I’ve done that twice in the last two weeks.
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I hope it was just a case of needing coffee to make coffee. But I’d be scared too.
Day 21, and I’m whistling past the graveyard.
The dizziness is worse today, which is odd, normally it has gotten worse when I over do it with too much activity, but this morning it went straight to 6 and is holding steady all morning.
I could tolerate the hearing loss by itself, but the dizziness and vertigo are rough.
I had to look up “whistling past the graveyard”, never heard that before
You are dealing with a LOT physically and mentally. I’m sorry the dizziness and vertigo are awful today.
how are you today?
No change. I tried my own home hearing test, using airpods and the balance feature of my Mac’s audio controls. Probably not a good idea and I am sure the audiologist is going to tell me so.
Anyway, the result of my home hearing test, I can’t hear a thing unless I crank the volume way up, and then I can barely recognize the music, mostly distortion.
I probably won’t do that again unless I have good reason to believe I have sudden improvement.
how are you today (Sat.)?
Same. Tried Dramamine today to see if it would help with the dizziness. It might’ve taken the edge off but then knocked me out for a couple hours.
how are you today?
No change. Went to the grocery store and did a few light chores around the house, which is about it for me today. Much more than that and I risk the light dizziness ramping up to vertigo.
Now, feet are up, and I’ll spend the day reading until the Super Bowl starts.
This is crazy. Has your MD found a cause (I haven’t read all of the posts if you’ve already answered)?
Both my ENT and primary doc thinks it was triggered by a virus.
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ssnhl), a medical emergency characterized by a rapid, usually one-sided, loss of hearing of ≥30 dB across three consecutive frequencies within 72 hours. Often appearing upon waking, it is frequently accompanied by ear fullness, dizziness, or tinnitus, with 90% of cases having no known cause (idiopathic). Prompt, early treatment—ideally within 72 hours to 2 weeks—using corticosteroids is crucial, offering a 60–80% recovery rate.
The above coming from Dr. Google. I got into my primary care the next day and was on prednisone that afternoon, and have had 3 steroid injections in the ear so far.
At my last hearing test, my hearing loss dropped from 95db (profound loss) to 75db (severe loss). My next test is on 2/16, which I think we’ll see another gain or drop, as my hearing seems to be more sensitive though still distorted. What I do hear sounds like a couple handfuls of silverware being dropped on the floor.
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any improvement today? Still hopeful for you - both in terms of hearing and the dizzies and vertigo.
Maybe some increased sensitivity. Dealt with nasty dizziness and a migraine today. But that seems to happen every couple days now. It seems to go away quick and easy compared to a normal migraine too.
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glad they go away quickly if you have to have them.
how are you this Tues?
Mrs. mck414 did the chime test again, this morning she has this little hand held chime-thingy used in her classroom to relax the students. I can hear the tone more than static/distortion this morning. Still faint, and I still feel pressure and hear a constant rushing noise. But I think it’s a step in the right direction.
I talked to my ENT yesterday about this recent spate of headaches/migraines. He doesn’t think it’s ear related so my PCP put a referral in to see a neurologist. I’m 99% sure the headaches are ear related. Too coincidental they’re happening over the last 3 weeks, and they only happen when I am upright and active. If I lay down or recline and relax, they go away on their own. I think it’s my brain overworking between hearing, balance, and sight. But what do I know.
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Thanks for the update. It’s great about the step in the right direction.
Could headaches be related to the steroid treatment?
if you’re in the Boston area PM me and I can tell you the name of my neurologist, who is excellent