When you wake up one morning, you may feel an incredible buzzing in your ear and a decrease in your hearing.
See an ENT specialist without delay. Because you may be experiencing sudden hearing loss.
WHAT IS SUDDEN HEARING LOSS?
Sudden hearing loss is a hearing loss of 30 dB or more originating from the inner ear, occurring for less than 3 days.
>WHAT CAUSES SUDDEN HEARING LOSS?
Sudden hearing loss usually occurs in one ear, but rarely in both ears. Although the cause is mostly idiopathic, it may also be viral and vascular in origin. Stress can also cause sudden hearing loss. Recently, the number of people experiencing sudden hearing loss due to the stress caused by COVID-19 has been increasing.
WHAT IS THE SYMPTOM OF SUDDEN HEARING LOSS AND HOW IS IT DIAGNOSED?
The history taken from the patient is very important in the diagnosis of sudden hearing loss. Symptoms are usually accompanied by buzzing and ringing in the ears that suddenly start in patients in recent days. Diagnosis can be made with audiological tests after a detailed patient history and ENT examination.
HOW IS THE TREATMENT OF SUDDEN HEARING LOSS?
Early diagnosis and treatment are very important in the treatment of sudden hearing loss. If patients consult a specialist within the first 48 hours for complaints of sudden ringing and buzzing, their hearing can return to normal with appropriate treatment. In cases of sudden hearing loss that has lasted 1 month or more, it is difficult to restore hearing with treatment and hearing loss may be permanent.
Nowadays, the rate of sudden hearing loss in people is increasing due to the stress caused by COVID-19. However, individuals do not care about the ringing and buzzing in their ears due to the pandemic and do not apply to hospitals. In case of sudden humming and ringing, people should see a specialist as soon as possible so that their hearing can return to normal with treatment.
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