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What causes sudden hearing loss?
Tuesday, December 6th 2011
Though the cause is often unknown, sudden hearing loss can be a result of viral infections, inner ear trauma, and other factors.
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What Are The Primary Causes Of Hearing Loss?
Tuesday, August 2nd 2011
Many different conditions can cause hearing loss and an appropriate hearing loss treatment often depends on its cause.
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Does Viagra cause hearing loss?
Wednesday, June 9th 2010
If you are taking Viagra, you should be aware of the various symptoms of hearing loss it can cause.
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What are the causes of and treatments for hearing loss in one ear (unilateral hearing loss)?
Monday, March 15th 2010
The causes of unilateral hearing loss include ear trauma, noise exposure, and genetics. Unilateral hearing loss treatment depends on the cause and type of hearing loss.
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Why Does my Son Have Trouble Hearing in Noise?
Monday, November 13th 2006
My son is 16 years old with normal hearing. When his hearing is tested with background noise his hearing goes down to 1%. Is there anything on the market that can help him? He has difficulty in school due to this problem.
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Risk of Hearing Loss from Playing the Saxophone
Monday, September 18th 2006
I am a saxophonist and composer with hearing loss and heard that Bill Clinton's hearing loss was from playing the saxophone, not from the blowing but because of the volume, (noise induced hearing loss). Another article I read said there is concern that b
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Asymmetric Hearing Loss from Shooters Ear
Monday, August 28th 2006
I am looking for information about hearing loss and firearms. I read an article some years ago that gave information about the difference in ear-level dB exposure in shooters/hunters that shot both right and left handed. The premise of the article was tha
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Itchy Ears from Cotton Swab Use
Monday, June 26th 2006
When I use Q-Tips to clean my ears, they itch for days. What is the best way to clean my ears and how often should I do it?
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Lyme Disease and Hearing Loss
Monday, August 15th 2005
Do you know of any relationship with Lyme Disease and Tinnitus? Or Lyme Disease and hearing loss?
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Ear Canal Changes with Aging
Monday, April 26th 2004
What are the anatomic and physiologic changes in the human ear canal due to aging?
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Delayed Hearing Loss from Morse Code Transcription
Monday, February 16th 2004
I copied morse code in the military for over two years averaging 8 hours a day on the radio with headphones listening to code through radioprinter noise and atmospheric noise. I am now thirty years later experiencing hearing loss in the middle and high f
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Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome
Monday, January 26th 2004
Please discuss Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome, including management and counseling. How often should hearing be monitored?
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Loud Noise During Exercise
Monday, January 19th 2004
Does loud noise during exercise affect hearing? If so, to what degree?
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Noise Exposure
Monday, December 8th 2003
I'm a 4th Year Mechanical student, doing my Final Thesis on Trumpet sound. Was wondering what is the Highest Loudness (In decibels, dB) can a Human take before going deaf? In another words, what is the unhealthy loudness of a sound? Where can I read mor
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Mumps and Hearing Loss
Monday, October 20th 2003
A couple of years ago, I got mumps and people were consistently telling us that I should always lie back, and after the mumps had gone by some months I realized that I could hear NOTHING from my left ear. When I checked up, I was told that the mumps had g
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Chronic Candidiasis (Yeast Infection) in the Ears
Monday, August 18th 2003
For many years I've suffered from yeast infections in my ears. No matter what my doctor does, including antibiotics and other eardrops - it still itches. It also interferes with wearing a hearing aid comfortably. What can I do?
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Relationship between BPPV and Meniere's Disease
Monday, January 6th 2003
I am just 32 years old and have suffered BPPV at least twice. Those two times happened to be severe enough to warrant a trip to the doctor. My father had Meinere's disease and my mom has genetic deafness. Could I be next?
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Loudness of Movies in Theaters
Monday, November 11th 2002
Are there laws or public safety recommendations regarding acceptable noise volume in public movie theaters?
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Hearing Loss and ADD
Monday, September 16th 2002
How can you tell if a person with hearing loss also has ADD?
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Allergy and Hearing Loss
Monday, August 19th 2002
At least once a year, I experience profound hearing loss that seems to be a result of allergies. My ears seem ''stopped up'' and the consequent hearing loss goes on for days. My primary care physician has ruled out ear infection or sinus infection, and
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Fluctuating Hearing with Menstruation
Monday, March 11th 2002
Have you found any correlation between changes in hearing and a woman'smenstrual cycle? I have a female patient who has threshold shifts of approximately 10dB immediately preceding and during menstruation.
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CAPD/APD Age Restrictions
Monday, January 28th 2002
At what age can APD/CAP disorders first be diagnosed? (Note: We use the terms APD- Auditory Processing Disorder and , CAPD- Central auditory processing Disorder interchangeably)