[DarkWillow117]

Hi everyone - I was wondering if anyone else has experienced hearing loss as a symptom of ptsd or related to trauma?
I recently have been recovering from trauma, and have been dealing with this - it definitely seems connected (related to triggers). My trauma is not related to ears at all either - it's emotional/mental/physical, but not like a head injury.

[Yaowen]

Dear DarkWillow117,

That sounds scary. I have not experienced that symptom myself but maybe others here have. Hope you find the answer!

Sincerely yours, Yao Wen

[*Beth*]

I'm so sorry. I don't think I have any hearing loss, but my husband has loss in one ear from the Vietnam War.

[SlumberKitty]

Cool username! I have hearing loss but I've had it since birth....not related to trauma. I suppose it could be some sort of conversion disorder but I'm not a doctor so that's just my left field suggestion.

[DarkWillow117]

Thanks! It's from Buffy...

And thank you all for the replies - I'll keep noting when it happens. It's definitely freaking me out quite a bit, but I tend to have physical responses to trauma/anxiety, so it's not totally surprising, I guess.

[mote.of.soul]

If you don't mind me asking, as part of your recovery, were you prescribed any specific anti-psychotic medications DarkWillow117? Just wondering if your hearing loss symptoms might be to do with medication side effects. I have reason to believe at least one anti-psych med could trigger hearing loss.

[mote.of.soul]

@DarkWillow117

Actually there are quite a number of medications listed on the internet linked to hearing loss = 'ototoxic'.

[ShaneG]

Originally Posted by DarkWillow117

Hi everyone - I was wondering if anyone else has experienced hearing loss as a symptom of ptsd or related to trauma?
I recently have been recovering from trauma, and have been dealing with this - it definitely seems connected (related to triggers). My trauma is not related to ears at all either - it's emotional/mental/physical, but not like a head injury.

Hello, I hope everything is fine, I can relate to what you're saying.

I believe that exposure to EH was caused some damage to my inner ear canal.

I have momentary Tinnitus, followed by a sharp stabbing pain in my ear canal.

Would this be anything like what you're referring to?

All the best

Shane

[Buffy01]

Originally Posted by DarkWillow117

Hi everyone - I was wondering if anyone else has experienced hearing loss as a symptom of ptsd or related to trauma?
I recently have been recovering from trauma, and have been dealing with this - it definitely seems connected (related to triggers). My trauma is not related to ears at all either - it's emotional/mental/physical, but not like a head injury.

I don't have hearing loss from ptsd. I loss my hearing because I became physical sick.

[ShaneG]

Would any of you upon this post have what's best described as momentary Tinnitus at random times, this accompanies a feeling of pressure within the ear canal after heavey periods of hearing voices 24/7 for years at a time.

The tonal sound is a lot like Audiogram have any of you ever noticed at all.

And would you have self-talk or silent speech live streaming, as again this is the best way to describe it.

[fanaa]

Originally Posted by DarkWillow117

Hi everyone - I was wondering if anyone else has experienced hearing loss as a symptom of ptsd or related to trauma?
I recently have been recovering from trauma, and have been dealing with this - it definitely seems connected (related to triggers). My trauma is not related to ears at all either - it's emotional/mental/physical, but not like a head injury.

I have experienced that as well as problems with eyesight. Some days I can barely see anything, sometimes, I can see just fine and on very rare occasions my vision is almost perfect ( colors are bright too ). Same with my hearing. Not sure if it's connected to trauma or my cptsd but I have a feeling it is. HAve you consulted with any specialist about this ?

[Buffy01]

Originally Posted by ShaneG

Would any of you upon this post have what's best described as momentary Tinnitus at random times, this accompanies a feeling of pressure within the ear canal after heavey periods of hearing voices 24/7 for years at a time.

The tonal sound is a lot like Audiogram have any of you ever noticed at all.

And would you have self-talk or silent speech live streaming, as again this is the best way to describe it.

I get a ringing in my ear sometime. My ENT didn't believe me when I complain.

[ShaneG]

Originally Posted by Buffy01

I get a ringing in my ear sometime. My ENT didn't believe me when I complain.

Thank You, for responding I know these things do occur being outside of the Doctor's remit, and us looking a bit worst off, it's tricky to get the point across in a way that's clear and concise.

I view mine as a result of some kind of frequency involving my experiences of 'voices' and 'Tonal' thing, that it sounds man-made like an audiogram hearing test.

I hope that maybe I will get to the bottom of this and know the how what and why I was subject to these things, I suppose from birth really. as you know the
your life's patterns, as they repeat certain themes, events, feeling, and situations.

I think would be the same for most people, though for some of us it reflects this Stephen King Carrie type story.