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.

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

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.

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 :)

@MoragGngg did the ringing stop too??

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