Generally when people suffer from some hearing related disease, the common symptoms accompanying a perceptible loss of hearing are dizziness, buzzing, ringing, or nausea. Many times, the nagging symptoms are ignored, especially if the affected individuals are aged. Although older people are expected to suffer hearing loss, the other accompanying symptoms cannot be overlooked as they could indicate more serious problems.
The human brain controls the entire nervous system, and the auditory organs serve another very important purpose—that of retaining body balance. If you suffer from fluctuating hearing loss with dizziness and nausea, you should immediately consult an ENT specialist.
Following are some common disease with above symptoms-
In The Silent Epidemic: How Hearing Loss Is Ignored, the most prevalent hearing-related diseases are discussed with clear symptoms are possible causes:
Otosclerosis: Main symptoms of otosclerosis are hearing loss and buzzing or ringing in the ears. The causes of this health condition are the bones behind the eardrums that push and amplify sounds through the inner ear.
Labyrinthitis: This disease is usually indicated by hearing loss accompanied by dizziness and nausea and a flickering in the eyes. Infections leading to inflammation in the inner ear can cause this condition.
Acoustic neuroma: It is benign tumor around the nerves in the inner ear. As the tumor grows, it can affect hearing and body balance. Sometimes, this condition can lead to facial paralysis through the trigeminal nerve. This health condition, if ignored, can cause severe health impairments by obstructing vital functions of the human body.
Meniere’s disease:
Meniere’s disease is often characterized by vertigo, ringing in the ear, pressure in the ear, and fluctuating hearing loss. A Meniere’s attack would generally cause severe dizziness or vertigo, loss of balance, nausea, and hearing loss. The attack may last for several hours, and will leave the patient exhausted and sleepy. As Meniere’s disease has long-lasting, adverse effects, if you ever experience the symptoms just described here, you should consult an ENT doctor without further delay.
Sometimes it can get be difficult for a lay person to detect a hearing problem from apparent symptoms. For further information on how to distinguish between different types of vestibular conditions, you may review is there more than one kind of vestibular disorder?