Hi all - new to the forum. I’m only 48 but have been dealing with declining asymmetrical hearing loss for the past 5 years. Below is my audiogram from 2020 and 2023. I’ve seen a couple ENTs and had an MRI without explanation of why I’m losing hearing and why it’s asymmetrical. Guesses are noise related or genetic…neither of which makes much sense given my situation. I have also been through a battery of blood tests all of which came back normal. I have been diagnosed with TMJ, significantly worse on my right side than left. Seems like there should be a correlation there…but and being told no TMJ wouldn’t affect my hearing like that.
I’m extremely fearful of what the future holds. If I continue to lose 5-15DB of hearing a year, I will have severe hearing loss by 55. Wondering if this group has any thoughts on progression of hearing loss like this and what other medical avenues are available to me. My ENT is out of ideas and suggests I go to an audiologist for hearing aids…I’m still trying to find a root cause so I can slow or stop the progression.