A friend of mine suddenly experienced hearing loss after blowing his nose. Several days after, he experienced dizziness/vertigo. He consulted a doctor and this doctor requested for CT Scan- the result was normal. But another doctor (specialist) who examined his ct scan plates, found out that he has a fistula in his inner ear.  MRI was also requested but again, results were normal. Is it possible that both examinations done to him can't reveal that he has a fistula? Until now my friend cannot work because of his condition. What are the chances that my friend would be able to hear again normally? Are there medications or if not, surgical procedure which can be performed to restore his hearing? Please help my friend...
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I'm not an expert on this, but I normally fistulas cannot be corrected without surgery.  And inner ear surgery would be very difficult.  If it is a fistula, he could just control the symptoms, not fix the problem.  Get him to an ENT who can look at the CT and MRI and get a better diagnosis.
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APPEAR in front of me and:\n\nFor 24 hours, make me hear like a hearing person, so I know what it is like to hear "normally" before making me deaf again.  I am very curious about how hearing people actually "hear" with their ears without an aid, but would not want "normal" hearing for the rest of my life, though.  \n\nThen I might believe.\n\n(My deafness is genetic, not caused by disease or cancer or injury and never can be cured in my lifetime.)
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Symptoms\n\nYou may notice a build-up of wax by:\n\n    * having increasing difficulty hearing\n    * pain in your ear or ears\n    * hearing a noise or ringing in your ears (tinnitus)\n    * an awareness of something blocking your ears\n    * temporary deafness after swimming or having a bath or shower \n\nCauses\n\nThe skin cells lining our outer ear canals include tiny glands, similar to sweat glands, which produce wax. The point seems to be that this acts as a protective layer, which traps dust and other particles which get into the ear. The wax slowly works its way to the outside, taking the trapped dirt and dust with it.\n\nMost people's ears clear the wax, which probably comes off on our pillows and towels etc., at a rate which means that it does not build up. Some people may, at some stages in their lives produce wax at a faster rate. Other people have either one or both ear canals that is narrow, or that is at an angle which slows the natural passage of the wax. In these people the wax builds up.\n\nThe wax may eventually block off the ear canal all together. If this happens, hearing is reduced, and there is an increased likelihood that stagnation may lead to an infection building up behind the obstruction.\nDiagnosis\n\nThe doctor or nurse will look in your ears. We all produce wax, so what they are looking for is evidence of the wax actually blocking off the ear canal.\n\nDeafness can be caused by other problems in the ear, and if there is not enough wax to explain your problem, the doctor will be able to discuss other possible causes for your symptoms, eg fluid collecting on the other side of the ear drum when the tube which drains from the middle ear to the throat (the eustachian tube) has become blocked, as after a cold.\nTreatment\n\nIf you think you have ear wax blocking your ears, either buy some wax softening drops, from the pharmacy, or use a couple of drops of warmed (body temperature) olive oil into your ear two or three times a day, for a few days.\n\nAfter three or four days arrange to see someone regarding having your ears washed out. The nurse at your doctor's office will usually be able to do this for you.\n\nIf you have ear pain, a temperature, or are otherwise concerned, you should speak to or see your doctor sooner.\n\nIf you know that you have a hole in your ear drum (a perforation), you should not put drops in your ear without having first discussed it with your doctor or a competent medical advisor.\nPrevention\n\n    * Do not try to clean out your ears by using a cotton bud. (Ear Nose and Throat specialists sometimes say "You shouldn't stick anything in your ear that's any smaller than your elbow!") This may merely act like a ram rod, and could damage the ear drum.\n    * It may help to wear ear plugs if you work in a particularly dusty environment.\n    * If you keep getting ears blocked with wax, it may be worth using a couple of drops of olive oil into each ear once or twice a week.
