{"id":10866,"date":"2022-12-15T15:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T23:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/?p=10866"},"modified":"2022-12-20T15:58:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T23:58:17","slug":"what-you-should-know-about-asymmetrical-hearing-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/what-you-should-know-about-asymmetrical-hearing-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Should Know About Asymmetrical Hearing Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Asymmetrical hearing loss (AHL) refers to when your <a href=\"https:\/\/everhear.com\/hearing\/hearing-health\/hearing-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hearing loss<\/a> is different in each ear. This condition is surprisingly common; according to one <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/18418281\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a>, \u201cApproximately 50% of all patients and 55% of patients with sensorineural hearing loss were classified as AHL by the clinician-validated algorithm.\u201d Below we review everything you should know about asymmetrical hearing loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Can I Tell If I Have Asymmetrical Hearing Loss?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/hearing-loss-hearing-test-01-1280x818.jpg\" alt=\"Woman gets a hearing test inside of an audiologist's sound booth.\" class=\"wp-image-10869\" width=\"252\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/hearing-loss-hearing-test-01-1280x818.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/hearing-loss-hearing-test-01-350x224.jpg 350w, https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/hearing-loss-hearing-test-01-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/hearing-loss-hearing-test-01-1536x982.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/hearing-loss-hearing-test-01-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A comprehensive evaluation with an audiologist can reveal if you have asymmetrical hearing loss. During a comprehensive hearing evaluation, a number of tests may be administered, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Pure tone audiometry<\/li><li>Speech testing<\/li><li>Tympanometry<\/li><li>Auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing<\/li><li>Otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) testing<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The results of your hearing evaluation are plotted on a chart called an audiogram. There are two lines, each represents an ear. If you have asymmetrical hearing loss, the lines will not overlap.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Should I Be Concerned If I Have Asymmetrical Hearing Loss?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have more than a 10-dB difference between ears across at least three frequency ranges, there is likely a specific reason that can be evaluated by a medical professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Causes Asymmetrical Hearing Loss?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some potential causes of asymmetrical hearing loss include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Noise exposure. <\/strong>If you\u2019ve been exposed to more noise exposure in one ear than in the other \u2013 for example, from frequently shooting a firearm at Roger Dahl Rifle Range \u2013 this can cause asymmetrical hearing loss.<\/li><li><strong>Ear infection.<\/strong> If one of your ears is infected, this can also cause asymmetrical hearing loss. Consider if you also experience pain or drainage from one of your ears.<\/li><li><strong>Earwax impaction.<\/strong> Earwax normally works its way out of the ears when talking, chewing and yawning, but if one of your ears overproduces earwax or the earwax is blocked by a hearing aid or earbud, it can cause it to be impacted, leading to asymmetrical hearing loss.<\/li><li><strong>Meniere\u2019s disease.<\/strong> This condition causes episodes of hearing loss, tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and dizziness. One or both ears may be affected.<\/li><li><strong>Acoustic neuroma.<\/strong> This is a type of benign tumor that grows on the auditory nerve and can affect hearing on one side.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Is Asymmetrical Hearing Loss Treated?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Asymmetrical hearing loss can be treated with hearing aids, bone anchored hearing devices, cochlear implants or a combination of these. The programming on each will likely be different to compensate for the different levels of hearing loss. For more information or to schedule an appointment for a <a href=\"https:\/\/everhear.com\/hearing\/hearing-health\/hearing-loss\/hearing-tests\/\">hearing test<\/a>, call <span class=\"company-name \">Evergreen Speech and Hearing Clinic<\/span> today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ul class=\"related-posts\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/everhear.com\/the-benefits-of-embracing-hearing-aids-young\/\" class=\"related-post\">The Benefits of Embracing Hearing Aids Young<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/everhear.com\/common-pediatric-hearing-conditions\/\" class=\"related-post\">Common Pediatric Hearing Conditions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/everhear.com\/is-notch-therapy-an-effective-treatment-for-tinnitus\/\" class=\"related-post\">Is Notch Therapy an Effective Treatment for Tinnitus?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asymmetrical hearing loss (AHL) refers to when your hearing loss is different in each ear. This condition is surprisingly common; according to one study, \u201cApproximately 50% of all patients and 55% of patients with sensorineural hearing loss were classified as AHL by the clinician-validated algorithm.\u201d Below we review everything you should know about asymmetrical hearing&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10869,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Asymmetrical hearing loss (AHL) refers to when your hearing loss is different in each ear.","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10866"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10866"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10871,"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10866\/revisions\/10871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}