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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / September 2008Alzheimers and hearing loss??
Hi everyone Been lurking here for months now. I've gotten alot of useful information from all of you, thank-you. Unfortunately my Mom has Alzheimers. She's almost 93 yrs old. She lives with me and my husband. She's lived with us for 5 years now. Her mental state has seriously declined over the past year. She cannot be left alone for any length of time. When we go to bed we have to lock up to the max, in fear that she'll leave the house in the middle of the night. She did exactly that in March. She seems to go through periods of being _extremely_ confused, for about a week or so, then coming 'somewhat' back to reality. When this happens she also becomes deaf. Then when her mind clears up, she can hear. This has happen a few times. Why does this happen? Anyone know? I'd greatly appreciate your input. Thanks Mysty Mysty, I haven't heard of this before, so can't be of any help. Maybe someone else can. Gwen Hi everyone Been lurking here for months now. I've gotten alot of useful information from all of you, thank-you. Unfortunately my Mom has Alzheimers. She's almost 93 yrs old. She lives with me and my husband. She's lived with us for 5 years now. Her mental state has seriously declined over the past year. She cannot be left alone for any length of time. When we go to bed we have to lock up to the max, in fear that she'll leave the house in the middle of the night. She did exactly that in March. She seems to go through periods of being _extremely_ confused, for about a week or so, then coming 'somewhat' back to reality. When this happens she also becomes deaf. Then when her mind clears up, she can hear. This has happen a few times. Why does this happen? Anyone know? I'd greatly appreciate your input. Thanks Mysty Thanks for responding Gwen. It's just so strange how both problems arise at the same time. I had mentioned this to people in the medical field and they were perplexed also. They say they can't see any correlation between the two. Maybe it's a coincidence??? Just strange how it has happened a _few_ times. It's happening right now. Well, thanks again. Mysty On Sep 11, 1:41 pm, <sweetpickl...@SPAMknology.net> wrote: When this happens she also becomes deaf. Then when her mind clears up, she can hear. This has happen a few times. Why does this happen? Anyone know? << Viscosity of the blood may be a problem .. They have shown this in a number of different studies. Cognition goes up as viscosity goes down / thinner blood. Thicker blood does not fill the brain properly it seems and when methods are employed to increase the flow of blood cognition is restored. Since viscosity ALSO is involved in hearing .. then one might want to look into methods to decrease / thin .. the viscosity of the blood .. ------------------------- Quality of life in patients with idiopathic sudden hearing loss: comparison of different therapies using the Medical Outcome Short Form (36) Health Survey questionnaire. Mösges R, Köberlein J, Erdtracht B, Klingel R Otol Neurotol 2008 Sep; 29(6):769-75. BACKGROUND: Cause and underlying pathogenic mechanisms of idiopathic sudden hearing loss (ISHL) are not fully understood, resulting in the widespread use of different polypragmatic treatment approaches, which have not been finally validated in randomized controlled trials. Quality of life (QoL) can provide helpful additional information when selecting the most appropriate therapy within current options. METHODS: In a prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical study, Rheopheresis-a method of therapeutic apheresis-was compared with a standard therapy consisting of either intravenous corticosteroids or hemodilution using pure-tone and speech audiometry. Quality of life as secondary outcome parameter was documented using the German Medical Outcome Short Form (36) Health Survey questionnaire. RESULTS: Two hundred forty patients were included in this trial. All three treatment options proved to be of equal efficacy regarding absolute and relative hearing gain or speech discrimination. Quality of life measured in Medical Outcome Short Form (36) Health Survey scores was less than the level of the normal German population at baseline for all groups, and mentally, ISHL patients felt more impaired than patients who have chronic hearing impairment. Rheopheresis treatment led to a higher QoL at the time of the follow-up visit compared with the drug-based therapies and compared with a large representative sample of the German general population. DISCUSSION: Treatments leading to accelerated recovery in combination with a minimal number of therapeutic interventions, for example, Rheopheresis, seemed to have a considerable effect on QoL. Because there is a dearth of evidence of efficacy for any treatment option in ISHL, QoL can provide additional information when choosing the most appropriate treatment option. Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology [Otol Neurotol] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://tinyurl.com/634q5a Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/4rq595 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > Hi everyone > Been lurking here for months now. I've gotten alot of useful information [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Thanks > Mysty A real mystery. Nothing we've ever come across before. But I wonder... Others here have noted that loved ones seem more confused when they get a bladder infection. When the infection clears, the loved one is less foggy. Well, what if she is getting viral ear infections (as most infections are viral not bacterial)? Might she then decompensate while the infection is active - and causing her not to hear so well from inflammation or whatever. Then, when the virus clears up - viola, both her hearing and decompensation get better as well? Adelle Hi Mysty: The late Dr. James Hunt discovered in 1907 viruses as the root cause of Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome, why there was no follow up on his work but covered up is a mystery. If you line up the symptoms one to the other, Ramay-Hunt Syndrome is a facial/cranial (neurological) disease very similar to Alzheimers. This virus enters the body through the ear and travels to the brain. I suspect your mother's deafness may be caused from inflammation to the auditory nerves and brain but should be examined by an ear doctor or a neurologist while she can't hear. AD is a complex disease and viruses are smart. We need serious research on viruses to learn more about them and their behavior patterns.. Unfortunately, there are hundreds, if not thousands of viruses out there not studied ---a crime to all humanity. Best wishes, EddyJean Thank-you very much Adelle and EddyJean for your input. Very interesting, your viral infection theory. Ummm, I wonder if you hit the nail on the head. I'm going to call her doctor Monday, even if her hearing comes back. This has happened too many times now. I think her seeing an ear specialist is a good idea. Every time this happens I'm scared she'll stay deaf. I picked up a little portable amplifier with earphones. She doesn't like the earphones in her ears, but she can hear us when I put them in. It's such a relief for me to not have to yell. Thank you all for your time and help. Take care... Mysty |
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