My age is 50 and I have problem in hearing, as per pta report right ear has profound hearing loss (93. 33dbhl), left ear has moderate sensorineural hearing loss (51. 6dbhl) private clinic recommended usage of digital hearing aid (anervit plus med) and govt doctor recommended meds (ofloxacin opthalmic soln, zincostar, gcobal 500, flunil 60) for 15 days and told not to use hearing aid I am also on psychiatric medication (flunil 60, serenace 10, pacitane 2 mg, spenzo depot 20) my query is in my 50's should I go for hearing aid, if yes it should be digital or analog?
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Dear lybrate-user, just relax. For your type of hearing loss medicines have no role to play at all. You should go for digital hearing aid as that alone will assist you in hearing better at least as far as your left ear is concerned. Though you may try on both ears.
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Plz go for hearing aid as not able to communicate properly also gives rise to anxiety and depression amongst ppl .this can also cause added anxiety in your case. please use the hearing aid and no need for so many meds. Just take the ones advised by the psychiatrist.
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Yes ma'am, you have to go for digital hearing aids as you have sensorineural hearing loss. Sensorineural hearing loss means, the nerve is weak enough to transfer the sound input to the brain if an aid is not used, nerve gets more strained and there are chances loss can increase within a period of 6 months to 1 year digital hearing aids are suggested as it is programmable, any time adjustments in the settings can be done based on the user's feedback medicines suggested by doctors can be for nerve strengthening sensorineural hearing loss is a permanent loss, we cannot restore the hearing back to normal. So do kindly use a digital hearing aid for your left ear for listening speech with clarity and right ear for awareness purpose. Right ear is optional. If you have any doubts, pls call on mobile.
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When was the last time you had an audiogram done? Please visit your audiologist and ent. The ent will check your ears and look for any pathology that may contraindicate the use of any hearing aid. If it's all clear, the ent will give you a clearance for hearing aid trial. Then visit your audiologist for best options in hearing aids. Yes digital hearing aids are better than analog hearing aids as the technology has improved. Kindly visit your audiologist for the best options among digital and analog hearing aids.
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