Can Anything Be Done To Recover From Abrupt Onset Hearing Loss?

What constitutes a sudden hearing loss? First

, it takes place overnight or within any 72 hour time period. It inflicts more than a 30 dB reduction in hearing. Three or more frequencies are affected. The 30-60 year age group is most affected. Men and women are stricken with equal frequency.

The level of loss varies in different individuals and with varying levels of severity. Ordinarily, it affects only one ear (unilateral). Usually tinnitus and vertigo accompany it. Loss can be anywhere from mild to severe. Loss can be temporary and is seldom permanent. A third of people stricken wake up in the morning to find their hearing affected in one or the other ear

Different causes are considered as possibilities. The categories of these possibilities include: autoimmune, vascular, neurological neoplastic, trauma or toxin or infections and viral. This is generally considered to be an idiopathic condition; possible causes include viral disease and Lyme disease. Also vascular, autoimmune phenomena, perilymph fistulae, Meniere's disease and finally, acoustic neuroma.

It requires a licensed audiologist to correctly diagnose the level of hearing loss. All the frequencies will be tested in both ears, then in each ear individually. She or he will chart the results on an audiogram. Regardless of cause, it is important to deal with the lack of hearing until or unless it is restored. Consider an infection such as otitis media as a likely cause. If the hearing loss responds well to steroids it may be identified as autoimmune in origin.

After audiometric testing, MRI may be used to rule out tumors, CSF leak or stroke. There are good hearing aids available. You can find them on the Internet or have one prescribed by your audiologist. Often, herbal mixes are used to alleviate hearing loss.

Steroids and vitamin E are suggested as a good combination to use in the case of hearing loss. Ginkgo biloba has been found to correspond with recovery from this sudden onset hearing loss. Herbal remedies are used to deal with tinnitus and hearing loss. Fortunately, this type of loss is usually unilateral and only two percent are found to be bilateral.

The body uses vitamins A and D to deal with noise sensitivity. If B vitamin is taken, it should be a compound of all the B vitamins. Taking only one will deplete the store of other B vitamins in the body. You will lose benefits such as decreasing the pressure in the ears.

Specific herbs are said to be effective in protecting and improving the symptoms of sudden hearing loss. Certain Omega-3 fatty acids are vital to promote healthy auditory responses in the brainstem. These are also responsible for good circulation. Another benefit of essential fatty acids is they help reduce excessive amounts of earwax. Hearing loss does have a possible remedy in many forms.

by: Sir Travis William Elliott

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