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| gtrvox@canoemail.com 2006-06-09, 9:24 pm |
| Hi all - I'll preface this by saying that I am a musician and to be in
a group called a.s.h.l. is quite scary...be that as it may, I'm seeking
some input. About six weeks ago I experienced a sudden decrease/loss of
hearing in my left ear. No pain and initially no tinnitus. A feeling of
a "stuffed" ear and sounds coming in a distorted, metalic way. I had
quite a few tests done - they all showed substantial hearing loss in
(low frequencies, I think, but not sure) I was put on a Prednisone
taper by my ENT doctor. Slowly, I began to notice high pitch tinnitus
in the affected ear but the hearing improved somewhat and the stuffy
feeling went away. An MRI was supposed to be done but I'm still waiting
for an appointment (living in Canada is great but our health care
system sometimes falters) Yesterday morning I woke up with a sudden,
dramatic worsening of the symptoms: louder tinnitus, stuffy feeling
back, hearing loss much more marked. Btw, I finished the Prednisone
taper about ten days ago. When I went to see my ENT doc (his secretary
snuck me in w/out a prior appointment), he was patronizing and
dismissive, basically claiming that my symptoms could not have gotten
worse and that I was imagining things...the nerve!!! With my family
physician away on holiday, I went to a local clinic and got a referal
to another ENT specialist. It may be a week or a lot more before I get
to see him, though. Right now, the only thing that helps is sitting or
lying ina quiet room, with earplugs. As a musician, that is,
unfortunately, not an option. I had to cancel engagements yesterday and
tonight but have to work tomorrow night come hell or high water.
That's it - in a nutshell. Any input or advice is appreciated. I can
live with a partial, even quite severe, loss of hearing in one ear. The
stuffiness and the distorted sounds, though, that is almost impossible
to live with while trying to make music and play/sing on key. Not to
mention the fact that noise seems to aggrevate this thing.
Thank you for your patience and sorry about the long post
George
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| PATRICIA BURNS 2006-06-11, 4:26 pm |
| gtrvox@canoemail.com wrote:
> Hi all - I'll preface this by saying that I am a musician and to be in
> a group called a.s.h.l. is quite scary...be that as it may, I'm seeking
> some input. About six weeks ago I experienced a sudden decrease/loss of
> hearing in my left ear. No pain and initially no tinnitus. A feeling of
> a "stuffed" ear and sounds coming in a distorted, metalic way. I had
> quite a few tests done - they all showed substantial hearing loss in
> (low frequencies, I think, but not sure) I was put on a Prednisone
> taper by my ENT doctor. Slowly, I began to notice high pitch tinnitus
> in the affected ear but the hearing improved somewhat and the stuffy
> feeling went away. An MRI was supposed to be done but I'm still waiting
> for an appointment (living in Canada is great but our health care
> system sometimes falters) Yesterday morning I woke up with a sudden,
> dramatic worsening of the symptoms: louder tinnitus, stuffy feeling
> back, hearing loss much more marked. Btw, I finished the Prednisone
> taper about ten days ago. When I went to see my ENT doc (his secretary
> snuck me in w/out a prior appointment), he was patronizing and
> dismissive, basically claiming that my symptoms could not have gotten
> worse and that I was imagining things...the nerve!!! With my family
> physician away on holiday, I went to a local clinic and got a referal
> to another ENT specialist. It may be a week or a lot more before I get
> to see him, though. Right now, the only thing that helps is sitting or
> lying ina quiet room, with earplugs. As a musician, that is,
> unfortunately, not an option. I had to cancel engagements yesterday and
> tonight but have to work tomorrow night come hell or high water.
>
> That's it - in a nutshell. Any input or advice is appreciated. I can
> live with a partial, even quite severe, loss of hearing in one ear. The
> stuffiness and the distorted sounds, though, that is almost impossible
> to live with while trying to make music and play/sing on key. Not to
> mention the fact that noise seems to aggrevate this thing.
