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Brian Cleary suffered sudden hearing loss. Photo: Marc O'Sullivan

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When pharmacist Brian Cleary woke up one morning and realised he could not hear through his left ear, the world became a different place.

“I had perfect hearing and woke up one morning and my left side was gone,” he said. “That completely changes your ability to hear and communicate with the world.

“My hearing loss was replaced with tinnitus, which was very distracting, bu

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