My Husband is undergoing 35 IMRT treatments, 45 minutes each and is about half way through. He presented to his GP with ear pain in November of 2003 and was referred to an ENT who diagnosed him with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the tonsil after a biopsy. A Radical Neck dissection followed on December 5th 2003 and IMRT treatments followed in January 2004. He has gone through a lot in a short time but is doing well. Lately his hearing is failing rapidly. The Family can hardly stand to be in the same room with him when he is watching TV as he needs to have it up so loud to hear. The nurses in Radiation Oncology have suggested Sudafed 60mg 4x daily, but it doesn't seem to be working. Anyone have any knowledge of this side effect?

Vanessa