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Hearing aids were a huge help for me. Got hit with severe sudden single sided hearing loss (unknown cause, happened overnight), and as a result had pretty bad tinnitus from the effected ear. After about a year, I tried a hearing aid, figuring that increasing the hearing signal might improve...

There is plenty of hard evidence that a timely application of HBOT can help with sudden severe hearing loss. Just do a search on Pubmed. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28555597 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30267033 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24272206...

It was awhile back, so not sure of the exact number, but IIRC I think I had about 5 shots, starting from onset, over the next month or so. This was in response to Sudden Single Sided Deafness (overnight one sided deafness). My hearing did improve some, but not clear whether that was from the...

Hi Louise, I also woke up one morning with profound SSHL in my left ear and severe ringing. My initial audiogram looked alot like yours, but I was lucky enough to recover partial hearing over the next 4 months, to the point where my hearing up until 2K is normal, and above that my thresholds...

Sure. I actually created a chart to trace the results over time. The vertical axis is the DB level, the horizontal is the date the test was performed, and each line on the graph is a different frequency. As an FYI, started HBOT around 10/20 IIRC. Been pretty much flat since the end date of...

I'll throw my own data point in there in case it's helpful to somebody. Hearing aid has helped my tinnitus substantially. I had severe single sided sudden hearing loss (idiopathic, just woke up one morning not able to hear out of my left ear) accompanied by tinnitus. Hearing loss was in the...

Hopefully this quickly resolves naturally, but I agree with Nike - see an ENT ASAP. Some of the possible treatments are time sensitive, such as steroid treatments (oral and intratympanic), HBOT, etc.

You make some fair points. I probably should have framed it more in terms of what worked "for me" as oppose to framing it like I did. Understand that my intentions are in the right place. When I wrote it, I knew what was working for me, and was simply trying to share that with others who...

Thanks for the comment, and I agree 100%. Everybody has to figure out what works or them. I'm sure some people have it way worse than me. For myself, masking gave me immediate relief, but there was a significant rebound effect as soon as I removed the masking. As soon as the background noise...

My initial scan (10/03) after sudden overnight hearing loss in my left ear, pretty bleak, and then my most recent from last week (much improved). This is after steroids (prednisone and intratympanic) and 23 sessions of HBOT(started on 10/24). Major improvement, although feels like it is...

Just a small note to pass on some positivity - I'm fairly new to tinnitus as well, I've had it for 2 months now following sudden unexplained severe hearing loss in one ear. Basically woke up one morning with a very loud ringing and no hearing in one ear. Like most of you, I was very...

Actually, what I meant is that intratympanic injections are mainstream, not HBOT. In the US it's not very common. As far as intratympanic injections, there is plenty of literature on both sides, some saying it is not more effective than oral steroids alone, others claiming the opposite...

Not that I know of but ask your Doc. It's probably a tiny hole, so I wouldn't think it would cause any measurable hearing loss. I did not notice any difference, but my hearing was pretty much shot so I don't think I would have noticed. Keep in mind that this is a pretty mainstream treatment...

I'm not a Dr, so take it for what it's worth, but intratympanic steroid injection which is part of the standard treatment, also leaves a small hole in the eardrum (which I had). It actually helps with HBOT since there is no need to equalize pressure in the ear that has the small hole. It heals...

They will go over it with you I'm sure. Probably depends on what type of chamber they are using. For the full body chamber, no lotions/deodorants/jewelry. You should not be smoking over the course of the treatment as it impacts the effectiveness. They also check my ears before and after each...