Pressure

[RoseRodent]

My mum and I both have a combined loss, and the conductive part fluctuates in response to even small changes in pressure - altitude, weather conditions, that sort of thing. I'd be interested to know what kind of weather is likely to lead to us being very deaf so it's a bit easier to plan around, especially if I get a barometer. I just wondered if there is an obvious correlation of what way around it should work, i.e. whether it's a high pressure or low pressure weather system that should be more likely to cause trouble, or whether it's in the fluctuation between the two and the pressure not equalising fast enough. Which one would be the most likely candidate for the 'deaf days'?

[jdtruly]

Just a thought from a non-expert: if you were to keep a diary for, perhaps 2 or 3 weeks of you hearing performance and then get weather data (in the US the National Weather Service publishes such data on the web). I would suggest noting barometric pressure, relative humidity and temperature. Then compare that data to your hearing diary. You might see a pattern develop which could be helpful.

[RoseRodent]

Just a thought from a non-expert: if you were to keep a diary for, perhaps 2 or 3 weeks of you hearing performance and then get weather data (in the US the National Weather Service publishes such data on the web). I would suggest noting barometric pressure, relative humidity and temperature. Then compare that data to your hearing diary. You might see a pattern develop which could be helpful.

Yeah, that'll be what I was trying to get out of. :D Not sure how localised pressure is either, the weather data is from outside the city at a small elevation, I live right on the coast, does that make a difference?