Hearing aids or cochlear implant?
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Hearing aids or cochlear implant?
Hi all, I am a female with 35 years old. I was admitted to hospital for 7 days in the last month on IV antibiotics and steroids for meningitis. After that, I was to rest at home for 1 month with more steroids and lost my hearing in both the ears (can’t recognize words, but I can hear beeps and high pitched sounds). I can’t bear the ringing in the ears. My audiologist suggested me for hearing aids and hopefully I can get them by next week, but one of my colleagues was saying about cochlear implant the last day. He says that cochlear implants would be a better choice. I’m really getting mad with the ringing sound in my ears and I just wanna get out of this bloody ringing sound. What are your suggestions? Please, help.
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Re: Hearing aids or cochlear implant?
Unless you are deaf or have profound hearing loss, you should be just fine with regular hearing aids. Make it sure with your audiologist.patriciahheiner wrote:Hi all, I am a female with 35 years old. I was admitted to hospital for 7 days in the last month on IV antibiotics and steroids for meningitis. After that, I was to rest at home for 1 month with more steroids and lost my hearing in both the ears (can’t recognize words, but I can hear beeps and high pitched sounds). I can’t bear the ringing in the ears. My audiologist at Hearing Solutions, Toronto suggested me for hearing aids (http://www.hearingsolutions.ca/products/hearing-aids) and hopefully I can get them by next week, but one of my colleagues was saying about cochlear implant the last day. He says that cochlear implants would be a better choice. I’m really getting mad with the ringing sound in my ears and I just wanna get out of this bloody ringing sound. What are your suggestions? Please, help.
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Re: Hearing aids or cochlear implant?
I am really sorry to hear you have been unwell and have been in hospital, are you feeling any better. I have attached a link for a blog post on hearing and hearing aids...
http://www.talkhealthpartnership.com/bl ... treatment/
I hope this is helpful. Have you been back to your GP/consultant to tell them, anything they have suggested as to how long it may last?
Helen
http://www.talkhealthpartnership.com/bl ... treatment/
I hope this is helpful. Have you been back to your GP/consultant to tell them, anything they have suggested as to how long it may last?
Helen