HAS ANYONE HERE HAD ANY BLOOD TESTS DONE TO SEE WHY THEY WERE LOSING THEIR HEARING? I FEEL WEIRD ASKING THIS, I HAD A TEST DONE AND NO ONE KNEW THE RESULTS, SO CURIOUS AS TO IF I AM THE ONLY ONE HERE WHO THIS HAPPENED TO.
I don't think I've heard of a blood test for that. I know why my hearing first started dying on me,
IT WAS CUZ MY BROTHER PUNCHED ME IN M Y EAR. & MOST OF MY LIFE i'VE BEEN AROUND LOUD MACHINERY & TOOLS , ALSO i USED TO SHOOT MY GUNS ALOT WITH NO EAR OR BRAIN PROTECTION., CHAINSAWS,FACTURYS, LOUD RACECARS I WORKED ON, THE LIST GOES ON N ON.
I NEVER HEARD OF HAVING A BLOOD TEST FOR HEARING PROBLEMS. I WAS JUST TOLD THAT MY EARS ARE FINE AND MY HEARING LOSS IS DUE TO AGE. I FOUND THAT OFFENSIVE. I'M NOT THAT OLD AND I DO KNOW SOME VERY OLD PPL WHO AN HEAR A PIN DROP. I DON'T THINK AGE HAS THAT MUCH TO DO WITH IT, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SIT AND ARGUE WITH MY DOC OVER IT.
SEEING ONE DEAR AND HE SAYS MY EARS LOOK GREAT, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT YET MENTIONED TO HIM THAT MY HEARING NEEDS A BIT OF HELP. HE IS SEEING ME NOW FOR MY SLEEP APNEA
SO FOUND OUT THEY WERE DOING A TEST FOR POSSIBLE AUTOIMUNE DISORDERS. DOC I SAW TODAY DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE. TIME TO PLAY SOME HARD BALL.
I think the blood test is non specific. It is general for detection of any abnormal finding that could be related to your ears but not necessarily for hearing alone.
YES, WOLFE BY ALL MEANS KEEP US UP TO DATE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THIS.
I HAVE BLOOD TESTS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR BUT IT IS TO MONITOR MY MEDS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE WORKING AS THEY SHOULD.
THERE ARE DOCTORS WHO LIKE TO RIP OFF THOSE WHO HAVE A DISABILITY BECAUSE THEY THINK WE DO NOT KNOW ANY BETTER. WHEN YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF A TEST, ANY KIND, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS FOR!
THE DOCTOR I SAW WOULDN'T DO ANY MORE TESTS. HE SAID IT MIGHT BE GENETIC OR IT COULD HAVE ANOTHER CAUSE. THERE IS A WEBSITE THAT HAS TO DO WITH CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETS AND ONE THING THEY LIST IS HEARING LOSS. SADLY NO ONE WILL ADMIT TO WETHER SEVEARL OF MY HEALTH ISSUES THAT ARE ON THIS LIST IS A PART OF MY FATHER'S EXPOSURE OR NOT.
IT WAS CUZ MY BROTHER PUNCHED ME IN M Y EAR. & MOST OF MY LIFE i'VE BEEN AROUND LOUD MACHINERY & TOOLS , ALSO i USED TO SHOOT MY GUNS ALOT WITH NO EAR OR BRAIN PROTECTION., CHAINSAWS,FACTURYS, LOUD RACECARS I WORKED ON, THE LIST GOES ON N ON.
WOULD BE AN E.N.T,
E N T ... EAR NOSE THROAT
I HAVE BLOOD TESTS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR BUT IT IS TO MONITOR MY MEDS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE WORKING AS THEY SHOULD.
THERE ARE DOCTORS WHO LIKE TO RIP OFF THOSE WHO HAVE A DISABILITY BECAUSE THEY THINK WE DO NOT KNOW ANY BETTER. WHEN YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF A TEST, ANY KIND, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS FOR!
KK