Omg your story is SO similar to mine! I had a lot of ear infections as a child(also unrelated to my hearing loss), I also felt like I had allergies, which is common and honestly I thought maybe I just had a sinus infection but my ears, particularly my right never stopped being muted/got hearing back. This was at 25, I’m 30 now and have lost more hearing in both ears, again mostly in my right…. I wasn’t offended any options other than hearing aids. I hope your hearing continues to improve and I’m really thankful for you sharing! 💜💜💜
Hey Melissa, I met you in a voice over class in NYC years ago but I’ve been following you on social media. I’m a singer too so I can’t imagine how scary this was. Thanks for sharing your story!
I’m 31 with moderate to serve high frequency hearing loss and tinnitus in my left ear with normal hearing on my right ear due to noise exposure from being in the military. I also struggle to find others my age with noise exposure hearing loss 🕊
Hi Malissa. Thank you very much for sharing the video. It is very precise and thorough. I could relate my symptoms a lot similar to yours. my audiograph shows both low and high frequency and mild on Mid frequency. I am waiting for MRI to rule out the Benign tumor on hearing nerve. my ENT did not give me steroid but highly suggested me to buy a hearing aide. I wonder if I should ask him to give me the steroid as well. Hope I would be blessed 🙏 as you did with all normal in MRI and hearing recovery. your video is like a light of an tunnel where I could see my hope from Thank you again, all the best wishes to your health.
ugh :'( a friend honked my bikes air horn too close to my head and i went deaf later that day. then they gas lit me about it when I was upset with them. #spanking and we made up. several years later... after doing years of physical therappy and magick to regain -some- of my hearing loss.
am 26 and literally just got back from the ent. the doctor said i might have meniere's and he prescribed betaserc and lapibal, did you have to take the same meds? also, he didn't suggest any further testing but do you think i should just get specifically tested for this just in case? literally still shaking haha
Hi Aude! I'm sorry you're experiencing this. It's definitely unsettling! I didn't take those medications. I just took steroids to reduce inflammation. It took about 8 months of being symptomatic on and off before my ENT suggested a Meniere's test. My dizzy spells weren't so bad, so that might be why he waited so long before suggesting the test. Maybe it's something you can ask him about? I'm not sure how specialists decide when or when not to schedule the test, but it can't hurt to talk about options. I wish I could be more helpful! Thinking of you and hoping you feel better really soon!
@@melissabraven5690 omg 8 months?? hm so is it kindof sus to be diagnosed for this after only my first consultation...? i did get tested straight away today for timpanometri and audiometri (sorry didn’t know what the tests are called in english). i thought that maybe you have to take another test to identify meniere’s disease specifically? btw thankyou for your wishes... and it feels frustrating isn’t it for our ears to suddenly “malfunction” without any kind of trigger.
@@37kit I don’t know about the tests you mentioned, so it might be worth asking your doctor if Meniere’s is a separate test and if you should be considered for it. After my first visit, I was diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss, so I think it’s possible to get a diagnosis on a first visit. But I don’t know how doctors decide that and what criteria they use for the diagnosis. That was just my experience! 🤷♀️ It seems like a lot of people have different experiences and symptoms so it’s hard to say. I’m sorry you’re dealing with it. Yes, it’s extremely frustrating!!
Omg your story is SO similar to mine! I had a lot of ear infections as a child(also unrelated to my hearing loss), I also felt like I had allergies, which is common and honestly I thought maybe I just had a sinus infection but my ears, particularly my right never stopped being muted/got hearing back. This was at 25, I’m 30 now and have lost more hearing in both ears, again mostly in my right…. I wasn’t offended any options other than hearing aids. I hope your hearing continues to improve and I’m really thankful for you sharing! 💜💜💜
I’m sorry you’re going through this! I hope you’re able to find some relief, through the hearing aids or otherwise. 💜
Hey Melissa, I met you in a voice over class in NYC years ago but I’ve been following you on social media. I’m a singer too so I can’t imagine how scary this was. Thanks for sharing your story!
Hey Casey! I remember those classes (and that you are really talented!) Thanks for watching :)
Hello, i lost hearing only on one side when i was 12. I've been very lonely but never been alone really. Locked Inside myself, not by choice.
omg, youre so brave
Thank you for sharing this, Melissa!
Thanks for watching, Claire!
Again, fantastic vlog. Thanks
Please look into upper cervical chiropractic adjustment as a possible treatment - or even cure - for Meniere's.
It's been about 6 years since my hearing loss incident, though I was deaf /then Tinnitus for 1-3 years.
I m 23 n struggling with meniers
I’m 31 with moderate to serve high frequency hearing loss and tinnitus in my left ear with normal hearing on my right ear due to noise exposure from being in the military. I also struggle to find others my age with noise exposure hearing loss 🕊
I’m sorry you’re struggling with this too! It can be really challenging 💚
How can you see a doctor "right away?" Not where I live.
Hi Malissa.
Thank you very much for sharing the video. It is very precise and thorough. I could relate my symptoms a lot similar to yours. my audiograph shows both low and high frequency and mild on Mid frequency. I am waiting for MRI to rule out the Benign tumor on hearing nerve. my ENT did not give me steroid but highly suggested me to buy a hearing aide. I wonder if I should ask him to give me the steroid as well.
Hope I would be blessed 🙏 as you did with all normal in MRI and hearing recovery.
your video is like a light of an tunnel where I could see my hope from
Thank you again, all the best wishes to your health.
Thank you .....for sharing ....
ugh :'( a friend honked my bikes air horn too close to my head and i went deaf later that day. then they gas lit me about it when I was upset with them. #spanking and we made up. several years later... after doing years of physical therappy and magick to regain -some- of my hearing loss.
Hi Melissa
How is your vertigo dizziness since the steroid injection?
Did you have to get contrast with the MRI? and how was that experience?
am 26 and literally just got back from the ent. the doctor said i might have meniere's and he prescribed betaserc and lapibal, did you have to take the same meds? also, he didn't suggest any further testing but do you think i should just get specifically tested for this just in case? literally still shaking haha
Hi Aude! I'm sorry you're experiencing this. It's definitely unsettling! I didn't take those medications. I just took steroids to reduce inflammation. It took about 8 months of being symptomatic on and off before my ENT suggested a Meniere's test. My dizzy spells weren't so bad, so that might be why he waited so long before suggesting the test. Maybe it's something you can ask him about? I'm not sure how specialists decide when or when not to schedule the test, but it can't hurt to talk about options. I wish I could be more helpful! Thinking of you and hoping you feel better really soon!
@@melissabraven5690 omg 8 months?? hm so is it kindof sus to be diagnosed for this after only my first consultation...? i did get tested straight away today for timpanometri and audiometri (sorry didn’t know what the tests are called in english). i thought that maybe you have to take another test to identify meniere’s disease specifically?
btw thankyou for your wishes... and it feels frustrating isn’t it for our ears to suddenly “malfunction” without any kind of trigger.
@@37kit I don’t know about the tests you mentioned, so it might be worth asking your doctor if Meniere’s is a separate test and if you should be considered for it. After my first visit, I was diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss, so I think it’s possible to get a diagnosis on a first visit. But I don’t know how doctors decide that and what criteria they use for the diagnosis. That was just my experience! 🤷♀️ It seems like a lot of people have different experiences and symptoms so it’s hard to say. I’m sorry you’re dealing with it. Yes, it’s extremely frustrating!!
lol, sue that doctor