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| hearing distortion | 8/5/2008 | Harriet Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I had a tympanometry test, as you advised, which showed that the pressure in my left ear was normal, ...
A: It is possible to have different "types" of hearing loss at the same time. A Eustachian tube ...
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| deAFNESS | 8/1/2008 | Dr. Jerry Martin Jr. |
Q: WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF DEAFNESS IN INFANTS??? DOES TINNITIS IMPROVE WITH IMPROVEMENT IN ...
A: There are few main causes of deafness. 1. Born with dead nerves (full hearing loss) - Totally Deaf. ...
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| batteries | 7/25/2008 | Harriet Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: .i have a beltone aid with a size 10 battery. i use it only at work. i see that in less then 2.5 ...
A: That beeping may not be the battery warning, but rather feedback due to a blocked waxguard. Again, ...
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| batteries | 7/24/2008 | Harriet Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: .i have a beltone aid with a size 10 battery. i use it only at work. i see that in less then 2.5 ...
A: Number 10 batteries only last about 4-5 days. However, since you claim you have to change the ...
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| Ringing in ear. | 7/20/2008 | Harriet Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: to start off about a week ago my left ear felt clogged up and i lost tiny bit of hearing. Then i ...
A: Any sudden change in hearing needs to be investigated by an otologist (physician specializing in ...
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| Tinnitus/Ears | 7/12/2008 | Harriet Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: Is it possible to be a singer having Tinnitus? I get ringing, crackling, and pops in my ears. How ...
A: Yes, it is most common for musicians to suffer from hearing loss and tinnitus. What you are ...
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| hearing problems related to sinus | 6/27/2008 | Harriet Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I seem to have great difficulty in getting my ears or ear to "pop" so to speak as they seem to close ...
A: What you describe seems to be a Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD). The ET is a little tube that ...
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| PROFOUNDLY DEAF | 6/6/2008 | Dr. Jerry Martin Jr. |
Q: I WROTE TO YOU IN OCTOBER, 2007. THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER. I HAVE PROGRESSED TO BEING PROFOUNDLY ...
A: I am pleased to hear that you took my advice and it helped you greatly. Keep up learning ASL and ...
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| BC #2 | 5/3/2008 | Harriet Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: There are a few websites of information of bone-conduction that says it helps you hearing safe, and ...
A: Before I address these websites, maybe I should explain a bit how we hear. Sound enters our ears ...
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| Fluid in inner ear, fluid in mastoid sinus | 4/17/2008 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I have been having problems for nearly a year. I have constant popping in my left ear along with ...
A: Tympanostomy tubes may be placed with an otologic microscope in the office under local anesthesia. ...
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| sudden hearing loss of right ear.............. | 4/16/2008 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: sir,that was 2001,when i was busy in conversation on telephone.Then suddenly,an irritating sounds ...
A: You have had a sudden hearing loss. You must have a contrast-enhanced MRI of the internal auditory ...
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| Fluid in inner ear, fluid in mastoid sinus | 4/15/2008 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I have been having problems for nearly a year. I have constant popping in my left ear along with ...
A: It sounds like most of your problem is related to Eustachian tube dysfunction. Medical management ...
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| Lip-Reading Question | 4/14/2008 | Dr. Jerry Martin Jr. |
Q: In the famous film "Once Upon A Tine In The West", there is a dream-like sequence during the famous ...
A: I did watched it, when he was about to be hanged to death, he indeed did spoke some words but I ...
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| infant hearing loss | 4/4/2008 | Dr. Jerry Martin Jr. |
Q: My daughter is 7 months and was born symptomatic for CMV, which means there is a large change that ...
A: I am glad you caught her early and see the specialist. My suggestion to order Baby Einstein Dvds ...
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| otorrhea | 3/29/2008 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: i am not sure if this is the right place for this question but i couldn't find any other suited ...
A: This could be as simple as ear wax, or more complex such as drainage from a cholesterol ...
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| Sudden Unilateral Hearing Loss | 3/24/2008 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I am a 61 yr old female with no previous hearing problems. About 3 weeks ago, I noticed that with ...
A: Have you had an audiogram? If you have had a sudden hearing loss, there are several possible ...
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| .. | 3/9/2008 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: sometimes i have problems hearing what people say when over people are talking around me is this ...
A: Difficulty hearing in noise could represent a sensorineural hearing loss. See an ENT for a full ...
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| help for my husband- late deafened | 3/2/2008 | Cordell Vail |
Q: My husband is so very hard of hearing and he knows some sign because his son is deaf, but he has ...
A: Ruthann, Taking classes is a good way to learn. But as you said, if you are not using it every day ...
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| Waardenburg Syndrome | 1/15/2008 | Dr. Jerry Martin Jr. |
Q: I wonder if I have Waardenburg Syndrome. I have a patch of white hair near the forehead, but I have ...
A: I was born deaf, but I do not have white hair. My friend has Warrdenburg Syndrome because he has ...
