Current Events > My left hear has total loss of hearing

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Went swimming last night and got water in my ear. I tried shaking and cupping and all that stuff to get it out, and nothing happened, so I went to bed assuming itd get out in the morning.

Wake up, still no hearing at all, so I go to UrgentCare to get my ears flushed and remove all the wax. They remove a fuckton of wax, but I still cant hear shit. They prescribed some ear drops for a mild ear infection, but Im skeptical that a mild infection that would have just started yesterday would already be causing me to be unable to hear.

what do, ce? im a career musician so im very worried this is something serious and/or irreversible

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Bananana posted...

im a career musician

oh fuck. rip

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https://www.healthyhearing.com/report/52473-Swimmer-s-ear-can-lead-to-temporary-hearing-loss

Best I could find. Don't stress too hard, probably not permanent.

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Bananana posted...

Went swimming last night and got water in my ear. I tried shaking and cupping and all that stuff to get it out, and nothing happened, so I went to bed assuming itd get out in the morning.

Wake up, still no hearing at all, so I go to UrgentCare to get my ears flushed and remove all the wax. They remove a fuckton of wax, but I still cant hear shit. They prescribed some ear drops for a mild ear infection, but Im skeptical that a mild infection that would have just started yesterday would already be causing me to be unable to hear.

what do, ce? im a career musician so im very worried this is something serious and/or irreversible

Your brain will fill in the rest anyways, but yeah, as a musician I sympathize for what youre going through.. if youre a career musician though, youll be golden, trust what youve learned using your ears so far and your abilities on the instrument.

My right ear is wonky, sometimes it mutes out - not sure why

Wasnt that really famous composer deaf

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Guide posted...

https://www.healthyhearing.com/report/52473-Swimmer-s-ear-can-lead-to-temporary-hearing-loss

Best I could find. Don't stress too hard, probably not permanent.

Thanks for that, that gives me a hopeful explanation. Theres no pain at all, which is whats so weird about it

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@DarkRoast

pls help me with your magic doctorly insight

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Sounds like otitis externa, especially if the ear canal is swollen/hurts.

Obviously can't tell by history alone, but decreased hearing after swimming that lasts more than a day is classic for it.

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R1masher posted...

Wasnt that really famous composer deaf

You mean Mozart?

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Makeveli_lives posted...

You mean Mozart?

Beethoven! Argh!

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Makeveli_lives posted...

You mean Mozart?

Beethoven was deaf, though he went deaf well into his career, so he already was a very talented composer/instrumentalist and could hear in his head what things would sound like without hearing them actually.

DarkRoast posted...

Sounds like otitis externa, especially if the ear canal is swollen/hurts.

Obviously can't tell by history alone, but decreased hearing after swimming that lasts more than a day is classic for it.

Is that good? Bad? There really is no pain, save for some light aches when I put the eardrops in and a pressure-y feeling. Will the eardrops he prescribed me take care of that?

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this literally just happened to me. I was pissed. It was very frustrating. Went to the doc and he prescribed some drops. I had to use 3 times a day 4 drops in each ear. Basically had to lay on side for 30 to 45 min each time for them to settle in. I lost even more hearing and got frustrated but I had faith. I had to go back to the doctor in 3 or 4 days and he flushed them out and I was good as new. It must have been really bad because I could hear better than ever and I was sensitive to the sounds probably because my brain wasn't used to processing volume or noise like that. It worked tho

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BudDupree48 posted...

this literally just happened to me. I was pissed. It was very frustrating. Went to the doc and he prescribed some drops. I had to use 3 times a day 4 drops in each ear. Basically had to lay on side for 30 to 45 min each time for them to settle in. I lost even more hearing and got frustrated but I had faith. I had to go back to the doctor in 3 or 4 days and he flushed them out and I was good as new. It must have been really bad because I could hear better than ever and I was sensitive to the sounds probably because my brain wasn't used to processing volume or noise like that. It worked tho

They removed a fuckton of wax, I was surprised at how much lol. But that didnt improve my hearing at all

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*whispers in tc's left ear*

You can always be the first partially-deaf musician

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TC, what you describe is an exact symptom of super covid.

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Poop2 posted...

*whispers in tc's left ear*

i felt a light breeze...but alas, no sounds

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Good luck tc

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I had almost the same thing happen. It was from my ears popping on an airplane. Flushed out all the wax at the doctor's office but remained deaf for about a week and was given medication for an ear infection. Then I just woke up one morning and it was fine.

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I've had tinnitus in my left ear for about a month, I have a ear doctor appointment scheduled.
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