Dr. Tithi Debnath

Dr. Tithi Debnath I am Dr. Tithi Debnath, an ENT specialist and academician based in Kolkata, India.

I hold an MBBS, MS (ENT), DNB (ENT), MNAMS, and MRCS (ENT) Edinburgh along with advanced training in allergy (Diploma in Allergy and Asthma) from CMC Vellore.

🚨 Sudden Hearing Loss in One Ear? Don’t Ignore It! 🚨Imagine waking up one morning and realizing that you cannot hear pro...
14/06/2026

🚨 Sudden Hearing Loss in One Ear? Don’t Ignore It! 🚨

Imagine waking up one morning and realizing that you cannot hear properly from one ear. Many people assume it is due to ear wax, a blocked ear, or a minor infection and wait for it to improve on its own.
However, sudden hearing loss can be a medical emergency.
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL) is a condition in which hearing decreases rapidly, usually in one ear, over a few hours or days. Early recognition and prompt treatment are crucial because delaying medical attention can reduce the chances of hearing recovery.

🔍 Common Symptoms
âœ”ī¸ Sudden decrease in hearing in one ear
âœ”ī¸ Ringing or buzzing sound in the ear (Tinnitus)
âœ”ī¸ Feeling of fullness or blockage in the ear
âœ”ī¸ Dizziness or balance problems
âœ”ī¸ Difficulty hearing during phone conversations

❓ What Causes It?

In many cases, the exact cause remains unknown, but possible factors include:
🔹 Viral infections
🔹 Reduced blood supply to the inner ear
🔹 Autoimmune conditions
🔹 Diabetes and high blood pressure
🔹 Exposure to loud noise
🔹 Side effects of certain medications

âŗ Why Is Early Treatment Important?

In sudden hearing loss, “Time is Hearing.”
The best chances of recovery are often seen when treatment is started within the first 24–72 hours after symptoms begin. The longer treatment is delayed, the higher the risk of permanent hearing loss.

đŸŠē How Is It Treated?

Treatment depends on the individual case and may include:
✅ Steroid therapy
✅ Medicines to improve inner ear blood circulation
✅ Hearing assessment (Audiometry)
✅ Regular ENT follow-up
✅ Intratympanic steroid injections in selected patients

❌ What Should You NOT Do?

đŸšĢ Do not wait for it to improve on its own
đŸšĢ Do not self-medicate based on internet advice
đŸšĢ Do not assume it is only ear wax
đŸšĢ Do not delay seeing an ENT specialist

â¤ī¸ Remember
Sudden hearing loss is not just an inconvenience—it can be an ENT emergency. Seeking medical attention promptly can significantly improve the chances of hearing recovery.

đŸ‘Šâ€âš•ī¸ Dr. Tithi Debnath
ENT & Allergy Specialist
MBBS, MS (ENT), DNB (New Delhi)
MRCS ENT (Edinburgh), MNAMS
DAA (CMC Vellore)
📍 Kolkata & Hooghly (By Appointment)
📱 WhatsApp: 8910908614
👂 Your hearing is precious. Early diagnosis and timely treatment can make all the difference.

🚨 āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇ āĻļ⧁āύāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āύ āύāĻž? āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āĻ…āĻŦāĻšā§‡āϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž! 🚨āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ āϘ⧁āĻŽ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āωāϠ⧇, āĻĢā§‹āύ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž ...
14/06/2026

🚨 āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇ āĻļ⧁āύāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āύ āύāĻž? āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āĻ…āĻŦāĻšā§‡āϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž! 🚨

āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ āϘ⧁āĻŽ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āωāϠ⧇, āĻĢā§‹āύ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻĨā§‹āĻĒāĻ•āĻĨāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡â€” 👂 “āĻāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻļ⧁āύāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋ āύāĻž!”
āĻ…āύ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇āύ, 👉 “āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āĻ›ā§‡â€ 👉 “Wax āϜāĻŽā§‡āĻ›ā§‡â€ 👉 “āĻĻ⧁-āĻāĻ•āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻŦā§‡â€

āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL) āύāĻžāĻŽāĻ• āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āϤāϰ ENT āϜāϰ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž (ENT Emergency) āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤

âš ī¸ āĻāχ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϭ⧇āϤāϰ⧇āϰ āĻļā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āύāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻŦāĻž inner ear-āĻāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻ•āĻŽā§‡ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇ āĻļā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ–āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽā§‡ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤

🔍 āϕ⧀ āϕ⧀ āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇?

