Jack started to develop a fairly significant hearing loss at the end of radiation and chemo and testing confirmed it. He does not have any fluid or signs of infection in his ears so we're being told there's nothing to treat.

He feels like he is always in a tunnel and that his ear are full, even though there is no fluid there. For those of you that had this, is it permanent or does it go away/improve over time?

Jack is only 5 weeks post radiation and finished the 4th cycle of cisplatin last week so we realize he will continue to have side effects for several months. We just want a better idea of how common the hearing loss is and if anyone found anything that helped them.

Regards JoAnne


JoAnne - Caregiver to husband, cancer rt. tonsil, mets to soft palate, BOT, 7 lymph nodes - T3N2BM0, stage 4. Robotic assisted surgery, radical neck dissection 2/06; 30 IMTX treatments and 4 cycles of cisplatin completed June 06.