Hearing Loss
 

Anyone else have hearing loss from their knock on the head?

I never had my hearing tested prior to my accident as I never had any problems hearing. But my post accident tests showed two 'notches' at higher frequencies on both sides. I also got hyperacusis and tinnitus 24/7. Hyperacusis (hearing everything acutely...except where my notch is!) is improving somewhat.
Still can't tolerate a crowd, such as in a funeral, reception, restaurant, etc.

M hearing blinks in and out, several times a day. Usually it only lasts a few minutes at a time. However, once I was stone deaf in my right ear for days. I started to think it wasn't coming back.

My ears also tingle, ring, are sensitive to external touch and feel like they're being jabbed by hot pokers.

Mokey

Its funny you say that... mine is a high frequency loss as well. I guess there is a nerve that gets damaged or severed... he said that has the swelling goes down I could have additional loss... just had NO clue that hearing loss was a side effect... UGH!

Like Mokey I also have hearing loss, tinnitus, and hyperacusus. My dizzy-doc did a handful of easy and debilitating tests that found nerve damage and hearing loss.

I don't remember if it's high or low frequencies. I can't stand lots of sound.

Jace

Hyperacusus sucks.

For example, I can't endure the sound of our air purifier at its highest setting. My husband thinks I'm being ridiculous - and hikes it up. How can you explain this phenomenon to a "normal?" :Bawling:

I experience this, too. It is a really weird feeling.

It went away for a bit, but it seems to be back. I love how symptoms disappear and then return. Sigh.

I had my hearing tested before my accident and after and there was no change. The doctor attributes the hearing issues to muscle skeletal issues. I have ear popping, ringing in my ears, a feeling like there is fluid leaking from my ears and sore ears.

The doctor did confirm that he sees a lot of hearing loss from the deployment of air bags. Luckily mine did not deploy, so I do not have that issue, but still a lot of issues with my ears which have nothing to do with hearing loss.

OMG, when the air bags deployed... Six explosions in a small, closed space. You can't imagine the noise.

Thank goodness ours did not deploy...

we were hit form the side... my head did not go back and forth it went form side to side...

I am still having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that you can have hearing loss from a concussion and even more so, that i have hearing loss that when the swelling goes down may require a hearing aid... all I can think is "How did this happen to me?"