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i am assuming, given the fact that you were hospitalized after your injury, that your doctors then did a CT scan.  if they did not, i agree with the above poster that you should get a CT scan right away.\n\non the other hand, if the CT was normal, then the loss of a sense of smell is not immediately dangerous to your health.  but, i would advise against having a gas stove--if you cannot smell a gas leak, then your health is endangered.\n\nthere are many causes for anosmia--the loss of your sense of smell.  trauma (especially trauma to the head) is a common cause.  traumatic anosmia is, unfortunately, usually irreversible.\n\ngood luck!
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this happened to me, for 2 days i could not get up or i'd throw up. I felt fine the first morning jumped out of bed to make coffee and fell on my ass. It really sucked.\n\ni never went to the hospital cuz i was uninsured and rather die then debt. but im fine now. I did research this and it may of been a drop attack from an inner-ear deases called 'meniere's disease'\n\nhttp://oto.wustl.edu/men/  \n\nhope you feel better soon
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Well, blunt trauma contusions can be quite serious. How long ago did this happen? Do you have black eyes? Bloody nose? If any of these symptoms are present or this has going on for more than 5 days seek medical attention immediately.  \nDoes it hurt when this happens? If you were hit hard enough you may have suffered some sort of C-spine injury or inflamed disk. Give it a few more days then go see a doctor or ER. If you have any other questions my sn is Horseybabe1990 (yahoo). IM me if needed
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not me, but I know someone who has that same thing and she has found no relief either.  I'm guessing there's some kinda facial nerve damage going on there.  Don't know what to do about that.  I suppose you've already been to neurologists, neurosurgeons, & pain specialists (?) if you've seen that many doctors already.  I wish I knew more.  sorry I wasn't any help.   but I sympathize greatly.
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Hm.  I'm no doctor and most of my knowledge concerns forensic and mortuary science.  Tinnitus, ringing in the ears, can actually encompass both ring and a rythymic beating sound.  This is an entirely subjective experience. Check it out on wikipedia and see if it matches what you describe: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus\n\nIt may also be Bruit, similiar to Tinnitus, which is caused by the way that blood rushes past an obstruction in a blood vessel.  This can be heard by another person using a stethoscope.\n\nIt may also be a mild hallucination.  I hate to say that though.  The only thing that really gave me cause to say that is your statement that you "feel like it means something."  Hallucinations with paranoia, which is what I would consider believing an unknown stimulus to mean something, are often not good things, not at all good.\n\nGet checked out by a doctor, it's more likely to be something like tinnitus or bruit.  And when you're there make sure you describe to him/her everything that you described to the Answers community above.
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Demand a second opinion. Positive note I had similar symptoms for years rarely a day off. I had a brain scan, a EEG and other tests turns out I have hemiplegic migraines - very scary. I have an aura with mine - a bad taste often triggered by what I eat or smell. Gloss paint sends me off my legs for up to 2 weeks. I was investigated for having a stroke! Go back an see your Dr if symptoms don't improve and demand further tests! Have allergy/ sensitivity tests done, mine showed my triggers as being corn, melon, larger etc. I changed my diet and took FEVER FEW natural health supps and have made a fantastic recovery, with the occasional relapse. I f your symptoms are new to you and you have had no further investigations than a DR appointment, go back and demand more. Take a friend or relative with you if your reluctant to push the issue. You only have one life - enjoy it. Luv J xx
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I recommend going to an otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose and Throat doctor) for a hearing test and medical examination.  It is important to be as detailed as you possibly can with your symptoms, both at the time of onset and since.  Have you had any dizziness, or just feeling faint with hot flashes?  Are there any noises in your ear, or just that sounds are distorted?  Have the symptoms improved, worsened, or stayed stable since it started?\n\nWith sudden-onset symptoms, usually the sooner you start treatment, the better your chances for recovery.  Please don't delay any further.  Good Luck!
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Would you please call your family doctor it could be lots of things. From an inner ear issue or worst Please get to some sort of Medical provider. Do not go alone.
