A few years ago I was having trouble hearing , and did not have any plan what to do about it. An old land owner I had done a lot of work for told me casually about his brother , 84 years old, who I also had done some work for (repaired his ice maker in a side by side refrigerator). He was going to be tested for hearing aids, in a few days, but happened to go to a licensed care giver who did an ear lavage , cleaning out both ears safely and checking of course for infection or other problems. As a result of the ear lavage , which by the way produced a few buckets of wax ! , when he had his hearing checked, it was perfect ! He could hear clearly and did not need hearing aids at all, not from then until his passing about ten years later..... Well, it was inexpensive, so I went and get an ear lavage (cleaning) as well. More buckets of wax ! haha... On the way home after, I had a ticking or clicking noise in both ears. This surprised me. ... ... ... turned out it was the turn signal in the truck !!! I could not hear it before .... now I can hear a pin drop three rooms away (30 to 40 ft) .... Before that, I had to keep asking someone on the phone to repeat what they said - I often could not hear it or make it out. After, clear as a bell.... REJOICE ! Be safe, be wise, have an experienced person do the ear lavage with proper equipment. It is possible good also, if they can recognize if their is any infection or problem that needs more attention. Not to worry about those things, but step by step... take care ....
Yes that was the first step that I followed when a teen ager. Now I have a Cochlear implant on one side and a Phonak hearing aid on the other.
A century ago (is that proper English for last century?) , my wife was totally (100%) deaf from (fully or partly) nsaids/ ibupro.... Advil (Ibuprofen) and Temporary Hearing Loss hearinglosshelp.com/blog/advil-ibuprofen-and-temporary-hearing-loss/ Ibuprofen (Advil) is one such drug. In some people, Ibuprofen can cause temporary hearing loss and other ear problems that return to normal when they stop taking this drug. You appear to be one of them. However, don't bet the farm that the ototoxic side effects will always be temporary.