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What Causes Hearing Loss?
I am in the Navy, and i have hearing loss in my left ear. This occurred roughly after boot camp. A fellow 'sailor' yelled in my ear as i slept. And i heard a ringing for the next two weeks. Then from then on, i cant remember where i aquired the hearing loss. However, if i plug my nose and blow with my mouth shut, my left ear pops 'open' and i can temporarily hear again. Do you think it could possibly be a ruptured ear drunk? Or just gunk built up behind the ear drum in the Eustachian Tube? I feel that my right side is less "bulging" than the left. So i might be led to think that. I had my tonsoles and adbnoids removed when i was younger and tubes had to be put in my ears. Do you think i need tubes again?
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Sat, 15 Mar 2014
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hello, thanks for ur query, ear is connect by nose by et ( eusthacian tube) , whenever this tube blocked ( cold, flu, sinusitis, allergy) u feel ear block sensation, u can start decongestant tab. xyzal- d ( levocitrizine+ pseudoephidrine) one tab ya bed time for7 days, xylometazoline nasal drops 3 drops/ 3 time/1 week. valsalva manoere ( watch utube ) , chew chewing gum can be tried ,if still persistent u need to c an ent surgeon audioolgy tests .all d best. take care.
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