Nerve Deafness & Diving

[Firefyter]

What does ENT stand for?
And when you walk do you walk straight?
I want to know this things because my child is doing his science project on deafness in one ear and for him to complete his project he has to know this answer so please help him.

Ear, Nose, and Throat

 

[EricDive]

What does ENT stand for?
And when you walk do you walk straight?
I want to know this things because my child is doing his science project on deafness in one ear and for him to complete his project he has to know this answer so please help him.

ENT stands for Ear, Nose & Throat. It is a short form for the specialist to see for problems in this area. Yup, I walk straight! I only have a small amount of hearing loss in both ears. 90% of the time it doesn't bother me at all. I have trouble hearing the alarm on my watch or hearing someone speak to me in a noisy environment (load party etc). However my daughter has unilateral deafness, she is 100% deaf in her right ear. She also walks just fine. We didn't even know until she was 5 years old. She can hear perfectly out of her good ear but cannot tell which direction a sound comes from, like a car coming or someone calling her.

Hope this helps,

Eric