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My mother has 50% hearing loss after exposed to loud noise. Will Hearing loss pills help?

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Dr. Vinodhini J.

Published At April 28, 2020
Reviewed AtMay 19, 2023

Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

My mom is 67 years old. She got exposed to a sudden loud noise from fireworks about a month ago, and it caused loss of hearing to about 50% (audiometry). She started taking Prednisolone three days after the incident, and also some multivitamin pills, but no improvement yet. Mixed voices or phone calls teases her ears, and she can stand only for a few minutes. I wanted to know if you have any recommendations? Are hearing loss pills or Hear All pills effective?

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

With age, the hearing ability reduces for all, no partiality. That is called presbycusis in medical term. Moreover, the loud noise added to the process of deterioration. If she is diabetic and hypertensive those factors will add on to the deterioration process.

Now coming to the point of using medicines, please get it very clear these medicines can help 5 % improvement in hearing, but that has no visible effect. Whether it is 50 dB loss or 45 dB loss, the problem is all most the same right? So without wasting further time, kindly (with the report) go the audiologist and fit her with digital programmable hearing aids (if both the ears are affected then both ears should be fitted to have balance hearing and to make hearing areas of the brain active in both sides of the brain).

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Satyabrata Panigrahi
Dr. Satyabrata Panigrahi

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