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Have Chronic Sinusitis And Used Intranasal Steroids. Also Have Sensory Neural Loss. Permanent Hearing Loss?
I have chronic sinusitis and have used intranasal steroids for many ears.recently after a bout of heavy flu my hearing on lt. Ear has diminished.i went to my ENT who diognosed sensory neural loss.i have been put on high doses of corticosteroids with vitamin e and vasteral mr.my worry is can it lead to permanent hearing loss .
Mon, 2 Dec 2013
Hi, sensorineural hearing loss is usually not recoverable if delayed for treatment and use of high dose of steroids is helpful in recovery if started early in some patients. So, please get a fresh audiometry done after few days of steroids use. If no recovery in some days, I am afraid the loss is permanent and use of hearing aid required if there is significant loss.
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