What were your symptoms leading up to diagnosis?

[Doulos]

I got a bad sinus infection in January this year. With that came sudden hearing loss. Actually word hearing loss. I could still hear sounds. I also had this constant annoying cough. PCP thought is was fluid in the ears and allergies. She sent me for a could of chest x rays as a guess and to an allergist. After 8 months of telling PCP about the same problems not getting better, I decided to take things in my own hands. I saw an ENT on my own who did a hearing test and scoped my throat and found a paralyzed vocal cord (my voice sounded fine, apparently my body was already compensating). He sent me in for an MRI and thats how I found out.