Hearing loss and pregnancy

[Guest guest]

Hi.. I am new to this list. While I don't have a CI I have been thinking

of one. Ok.. as way of introduction.

My name is and I have a Profound Bilateral Sensorineural hearing loss

in both ears. I started wearing one bte hearing aid since I was 9 yrs

old. I live in N. Michigan (grew up in S. Calif) and my mother also has a

hearing lost but has a CI (my mother has otosclerosis, and a good chance so

do I). At the moment I have two bte aids and they seem to be working

pretty good except that my ability to understand speech has gotten pretty

bad.

I have been married for 28 yrs (husband is hearing) and have a 27 yr old

daughter (also hearing). I also have a certified service dog that I

trained myself. I know Ruth Fox and she is the one that told me to check

out this group.

As for what the Dr told you about otosclerosis I have known since I was 17

yrs old. I was told not to plan on more then one or two children.

there you have it in a 'nutshell'. :>

Michigan

At 10:17 PM 6/10/2003 -0400, you wrote:

>Hi there,

> Who was asking about hearing loss and pregnancy? I asked Dr. Megerian

>of University Hospitals about it, and this is his reply:

>

>Pregancy really doesn't exacerbate hearing loss unless you have

>otosclerosis. It tends to cause rapid acceleration of conductive hearing

>loss in those with otosclerosis likely due to shifts in the hormone

>balance

>

> So there you have it.

>

>

>Nucleus Volunteer

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

although I don't know the connection,

All of the girls in our family who are deaf seemed to lose more

hearing with subsequent pregnancies too.

There are presently 4 ci recipients in my family and my girls are

beginning to lose their hearing too.. they're now in their 20's

My loss started in my early 20's.. at least it was noticeable by then

and got worse as I had my 3 children. It may have continued to

decline without pregnancies too.. I just don't know.

I'd like to see a study on this too.

the only one who had hearing loss in early years was my oldest sister

and she didn't have any children till she was in her 30's. Her

hearing was gone long before that time so I'm not positive if there

is a connection or not.

I really don't worry about my girls and my grandchildren having a

hearing loss with all of the advances in cochlear implant technology.

Best of luck as you continue your quest to have your daughter

implanted.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask away.

Do you know how much speech recognition you have right now?

Nice to have you here on the forum.. Hope you'll get the information

and support you're looking for.

cheers,

Silly in MI

[Guest guest]

>

> I am hearing this more and more. I don't know the

> connection, but there must be one. Women do lose

> their hearing when they are pregnant.

I lost a great deal of my hearing while pregnant with my son. The

doctor actually advised me not to have any more children since there

was such a huge hearing loss. When I found out I was pregnant with

my daughter we monitored my hearing closely. I didn't lose much

while pregnant but during labor my tinnitus became worse then I lost

about 5% and continued lossing 5% a year after that.

Kat

[Guest guest]

Hi,Kat...just noticed this post.I was losing hearing,while pregnant

with our 1st daughter.Was tested a few mos after & used that as a

base,when 2nd daughter was born.They confirmed that I had lost

hearing while pregnant,tho I already knew it.My nerve deafness was

getting worse each year...but pregnacy caused the most " noticable "

loss,for me.How it worsens hearing loss caused by nerve deafness,I

have no idea...but it did. PatC

>

> >

> > I am hearing this more and more. I don't know the

> > connection, but there must be one. Women do lose

> > their hearing when they are pregnant.

>

> I lost a great deal of my hearing while pregnant with my son. The

> doctor actually advised me not to have any more children since

there

> was such a huge hearing loss. When I found out I was pregnant with

> my daughter we monitored my hearing closely. I didn't lose much

> while pregnant but during labor my tinnitus became worse then I

lost

> about 5% and continued lossing 5% a year after that.

>

> Kat

[Guest guest]

Alice,

I think you're on to something in your reply to that there could be

a connection btw hearing loss and pregnancy. However, I think the explanation

could be a hormonal one. It seems my hearing with HAs would sometimes be

slightly off around that time of month for me.

M., age 37, Sacramento, CA, never been pregnant

R ear N24C surgery 04/03/03

Hooked up with SPrint BWP 05/07/03

Getting sleek 3G BTE 06/25/03

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

Who was asking about hearing loss and pregnancy? I asked Dr. Megerian

of University Hospitals about it, and this is his reply:

Pregancy really doesn't exacerbate hearing loss unless you have

otosclerosis. It tends to cause rapid acceleration of conductive hearing

loss in those with otosclerosis likely due to shifts in the hormone

balance

So there you have it.

Nucleus Volunteer

[Guest guest]

Hi

I knew that!!LOL!!It also is more prevalent in girls..WE were counseled about

that after I lost lots of hearing after our 1st son but i didnot listen because

I loved babies!!I did do one thing right ,tho,i ordered 3 more boys!!LOL!!After

each pregnancy I lost more hearing.Now that I have my wonderful hearing with my

CI " S i won't have any more babies!!LOL!LOL!

