Doctors, such as those in emergency rooms at hospitals, as well as first care clinics like Patient First, etc, need to be trained in how to handle these situations. Because they are not, it took several days for me to see an ENT, because they told me to give it a few days and it should get better. They did not treat as emergency. Therefore, it was 10 days after my onset of SSHL to get on steroids. Little to none of my hearing was restored, even after tympanic ear enjection. Had it been applies within 1 or 2 days, I might have gotten some or most of it back. Now I have to deal with 24/7 tinnitus and it has made life a living hell. And now I have to wear a hearing aid, because I have lost over 70% of high frequency hearing in my right ear.

I got S.S.H.L. recently; was driving down the road, heard a high-pitched sound, and my hearing was unilaterally gone. Like a switch. Luckily my son was in the car, looked it up, and we drove straight to the hospital. I.V. steroids didn't help, nor a couple of tries injecting steroids behind the eardrum. Now I'm looking into the BAHA, etc. A friend of the family got bilateral S.S.H.L. in his twenties, when he'd just graduated law school.

Thanks! Really cleared this up for me! :)

Made a trip to ER within 24 hours and was prescribed steroids, to the audiologist and ENT about 36 hours after that. Now 10 days into it, profound hearing loss not reversed yet. On higher doses of oral steroids and just received an MRI for followup tomorrow to rule out nerve tumor. Ringing in ear and dizziness spells are also experienced every few days. Focusing on work and home tasks helps me ignore ringing noise. Talked to a guy with a similar experience who recovered his hearing slowly after a month. Sometimes it comes back but the rate appears to be low for various reasons.

My GP recognized the hearing loss but by the time my scheduled appointment with the ear specialist was too late. Wish I had known prompt treatment could have made a difference.

I've had S.S.H.L. for 8 years. It literally happened overnight. I wasn't treated soon enough and I'll have this for the rest of my life. There is the tinnitus and my equilibrium is compromised. Other than that, I'm doing fine.

Bravo from Denmark

Wish this video was compulsory viewing for ED doctors. The scale of misdiagnosis and discharge appears to be pretty huge, at least anecdotally, reducing positive outcomes a lot and leading to huge onwards costs for either patient or healthcare system depending on funding. I experienced this and only got onto steroids barely within 48h by ignoring ED advice and going to a private GP who prescribed them. My recovery was almost total within a week, although I still have tinnitus, distortion and various issues. At every stage where I approached a hospital (two different hospitals) I was treated with scepticism, doubt and refusal of ENT. This condition clearly needs better publicity.

Audiogram of sudden hearing loss patient please

I blew my nose because i had a stuffy nose. A pop noise and then at least 70 % sudden loss of hearing Ent did tests and just prescribed decongestants….. mri revealed nothing wrong. My other e ar hears fine I want to know if anyone can make a suggestion to return hearing to my ear

Can an audiologist discriminate between SSHL and Acoustic neuroma?

I have mild sshl in right ear from 7 days and now my ENT doctor gives with some oral carticosteroid can my ear prevent from this .

Sir i have done my tympanoplasty for 4 months before and now in audiometry it is showing sensorineuronal hearing loss above 2Khz is it curable or dangerous ?

Mera v 100 percent hearing loss hua sshl RML ke dr ke illaj karaya thik nahin hua kya kte

Whyy did you stopped posting videos 😭

I woke up with this and didn't see a doctor for 6 days, I lost what felt like a huge amount of hearing (however hearing test revealed only minor 5db drop, still in normal range). Now I live with permanent tinitus in my left ear :(

I’ve had sshl to my right ear for 3 weeks. I would like to know , how many people here with sshl have high cholesterol? I’m just curious.

Woke up with it, and noticed it when I listened to music, and there was no bass :(

I am 48. On 31/08/2021, after a short afternoon nap, I suddenly could no longer hear from my right ear. The conduit to the tympan had been swollen for a couple of days but nothing serious. No pain. It had occurred before and went. I went to the ER and diagnosis was otitis (there was redness surrounding the tympan) with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drops for 5 days. No change. Went back to the ER. Now prescribed oral antibiotics for 5 days. Amoxicillin. No change. Finally went to my GP who diagnosed SSHL and immediately put on oral steroids by an ENT specialist for 10 days 60mg of Prednisone. 10 days after onset of symptoms. I did get more flexibility in the ear but no change as to my hearing. Oral steroids were extended for another 4 days at the same dosage and tapered for 3 days. No change. First injection into the ear via the tympan. 1 week later no change. Audio still shows -60 to 80 db for lower frequencies and between -60db and -120db for higher frequencies. Now on a further 7 days of oral steroids, 60mg Prednisone. No change. Absolutely devastated. A buzzing noise in my ear outside when there is a lot of traffic. And it feels blocked. Still clinging to hope but time is against me....

What does mild mean for hearing