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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / February 2004sudden hearing loss
Folks I'm quite worried. On Sunday whilst at my computer, fiddling around with my sound card settings I managed to emit a mega-loud shrill out of my speakers which are connected to an amplifier. I switched it off after about two seconds but it was VERY loud. This has coincided with a very bad cold that I've just got over and bad ear wax in my right ear. I managed to get my ears syringed yesterday but to my absolute horror my ear is no better. I can't hear out of it hardly at all, it feels very full. However, it can't be the wax because I've just been syringed. I'm petrified to be honest. My right ear is ringing badly (it's usually my good ear) and my hearing is down 75% and I'm worried about this shrill blast that I endured. Is it possible to be deafened by a shrill blast that lasted 1-2 seconds, certainly no longer than this !! Why do my ears feel no different after syringing ?? Sorry for the questions folks. It seems that someone up above has got it in for me. Dave > Folks I'm quite worried. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > hardly at all, it feels very full. However, it can't be the wax > because I've just been syringed. Wrong, it could still be wax or wax and water. You can get 3 different quacks to look in your ears and they will each have something different to say regarding the quantity of wax inside there. Some will say insignificant and others will say it's a lot so the nurse who syringed you will have another notion about when to stop syringing as well. A 2 second blast out of pc speakers isn't going to hurt anyone anyway. Not unless they are are about 18 inches in diameter and powered up to about 500 watts and you had your head right next to them. > I'm petrified to be honest. My right ear is ringing badly (it's > usually my good ear) and my hearing is down 75% and I'm worried [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the questions folks. It seems that someone up above has got it > in for me. Let your ears dry out for a few days then see or see your primary care doctor again. They could well be still blocked with wax or wax + water. I doubt your pc did anything at all to you. > Dave Since the wax has been removed and problbaly had nthing to do with the matter anyway, the thing to look for is inner ear damage. Waiting around to see if it will clear on its own reduces the effectiveness of any treament. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com > Since the wax has been removed and problbaly had nthing to do > with the matter The wax *may* have been removed. And anyhow, most doctors will not remove all the wax as they like to leave some inside. Ear wax is there for a reason and they just do not like to remove it all at least not these days. Not only that but if you get the opinion of three different doctors on the level of wax a person has in their ear you will get three diferent answers. > anyway, the thing to look for is inner ear damage. Due to pc speakers? rotflmao! And only a 2 second blast! > Waiting > around to see if it will clear on its own reduces the > effectiveness of any treament. Murray Grossan, M.D. > http://www.ent-consult.com But he just had his ears syringed. They might easily have been clogged up with wax and water. If he was woried he should have gone back to his primarey care doctor and explained his concerns. Hi I saw an ENT yesterday. He looked in my ears and saw inflammation. He also microsuctioned my ears as not all of the wax had been removed by the syringing. He's given me Sofradex ear drops to take for 10 days and then he wants to see me again. I have noise-induced tinnitus and hyperacusis anyway sustained through loud music and fireworks blasts. I need to point out here that my speakers aren't just PC speakers. They're JBL control 1 studio monitors rated at 150 watts and powered by an external amplifier. I use them not because of their power but because of their clarity and quality (I record my own music at home). Believe me when this feedback happened, purely accidentally, we're not just talking about a harmless whistle, but you're right, the duration was very short. Odd thing is that it didn't affect my 'bad' ear (left), but my good ear (right). I'm only assuming the blast contributed to the problem. I have had ear wax, there does seem to be a form of infection, but today my ear still feels full and although some of my hearing has returned, it's nowhere near what it was. I've now also got T in my right ear. Dave > > Since the wax has been removed and problbaly had nthing to do > > with the matter [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > clogged up with wax and water. If he was woried he should have > gone back to his primarey care doctor and explained his concerns. > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > problem. I have had ear wax, there does seem to be a form of > infection, I read that if you have otitis externa (there are a few different forms of this) you really should get it treated. You probably know that but it's best to repeat something like that just in case. Fine on the "pc" speakers. Yes, I have reasonable quality hifi cabs attached to my card which puts out about 2 watts rms and it's plenty for the room I am in. It sounds just lovely. So much better than those 2 inch diameter pc speaker rubbish most ppl have. > but today my ear still feels full and although some > of my hearing has returned, it's nowhere near what it was. I've > now also got T in my right ear. When I had blocked ear due to wax all the fullness feeling went away immediately when enough wax was removed and the ear drum had a free air path to the outside. If you still feel full then keep getting it checked out. > Dave Go to an ENT and ask if it would be good to go for hyperbaric oxygen therapy. A patient i know has recovered quite well from that after a series of treatment. He had experienced rapid hearing loss prior to that. FP ========================================== > Folks I'm quite worried. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Dave Sudden hearing loss after loud trauma is treatable, but only if it is treated early . You have to see an ENT specialist for this. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com all the best Dave. Hope you can enjoy your recording equipment once more. Thanks for your kind comments William. I appreciate it !! Best wishes Dave > all the best Dave. Hope you can enjoy your recording equipment once more. |
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