I woke up one day dizzy, my ears badly congested, and suddenly I had lost most of my hearing. I soon recovered the hearing in my left ear, but the hearing in my right ear didn’t improve after several days. To top it off, I now had tinnitus in that bad ear. I went to an older E.N.T., and he diagnosed me with meniere’s disease, saying there was nothing anyone could do about it—just wait and hope it cures itself. I was pretty upset, to say the least. My wife posted my condition on Facebook, looking for any ideas, and we were contacted by a friend of hers who worked for an audiologist at Vanderbilt. She said that there WAS something I could do to get help, but there is only about a ten day window, and after that, it’s too late. I was at day 11 or so, so I rushed in for the treatment, a steroid shot, and luckily regained much of my hearing almost immediately. The tinnitus stayed, unfortunately, but I now had about 75% of my hearing back in my bad ear. The upshot? I learned you always get another opinion; avoid old, unmotivated doctors with outdated ideas; and never curse Facebook again. Thanks to Vanderbilt Med Center, I can still enjoy high-end audio. I feel for anyone who has lost their hearing as I almost did. Sad to hear your story. Good luck. And go mono.
Lost all hearing in one ear, is it worth upgrading speakers?
I was in the process of upgrading my speakers( Goldenear Triton 1s driven by McIntosh amp and pre) when I lost complete hearing in one ear. Will not come back and can not be helped by hearing aide or cochlear implant etc. I was about to upgrade to possible Vandersteen 5a or carbon when it happened. Obviously I cannot enjoy the music as before but would I appreciate the difference in speakers if I upgraded? Soundstage, presence, sweet spot ,stereo are all gone or compromised. Has anyone else experienced this and how have you accommodated?Not seeking sympathy just options!