✅ āĻāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻ•āĻŽ āĻļā§‹āύāĻž
✅ āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ­ā§‹āρ āĻ­ā§‹āρ āĻŦāĻž āĻļā§‹āρ āĻļā§‹āρ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ (Tinnitus)
✅ āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻŦāĻž āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
✅ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž
✅ āĻĢā§‹āύ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇ āĻļ⧁āύāϤ⧇ āĻ…āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž

❓ āϕ⧇āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?
āϏāĻŦ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϜāĻžāύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž, āϤāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖāϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇:
🔹 āĻ­āĻžāχāϰāĻžāϞ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ
🔹 āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϭ⧇āϤāϰ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āϏāĻžā§āϚāĻžāϞāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž
🔹 Autoimmune āϰ⧋āĻ—
🔹 āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦ⧇āϟāĻŋāϏ, āωāĻšā§āϚ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāϚāĻžāĻĒ
🔹 āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ
🔹 āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž

âŗ āϕ⧇āύ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻž āϜāϰ⧁āϰāĻŋ?
Sudden hearing loss-āĻāϰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ “Time is Hearing”āĨ¤
āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϗ⧇āϛ⧇, āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϝāϤ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ 24–72 āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇, āĻļā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āϤāϤ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻļā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāĻšāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āρāĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

đŸŠē āϕ⧀ āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ?
āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻžāϰ āϧāϰāύ āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§€āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇:
âœ”ī¸ Steroid therapy
âœ”ī¸ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āϏāĻžā§āϚāĻžāϞāύ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ
âœ”ī¸ Hearing assessment (Audiometry)
âœ”ī¸ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ ENT follow-up
âœ”ī¸ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ Intratympanic steroid injection

❌ āϕ⧀ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž?
đŸšĢ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž
đŸšĢ āχāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰāύ⧇āϟ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž đŸšĢ Wax āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āϧāϰ⧇ āύ⧇āĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž
đŸšĢ ENT Specialist-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž

āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻŦ⧇āύ: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇ āĻļā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāϰ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻž āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āχ āĻļā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāύāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

đŸ‘Šâ€âš•ī¸ Dr. Tithi Debnath ENT & Allergy Specialist MBBS, MS (ENT), DNB (New Delhi) MRCS ENT (Edinburgh), MNAMS DAA (CMC Vellore)
📍 Kolkata & Hooghly (By Appointment) 📱 WhatsApp: 8910908614

👂 āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯â€”āĻ…āĻŦāĻšā§‡āϞāĻž āύāϝāĻŧ, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤

08/06/2026
07/06/2026

👂 Ear Wax = Dirt? Not Really!
Many people think ear wax should be cleaned regularly with earbuds, hairpins, or matchsticks. But ear wax (cerumen) is actually your ear's natural protection system.
✅ Traps dust and dirt
✅ Helps prevent infections
✅ Keeps the ear canal moisturized
âš ī¸ Using earbuds can push wax deeper inside the ear and may lead to: â€ĸ Ear blockage
â€ĸ Pain
â€ĸ Infection
â€ĸ Reduced hearing
â€ĸ Eardrum injury
Remember: The ear is a self-cleaning organ. Not all ear wax needs to be removed.
If you're experiencing ear blockage, hearing difficulty, pain, or ringing in the ears, consult an ENT specialist instead of trying to clean it yourself.
đŸ‘Šâ€âš•ī¸ Dr. Tithi Debnath
ENT & Allergy Specialist

🎧 Are Your Headphones Slowly Damaging Your Hearing?Many people don't realize that prolonged headphone use can gradually ...
04/06/2026

🎧 Are Your Headphones Slowly Damaging Your Hearing?
Many people don't realize that prolonged headphone use can gradually lead to:
🔸 Hearing loss
🔸 Tinnitus (ringing or buzzing in the ears)
🔸 Ear fatigue and listening difficulties
👂 Your hearing is priceless—protect it before it's too late.

đŸ‘Šâ€âš•ī¸ Dr. Tithi Debnath
ENT & Allergy Specialist
📍 Kolkata | Hooghly

🎧 Headphone āĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇?āĻ…āύ⧇āϕ⧇āχ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇āχ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ āύāĻž āϝ⧇ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻĻāĻŋāύ headphone āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ hearing loss, ...
04/06/2026

🎧 Headphone āĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇?
āĻ…āύ⧇āϕ⧇āχ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇āχ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ āύāĻž āϝ⧇ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻĻāĻŋāύ headphone āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ hearing loss, tinnitus (āĻ­ā§‹āρ āĻ­ā§‹āρ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ) āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ ear fatigue āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
👂 āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻ…āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ, āϝāĻ¤ā§āύ āύāĻŋāύ āφāϜāχ!

📍 Kolkata | Hooghly đŸ‘Šâ€âš•ī¸ Dr. Tithi Debnath ENT & Allergy Specialist

Address

Kolkata
Hooghly
712102

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Dr. Tithi Debnath posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share