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Hearing loss, made worse by loud noises
Hearing loss, made worse by loud noises
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 17-year old female asked:
Can sudden sensorineural hearing loss happen mildly over a few days without getting much worse, just the same? Right ears hearing goes out for few seconds to a minute but comes back fully. Loud noise makes it worse though?
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A member asked:
Hearing loss I am a 40 year old female. I traveled to australia over two months ago with a pretty bad cold. My right ear was in a state and grew worse with the pressure changes, so much in fact, it was causing me great pain and i was hearing loud pops.
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A 28-year old male asked:
Vibrating sensation in left ear when I talk loud/shout.Audiologist reassured me,but I don't know what this sensation is Moderate Severe noise induced hearing loss in left ear,sustained same level for years,got worse year ago concert,forgot earplugs.
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A 39-year old asked:
How can loud noise cause hearing loss?
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A 46-year old asked:
Could hearing loss due to loud music be repaired?
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A 43-year old asked:
When does hearing loss from loud music start to show up?
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A 32-year old asked:
How loud does music have to be to lead to long term hearing loss?
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A 21-year old male asked:
There are plenty of VERY loud noises coming from another room in my house, but I do stay a few rooms away. Am I safe from hearing loss?
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A 43-year old asked:
Could I have gotten hearing loss from being a waitress in a bar with loud bands?
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A member asked:
My mentally retarded aunt screams very loud and very high pitch nonstop everyday for the past 10 years or so. Am I likely to suffer from hearing loss?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can listening to loud music really cause hearing loss?
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A 29-year old asked:
How loud are you supposed to listen to music on with earphones to not cause hearing loss?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have a little hearing loss, I am trying to conceive, what can I do to keep my hearing from worsening? And not passing it my baby?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Since i've been getting migraines again (they went away during short pregnancy) they have been worse than ever with temp. Hearing loss. Why & how?
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A 39-year old female asked:
My 4 yr old was just diagnosed of unilateral sensorineural hearing loss. What's the chance that this is progressive? Will it get worse? How to stop
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A 37-year old asked:
My ear doesn't sound clogged, just worse in sound. Do I have hearing loss?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Ive heard people can block out tinnitus with white noise or music. But cant this damage hearing further? Or just make the ringing worse/louder? Esp if theres also hearing loss w it. Id like to listen to music but idk if i should?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Loud ringing in eat followed by seconds of hearing loss and faint feeling. Temple pain as well. Should i be concerned?
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A 77-year old female asked about a 77-year old male:
Husband has 40% hearing loss and ringing in ears. Will it get worse if he does not get hearing aids?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Just had sudden temporary hearing loss in right ear. Last week I had ringing and buzzing. I can hear now again but less loud then left ear!
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A 35-year old female asked:
Is there any well to tell if glue ear is improving?Ive had fluid in my ears4months &the sounds/whooshes of fluid are getting worse but Im thinking(& hoping!)this might mean that the mucus is loosening?i have no hearing loss so cant judge by that
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have been having hearing loss and my ears are very sensitive to loud sounds even when the television is turned up I get veru irritable. Doyouknowwhy?
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A member asked about a male:
5yo perf eardrum mild hearing loss that is getting worse. Failed tympanography. Why hearing getting worse? Worry about mastoiditis? Regular ent appts.
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A 53-year old male asked:
Is the sound of water and bubbles going past my ears when swimming front crawl loud enough to cause hearing loss?
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A 25-year old female asked:
White smelly sticky discharge in right ear, itchy, no pain, no loss of hearing? Discharge gets worse after drinking any kind of fluids.
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A 43-year old male asked:
Dignosed & treated 4 Meniere's 20 years ago, now in "remission". Vertigo stopped but tinnitus and hearing loss worse. Do hearing aids help?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Just heard very loud pop in my ear loud enough to make me jump-like someone took plastic bubble wrap &popped it directly in ear.No hearing loss.Cause?
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A 25-year old male asked:
ENT: Would you prescribe steroids (oral or intratympanic) for sudden worsening tinnitus 12 days ago with NO hearing loss? Saw an ENT that recommended I observe and not treat. Afraid it may come permanent. Should I seek a second opinion?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Can a dust mite allergy cause permanent hearing loss also I have no infection and i avoid loud sound always what else could it be thanks?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Bilateral tinnitus, left worse, easily modulated, sometimes (12% of day) it is pulsatile. Mild dizziness all day, but also extreme anxiety.ENT doesnt suspect acoustic neuroma bc tinn is bilateral and I have no hearing loss at all. Scared. Opinions?
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