I was hospitalized and it was found that I am anemic my hemoglobin count went down to 5 was told it should be 12 or 13. I am a 56 year old female, I weigh 250 lbs and I am 5ft. 9 in. I now have hearing loss in one ear. I feel like this has something to do with the anemia. My doctor checked my ear for wax buildup but there was none.
Hi! First the facts 56 yrs, 250 lbs, 5ft. 9in (BMI -36.91-Obese), low He, unilateral deafness. Can anemia on its own cause deafness? Theoretically a low hemoglobin leads to impaired oxygen supply to all tissues including those involved in hearing and therefore could interfere physiologically with the latter. There have in fact been case reports where nerve deafness has been found to be associated with anemia due to iron deficiency as well as that due to It B12 deficiency. Your case certainly merits investigation from that point of view. Then, considering your rather high BMI (36.91) which puts in the obese category one would also have to look at the presence of the so called METABOLIC SYN Chat Doctor.  If you do have diabetes then hearing loss secondary to diabetes becomes another possibility. The message therefore is look at the hearing defect holistically - both from the point of view of local issues (fluid in the ear etc.) and more distant causes like anemia, diabetes and so on. Do write in for more info. All the best!