.
Keep the cutoff headphones just for this purpose and write results down so you can see the trend.
I would at least yearly formal hearing tests to see how hearing is travelling.