Remember I was going to have this testing done? My Rheum specialist said she didn't feel it was Fibro related so she was leaving it to my pdoc who sent me to the ENT......
Well the audiology test last week was less than six months from my prior one and my hearing has taken a dive...Wow. No wonder I am unable to hear the people sitting next to me even with my hearing aids unless they talk loud.
WORD RECOGNITION:
LEFT: 32%
RIGHT: 48%
I have lost half my hearing and my ability to recognize the spoken word is crap...At this rate I may be Deaf before I turn 60...
I am currently learning more sign language and practicing what I learned over time with Momma.
The saddest part about this is the loss of laughter from my grandchildren....I need to reflect on all that I do have NOW and remain ever grateful for that...
Now the only thing left for me to do that MAY help a small bit is to see about getting an ear mold for said hearing aids which will allow a bit more sound to travel through. This of course does not necessarily mean that I will be able to hear and understand better. It only means it Might offer me a teeny opportunity. If the insurance will pay for it then I am game.
This is essentially what I am looking at. I will have my same hearing aids, the bte (behind the ear) ones - in lovely blue that my grandson chose for me<3
As you can see in the first pic the hearing aid has a small tube for sound to travel through but in the second one it is a little larger allowing for more sound...
Now for the VNG testing report. That was quite an "interesting" test...I felt like I was in some sci-fi movie with the strange goggles that "Gray" (the wonderful examiner) had me wear. He had me sit, stand and then lay back on a table while having me follow images with my eyes, not moving my head. He also introduced cold then warm air to my ears, one at a time in an attempt to simulate the Vertigo. Not fun but they have to try and find out what is causing it since all I did was wake up with it one morning and it remained constant like the proverbial uninvited dinner guest.
So additions and removals to the goggles, changing my head positions for me and more until the test was finished.
Results came back that there is nothing they could find conclusively that would have caused the Vertigo I experienced. Vertigo which was likened to a severe concussion although this time I did not get injured....this is four and one half years later. So we will keep watch on it, for now and see if it appears again - fun fun!
and that - is that!
Peace
