I have otosclerosis, worse in one ear than t'other, and have recently noticed that my hearing has got worse/changed* after being pretty stable for nearly 20 years. I had noticeable hearing loss at puberty and again with my pregnancies, which is when I was diagnosed. I am not in ongoing-care over this issue - I haven't seen an audiologist since diagnosis in 1990, don't need aids and don't (thankfully) suffer tinnitus.
I am now 46, but any menopausal symptoms (other than hearing loss) are masked by the Mirena coil. At the time I was diagnosed, stapedectomies were fairly new and I understood that one should wait till almost complete deafness before having the operation. However, I've just searched MN for other otosclerosis threads and see that mousiemousie on Wed 06-Dec-06 17:47:26 on on this thread says that some surgeons now recommend operating sooner rather than later. Is it time to go back to my GP and get a referral to an audiologist again?
*Bizarrely, I am now able to hear ultrasonic rodent repellants.
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Otosclerosis, the menopause and the Mirena coil
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OldLadyKnowsNothing · 01/11/2008 13:28
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