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Sudden loss of hear
I lost my hearing ability in my right ear suddenly. Sometimes able to hear buzzing sound.
Steroids treatment done for once a week for one month. No result.
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Kindly share your audiometry graph .
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Get done pure tone audiometry. There is 90% chances of recovery if you have started treatment within 72 hours. after that less chances of recovery. There are some treatments that may help you.
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avoid loud noise exposure
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Dr. Vaibhav B Hapalia
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
4 yrs exp
Mumbai
Sudden hearing Loss.
Do-
-Pure Tone Audiometry
-Impedance Audiometry
Look for symptoms of vertigo,See whether opposite ear is normal or no.
Steroid treatment in tapering dose, serial PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY to gauge the improvement with steroid treatment.
Tab Rebagen Otic for tinnitus
Avoid loud noises to avoid worsening of tinnitus
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Dr. Baisali Sarkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
11 yrs exp
Kolkata
You had sudden hearing loss.
Checklist
=Avoid and treat any infection in ear by antibiotics
=Pure tone audiometry
=Tympanometry
=Steroid treatment with titering dose and assessment of the hearing improvement.
=Medicine containing N-ACETYLCYSTEINE 100MG+ ALPHA LIPOIC ACID 100MG +REBAMIPIDE 100MG for Tinnitus
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