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My Mother has hearing impairments. Can something be done for this ? She is 75 years old. She has seen a doctor before, she was given hearing device. Which did not suit her. She mentioned that it creates lots of noise in her ear. Please advise if I should take her to ENT hospital?

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Please consult Audiologist. Audiologist will check and reprogram hearing device. ...  Read More

Hello doctors my son of age 18 is a hearing impaired boy His cochlear implement has done But due to financial issues we are not able to go for too costly speech therapy because of that his speech is not so much developed Please suggest a cheapest way for development of speech I will highly apologize to you Please help

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Unfortunately, you are 16 years too late! The brain is best receptive to speech therapy at 2-3 years of age! You have to bite the bullet and pay for the "expensive" speech therapy as there is no other ...  Read More

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Gud morning i have hearing impairment in my right ear kindly suggest for better opinion thanks in advance

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Consult an ENT Specialist who will clean out your ears of any wax accumulation which could be a cause of impaired hearing. If the hearing loss persists even after the ear cleaning, he/she will get you ...  Read More

My father (74 years) is prescribed to take Nootropil 800 and rejunuron od for hearing loss due to old age. Doc said that his hearing nerves have been weakened. He is advised to take these medicines for 3 weeks. Is it safe to take this meds? He already take telmekind 40 and urimax d regularly for high b.p. and prostatitis , respectively.

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Hearing aid is the option ...  Read More

My mother has 80% hearing impairment in left ear, she has bought the hearing aid as well but she complains that it is not working well. I want to get that checked and if required buy a new one.

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Dear sir, I'm an audiologist and working with people with hearing loss from a long time. The information provided by you is insufficient. The outcome of hearing aids depends on few things 1. Speech di ...  Read More

I have been using hearing aid for last one year........but I do not understand the voice clearly what the people say in front of me..... I had taken hearing aid after test and my hearing aid is working properly.......what can I do

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Hearing aid programming is required. it needs a proper fitting to be done. Visit the place where you have purchased the device and ask for a proper fitting ...  Read More

I recently just rubbed my ear becasue it felt itchy, afterwards I had some hearing impairment or what seemed like to be a earwax blockage. My ear wax is already somewhat soft and is like gel, would earwax softer work or what is the best way to treat this.

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Hello very low since this problem is there from quite some time I would suggest you to avoid any sort of self medication including the ear wax softening drops I would suggest you to meet an ENT specia ...  Read More

Left ear not functioning.Able to hear with hearing aid, but no clarity.Right ear hearing is very shrill. With Hearing-Aid able to hear but not clearly.Music totally distorted.Loud humming controlled with Medicines.Looking for suitable treatment options.

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You may need to change your hearing aids to digital programmable RIC type hearing aids. Consult your audiologist to help you out. ...  Read More

Am having hearing problem from my childhood.. Having more than 47db of hearing loss in both ears.. Having SNHL too.. Recently I have done ABR test.. The result is dysfunction.. May I know it may be a disability or can i apply for a disability certificate.. Waiting to know for a good result..

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No, you can not apply for disability certificate. ...  Read More

Hearing impaired due to wax buildup in ears This happened yesterday when i woke up in the morning then i wiggled my ears outer part then it got solved but then today morning it happened again but the wiggling process didn't helped me .. BTW i am having cold and blocked nose

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I suggest you meet a good ENT Clinic locally as in addition to getting your ears cleaned, you will need medicines to treat the colds with stuffy nose and possibly eustachian tube dysfunction. Please s ...  Read More

My baby is 6 months old. From the past few weeks I have noticed mustard yellow/orange ear wax coming out of her ear, and yesterday I saw a small amount of black wax. She has also been pulling her ears frequently, but she is teething, so I’m unsure if it’s related. Over the past 7–8 days, she has stopped consistently responding to her name, althoug

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Consult ENT doctor, get ears checked. Maybe wax dissolving drops will be required. Could be ear infection. Rest motor development is good. ...  Read More

I work in the healthcare sector and am currently conducting a research on hearing impairment and drug development for the same. I had a few questions as following : - Is there any drug / medicine developed in India or outside (but used in India) to treat hearing impairments? Or do we follow the traditional treatment of anti-inflammatory and anbio

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Please get PTA done ...  Read More

Hi, My Grandmother is 87 years old and she is suffering from old age problems. Cough, headache, body pain, dementia, body pain, Gastrointestinal issues and many more. My father is taking care for and I am providing all the support he wants to keep her alive. I love her a lot and don't want to lose her. Currently she is not able to walk, not ab

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All these are problems related to geriatric age group some on which can be solved. To discuss the problems one by one kindly book a video consultation after 4 pm. ...  Read More

I have this problem from 10 - 12 year ago. ask many doctors but can't satisfy. Yesterday i test for audiometry test , there i found right is ok and left is positive.one ear can't listen any beep at any frequency.... doctor told me to there is no way to treat this , you have to wear hearing ad... i ask for any surgery then they said if there bone

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Proper history and examination is required Attach your Audiogram ...  Read More

