Rapid hearing loss during Migraine

[nftwoed]

Hi;
   Has anyone suffered this?
   Friday eve, my already poor hearing began to fail just at the onset of the aura.
   A head ache commenced and virtually all hearing disappeared for 3 hours.
   Afterwards, the HA stopped and the hearing returned to normal ( for me ).
   I wonder about the vascular involvement of migraine, vision, and hearing.
   Still, a popping ( heard externally ) continues and the ear will seemingly close and sound lower a bit. My guess is that's the eustachion tube.
   Thoughts anyone? Thank you in advance if anyone shares in this. Have good days, all considered!

[james e]

A friend of mine is a neurologist and I asked him about this...he is a headache specialist. He said migraine can manifest itself in lots of different ways. Most people report pain, but he said it could also cause you to lose you hearing for a period of time. Neuro issues are pretty much invisible, and there is no sure fire way to tie down what is going on.

[nftwoed]

Hi James;

   Thanks for posting. There also exists MAV ( Migraine Associated Vertigo ) where there is true vertigo and no headache.
   Our bodies are really complicated and I think there's plenty for all to learn, even Dr. Specialists.
   I hope your day is nice!

[james e]

Before it was discovered that I had an AN, an ENT said I probably had a neurological problem, so I saw a neurologist. My problem was vertigo. The neuro "guessed" it was a migraine that presented itself as vertigo rather than head pain. I had no aura or any other symptoms of migraine...of course he was wrong in his conclusion.

I had migraine when I was in my 20s and 30s and it stopped. Every once in a while I still got a migraine. Four years ago I had a stroke and they found a hole in my heart (PFO). The hole allowed some "dirty" blood to go straight into my brain rather than be filtered through my lungs, and it killed part of my brain. A surgery closed the hole. It has been determined that people that had a PFO closure do not get migraine headaches. I have not had a migraine since my surgery.

We are pretty complicated...goes further than the hand bone is connected to the arm bone, the arm bone is connected to the shoulder bone...

By the way, I have a great day every day...same back to you!

James