· the ’ no strings attached ’ actor, 45, had said that since he was hard of hearing in one ear because of the vasculitis , he was left overwhelmed by the noises and shouting of the hoards of photographers. · kutcher speaks about his experience with vasculitis on a coming episode of running wild with bear grylls: · ashton kutcher has admitted he struggles to hear photographers on red carpets after his battle with vasculitis left him temporarily immobile. The challenge. ashton kutcher said he is lucky to be alive after his experience. · after ashton dealt with a weird, super-rare form of vasculitis a few years back, he was left with partial hearing in one of his ears. · kutcher explained that doing red carpets is difficult because he still deals with hearing loss after suffering from a rare form of vasculitis.