doctorofaudiology
16 Years Experience
Marlboro, NJ
Male, 40
I've been an audiologist for 16 years. I work with all types of patients, focusing on balance disorders, tinnitus, and hearing aids. As I have worked in an Ear, Nose, Throat setting much of my career, I am also exposed to much of the medical side of audiology. ASK ME ANYTHING about being an audiologist.
DISCLAIMER: If you feel that you have a hearing or balance issue, please be sure to see your local ENT or audiologist. This Q&A is not designed to treat or diagnose your problems.
No, you cannot. One of my pet peeves in the industry is when a doctor tells the patient that s/he has "better than normal hearing" or "perfect hearing". We are not born with "100% of our hearing", then declines. We are generally all born within a normal limit, which declines over time. On the audiogram (hearing test), one can have test scores below 0 dB, which is great, but not "perfect" or "above average".One of the best ways to assist in hearing a teacher in the classroom is by utilizing ALDs (assistive listening devices). Many of these devices, which include FM systems or remote microphones, allow the speaker's signal to transmit more prominently to the person with a hearing impairment.
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-10 dB is a volume unit. People are often under the impression that if your hearing test reveals a response of "0", that means that your hearing is "perfect". It is not. We are also not born with "100%" hearing. We are born with whatever. If a person can hear a specific sound at -10 dB, he or she most certainly has great hearing.
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When you take the earplugs out they make a loud noise? Are you constantly getting hit in the head? I am sorry, I would love to help, but I still don't understand the situation.
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That is only one part of it. Fundamentally, the tiny hair cells in your ear age, then die. This is pretty much like a lot of other parts of the body. This, in tandem with noise exposure, medicines, health, medical conditions, and genetic create our own "perfect storm" to determine when our hearing goes.
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The relationship with LPR...not 100% sure but if you are getting congestion through your passageways, the muffled sensation may be Eustachian tube dysfunction. ETD can result in a clogged feeling in the ear, though the clog has not officially made its way behind the eardrum. Some MDs will give nasal steroids or recommend decongestants. Please consult someone else because there is more than "just the hearing test".
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I prefer Widex. However, I am unaware of your specific loss. For many who lose hearing virally, sound quality may be affected. With that being said, make sure you demo aids from your provider to see what you like.
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It is called the occlusion effect. Caused by the bone-conducted sound vibrations reverberating off the earplugs, we often feel a sensation of hollow sound. It is not dangerous.
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