I awoke one morning to a loud ringing, and mistakenly thought that the fire alarm was going off, After a few minutes of scrambling, I realised that it was coming from inside my right ear. The anguish i suffered that day will live long in my memory, I did not want to do anything, I longed for quiet. Well from then it has been a gradual loss of hearing, but a good left ear, now six months later that ear has lost hearing as well. I'm scheduled for an MRI, but this is unbearable, I'm forever saying...

Would like to echange info with others with SNL ASAP-- ?'s to discuss- tests given, steroids & other meds prescribed, ear ringing, etc Dale

My digital Phonak hearing aids enable me to blend seamlessly into modern life. They give me both a place and voice in the world. With a hearing loss since the age of 2 years old due to a suspected bout of meningitis, sound is a gift to cherish. At the age of 4, I received my first hearing aids. There began a journey of awe and wonder as a I rushed to discover what all these new sounds belonged to. I was determined that my hearing loss would not stop me doing anything I wanted to do. I...

Woke up 6wks ago no hearing R ear-No trauma;no water;ENT conf. nerve damage-Audio conf. low tone HL-most likely permanent-had MRI-results normal.ENT said SSNHL-nothing he could do. Await. results of blood/urine samples-looking for autoimune disease). 4 days ago, woke up /w stiff neck. 2 days ago,L. baby finger numb. Dr.s have no answers!!

I have been writing and thinking a lot about hearing loss issues. It has got me thinking about myself and my past. I am beginning to dredge up some painful memories. Some of them attributed to my hearing loss. And it is funny how at the time I did not associate the problems to my hearing loss (of course partly has to do with my personality at the time). I never gave it much thought. Now I find myself thinking, "Oh, that's why I did that!" or "Oh, no wonder I behaved that way." It would have...

I'd like to discuss symptoms

In 2006 I suffered a 60db single-sided sudden sensorineural hearing loss, followed later by vertigo attacks and a diagnosis of Meniere’s Disease. I have since made a full recovery after suffering for 3 years. In my case these symptoms were the result a food allergy (which I have also recovered from). I wrote up my experience in a web-log to help others, including all diagnostic tests and resources. See: http://sites.google.com/site/joeyhorowitz/

Had SHL in left ear, tinnitus; no pain. ENT prescribed steroids & anti-viral meds. I'm 56, had a heart attack (50), 2 seizures (49), & 6 stents; take heart medicines. I took online test! I didn't pass w/ both ears; checked each separately and passed. Is it temporary SHL?

Hi, three years and a half ago I just stoppped hearing with my left ear, I stared to hear a terrible noise and after a few hours I couldn't hear any more, I have visited many specialist but the only could help me to recover some of my audition, now I live parcially deaf and I suffer a lot even when I always try to be possitive because life is on and I have to tive it ... and I have my right ear that is ( thank God!!) healthy... To live with this disease is very hard, people can't understand me...

I was born hard-of-hearing (hoh) and it wasn't until 1st grade that my parents discovered that I needed hearing aids. From the age of 7-15 I wore In-The-Ear (ITE) hearing aids from Siemens and Starkey. Over that time period my hearing was at a constant level and didn't fluctuate much in either direction. High School my hearing really started to spiral downwards. Upon entering my freshman year (9th grade) I had to switch from an ITE to a Behind-The-Ear (BTE) hearing aid because I needed...