Ok, so this isnt sudden. ever since they started testing us in elementary school (around 3rd grade once a year, im 27 years old now) with the headphones and basic 'push the button when you hear a sound' sorta thing, they always sent home notes to my mom that said i needed to see the doctor about my hearing. my mom was very abusive all my life, and always did things for my brother and sister, but never me (no birthdays, no Christmas presents, easter baskets ect) i needed braces too, and i have asthma. but they never took me to get any of it checked.
honestly i cant even TELL that i don't hear good, because i have never been any different. i do have the TV up loud all the time, and i do ask all the time what people say, and im always being told i talk too loud. (usually insultingly by my mom)
as for other medical history, i have aspergers, ADHD, anxiety, severe obstructive sleep apnea (and use a CPAP, which has made my tinnitis worse) i have hypoglycemia and i am what the doctor called pre-diabetic. ive been working hard to NOT become diabetic.
i have always had ringing in my ears (sounds almost exactly like the frequency noises they use for the hearing tests, and hear all different frequencys at different random times, sometimes 2 or 3 different tones/frequencys at the same time) and vertigo, but i dont have meniere's disease the doctor says. i always chalked up the ringing in my ears from when i was a kid and spent a lot of time hanging out in the hangers (navy base) after school waiting for my mom to let me in (she usually slept until at least 5) and i had no ear plugs and the jets were loud.
i have a LOT of build up of wax and i do my best to keep on top of it. it gets so bad sometimes i can actually FEEL it dripping out of my ear lol.
ok about the tests they did. i dont remember what they all were but i can describe it. first i sat in this really cool 'box room' that was completely SILENT. i HATED that part, because the saying 'silence is deafening' is REALLY true. when it is silent, the ringing in my ears gets so bad it feels like my ears are vibrating or tingling and it can sometimes hurt. so i always find a way to keep white noise around, with a fan or something.
lets see. first i did the basic thing, where you listen for the sound and push the button. then i listend to words and had to repeat them (i did perfect on that part so no worries there) then they tested the pressure in my ears, and it was fine, even though i always feel like i have too much pressure.
then we went to another room, where i layed down in a chair that almost felt like i was tilting backwards. and they blew air into my ear. and as weird as it sounds i LOVED it. when they started it, the ringing in my ears went away! completely! it was so cool! but then i started to swim in the world of vertigo lol. that was fun too. it was nice to experiance the sensation and be safe and laying down and calm at the same time instead of panicked.
i hope i got all the questions you asked, and gave you all the info. i tried, i probably forgot some lol.
