Her persistent 18-month search led to a third ear, nose and throat specialist who discovered the curable reason
At 47, Marlene Schultz thought she was much too young to keep saying “What?” when she couldn’t hear what people were telling her.
, he told her that listening to loud music years earlier was the probable cause of her permanent hearing loss. The only treatment, he advised, was hearing aids.“I was pretty upset,” Schultz recalled. Why, she wondered, would someone who had attended only a handful of rock concerts and otherwise had little exposure to loud noise need hearing aids at such a young age? The doctor didn’t seem interested in exploring that question.
“I didn’t have that kind of money,” Schultz said. The devices cost about $3,000 and were not covered by her insurance. She decided to muddle through and hope her hearing didn’t get worse. — a common condition of unknown cause that results in nasal inflammation. Environmental triggers can include stress, temperature changes, spicy food, paint fumes, perfume or certain medications.Another possible cause was a bacterial infection. The allergist prescribed an antibiotic and recommended that Schultz continue using the nasal spray.and regain some of her flagging hearing, Schultz had devised her own remedy. Once an hour she put a finger in each ear to relieve the pressure.
He advised her to see a hearing specialist at one of Philadelphia’s large teaching hospitals. Schultz perused the website of Penn Medicine, scrutinizing the descriptions of various otolaryngologists and scheduled an appointment with a specialist whose expertise sounded promising.a head and neck surgeon who heads the division of otology and neurotology.
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