Guest guest Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Hi Kerry bit confused. " All other tests for hearing show nothing " Surely there must be some evidence of the hearing loss? The hearing tests performed at my local hospital produce graphs of hearing response against frequency for each ear. Has she had these? best wishes and a happy new year ;-) Sally xx > Hello, > > A former patient (73yo) contacted me today to tell me that two weeks ago > she became deaf in one ear quite suddenly. She has just been to see an > ENT specialist who says that her tympanic membrane is fine and all other > tests for hearing have shown nothing. She was given four likely causes > (a virus, a blood clot, an autoimmune response, and some damage to the > membrane in the inner ear) and was prescribed prednisone (40 mg for 10 > days) in the hope that there will be improvement. Several years ago she > became bald due to what they think was an unknown autoimmune illness, > has suffered with insomnia most of her life and has tinnitus in her > other ear. Beyond this she is in relatively good health and eats well in > spite of a stressful lifestyle. > > Has anyone run into a situation like this? > > Thanks in advance, > Kerry > -- Sally Owen MNIMH Medical Herbalist Mid Wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Hi Kerry,yes, I have come across sudden deafness due to (or after) a viral infection. St 's wort helped considerably (tincture as anti-viral and nervous tissue restorative), although recovery was only partial. To: ukherbal-list Sent: Saturday, 7 January 2012, 19:09 Subject: Re: Sudden deafness Hi Kerrybit confused. "All other tests for hearing show nothing" Surely there must be some evidence of the hearing loss? The hearing tests performed at my local hospital produce graphs of hearing response against frequency for each ear. Has she had these?best wishes and a happy new year ;-)Sallyxx > Hello,>> A former patient (73yo) contacted me today to tell me that two weeks ago> she became deaf in one ear quite suddenly. She has just been to see an> ENT specialist who says that her tympanic membrane is fine and all other> tests for hearing have shown nothing. She was given four likely causes> (a virus, a blood clot, an autoimmune response, and some damage to the> membrane in the inner ear) and was prescribed prednisone (40 mg for 10> days) in the hope that there will be improvement. Several years ago she> became bald due to what they think was an unknown autoimmune illness,> has suffered with insomnia most of her life and has tinnitus in her> other ear. Beyond this she is in relatively good health and eats well in> spite of a stressful lifestyle.>> Has anyone run into a situation like this?>> Thanks in advance,> Kerry>-- Sally OwenMNIMHMedical HerbalistMid Wales------------------------------------List Owner: Graham White, MNIMH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Hi Sally, Unfortunately I only have the information below as it was conveyed to me via email. I will be talking with her next week so hope to receive further information then. I know, it makes no sense... there must be something somewhere. However, as I understand it, nothing was found on examination; the other tests are, so far, unclear; I hope to gain more data soon. It seems that the doctor, on finding no conclusive evidence said, " It could be one of these four things but I don't know so here, take some prednisone and we'll see if anything happens. " Hope all is well with you, Kerry > Hi Kerry > > bit confused. " All other tests for hearing show nothing " Surely there > must be some evidence of the hearing loss? The hearing tests performed > at my local hospital produce graphs of hearing response against > frequency for each ear. Has she had these? > > best wishes and a happy new year ;-) > > Sally > xx > >> Hello, >> >> A former patient (73yo) contacted me today to tell me that two weeks ago >> she became deaf in one ear quite suddenly. She has just been to see an >> ENT specialist who says that her tympanic membrane is fine and all other >> tests for hearing have shown nothing. She was given four likely causes >> (a virus, a blood clot, an autoimmune response, and some damage to the >> membrane in the inner ear) and was prescribed prednisone (40 mg for 10 >> days) in the hope that there will be improvement. Several years ago she >> became bald due to what they think was an unknown autoimmune illness, >> has suffered with insomnia most of her life and has tinnitus in her >> other ear. Beyond this she is in relatively good health and eats well in >> spite of a stressful lifestyle. >> >> Has anyone run into a situation like this? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Kerry >> > -- Kerry Hackett, MNIMH, AHG, OHA Medical Herbalist www.kerryhackett.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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