Love Dora

Hearing loss and pregnancy

Hi there,

Who was asking about hearing loss and pregnancy? I asked Dr. Megerian

of University Hospitals about it, and this is his reply:

Pregancy really doesn't exacerbate hearing loss unless you have

otosclerosis. It tends to cause rapid acceleration of conductive hearing

loss in those with otosclerosis likely due to shifts in the hormone

balance

So there you have it.

Nucleus Volunteer

[Guest guest]

The message is interesting but I'm not totally sure

that otosclerosis is the only reason for hearing loss

and pregnancy. I have a young woman who's mom is one

of my oldest friends. She had a baby six months ago

and at the same time went totally deaf in her left

ear. The doctors are not saying she has otosclerosis

and this is her first incidence of hearing loss in her

life. They say the hearing loss is due to unknown

factors but associated with the pregnancy.

Alice

--- Dora Weber <dora_weber@...> wrote:

> Hi

> I knew that!!LOL!!It also is more prevalent in

> girls..WE were counseled about that after I lost

> lots of hearing after our 1st son but i didnot

> listen because I loved babies!!I did do one thing

> right ,tho,i ordered 3 more boys!!LOL!!After each

> pregnancy I lost more hearing.Now that I have my

> wonderful hearing with my CI " S i won't have any more

> babies!!LOL!LOL!

> Love Dora

>

> Hearing loss and pregnancy

>

> Hi there,

> Who was asking about hearing loss and pregnancy?

> I asked Dr. Megerian

> of University Hospitals about it, and this is his

> reply:

>

> Pregancy really doesn't exacerbate hearing loss

> unless you have

> otosclerosis. It tends to cause rapid acceleration

> of conductive hearing

> loss in those with otosclerosis likely due to shifts

> in the hormone

> balance

>

> So there you have it.

>

>

> Nucleus Volunteer

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I do not have otosclerosis but did loose my hearing during pregnancy. Both ear.

all my highs from 750 hz on up. Doctors don't make the connection but there are

many women like me.

Maybe someday they will figure it out.

>

> From: Alice <justagram@...>

> Date: 2003/06/11 Wed AM 09:03:32 EDT

>

> Subject: Re: Hearing loss and pregnancy

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi

I only have knolwledge of otosclerosis and i know firsthand that it progressed

from the time i was maturing right into middle age .It progressed more rapidly

with each of my 4 pregnancies.It was gradualtroughout each pregnancie..not a one

time sudden lossafter their birth..The 3 little bones in my middle ear were

effected first..they became spongy..then my cochlea was effected.At the time of

my CI ,my Dr. was unsure if he could insert the electrode array..he was

successful.

Love Dora

Re: Hearing loss and pregnancy

>

>

[Guest guest]

--- Hello ,

I've worn bilateral hearing aids since I was nine years old and

was able to hear well with them. Then I noticed my both hearing went

down right after my son was born. Since then I tried different

brands of hearing aids and still doesn't helped me better. So then I

decided to have cochlear implant, and now it is much better! So maybe

it will be a good chance for you to have a cochlear implant.

Regards,

Jane Motrinec

Med EL 10/06/02

In , " Dora Weber " <dora_weber@m...> wrote:

> Hi

> I only have knolwledge of otosclerosis and i know firsthand that it

progressed from the time i was maturing right into middle age .It

progressed more rapidly with each of my 4 pregnancies.It was

gradualtroughout each pregnancie..not a one time sudden lossafter

their birth..The 3 little bones in my middle ear were effected

first..they became spongy..then my cochlea was effected.At the time

of my CI ,my Dr. was unsure if he could insert the electrode

array..he was successful.

> Love Dora

>

>

> Re: Hearing loss and pregnancy

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi

Sounds as though our hearing histories are much alike.We were also counseled

about the number of children we should have but I didn't listen.But then even by

the time our first was born my hearing was very bad..Now i have wonderful

hearing and 4 wonderful hearing sons.

Love Dora

Re: Hearing loss and pregnancy

Hi.. I am new to this list. While I don't have a CI I have been thinking

of one. Ok.. as way of introduction.

My name is and I have a Profound Bilateral Sensorineural hearing loss

in both ears. I started wearing one bte hearing aid since I was 9 yrs

old. I live in N. Michigan (grew up in S. Calif) and my mother also has a

hearing lost but has a CI (my mother has otosclerosis, and a good chance so

do I). At the moment I have two bte aids and they seem to be working

pretty good except that my ability to understand speech has gotten pretty

bad.

I have been married for 28 yrs (husband is hearing) and have a 27 yr old

daughter (also hearing). I also have a certified service dog that I

trained myself. I know Ruth Fox and she is the one that told me to check

out this group.

As for what the Dr told you about otosclerosis I have known since I was 17

yrs old. I was told not to plan on more then one or two children.

there you have it in a 'nutshell'. :>

Michigan

At 10:17 PM 6/10/2003 -0400, you wrote:

>Hi there,

> Who was asking about hearing loss and pregnancy? I asked Dr. Megerian

>of University Hospitals about it, and this is his reply:

>

>Pregancy really doesn't exacerbate hearing loss unless you have

>otosclerosis. It tends to cause rapid acceleration of conductive hearing

>loss in those with otosclerosis likely due to shifts in the hormone

>balance

>

> So there you have it.

>

>

>Nucleus Volunteer