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Originally Posted by Anka
Has anyone heard of shingles causing hearing loss?
My Mom had a bad case of shingles and within a week lost almost half of her hearing, most of it overnight. It has not returned and she now uses a hearing aid and copes the best that she can.
I'd sure like to understand what happened to her and, of course, find out if there's anything we can do to a.) help her now, and b.) prevent it from happening again.
Cheers,
Anka
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Hi, I found this site for you.
http://www.fda.gov/FDAC/features/2001/301_pox.html
Yes, shingles can cause hearing loss and perhaps it won't come back. My cousin had shingles that went into her eye. She lost some of her vision from the attack. As you know, shingles follow the nerves and we have nerves everywhere. Hope the article helps
