Recent content by ufobass

Yes, the audiologist includes a test of conductive hearing at the end of every visit: she puts a separate device on my head at an angle - skull-to-jaw - to measure conductive hearing, presumably. The results are indicated on the audiogram as 'letter C's'. Attached is the latest test. What...

H'mm...this is all above my pay grade. I don't think I have conductive hearing loss. I don't identify with any of the causes. They did puncture my eardrum to give three shots of Prednisone, but the hole in the eardrum is healing as evidenced by a scab. My left (better) ear seems to have...

Not sure. Is that something an MRI would reveal? I did have an MRI, and the doctor who looked at the results said there was no sign of a tumor, etc. The audiologists I've seen simply administer the hearing test with headphones over the ears first, and then a "conductive" pair that are placed at...

There was no explosion, blast of feedback, screeching guitar or other sudden burst of volume. Can only guess that 40 years of playing music suddenly caught up with me. Yes, "typically" the high frequencies are hit hardest; that's one reason why the hearing aid industry makes nearly all its...

Bobby, Your numbers 'sound' enviable, if I understand them correctly. My right ear scores 60dB at both 125 and 150 khz. It rises gradually: 55dB at 500khz, 45dB at 750, 30dB at 1000khz, 20dB at 1500 khz. It peaks at dB/2000khz. Then comes the precipitous drop: 60dB at 3000 khz. It recovers...

Folks, My March 30, 2018 launch to the planet Hearing Loss has been a one-way ticket with some carry-on baggage labeled Tinnitus, Hyperacusis and Diplicusis. The trip has taken me to some places many of you recognize: - HearUSA, a place where an Audiologist administers an Audiogram as a...