What causes ringing sensation in ear?
Hello doctor,
I have experienced ringing in my right ear 3 days ago and it has not stopped since then. It is not that loud and I do not hear it when the environment is noisy. It is really bothering and stressing me out and I do not know what to do. I wanted to have this checked but it is just so hard to get an appointment and go out right now given the covid situation. Please help me understand this. Thank you.
04 Mar 2024 - 1 min read
My dad is not able to hear from the ear that has a hole in the eardrum. Is it curable?
Hi doctor,
My dad is 57 years old and he is diabetic. Before six months, he started to have an ear discharge and so we consulted an ENT specialist. He was diagnosed with a hole in the eardrum. He was given medications. But still, the discharge has not stopped. Now, he is unable to hear from his left ears. Why is this happening? Is it serious? Is this curable?
04 Mar 2024 - 1 min read
Why am I not able to hear clearly without hearing aid though my hearing is within range?
Hello doctor,
I am a man in my early twenties and have started using hearing aids about a year ago. I am very happy with this, it has really changed my life. Just recently I started reading up a bit more and now I feel very confused and weird about it all. The thing is, I was told I had a mild mid-frequency hearing loss. When I actually look at my audiometry test it shows that as well, but my hearing is barely within the range of being considered a hearing loss. Reading around I found out that most people with such a mild loss can mostly hear fine and do not need hearing aids.
When I read about what my hearing loss is supposed to be like, I do not relate. I relate way more to the explanations of what moderate hearing loss sounds and feel like. And hearing aids help me a lot. When I do not wear my hearing aids it sounds to me like listening to people talking through a door. I rely a lot on lip-reading if I cannot wear my hearing aids, phone conversations were almost impossible before I got them. I just cannot make my hearing loss make sense with my actual experience with hearing. So I have been wondering what causes me to feel like I hear so bad when my hearing is just slightly below the normal range? I should say that I have tinnitus as well, sometimes quite a lot, so that maybe factors into it too. Recently I began to wonder whether the reason I hear so much worse compared to other people with my level of hearing loss? Is that I have ADHD and PTSD which makes it so hard to focus?
Do you think this is a possibility? Or could it simply be that I handle my hearing loss worse than others? I just do not understand why I experience hearing speech as so difficult and why I am so dependent on hearing aids when my hearing loss is technically very mild?
19 Dec 2023 - 1 min read
I have a stammering problem when I have to speak in front of a crowd. Why?
Hi doctor,
I am a 32-year-old male. Since childhood, I have stammering problems. It does not happen always. But when I start speaking to someone in front of others or when giving a presentation, I start to have tachycardia, palpitations, chest pain, headache, and sweating. I also have constipation. I use to take Bromazepam before giving a presentation or speaking to anyone.
15 Sep 2023 - 1 min read
How to start teaching a nonverbal child with Down syndrome through online sessions?
Hi doctor,
I am a SPED teacher. Currently, I am going to teach a non-verbal child presenting with Down's syndrome. I want to know where to start. I do not know where and how to start teaching the child. It is my first time to handle a non-verbal child. Please suggest.
15 Sep 2023 - 1 min read
