06/23/2026
Is my hearing going to come back, or am I going to be left with this for the rest of my life?
According to Dr. Douglas Green of the Jacksonville Hearing & Balance Institute, this is the exact, terrifying question every patient asks when hit with Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSHL).
The most frustrating reality of SSHL is how unpredictable it is. It happens when something suddenly disrupts the inner ear or the nerve carrying sound to the brain.
Check out the full clinical overview of SSHL and the news feature on our latest blog https://jhbi.org/sudden-silence-what-to-do-when-your-hearing-is-gone-without-warning-action-news-jax/