Greetings! I am new here but not new to Meniere's. I am about 6 years into the condition, probably longer with symptoms that I didn't put together for a while before that. I have a question about a hearing test I had today. Because I had steroid injections into my ear earlier in the year, I have had more hearing tests than I normally have in one year. Today was my 5th hearing test. For all of the years of tests, including this year's, (including the followup one after my last steroid injection), my audiogram graph shows the stereotypical "reverse slope," with the lower frequencies hovering around 50-60 dB and the higher frequencies popping up to 20 or so dB. Today, however, the tech who conducted my test presented me with a chart that was exactly opposite. My lower frequency for the bad ear is suddenly amazingly better - in the 20-30 range, and my higher frequency is suddenly all the way down between 50 and 60 dB. I am posting this to ask if this has ever happened to anyone else, this exact, sudden flip, or did my tech (who said she was in training) write things down backwards, more likely? I disputed the result and said I have serious doubts, and she told me, "Well, Meniere's fluctuates." So she is saying in 3 months since my last test, my chart flipped the other way - after several years of consistent charts? Opinions? *(And thanks for reading!)*
My lower frequencies did fluctuate a lot before becoming permanent loss. Eventually i had loss in upper ones as well but i cant remember if the upper loss ever fluctuated...im thinking it didnt for me. I think it just got worse. Anyway, i think your result is possible but i dont recall any of my many audiograms looking like yours. Try to find a therapy that works for you and you may be yet able to gain back some loss or prevent any more. Best of luck and sorry to hear it.
My lower frequencies at their worst were in the 50 dcb area. After antiviral and allergy treatment they returned to normal (for my age) areound 15-20. The highest frequencies had some loss that never recovered. My dr told me that lower frequencies may recover but the area that processes the highest frequencies are more fragile and seldome recover a loss. Fortunately the only 40 dcb loss in in the 8000 range above speaking range.
I.always bring this up. Tinnitus affect hearing. When my tinnitus is roaring I can't hear as.well as.when it is more.contained.
Thanks for all of the input. They offered me a new test and I will probably take them up on it. I will post if it matches or not, might help someone else some day. I will try to get shots to post too as soon as I can. I am very pro trying the antivirals. I just have to find a doctor who will listen to that idea. I haven't had one say no yet, because I haven't asked yet! I am encouraged to try.