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A 61-year-old male asked:

With hearing better in left ear than in the other ear and one bout of tinnitus and acoustic neuroma not indicated, what would be other possible causes of reduced hearing in right ear compared to left ear?

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Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered

Internal Medicine 63 years experience

Unilateral hearing i: There are.many causes of unilateral hearing impairment besides acoustic neuroma including wax,trauma genetics, viral or bacterial infection or even old head trauma. If you can't get a definite diagnosis from your ENT, consult a neurootologist at a department of otolayngology at a university hospital near you.

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Hi doctors. I have documented mild to moderate hearing loss in both ears but at times I still notice that I can sometimes hear better or worse out of one ear than out of the other ear--what might this be? Could it be an acoustic neuroma or a tumor?

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I have unilateral tinnitus. If l also hear slightly less well with that same ear, is acoustic neuroma still unlikely?

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