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My Story on Sudden Deafness ( SSHL) by Danielle N. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 17 Nov 2008 11:49pm

1 Comment Sudden Deafness...Whats that? Well to tell you the truth I never heard of it even though I had a hearing loss all my life. Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSHL), or sudden deafness, is a rapid loss of hearing. SSHL can happen to a person all at once or over a period of up to 3 days. It should be considered a medical emergency. A person who Read on »

Comparable Effectiveness Shown for Two Common Sudden Deafness Treatments by Medline Plus Posted Tue 24 May 2011 8:09pm Direct injection of steroids into the middle ear for the treatment of sudden deafness was shown to be no more... an increase in the use of injected steroids as a treatment for sudden deafness, but there were no comparative studies to support the practice," said James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. Read on »

Pianos, deaf ears and 11 year olds by David B. Posted Wed 30 Jul 2008 12:00am , that request fell on the safe deaf ears that “I wanna pony” requests fell on. The other day, (the day they went to the neighbors house for the day) she came back, ecstatic about... the symphony into a version of what I assumed was old Macdonald, but wasnt quite sure, because my ears suddenly began to ring and head started to pound because that kid can play Read on »

Snake charmers’ musical protest falls on deaf ears by DeafBlog Patient Expert

Posted Fri 20 Feb 2009 7:22pm glands pierced to protect handlers. Snakes are deaf and their “dancing” motion is a self-defence response to vibrations they perceive as threatening. The Times Read on »

Deaf Ears by Kate M. Healthy Living Professional

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Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:17pm Don't ya just hate it when people say I told you so? I'm not gonna say it... but, the Quail Botanical Gardens could (and probably should.) Ten years ago they started preaching the merits of defensive gardening in Southern California (i.e. giving your perennials a job to do.) Succulents like aloe, jade and yu ... Read on »

In the Country of the Deaf, the Hearing Man is Culturally Deprived by David Granovsky Posted Tue 17 Jan 2012 12:00am and learn: If the “with hearing” child of parents “with hearing” were to suddenly go deaf, the parents would probably do everything within their means to recover the child’s hearing. If the deaf child of deaf parents were to suddenly gain audism, would the parents do everything within their means to remove the child’s hearing? I would love Read on »

Finally, an Answer to Why I'm Deaf or a Total Medical Screw Up!? by Abbie Patient Expert

Posted Tue 23 Dec 2008 8:21pm . From the reason I feel as if I have fluid in my ears after I get my head jarred to the sudden deafness to the progressive hearing loss and how the one side worse than the other... of why I am deaf since no one seems to know why I have a hearing loss since I am the only one on both sides of the family that is deaf. "Abbie, you have what is called Enlarged Read on »

Finally, an Answer to Why I'm Deaf or a Total Medical Screw Up!? by Abbie Patient Expert

Posted Tue 23 Dec 2008 9:51pm . And everything that I have read so far, fits perfectly. From the reason I feel as if I have fluid in my ears after I get my head jarred to the sudden deafness to the progressive hearing... could have asked for: the answer to the age-old question of why I am deaf since no one seems to know why I have a hearing loss since I am the only one on both sides of the family Read on »

Hearing Loss, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Products & Devices for Deaf by Hear World Communications Posted Sat 20 Nov 2010 11:04am to muffling of sound, not getting words properly, falling suddenly, Emotional problems due to feelings of isolation, earache are some complications which comes due to deafness... Hearing Loss which is also known as "deafness", "hearing impairment "is the condition in which a human is unable to hear or detect the sound. It can be fully and partial Read on »

Re: Mishka...Deaf Culture-Deaf Community?? by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient Expert

Posted Thu 27 Nov 2008 10:09am In Mishka's postAgainst ASL and Deaf Culture, Karen Mayes Says: *whistle* I really don’t have a problem with ASL (we use it predominately at home) and Deaf Culture... life, not thinking about Deaf Culture, etc, just like most of people just living. Deaf culture is really part of Deaf community, nothing more, as well as oral deaf people, CI Read on »