Since last two months my right ear got blocked and i inserted ear bud to remove ear wax but that damaged my ear and after consulting with local doctor i took pain relief and some antibiotics. But after some time my ear kept getting open and blocked and some white discharge came out during sleep. Now pressure is not developing proper in my right ear

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You most probably contracted a Ear infection from the cotton buds(which should NEVER be inserted into Ear!). ...  Read More

I can't able to listen from my right ear.whenever sound come to my ear it's like same sound is come to ear and its vibrate. But cant listen.some doctor say it's a dirt.but try many drops not work.. one is saying your ear trakia is small .some says your ear drum is not proper.he is in side to his place .so you cant able to listen. Some says you have

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Can you share me your PTA report ...  Read More

Hi Respected Doctors, This query is for my Grandma (Age-85 Around) She is bed ridden for nearly 2 years and now condition is little worse. 1. She has recurring fever for last 5 days now and not eating anything. On Glucose now. She has dementia as well since 2 years. 2. Blood tests shows high Blood Urea, Serum Ceratinine and many other things

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She is having infection... Needs admission and I.V antibiotics... Share other reports... ...  Read More

My mother is having hearing problem and her is age about 60 years old now, need suggestion whether i do ear operation for her or go by hearing aids.

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Treatment of hearing loss depends on its type. If it is sensory neural hearing loss then only hearing aids are beneficial. If she is having conductive type of hearing loss then surgery can be done. Sh ...  Read More

Hello sir My wife have hearing problem and talking problem. My doubt is "will it come on our childrence?

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It depends on the cause of hearing loss..some diseases can transmit to the offsprings and some don't transmit.. visit an ENT specialist for proper assessment.. ...  Read More

My father is 85 year old and due to age factor his hearing has become weak but not complete loss

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Your father seems to be having presbyacusis which is nothing but age related sensory neural hearing loss. Only available treatment for this condition is hearing aids. You should consult a specialist f ...  Read More

I cannot hear from my one ear .It is totally expelled.I m rumouring out everywhere to get knowledge about pwd,but no one is guiding me right,can u please tell me where should i go and which doctor should i consult?

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In this case you should consult a qualified and experienced audiologist who can help you look into all possible treatments. ...  Read More

My left ear can hear sound above 80 decible My rigjt ear can hear sound 40 decible Then can i do make hearing certificate? What is % of hearing impairment??? Please soon reply

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You need to get detailed hearing evaluation by a qualified ENT specialist and audiologist for identification of type of hearing loss you are having. Usually government certified ENT specialist will be ...  Read More

She is 75 yrs old, Under medication for Hyper tension, Diabetes, Hyperthyroidism and uric acid. (Eltroxin 50mmg, Glycomet500(1-0-1), Concor2.5, stromix, Atchol10, Zyloric100(1-0-1)). She has 50% hearing problem. Is it because of medication or old age? can the hearing aid instruments help her?

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Maybe age related Visit audiologist Get her hearing checked Try with digital hearing aids and take decision ...  Read More

Decreased hearing Due to old age Need hearing aid...................to conduct hearing test

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Get your hearing checked with an Audiologist Try different digital hearing aids And different types are available Buy the one which is comfortable and also depending on your budget ...  Read More

She is 83 years and consulted many ENT doctors. Has hearing problem even with a hearing aid. Appears her problem is not diagnosed properly. Require clear solution.

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Get Recheck her hearing aid for correct programming according to her need. ...  Read More

I have hearing problem from 2-3 months now ........there comes bubble in ear and I can't hear partially like I miss a sentence or sometimes a word which I can't hear

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Get an endoscopy for your nose and ears ...  Read More

I receive sound but fail to recognise what exactly said at Low volume. If reference is changed I feel problem. Bigger problem is while I watch TV program due to background sound.

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You seem to be suffering from sensory neural hearing loss which may be related to age ...  Read More

I AM USED TO CLEANING EARS WITH BUDS. RIGHT EAR USED TO GIVE OUT MORE WAX ON CLEANING. OVER TIME ON PRESSING TEETH AND WITH HAND HEARING GETS BLOCKED IN RIGHT EAR NOW. i WANT IT CURED.

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In our medical science cleaning your birds are contraindicated as the host the web for the inside and create hearing loss. Only are trained professional can clean the web from the year properly. In yo ...  Read More

Some liquid is always moving into ear. making disturbance. hearing is also slightly impaired. Also have a little pain.

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Hi there I understand your concern and anxiety.... Differential diagnosis for your symptoms are acute serous otitis media, perforated tympanic membrane etc...clinical examination is very much necessar ...  Read More

My son age is 1 year. He is not responding to any sound. Two months before notice this complaint. Pls kindly suggest what kind of treatment to be done for this complain.. He is responding when he hear loud noise in right side ear.

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Use this app to find an ENT Surgeon who does Cochlear Implant Surgery. This implant will enable your child's ears to perceive sound & this will help your baby to develop speech. This is an expensive p ...  Read More

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