My dad has been taking the steroid treatment for a couple of weeks now. Well, yesterday he went back to the doctor so that they could check his hearing to see if the treatment is working or not. His hearing is actually worse than it was two weeks ago and the medicine he is on has caused high blood pressure. The doctor still thinks he may have an autoimmune disease, so he is switching him to another type of medicine. The bad news is that they told him his hearing loss is permanent. However, there is a procedure that they may be able to do that would take his hearing for the other ear and mirror it to the ear that isn't working. It is called a Cochlear Implant.
Here is a link if you want to read about it: Cochlear Implant
Anyway, they did release him to go back to work on December 1st. We're hoping this new medicine will start working soon.
Thank you for your continued prayers! We really appreciate them!
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2 comments:
Wow! I hope this new medican works! I'm glad he gets to go back to work! That is great news!
Oh my goodness. How very frustrating. Praying this one will work!
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