A member asked:

Hi, my son is 7 yrs old, he lost hearing in one ear.dr told his nerves damaged and he lost hearing.is it possible to recover?

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Dr. Johanna Fricke answered

Specializes in Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral

Just a suggestion: You may wish to consult an otologist at a major medical center or medical school, so that your son can also see a geneticist, a developmental/behavioral pediatrician & a pediatric neuropsychologist to help define what kind of educational supports he needs - either an iep or a " section 504." please take the documentation of the sensorineural hearing loss to his teacher, for school accomodations.

Answered 12/10/2013

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Hearing loss: If you child had nerve damage to his acoustic nerve he will not rcover his hearing. Nerve damage is usually not reversible.

Answered 5/21/2013

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