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A guy I work with woke up one day and couldn't feel or move the right side of his face, he went to the doc and he said that he had a (brain fart, i can't think of what it's called now...) fairly common problem which can be fixed within a few weeks without much pain.  however, if he had waited too long, he may have never recovered the feeling and movement of the right side of his face.  So, if I were you, I'd go see a doc soon.
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As an Audiologist, I know what it is; but I've been out of grad. school for almost 15 years, so I can't address the other parts of your question.\n\nYou probably already know they have a website: \nhttp://www.nsslha.org/nsslha/\nThere are forums there, where you are more likely to get appropriate responses to your question.  \n\nGood luck with your studies!
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Here is something from webmd.  its all about ear problem as well as the ear and have pictures of ears.  I hope this is what you where looking for\n\n During a cold, sinus, or throat infection or an allergy attack, the eustachian tubes, which connect the middle ear to the throat, can become blocked. This stops fluid from draining from the middle ear. This fluid is a perfect breeding ground for bacteria or viruses to grow into an ear infection\n\nEar pain (mild to severe). Babies often pull or tug at their ears when they have an earache. When the fluid in the middle ear builds up, the eardrum may burst (rupture). Once it ruptures, the fluid drains, and the pain usually stops. The hole in the eardrum often heals by itself in a few weeks. \nFever. \nDrainage from the ear that is thick and yellow. Blood in this fluid can mean the eardrum has ruptured. \nLoss of appetite, vomiting, and grumpy behavior. \nTrouble sleeping. \nPossible loss of hearing. \n\n\nYour inner ear has fluid in it... when you spin around really fast.. when you stop it doesn't stop that's why you get dizze. \n\nclick on the link below.. its has everything about the ears and everything you every wanted to know.
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Taken from Anderson, Brett, The treble and the damage done…\nVol. 20, Twin Cities Reader, 01-11-1995, pp 15. Sometimes my ears ring dull and low. I hear something that sounds like a cross between the hum of a Hammond organ and the purr of a well-tuned luxury car. Other times the noise is a faint, high squeal that alternately surges and recedes like surf. Most often, my head hisses like the inside of seashell, causing a cool sensation that feels like my ears are leaking gas. As unpredictable as the nature of my own private echoes might be, it’s certain that I will awake from a night spent sucking down loud rock music with a hangover that has nothing to do with booze.\n\nI’m not alone.\n\n“What happens is the hair cells are damaged, but they’re not dead,” Dr. Sam Levine (an otolarynologist) explains. “As they’re damaged, you lose some of your hearing. Most of the time, if you get out of the environment, your hair cells will recover somewhat. Each day, it [your hearing] comes back, but not as good as it did the day before. Eventually, over a long period of time, hair cells are permanently damaged instead of temporarily damaged.”\n\nMost people would rather believe that hearing loss is like car accidents, violent crime and tax audits - something that affects other people. There are some famous cases. Who guitarist
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Whatever you do, don't dig around inside your ear or syringe the canal yourself.  Speak to your primary care provider and request another referral to another ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat specialist -- same as an Otolaryngologist).  I know you've seen one already but try it again.  The pain you feel is real.  Be prepared to describe the fluid.  Taking with you a specimen, as was suggested, is a good idea.  If you are again told that there's nothing wrong with your ear, be glad for that and make an appointment with your dentist to rule out dental involvement.
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Does he have a hearing loss ? I have been cussed out for talking loud by co-workers. And when they asked if I was deaf, I'd tell them no, but I do have a hearing problem.\n It is possible, myself, I have to be near people to hear(understand) them. And I used to lock eyes with people, this would help me to focus on them so I could listen better, but most people do not like that.\n If he does have a hearing problem, l am sure he would like to know when he is talking loud. PArt of the talking loud part would be to hear yourself talking so you can speak clearly. Otherwise you mumble and then ...............\n Wouldn't hurt to ask him. If he does, ask if he'd mind if you tell him when he starts talking loud.