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| inherited deafness | 1/4/2008 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: My aunt is 88 years old and has been deaf since approximately the age of 55 due to what her doctors ...
A: There are many types of inherited deafness, many of which we have not definitively identified. ...
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| My daughter hearing loss | 12/24/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: 19.12.07 night my 3.½ years old daughter complaint pain in his left ear, she were also complaint 4 ...
A: It sounds like your daughter has otitis media with effusion (also known as OME or serous otitis ...
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| Gradual hearing loss in left ear | 11/28/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I am 27, male. I am experiencing very slow and gradual hearing loss in my left ear. I have no ...
A: You need an evaluation by an ENT physician and an MRI with gadolinium of the inner ear to assess for ...
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| Rapid Hearing Loss | 11/26/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: Early July I made an appointment with an audiologist for a hearing test. It confirmed a bilateral ...
A: I am not aware of Prozac being associated with HL. It sounds like you hneed an examination by an ...
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| new to hoh | 10/2/2007 | Dr. Jerry Martin Jr. |
Q: I have been having hearing problems for 3-4 yrs. I have been classifed as having severe loss which ...
A: I know how hard to be not able to hear or anything at all. I learned to accept what I am when I ...
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| Should I go for a surgery - Cholesteatoma? | 9/26/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: My hearing in the left ear has been down since childhood. I had a drainage in my ear about 15 years ...
A: If you indeed have a cholesteatoma, you probably need surgery. Cholesteatoma can often cause ...
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| Ear nose and throat | 8/26/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I have ENT problems.Over the years I have visited lots of doctors but none can solve my problems. So ...
A: I would see an ear, nose and throat physician about your ears. It sounds like you had a vestibular ...
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| my daugher has ototoxicity | 8/22/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: My daugher was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when she was 4 months old. Now she is five years old and ...
A: This is a case where you may be able to get BCBS to cover the aids if you can show that it occurred ...
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| son's hearing loss | 7/27/2007 | Cordell Vail |
Q: my son is in the usmc he inlisted in january of this year, on his physical he was boarderline on ...
A: Terri, I am sorry that I can not answer your question. I am sure you are really worried. I lost ...
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| hearing loss from music | 5/6/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: Dr. Wilkinson, I am very annoyed by loud car stereos blasting rap music. Have you noticed younger ...
A: You can have hearing loss from loud noise exposure (what is called a temporary or permanent ...
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| deafness is it hereditory | 4/19/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: plz can you help me, i have always suffered as a child when i got water in my ears i normally had an ...
A: You have been told a few different things. It sounds that you have a perforation in your eardrum. ...
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| earphones... | 3/27/2007 | Cordell Vail |
Q: I don't know if you are the right person for me to ask this, I looked at your statement, and it ...
A: You are right, I am not the one who could answer your question because I am not a doctor. It is not ...
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| Cochlear Implant | 3/9/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: My cousin aged 17 years suffers from hearing disability of 60%, she was recommended for hearing ...
A: CI candidacy depends on many factors. If she does well with conventional hearing aids, however, she ...
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| Reduced hearing /Menieres | 1/26/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I've had a full ear examination, audio test and MRI scan. I was told that I just had 60% of hearing ...
A: If you just had a one-time spell of dizziness, you may have experienced an inner ear viral ...
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| Reduced hearing /Menieres | 1/23/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I have reduced hearing in my left ear.This was confirmed by a dr who said that I had 60% of my ...
A: You certainly may have Meniere's disease. This sounds like a pretty good history for Meniere's ...
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| HARD OF HEARING | 1/12/2007 | Dr. Jerry Martin Jr. |
Q: My mother is 88 yrs old and lives in a nursing home. She is hard of hearing in one ear. She was just ...
A: Yes, it is true because it will help her to hear better in a good ear because other ear are ...
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| Nerve deafness | 1/5/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I am now 61 and have had hearing problems for most of those years.My Mother told me that I had the ...
A: Peroxide will not damage the ear if the eardrum is intact. If there is a hole in the eardrum and ...
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| Moderate Hearing loss | 11/26/2006 | Dr. Jerry Martin Jr. |
Q: Jerry I am Moderatly deaf in my left ear. I was born like this do to my syndrome velocardio ...
A: I am familiar with this disorder because I did work with two of children who have same thing as you ...
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| hearing problem | 11/22/2006 | Cordell Vail |
Q: I don't know what is wrong with me. i test fine on hearing tests but i can't hear people or things ...
A: Amy, I am not a doctor and I am not an expert in hearing loss so I am not qualified to answer your ...
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| learning to sign | 11/17/2006 | Cordell Vail |
Q: i was wanting to know if there was a place on the Internet that i can go and get all the symbols for ...
A: I have several references to places you can go on the internet to learn Sign Lanugage. You can see ...
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| crunching in my ears! | 9/15/2006 | Dr. Jerry Martin Jr. |
Q: one thing I would like to ask is would you be ableto explain what a chemical imbalance is and the ...
A: A ear specialist (a medical doctor) will be able to explain to you. I am not able to do so but I ...
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