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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sudden sensorineural hearing loss can present as feeling one ear is clogged.

Maybe see an ENT and get tested, if it is the etiology timely steroid dose is important for possibly regaining function.[/quote]

This is an incredible overreaction until the far, far, far more common causes are explored and ruled out.[/quote]

It’s a time sensitive diagnosis. And if the manual extraction of cerumen doesn’t work- this should be placed on the OPs radar. A viral/post viral etiology has been postulated, and ‘tis the season of viruses.[/quote]

OK, but that's like telling someone with a headache that they should be getting ready to call a neurologist to look for cancer. It's possible, but unlikely enough to be absurd.

There's a saying in medicine-- when you hear hoofbeats, think horses not zebras. What you're describing isn't even a zebra.[/quote]

Wish I had seen a post like this when I wondered why I felt like I was under water/ear clogged. Kept assuming it would unclog itself, all that. Permanently deaf in that ear. Maybe getting into the ENT even a few days earlier would have helped. [/quote]

Maybe. But do you go to a neurologist for every headache?

No wonder health care spending is ridiculous in the US. People are crazy when it comes to assessing risk.[/quote]

No I don't, but thanks for minimizing the actual outcome that I experienced, which is exactly what that poster simply cautioned against. Knowledge is power, especially when doctors themselves minimize people's experiences enough.

Maybe don't argue with every post you see just to feel superior. I wouldn't wish this outcome on anyone. [/quote]

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