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2017-07-24 16:49:24
Hello my brother is suffering from hearing loss right 83db left 72db Blizteral severe sensory nerve (according to pta). is his is possible to recover it without using hearing aid by surgery or by some other means?
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Nerve loss is irreversible. You could consider hearing aids. The current models available are quite small. Depending on the loss, we could consider within the ear models too which is fairly invisible. You could get a hearing aid trial done and check suitability.
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Answered2017-07-27 04:27:35

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