Ok, so last Thursday I felt a little pressure in my left ear, having interned with the local ENT, I thought I should have it checked out, so I scheduled an appointment. I expected that the tympanometer would show that there was a lack of motility of the ear drum and that there was some fluid behind it. Boy was I wrong! I was diagnosed with Idiopathic Sensorineural Hearing Loss. The suspected that it was caused by a virus but are not sure. I wasn't too worried since he told me that the steroids he put me on would most like bring back at least 70% of it. I went back to him on Friday after my MRI expecting the audiogram to show that the hearing was coming back. Wrong again. There was a 10 dB drop from the 15 dB loss that was exhibited last week.
Good news is that the MRI indicated no tumor in the brain, and ruled out Acoustic Neuroma. But, since the hearing unexpectedly got worse even tho I was on the steroids and antibiotic, I have to go to the Otolaryngology specialist at the Brenner's Children's Hospital in Winston Salem.
I really hope that this clears up and gets better, but who really knows? I think that no matter what, I can adapt to it and that it will not have a profound effect on me. Hopefully!
On a completely different note, GOV. SCHOOL IS OVER! I made it through exams without too much brain death! Now I can relax and concentrate on some more important things, like my Harlem Renaissance in english. UGH.
Oh well, enough rambling for now. Peace out.
Tyler
