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Advice: Hearing loss is a life-changing problem
Recent accounts in the national press have highlighted the plight of people with sudden neurosensory hearing loss (SNHL).
To lose your hearing suddenly and totally is unimaginably frightening and life changing and existing services fall far short of what is needed.
Eighty-five per cent of cases of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), which includes SNHL, have no known cause – a terrible reflection on the lack of investment in hearing research.
Despite this, it is vital that any of your readers experiencing a sudden loss of hearing seeks specialist help immediately because, even where the cause is not known, there are treatments that are effective for some people and the earlier they are tried the better the chances of success. Research does pay dividends.
For example, trials have indicated that the way in which steroids are administered could improve recovery rates. Further trials and much more research into effective treatments are urgently needed.
Sadly, many people find that their hearing does not return and, in these cases, practical help and support is vital. It does exist. Deafness Research UK is one charity to which people can turn for advice and information on this as well as other hearing problems and we refer people to other organisations that can assist in other ways.
Advice is available direct from our website at www.deafnessresearch.org.uk, by emailing info@deafnessresearch.org.uk or by calling our freephone helpline on 0808 808 2222.
Vivienne Michael
Chief Executive,
Deafness Research UK
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