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Doctors Say Rattling Shook Excess Fluid From Veteran's Ears
A Washington, D.C., man regained his hearing after the East Coast earthquake -- several months after losing it during a fall on Father's Day.
"It was God's blessing," Robert Valderzak told ABCNews.com, his voice shaking with emotion. "It was a miracle for me."
Valderzak was visiting with his daughter and three sons when the quake rattled D.C.'s Veterans Affairs Hospital, where he is battling cancer.
"It shook me terrible -- right out of the bed," he told ABC News. "But after that it stopped. And my son talked to me, and I could hear his voice."
Tests confirmed Valderzak's significant hearing improvement. But his doctors think they have a medical explanation for the "miracle."
"He had conductive hearing loss, caused by fluid in his middle ear, as well as loss due to nerve damage," said Dr. Ross Fletcher, chief of staff at the VA Hospital. "A combination of a drug he was taking and the earthquake event itself likely led to him losing the fluid and gaining back his hearing."
Valderzak's doctors had just ordered Valderzak new, high-powered hearing aids. Now they're set to the lowest possible volume.
"All these things I've been through to get my hearing back, I've seen plenty of doctors, and none could figure out why I couldn't get it back," he said. "It was a miracle. And now I'm going to beat cancer, too."
Earthquake Helps 'Cure' Man's Deafness - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
A Washington, D.C., man regained his hearing after the East Coast earthquake -- several months after losing it during a fall on Father's Day.
"It was God's blessing," Robert Valderzak told ABCNews.com, his voice shaking with emotion. "It was a miracle for me."
Valderzak was visiting with his daughter and three sons when the quake rattled D.C.'s Veterans Affairs Hospital, where he is battling cancer.
"It shook me terrible -- right out of the bed," he told ABC News. "But after that it stopped. And my son talked to me, and I could hear his voice."
Tests confirmed Valderzak's significant hearing improvement. But his doctors think they have a medical explanation for the "miracle."
"He had conductive hearing loss, caused by fluid in his middle ear, as well as loss due to nerve damage," said Dr. Ross Fletcher, chief of staff at the VA Hospital. "A combination of a drug he was taking and the earthquake event itself likely led to him losing the fluid and gaining back his hearing."
Valderzak's doctors had just ordered Valderzak new, high-powered hearing aids. Now they're set to the lowest possible volume.
"All these things I've been through to get my hearing back, I've seen plenty of doctors, and none could figure out why I couldn't get it back," he said. "It was a miracle. And now I'm going to beat cancer, too."
Earthquake Helps 'Cure' Man's Deafness - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
