Impaired Hearing

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Impaired Hearing

Asked for Male, 87 Years

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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Dr. Sandeep Dachuri

Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist 12 yrs exp Bangalore

Get a repeat PTA done .

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Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 26 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 26 yrs exp Bangalore

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

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