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Please provide insights on my daughter's audiogram.
Query: Hi doctor, My daughter is 3 years old. She failed OAE testing at 3 years of age. She has issues with articulation and has been in speech therapy for over a year. Scores are 1% for understandability. Our audiologist did not tell us much. Can I get your insight into my daughter's audiogram? Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.Your daughter's audiogram (attachment removed to protect patient identity) shows a conductive hearing loss, but the ear is not mentioned. The cause seems to be some middle ear disease only. Please tell me about her subjective hearing. Is there any hearing loss she experienc... Read Full »
I cannot hear when people speak in a low tone. Can you please review my audiometry reports?
Query: Hi doctor, A few months back, I observed that I could not hear people speak in a low tone. Also, I was very well aware that I could listen to motor running sounds in my left ear for more than one year. I approached an ENT who said the ears were blocked and needed cleaning. Even after getting the ear... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. We need to find the cause of the conductive hearing loss. First, we need to study the audiometry report and see which frequencies have got affected and to what level. For the same, it is imperative that you upload the audiometry graph as well as... Read Full »
What is conductive hearing loss and how can it be corrected?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 48-year-old female, and I have moderate to severe mixed hearing loss in both my ears. However, I recently went to a different doctor who informed me that my hearing loss was mainly conductive and that too in my left ear. I also have a hole in my left eardrum, as well as severe tin... Read Full »
Dr. Syed Peerzada Tehmid Ul Haque
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Can you share your pure tone audiogram? Bilateral symmetrical mixed hearing loss is often a feature of otosclerosis. One way that can be of help to determine whether you have otosclerosis is tympanometry. Since you already have perforation, tympanoplasty with a direct e... Read Full »
How to treat a whooshing sound in one ear with earache?
Query: Hi doctor, I hear a whooshing sound in my left ear with earache for a week. Behind the ear, it is red and sore with spots. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. According to your statement, you are suffering from a whooshing sound in your left ear for a week with an earache and it is red with soreness behind the ear. Many people hear the whooshing sound or pulsatile tinnitus on one ear due to the turb... Read Full »