Today, one of my ears randomly went deaf. I went to the doctor, thinking I had an ear infection or something. Turns out that your ears can go deaf entirely without reason, and I now have medication to take to see if I can get any of my hearing back in that ear. I'm only 26. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I woke up completely deaf, for no reason. My doctor told me my hearing loss, "could possibly be permanent." I’m a composer. FML
Today, I went to have my ears cleaned out because I’ve been experiencing signs of deafness. Guess what? My ears were already clear. I need hearing aids. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve lost my hair, some of my sight, and some teeth, so yeah, why not my hearing at this point… FML
Today, my excruciating ear pain turned out to be a bastard maggot eating away at all the vital things behind my eardrum. The doctor pulled it out, but I’m now permanently deaf in that ear and can’t balance. I fall if I try to stand or walk further than 5 feet. FML
Today, I went to a doctor's appointment to figure out why I've suddenly started going deaf. As it turns out, for some reason my ears now produce wax at an alarmingly fast rate. "Enough to make an entire candle before long if you save it up," the doctor said when she cleared them out. I guess this is my life now. FML
Today, something blocked my ear. I couldn't get it out, so I went to Urgent Care so I didn't pop my eardrums. Turns out my allergies made my ears stop draining. After they rinsed my ears, I can now hear almost nothing. FML
Today, I was working at a daycare. There was a 6-year-old boy pretending to be my doctor, holding a little, plastic thermometer. He then, without warning, quickly shoved it deep into my ear. The last thing I heard was his giggle. I think I'm deaf. FML
Today, I was yelled at by my mom because I didn't hear her. I'm only 16, but I swear, to some extent, I'm losing my hearing, I don't even know what from. I've told her this, but she can't hear out of one ear, so of course it wouldn't feel real. I do feel bad about it, but I haven't heard her every time this has happened. FML
Today, my right ear drum ruptured. My family doesn't understand that I only lost hearing in one ear and continues to talk about me behind my back, thinking I can't hear them. FML
Today, I found out that my hearing is average for a 60-year-old. I'm 30. FML
Today, my doctor told me that the intense, non stop ringing in my ears, which started suddenly at the beginning of the year, has no cure, no treatment options, and I just need to learn to live with it. I have severe auditory sensory issues, and have barely been getting by. I don't know what to do. FML
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ladytigerhunts 20
Hey, there's a great Deaf community here. You're not alone, and you'll love it here. :)
shortswimmer17 28
Why must body parts be so mean :(
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wickedcharm 15
I'm also 26 in California. I know sign and I can teach you and help you adjust.
blacklavender77 4
At least its not cancer
aura07 7
I'm sorry OP, I feel your pain. I've been partially deaf since I was a child, but over the past year one of my ears has deteriorated very quickly! I'm only 25, but I got a hearing aid and it's changed my life. I hope it works itself out, sometimes hearing just comes back. It could be weeks or months, it's just a matter of time hopefully for you!
brittanyrose329 17
My best friend went to bed completely hearing, and woke up completely deaf. His brain "forgot" how to perceive sound, but his ear drum and Cochlea are just fine.
Jadea_fml 12
If you have sinus problems that can be part of it! I have chronic sinus infections due to allergies and I have low level hearing loss in one ear. See and ENT (ear nose throat specialist) they can help you better than a regular doctor
vancezd 12
Jev?
youdontknowwho 19
This is called sudden deafness. My dad suddenly got it in his left ear. The doctors said only 10% of all patients get their hearing back. Luckily my dad was one of them. Last month his other ear went deaf. At least he knew what to do and also that ear got its hearing back. My dad was bitten by a tick. That might have been the source of it (at least that is what my dad suspects). I hope you will get your hearing back!
youdontknowwho 19
For your information: my dad got Prednisone pills which he had to take 3 times a day (If I remember this correctly). You should ask your doctor about those!
cjcjcjx 7
Im calling bullshit on that. Sometimes doctors who don't know the answer will say shit like that. There most likely is a reason and I hope you can figure it out and that it'll help you get it back. In the meantime I am glad it was only one ear :)
aly_reinl 3
this happened to me when I was 12 now I'm 18 and still can't hear out if my left ear.
gatorgirl7563 22
First, make sure you see a ear, nose, throat specialist. I suddenly lost 80% hearing in one ear. My GP was baffled and just kept prescribing different antibiotic drops, hoping that would fix the problem. I had to actually ask for a referral. Turns out I had been gardening too much and wearing my snugly-fitting earbuds too much. The gardening got fungus spores into my ear and the earbuds increased the heat and humidity enough to allow the fungus to grow until covered my ear drum and obscured my hearing. Treatment: Athlete's foot cream dripped into my ear for 3 months. After, of course, the specialist used a special vacuum to remove an amount of fungus from my ear equal in volume to the visible part of a pink eraser of a brand new #2 wooden pencil. Too bad I can post pictures.