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I lost hearing in one of my ears 2 years ago from an ear infection. First time I can remember ever getting an ear infection. I am so scared to lose my hearing in my other ear now...
To make you a little less scared, this was a very specific condition he was suffering from which apparently can't be fixed with something like a cochlear implant or other surgery. Not all deafness is permanent now. It might be worth looking into what can be done with the ear that no longer hears. Technology on that front is advancing rapidly.
I was in line to get a cochlear implant, but after speaking with the surgeon we decided to not go forward with it at the moment. Ill definitely be keeping my eye on the tech in the coming years!
Definitely keep up with it. There are (or were a couple of years ago when I was reading about it) people who actually hack their own cochlear implants to improve the technology and then share what they've done with people who make the implants. I'ts pretty amazing.
One of my main concerns was that I would hear normal sound with my one good ear, but then have a robotic ish sound in my other ear. I thought that would maybe drive me crazy.
That’s how I already hear. The way I’ve described it is that what I hear from my left ear sounds like I’ve got a really low quality Bluetooth earpiece in, like when you’re trying to listen to music and use the microphone at the same time on Bluetooth headphones so the bitrate drops down to accommodate.
How did you lose your hearing? Was it an ear infection?
Zero idea. I posted above in the thread how it happened. It was abrupt and there was nothing in the way of a warning or a symptom I can point to that led up to the ordeal. I was simply just “fine” and then I wasn’t.
Oh wow! That's scary!