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My Hearing For My Right Ear Drops At 8000 HZ

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Posted on Mon, 8 Feb 2021
Question: My hearing for my right ear drops at 8000 HZ to 30 DB. Everything else is above 20.

Would this cause the tinnitus, ear fullness, brain fog in experiencing? Have seen 3 specialists all with different answers. Thank you!
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (5 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Hii. Welcome to the healthcare services. You have mild sensorineural deafne

Detailed Answer:
Hii. Welcome to the healthcare services. You have mild sensorineural deafness at higher frequency of sound. When the hearing nerve gets weak the inner sounds get prominent and can result in tinnitus. The tinnitus and ear fullness and unilateral mild sensorineural hearing loss can also be due to Meniers disease,any cerebellar cause.Meniers disease is abnormal swelling of the vestibular apparatus and can result in unilateral tinnitus, hearing loss and ear fullness. So do a Electrocochleography to rule out Meniers disease. Do a MRI brain to see if there is any abnormality in the cerebropontine angle or in the brain which can lead to similar symptoms. For now do not pay attention to the tinnitus. It will decrease over a long period of time if you don't pay attention to the tinnitus. Avoid smoking, excessive intake of fluid,salt. Do vestibular rehabilitation exercise. Review with the report and if you have any queries.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (1 hour later)
My last ENT said that dropping to 30/40/50 in only 8000 hz wouldn’t normally have this effect. Have you seen this before where it only drops at 8000 and causes this many issues?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (19 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Hii. Generally 8000 hz is high frequency sound. High frequency hearing loss

Detailed Answer:
Hii. Generally 8000 hz is high frequency sound. High frequency hearing loss generally occurs due to sensorineural deafness or weakness of the hearing nerve. It can be due to old age, ototoxic drug,sound induced trauma,viral infection. It can be the first sign of initiation of nerve weakness. I have seen high frequency hearing loss in many patients generally in old age. So it is very common in old age and other indications mentioned above. So don't worry. Give a hearing aid. Give vitamin supplement. Stay from noise. If there is any giddiness in future do a MRI brain.
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My Hearing For My Right Ear Drops At 8000 HZ

Brief Answer: Hii. Welcome to the healthcare services. You have mild sensorineural deafne Detailed Answer: Hii. Welcome to the healthcare services. You have mild sensorineural deafness at higher frequency of sound. When the hearing nerve gets weak the inner sounds get prominent and can result in tinnitus. The tinnitus and ear fullness and unilateral mild sensorineural hearing loss can also be due to Meniers disease,any cerebellar cause.Meniers disease is abnormal swelling of the vestibular apparatus and can result in unilateral tinnitus, hearing loss and ear fullness. So do a Electrocochleography to rule out Meniers disease. Do a MRI brain to see if there is any abnormality in the cerebropontine angle or in the brain which can lead to similar symptoms. For now do not pay attention to the tinnitus. It will decrease over a long period of time if you don't pay attention to the tinnitus. Avoid smoking, excessive intake of fluid,salt. Do vestibular rehabilitation exercise. Review with the report and if you have any queries.