{"id":1819,"date":"2021-07-29T13:57:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T17:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chelmsfordhearinggroup.com\/?p=1819"},"modified":"2021-07-29T13:57:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T17:57:23","slug":"sudden-hearing-loss-can-be-scary-but-treatment-is-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/massachusettshearinggroup.com\/sudden-hearing-loss-can-be-scary-but-treatment-is-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudden Hearing Loss Can Be Scary, But Treatment Is Available"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever woken up in the morning unable to hear, or felt your hearing deteriorate over the course of a day or two? If so, you suffered from sudden hearing loss<\/a>. While sudden hearing loss can be scary, there are treatment options available. Below we review what sudden hearing loss is, what causes it, how it is diagnosed and how it is treated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is Sudden Hearing Loss?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), also known as sudden deafness, describes a rapid, unexplainable loss of hearing all at once or over the course of a few days. In most cases, only one ear is affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually in the case of SSNHL, people wake up in the morning suddenly unable to hear. Others notice it when they try to listen to music through a single earbud or try talking on the phone. Some may notice a loud \u201cpopping\u201d sound before their hearing disappears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s also common to experience other auditory symptoms such as a feeling of fullness in the ear, dizziness or tinnitus (ringing in the ears).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Causes Sudden Hearing Loss?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

SSNHL occurs when there is something wrong with the sensory organs of the inner ear. There are many reasons sudden hearing loss can occur, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n