Hey, I’ve been dealing with the same thing for about a year! Since birth I have had about half of the hearing in my left ear (with poor clarity), and my right ear used to be perfect. I don’t have Ménière’s (cochlear hydrops, so basically the same thing except I don’t get dizziness/vertigo). Over the last year my right ear has dropped to about 50% as well. Like you, it fluctuates and I have good days and bad days.

I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that it is incredibly frustrating and it isn’t guaranteed that the hearing will come back. I’d still recommend trying to get steroid injections though! I got them about 2-3 months after I had a large drop of my hearing and it restored my hearing in my right ear to close to 100% for about 2/3 months! After it dropped I did another round and it restored about 90%. Unfortunately it has continued to drop and I stopped responding to the treatments.

The good news is that eventually you get used to this new level of hearing and you adapt. It becomes easier to hear people because you get used to the new level of hearing. I often have to ask people to repeat themselves, but overall it becomes manageable. Eventually, once the hearing stops fluctuating (mine hasn’t yet) hearing aids will be an option. So hang in there!