Perforated eardrum - does hearing come back gradually or suddenly?

[MoragG]

Had this diagnosed on Wed and my right ear is completely blocked. The hissing/ringing noise is driving me mad :-( Is my hearing likely to come back gradually or will it suddenly clear? My balance is really off too, and I don't think driving would be a good idea. I'm a bit concerned about going back to work on Monday feeling like this, but on the other hand I can't stay off for weeks if my hearing isn't going to come back quickly! Any advice/experience welcome.

[MoragG]

Bump. Has no one had this?? :-(

[MoragG]

No one replied to my question, but in case anyone looks at this thread in the future I can report that my hearing came back gradually, and it took at least 6 weeks before it was more or less back to normal.

[MegaClutterSlut]

I used to suffer with this a lot. Sometimes my hearing would come back gradually but most of the time for me my ear would 'pop' and I could hear properly again and everything sounded mega loud hope yours clears soon :)

[Mehripoop]

@MoragGngg did the ringing stop too??

[CatherineTheckston]

Thank you Morag! This is me! I’m not feeling off balance but I’m worried about returning to work on Monday. It’s reassuring that your hearing came back. Now that I know it took 6 weeks, I will be patient. It is disorienting as all the sounds become a little jumbled with one deaf ear and it’s difficult to concentrate. Your post has been most helpful