Suggest Remedy For Loss Of Hearing And Headaches

Posted on Tue, 27 Jan 2015

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Question : I have lost my hearing in the last few years, have headaches pretty much every day. Have noticed when I stand up and start moving I get dizzy and lose my balance. My eyes are blury a lot of the time and sting. my face feels pressure around my eyes I work every day and have had physicals my heart is ok blood pressure ok . What do you think

Answered by Dr. Sumit Bhatti (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
PTA review, Retrocochlear hearing tests, MRI with contrast. Neuro ref.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for your query.

1. I would like to review any PTA (Pure Tone Audiograms) that document the progress of your hearing loss over the years.

2. If these tests show a Sensori-neural Hearing Loss (SNHL), get retrocochlear hearing test such as SISI (Short Increment Sensitivity Index)and TD (Tone Decay), BERA (Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry).

3. Imaging such as an MRI Temporal Bones with contrast should be done.

4. is your dizziness spinning (vertigo) or only imbalance? Has a Neurologist ruled out migraine associated dizziness?

5. Kindly follow up with the above details and test results.

I hope that I have answered your query. If you have any more questions I will be available to answer them.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar