It is absolutely impossible for persons who have no experience of sudden impairment of hearing, to imagine its terrible impact on a person s life. Several persons affected with this sudden and unexpected impairment of hearing are young and do not exhibit the medical conditions causing sudden hearing loss. in a large majority of cases of sudden hearing loss, fortunately, it is only unilateral(affecting only one ear) and the prognosis is indicative of hearing recovery to some extent.
Ear Ringing (Tinnitus) Disappear
About one third of patients affected with this ailment may regain hearing totally in a few weeks irrespective of medical treatment. As for others total loss of hearing is permanent. An inner ear disorder is the root cause of sudden hearing loss in adults followed by vertigo which severely disrupts the physical balance. We keep over balance on fact because of our ears. When vertigo attacks there is a severe imbalance and likelihood of falls. There is another reason for sudden impairment of hearing in the form of vasospasms causing involuntary spasm of the veins and capillaries of the inner ear. This leads to an ischemic stroke of the inner ear causing traumatic, immediate deafness in the affected ear.
Sudden Hearing Loss – Causes
Conversion disorder an unusual but authentic cause of hearing loss in a mental illness involving loss of limb functioning, loss of vision or loss of hearing. This unexplained loss of functioning has no medical causes. Conversion disorder affects generally both the ears. Psychiatric intervention brings back hearing in general but a few cases are impaired for life. Another cause of hearing impairment is Meniere s disease of the inner ear resulting in sudden or progressive hearing loss, vertigo and tinnitus(ringing of the ears). The reason for this is an increase in volume and pressure in the inner year. A few sufferers of this disease feel “drop attacks”, a sudden deafness and dizziness that make tem fall to the ground and unable to get up until the attack is over.
Both sudden and progressive hearing loss can be caused by the physical trauma to the ears. According to music historians head trauma through child abuse is the reason for a sudden and progressive loss Ludwig Van Beethoven which made him totally deaf throughout his adult life. Likewise, according to historians Vincent Van Gogh became suddenly deaf when he cut off one of his ears to send his lover as a token of his love. This was because of physical trauma. A reflection of his hearing impairment and vertigo is said to be his painting “Starry Night”. A rare inherited condition for hearing loss in both the ears is Barakat Syndrome. The impairment may be mild or very great. Many unrelated medical conditions for ears cause Barakat Syndromes. The chief villain seems to be renal (kidney) disease. The possibility of regaining hearing hangs on the severity of the renal disease.