Labyrinthitis hearing loss treatments

[daruma77]

please help me help my dad.. who's only just recently retired (but had been his parents full time carer since then-- until incapacitated by labyrinthitis).

I would like to know if anyone here could give a brief overview of the technical options aids, implants, surgery, physio or anything that could be effective in reversing permanent hearing loss due to labrinthitis - i dont know if my dad has been reduced to like 20% or zero (ive only just found out - will know more next week) - but suffice to say ive been told other functions have returned but hearing has not... i just am appealing for all possible medical treatments before switching to behavioural / signing etc...

info / testimony would help me cope so much better..

ben

[Dawn-g]

I have been to a very good physiotherapist who deals with vestibular conditions, it's taken a long time to get where I am today but well worth finding your own private physiotherapist,

Don't rely on NHS resources.

[daruma77 in reply to Dawn-g]

thank you for your reply -

so just to be clear; dedication over time with the right physio has restored your hearing after being rendered deaf due to labrynthititis?? is that right?

[Dawn-g in reply to daruma77]

The Labyrinths together with the tinnitus and the treatment have put me in a better position than I was in. I do get bouts of tinnitus coupled with various things going on in my ear but my hearing is pretty good, just need to deal with the headaches that I seem to regularly get now. Hope this helps.

[GRboyRiches]

Labyrinthitis....a word that covers many a sin...A viral infection of the inner ear... early intervention with Antiviral drugs, or treat the symptoms , your GP made the call, probably took the cheap option by treating the symptoms, but generally the outcome will be the same to some degree, the loss of hearing in the nerve or cochlea, which is normally permanent , sometime you can be left with some symptoms, like dizziness, ringing in the ears, and a fullness feeling that the ear is blocked.. someone mentioned physio, maybe help the dizziness, but to restore hearing, very doubtful, if it did I would keep them busy.... treatments, it's all about diet control and wellbeing, hearing aids may help, but sometimes this condition can leave you with distorted hearing, so it's a suck it and see, dependent on what the final outcome is, Dad maybe a candidate for an Implant, but again the cost is about £40.000 to the NHS for one ear (which is normal) but they do have funding for a few each year, so it's the ENT man you need to see. The Tinnitus society have some help... but good luck