What are the chances of becoming deaf?
I am 35 and was just recently diagnosed with moderate mixed hearing loss. Possibly, otosclerosis, but yet to be confirmed after I finish CT scan. Even though I don’t have otosclerosis confirmed right now, I think it highly likely will be confirmed. And frankly speaking, it feels like a tragedy right now because I’m scared of losing my hearing to the point when I won’t be able to hear what people say. I don’t know what to expect so I thought to ask around people who have otosclerosis. I know a lot of things change from person to person. But I guess I just want to find some hope for myself to deal with the diagnosis once it is confirmed. How fast does the hearing usually deteriorate? Does the surgery make sense when you have mixed hearing loss? Is it possible to stabilize the hearing for longer time or have it deteriorate slowly? Just five years ago my hearing was perfect, and I’m shocked how it went down to moderate within just five years.