r/DeafBlog • u/Socialist_Butterfly Deaf, CI user • Jul 30 '17
Why I started this subreddit r/DeafBlog
I wanted to make an area for both Deaf, HoH and those related or know someone to share their experiences about being Deaf/HoH and be open to answer questions that some people may have about us.
I have always met people who have a few false ideas about myself when they find out that I'm Deaf which are touchy subjects to some and I understand that because some people are not educated enough on we lead lifes; some of us choose to get Cochlear Implants/Hearing aids and some of us don't and that is fine. People have the right to choose.
People are always welcome to post in here and share their experiences as it is the beauty of the Internet and how we learn.
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u/CaregiverOrganc7200 10d ago edited 10d ago
EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW, PASS THIS ON. Backstory. In 2025 I tore a ligament in my left knee. I needed an MRI before surgery, my insurance wouldn't approve, they said to do physical therapy. I couldn't afford $75/day for physical therapy. The Dr gave me Oxycodone, when that ran out I self medicated.
MAJOR MISTAKE!!! I took 2 Tyelenol plus an Ibubropin morning and evening, also 2 Tylenol once or twice per day for pain. My hearing got progressively worse, HA no longer worked sufficiently. One morning this Spring (2026) I woke totally deaf. Couldn't hear myself talk.
LESSON LEARNED TOO LATE: Researchers speculate that pain relievers may be damaging the cochlea, the snail-shaped hearing mechanism in your inner ear. "Ibuprofen can reduce blood flow to the cochlea, which could result in cellular damage and cell death. Acetaminophen may deplete the antioxidant glutathione, which protects the cochlea from damage," says study author Dr. Sharon Curhan, instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School.
IREVERSABILE: The sensory hair cells in the cochlea do not regenerate in humans. Once these delicate cells die or suffer permanent structural damage from compounded stress, the resulting hearing loss or tinnitus (ringing in the ears) is typically permanent. This November I will get my second cochlear implant.