Hearing Condition Worsens...

arrived at TTSH to see the ear specialist...

was sent for a basic hearing test (where sounds of different decibels were sent into the ears to test if i'm able to hear them) before meeting the doctor to discuss the situation...

here's wat doc said or recommended or did:
1. my condition is sudden sensorineural hearing loss (please refer to the article below)
2. there could be a viral infection dat's causing the sudden hearing loss cos there has neither been any exposure to loud noise / sound nor traumatic impact on the ear
3. to control the viral infection (if any), he has precribed some medication (namely prednisolone, as stated in the article below; famotidine, to control the gas created by prednisolone)
4. sent me for a MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to check for tumours, etc
5. follow-up in 2 weeks to see if the medication has worked
6. if MRI results are negative and medication does not work, will go for blood tests
7. eventually, the awful truth of the possibility that the loss may be PERMANENT

here's the link to a simple article on sudden hearing loss. the specialist has also prescribed the same drug for me:
http://www.utmem.edu/otolaryngology/Patients&Public/Ear&BalanceCenter/SuddenHearingLoss.html

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came home and started on the medication... was tired after the entire session today... especially after the sound test and the MRI scan... somehow felt a bit of giddiness cos the humming and buzzing as well as the loud sound from the MRI machine were quite unbearable...

slept for a while... woke up and realised that the situation has worsened... now there's constant ringing in the left ear, which is preventing me from hearing anything else... listened to the earfone for a quick check and indeed, the sound now is near zero as compared to yesterday evening...

well, really not sure wat else to make out of this whole episode... will have to bear with it for the time being and hope that it's not gonna be permanent... gonna be strong and not show any sign of weakness in front of my family cos i know that mum is terribly terribly worried...

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ken was "duh" too... blaming the situation on my clubbing or dancing near the speakers... eh... it's been more than 1 month since i last clubbed... hahahahaha...

treebeard was cute, he said that it's time to check out what my insurance cover is like... hahahahaha...

rick called but i wasn't in the mood to talk then and rejected his call... sorri dude... was asking about the medications doc prescribed... oso too lazy to reply to dat sms... paiseh... hope u r reading dis blog and can see the details...

sarah was totally out of this world cos she only knew about it dis morning when rick told her about it... thought my MSN has broadcasted the hearing loss since saturday?! hahahahaha... but dun worry dear, i'm not angry lah... better late than never...

as for the rest of you who have sent my SMSes and wishing me well, a very big THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart...

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continue to check dis page for the latest update... u know lah... dave is not comfortable talking about certain things... especially something so serious and discomforting...