Recent content by andie8

The t for you sounded like it happened from the antibiotics, as they can damage inner ear hair cells (aminoglycosides). Yes that is absolutely correct! :)

Yes, honestly it is never really masked.

Thank you @Marcuseva03 for the encouraging info!!! I'm so hoping that I regain my hearing back in the right ear. As much as I hate the tinnitus I would rather live with that than no hearing. @Hariz: My tinnitus is very very loud and the only way I know to mask it is put on backround noise...

Well for my experience, I still do have the tinnitus in the deaf ear. I can't hear any external sounds in that ear whatsoever, just the ringing or hissing sound so for me it is possible. I'm not sure how it effects another deaf person.

Oh I am so happy to have a response from you all! I had a consult this morning with the physician that runs the Hyperbaric Oxygen chamber and he said I'm a good candidate. He said most people regain 70-90% of their hearing back. That would be so amazing! His staff is going to check to see if...

I am new to this forum thing, but I thought I would try to connect with people who might understand what I'm going through. I am a 40 ish female, and got a heart infection called endocarditis three years ago that almost killed me. I was in the hospital for 5 weeks on super strong antibiotics...