Wow, has it ever dropped! I knew it was worse, but not that much worse.
Yesterday I went to the clinic to have another hearing test, and to get my hearing aid readjusted.
My hearing, near the end of 2008, was a mild-moderate hearing loss with an 84% speech recognition. Yesterday, however, the levels indicate a significant drop.
It is now a moderate-moderately severe hearing loss, and I have a 32% speech recognition.
“32!!! 84 to 32? Is there anything I can do about this issue?”
“Nope. It’s just the auditory nerve not processing what the ear hears.”
My audiologist turned up my hearing aid and set it with the current audiogram. However, just because it is louder does not mean I can understand people any better. I have to have people repeat things or rephrase things. I can hear then, but I can not make out what they are saying. It doesn’t make sense to me.
This is what I’ve been telling people all along. I tell them I can hear them talking, but I don’t have a clue what was said. It just sounds like they are mumblijng.
So Since there was such a significant drop, my darling husband called Dr. McElveen’s office himself and said that he wanted an MRI pronto. It’s changed from normal to moderately severe, and they need to know why. It doesn’t necisarily mean that the tumor has grown, but there is no way to be certain without an MRI.
We shall find out today if an MRI can get scheduled very soon so that I can meet Dr. M when he comes to Asheville for his clinic here.
What to do now? I’m confused. I want to be a kid again so I don’t have to make any decisions.
by Carin, on 05.09.09 @ 6:03 am
Damn it! I feel for you when all this is going on. Wish there was more I could do. Hopefully you get an MRI real soon.