Jessica Ciencin HenriquezSitting at my cluttered desk at an advertising firm in Manhattan, I heard a subtle ringing in my ears.
Jess was told her hearing loss was most probably due to viral labyrinthitis — a swelling of the labyrinth or inner ear, caused by a viral infection. The Real Hustle and I’m A Celebrity star — who has been voted one of the world’s most desirable women — was at home in London with her then boyfriend.
When I realized no one else noticed the noise, I literally bolted from my office building to catch a cab to the ER.Doctors took vials of blood, scanned my skull from every angle, and gave me a hearing test. I assumed this was a result of my deafness and that nothing could be done.I became cautious with alcohol, as it made things more difficult - on New Year's Eve, I had a glass of champagne and nearly fell over.
But I accepted the explanation and carried on as normal.A few years later, in early 2014, now working in London as a TV researcher on food programmes, I realised my hearing had become worse.
A few hours later when the ringing wore off, she realised her hearing in that ear had gone.‘It was so quick,’ recalls Jess, now 27, who recently married hairdresser Lee Stafford. My body felt like lead, and even the smallest actions took a huge mental effort.I remember one day just staring at my computer screen for four hours, unable to conjure up the energy even to move the mouse. After several hearing tests, he concluded I had severe hearing loss in my right ear, gave me a hearing aid and sent me on my way. The impression I got was it was just one of those things, and would resolve itself.’However, her symptoms worsened.
Especially in the first few weeks, my ear would pop, crackle, and ring for hours on end, a side effect called tinnitus. The specialist repeated the balance and hearing tests - and he was outraged.He said with such severe one-sided hearing loss it was unbelievable I hadn't been referred before.
The ringing eventually died down, but it comes back when I'm in loud places like a subway platform or at a concert.More From CosmopolitanBefore my ear failed me, live music was one of my greatest pleasures, but it became unbearable. Two songs into a concert, my ears would ring sharply, my head would spin, and I'd have to leave. And I started to believe my doctors when they said the chance of my right ear's developing sudden-onset hearing loss would be like lightning striking twice.
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