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What Causes Sudden Hearing Loss In An Elderly Person?
Question: My mother age 90 has had hearing loss for several years. She has recently gotten a hearing aid and it was much better, she had gotten used to it. Two days ago, she took it out, went to bed and the next am she could not hear with it or without it. Took her to audiologist and had her hearing aid checked and it checked out good. She had been to the same Dr. the day she stopped hearing and I had the aid checked out the next day and as I said, it was good. Took her to our family Dr. yesterday and he could not find any thing abnormal in her ear.
Any ideas
Thanks, xxxxxxxx
Any ideas
Thanks, xxxxxxxx
Brief Answer:
Ear wax
Detailed Answer:
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You are wondering why your mother's hearing aid stopped working. Despite what your medical provider said I would think that your mother has ear wax up against the ear drum impacting her ability to hear. I would recommend that she see an ear nose and throat doctor to get a real good look at the ear canal and the possibility of wax blocking the ear drum. If her ear canal is narrow medical providers may not be able to fully see the ear drum and an ear nose and throat doctor will have better equipment to see if there is wax on the ear drum or fluid behind the ear drum.
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Ear wax
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns
You are wondering why your mother's hearing aid stopped working. Despite what your medical provider said I would think that your mother has ear wax up against the ear drum impacting her ability to hear. I would recommend that she see an ear nose and throat doctor to get a real good look at the ear canal and the possibility of wax blocking the ear drum. If her ear canal is narrow medical providers may not be able to fully see the ear drum and an ear nose and throat doctor will have better equipment to see if there is wax on the ear drum or fluid behind the ear drum.
I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again if you have any additional questions
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