Lost all hearing in one ear, is it worth upgrading speakers?

I woke up one day dizzy, my ears badly congested, and suddenly I had lost most of my hearing. I soon recovered the hearing in my left ear, but the hearing in my right ear didn’t improve after several days. To top it off, I now had tinnitus in that bad ear. I went to an older E.N.T., and he diagnosed me with meniere’s disease, saying there was nothing anyone could do about it—just wait and hope it cures itself. I was pretty upset, to say the least. My wife posted my condition on Facebook, looking for any ideas, and we were contacted by a friend of hers who worked for an audiologist at Vanderbilt. She said that there WAS something I could do to get help, but there is only about a ten day window, and after that, it’s too late. I was at day 11 or so, so I rushed in for the treatment, a steroid shot, and luckily regained much of my hearing almost immediately. The tinnitus stayed, unfortunately, but I now had about 75% of my hearing back in my bad ear. The upshot? I learned you always get another opinion; avoid old, unmotivated doctors with outdated ideas; and never curse Facebook again. Thanks to Vanderbilt Med Center, I can still enjoy high-end audio. I feel for anyone who has lost their hearing as I almost did. Sad to hear your story. Good luck. And go mono.

Sorry to hear it.

I hope it helps to know that David Pack, a terrific musician and successful record producer, is deaf on one side.  Good luck to you in coping.

A good opportunity to think about how precious our hearing is.  I just returned from a weekend in Nashville.  Attended a Dan Tyminski concert in the Cavern (site of Bluegrass Underground, for those who are familiar) and the average sound pressures, according to Decibel X were 110 dB, with peaks considerably higher.  Not just ear-splitting loud, the sound also sucked, essentially just thunderous bass guitar and drum, saw-tooth waves.

Later, walking Broadway and looking for good live music, we were unable to find any place that was tolerable (I.e. not hazardous).  One bar was so loud I got 110db readings outside on the sidewalk, 15 feet from the door.

Infections and idiopathic hearing are bad enough.  At least I can try to avoid voluntary exposure to dangerous sounds.

Mysteriousmrm,
 Glad to hear most of yours resolved. Mine happened suddenly also with a feeling of water in my ear. The hearing disappeared within moments. I had 1st steroid intertypanic injection within 2 days and started oral steroids immediately. Had 4 more injections and several hyperbaric chamber treatments over the next month plus to no avail! Am left with zero hearing and tinnitus in one ear and no possible treatment or resolution.

Sorry to hear it.  But you have to now that a lot of details are take over by the other ear. So , after a while ,your ears  adapt to the environment.Tinnitus kan be very annoying. But please, go listening for speakers with a good surround .( good radiation, holographic). I sincerely hope you find a good solution. Tinnitis can be remedied with an open setting hearing aid. Also regularly seek silence. And please, not to play loud. Can cause more damage. I wish you a lot of luck !!!!

@mysteriousmrm, thanks for sharing.

Jan 2018 I began to feel dizzy and sick in the pit of my stomach at the same time. Pretty scary after 30 seconds or so when it still hasn't stopped. I was more or less bed ridden for a week and very reluctantly went to see the doctor - I think audiophiles tend to be self sufficient - who told me it was Menieres disease. He gave me some tablets and told me nothing else could be done. 

In desperation I used an old infra red lamp to see if improved circulation might help fight the infection. A few days later the bouts of vertigo began to recede and eventually stopped altogether. 

For anyone who hasn't had it, I can say that it was one of the worst physical experiences I've ever suffered. Threatens to take everything away.

Sometimes I wonder whether these things are trying to tell us something about how wonderful life really is.
Every minute of it.