Healing of deafness after sudden onset of sensorineural deafness

Mr J. B. (53), Hamburg (Germany)

From 1987 I suffered from impaired hearing in my left ear, which I realised only gradually. In 1991 I went to an otologist who told me my problem was the result of sudden deafness. He advised me to get a hearing aid.

About two months after my introduction, in August 1991, I repeatedly heard a loud crackling in my left ear. A few weeks later I noticed that I could hear equally well in both ears. A renewed hearing test given me by my doctor confirmed that I had regained my full hearing ability.