I finally went to see a Audiologist due to hearing loss- I have a moderate hearing loss and need hearing aids- -has anyone else experienced this due to chronic lyme and treatment over the past 3 years by a LLMD
Posted by poppy (Member # 5355) on :
Some people have gone deaf from lyme disease. I would have expected hearing loss to have been arrested by adequate treatment though. Don't think treatment itself is in any way the cause.
Posted by Judie (Member # 38323) on :
Some drugs cause hearing loss. I had it happen on rifampin.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Very sorry, McShan.
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Can't fluoroquinolones do it also?
Posted by msdixie (Member # 46254) on :
Yes , I have significant loss ! It started after becoming ill and has progressed. I now wear hearing aids .
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Very sorry to hear about this. Yes, lyme can cause hearing damage. So can many of the Rx used to treat it as well as many of the Rx on the market today and even some OTC items like acetaminophen.
Noise damage can also catch up with us and when taking certain Rx, noise damage happens far more easily. See detail about ototoxic Rx, OTC in second set.
There are many things that can be done to nurture hearing, even after there has been damage. You might consider the medical mushroom called LION'S MANE.
Acupuncture is also important and you might also benefit from cranial sacral therapy - Google "Upledger" for someone trained in that method.
Be sure to wear ear plugs / decibel rated muffs when running a hair dryer, blender, vacuum, lawn tools, or hobby tools, etc. Be careful at public events and even in city traffic. Even with some hearing loss, ear protection is still vital around noise.
Topic: TINNITUS: Ringing Between The Ears; Vestibular, Balance, Hearing with compiled links - including HYPERACUSIS
Ototoxic Drugs links -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Google: "hyperbaric oxygen" "hearing loss"
It can really help restore hearing in some cases.
Ask your LLMD about this, though, as it's also used for lyme treatment and if an ear doctor were to order it, you'd still need some guidance from a lyme doctor regarding possible herx from it - other kinds of doctors would not know about that aspect. -
Posted by LymeNotLymes (Member # 45544) on :
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss in my right ear was one of my first symptoms when I was infected. Unfortunately, it was first treated with high dose steroids. Anyway, my hearing did come back at some point while on antibiotics.
Posted by Marnie (Member # 773) on :
Adrenal exhaustion/too little adrenal hormones (adrenal insufficiency)can cause hearing loss.
A genetic predisposition to hearing loss (X linked Adrenoleukodystrophy )could put persons at greater risk.
Demyelination happens in X-ALD.
Posted by dbpei (Member # 33574) on :
Sorry about your hearing loss, McShan. I had sudden severe sensorineural hearing loss in 2011 followed by vestibular damage. After this, I developed many other odd symptoms that eventually led me to dx of Lyme Disease.
My hearing loss is so severe that hearing aids will not help me. Fortunately, I have one good ear, that I atry to protect at all costs. I also had a slow taper of prednisone following my hearing loss, but it did not help me.
I have very bad tinnitus and I do believe that zithromax combined with noise damage, may have contributed to further hearing loss for me. The combination of antibiotics and exposure to loud sounds can be lethal for us. So be sure to protect your ears, as Keebler states.
I use ear muffs and/or ear plugs often, when exposed to noisy machinery like hair dryers, vacuum cleaners and blenders. I try to take extra magnesium and lysine after my ears have been stressed by noise exposure in a crowded setting and I think it does help.
Feel free to PM me if you ever want to compare notes.
Posted by lymenotlite (Member # 33166) on :
I recently went to a nurse practitioner who looked at my ears and told me that one of them was "packed." I'm sure that this was due to the kind of earplugs I used a few years ago. The result was tinnitus and probably some hearing loss, balance issues, a bit of nausea occasionally, and probably another thing or two.
Neither of the ear specialists that I went to mentioned this. Maybe they did and I forgot (neuro lyme).
The N.P. told me to put drop some olive oil in my ears and that would soften up the wax. I'd previously put hydrogen peroxide into my ear trying to get rid of the wax.
How I finally got rid of it was to drop some olive oil into the ear for about a week. Then I put some h. peroxide in it for an hour, renewing about every 5 minutes. Then I sprayed into my ear with warm water using a syringe. After that, I could see the results in the sink. I believe it's all gone but will have it looked at my next visit to the N.P.
This may not be your issue but thought I'd let everyone know in case...