India, Aug. 27 -- BTS member Kim Taehyung, aka V, recently opened up about his hearing health, revealing that he has been living with significant hearing loss in one ear for more than two and a half years. During a live broadcast on August 12, the 30-year-old singer shared, "If the hearing in my left ear is at 100, it's only about 30 in my right," he said.

V also revealed that his hearing worsened during military service, but he initially brushed off the symptoms, assuming they were linked to physical fatigue. His experience highlights how easily one-sided or unilateral hearing changes can be dismissed as temporary - and why unilateral hearing loss warrants timely attention, regardless of age.

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