
What Causes Diminished Hearing Post Exposure To Loud Sounds?

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Thanks for posting the query
I have gone through the history thoroughly and understood your problem; I'll try my best to help you with this.
Reduced hearing has to be confirmed with audiological investigations. Even though, your doctor claims that there is fluid build-up inside the middle ear, I would still insist you to get the audiological tests done.
Audiological test helps us in understanding the nature and also the type of problem. Usually, upon exposure to loud sounds, the sensitive inner ear nerves could be damaged. This causes reduction in hearing.
Fluid build-up in the middle ear can also reduce the hearing ability. Either of the case, the confirmatory tests are tympanometry and pure tone audiometry.
I would suggest you to request your doctor to order for the above investigations.
Revert back to me once you get the results, so that, I can advise you further regarding this.
Hope I have answered your query; I'll be available for the follow up queries.
Regards
Dr. Naveen Kumar N
ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon

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Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Nanjasetty
Otolaryngologist / ENT Specialist
Practicing since :2001
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