Intermittent hearing loss in "good" ear

[chloes mema]

I'm basically deaf in my left ear, AN ear.  For the past two months my right ear, which has diminished hearing, has been experiencing intermittent hearing loss.  I can hear then I can't hear then I can hear this goes on for about 30-45 seconds.  This has happened at least a half a dozen times, happens whether I'm wearing my bi-cross hearing aids or not.  I don't think my neurotologist has a clue what's going on but yesterday he labeled it as "...auto-immune inflammatory..." situation.  He said that sometimes the hearing loss from the AN ear will affect the hearing in the healthy ear; if I totally loose my hearing in my right ear call the office.

Has anyone else had any experience with intermittent hearing loss in your "good" ear?

I'd like to get a second opinion but so far have not found another neurotologist / ent in my area but I'm still looking.

Karen

[lryan42]

That really stinks.  I'm sorry you're struggling with that.

Personally I think I'd be looking for another ENT.  I'd want to (much) better understand the nature of the "auto-immune inflammatory" diagnosis and its prognosis.  That sounds a little like a shrug.

I don't know that I've ever ran across a mention of the "the other ear also impacted" notion aside from really rare stuff like NF2.