>
> Thank you for your patience and sorry about the long post
>
> George
Sorry to hear of your troubles. A good resource for you would be "H.E.A.R"
(Hearing education and Awareness for Rockers) http://www.hearnet.com
--
Patricia Burns
(Just one s)
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| In article <1149898896.966024.117480@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
gtrvox@canoemail.com wrote:
> Hi all - I'll preface this by saying that I am a musician and to be in
> a group called a.s.h.l. is quite scary...be that as it may, I'm seeking
> some input. About six weeks ago I experienced a sudden decrease/loss of
> hearing in my left ear. No pain and initially no tinnitus. A feeling of
> a "stuffed" ear and sounds coming in a distorted, metalic way. I had
> quite a few tests done - they all showed substantial hearing loss in
> (low frequencies, I think, but not sure) I was put on a Prednisone
> taper by my ENT doctor. Slowly, I began to notice high pitch tinnitus
> in the affected ear but the hearing improved somewhat and the stuffy
> feeling went away. An MRI was supposed to be done but I'm still waiting
> for an appointment (living in Canada is great but our health care
> system sometimes falters) Yesterday morning I woke up with a sudden,
> dramatic worsening of the symptoms: louder tinnitus, stuffy feeling
> back, hearing loss much more marked. Btw, I finished the Prednisone
> taper about ten days ago. When I went to see my ENT doc (his secretary
> snuck me in w/out a prior appointment), he was patronizing and
> dismissive, basically claiming that my symptoms could not have gotten
> worse and that I was imagining things...the nerve!!! With my family
> physician away on holiday, I went to a local clinic and got a referal
> to another ENT specialist. It may be a week or a lot more before I get
> to see him, though. Right now, the only thing that helps is sitting or
> lying ina quiet room, with earplugs. As a musician, that is,
> unfortunately, not an option. I had to cancel engagements yesterday and
> tonight but have to work tomorrow night come hell or high water.
>
> That's it - in a nutshell. Any input or advice is appreciated. I can
> live with a partial, even quite severe, loss of hearing in one ear. The
> stuffiness and the distorted sounds, though, that is almost impossible
> to live with while trying to make music and play/sing on key. Not to
> mention the fact that noise seems to aggrevate this thing.
>
> Thank you for your patience and sorry about the long post
>
> George
Google Meniere's disease. I am not a doctor. Talk to your doctor. Regards
-N
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| Paul Revere 2006-06-22, 8:24 am |
| Anecdotally, some patients also report forgetfulness,
memory loss, feelings of confusion, disorientation,
and/or sensory overload. "Brain fog" is a term for this
condition used by many Meniere's Disease patients.
I think I have it too. The brain fog is the give away
symptom.
peace
Phil
"none" <0@0.0> wrote in message
news:0-8DD823.23123921062006@network-065-024-007-028.columbus.rr.com...
: In article
<1149898896.966024.117480@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>
,
: gtrvox@canoemail.com wrote:
:
: > Hi all - I'll preface this by saying that I am a
musician and to be in
: > a group called a.s.h.l. is quite scary...be that as
it may, I'm seeking
: > some input. About six weeks ago I experienced a
sudden decrease/loss of
: > hearing in my left ear. No pain and initially no
tinnitus. A feeling of
: > a "stuffed" ear and sounds coming in a distorted,
metalic way. I had
: > quite a few tests done - they all showed
substantial hearing loss in
: > (low frequencies, I think, but not sure) I was put
on a Prednisone
: > taper by my ENT doctor. Slowly, I began to notice
high pitch tinnitus
: > in the affected ear but the hearing improved
somewhat and the stuffy
: > feeling went away. An MRI was supposed to be done
but I'm still waiting
: > for an appointment (living in Canada is great but
our health care
: > system sometimes falters) Yesterday morning I woke
up with a sudden,
: > dramatic worsening of the symptoms: louder
tinnitus, stuffy feeling
: > back, hearing loss much more marked. Btw, I
finished the Prednisone
: > taper about ten days ago. When I went to see my ENT
doc (his secretary
: > snuck me in w/out a prior appointment), he was
patronizing and
: > dismissive, basically claiming that my symptoms
could not have gotten
: > worse and that I was imagining things...the
nerve!!! With my family
: > physician away on holiday, I went to a local clinic
and got a referal
: > to another ENT specialist. It may be a week or a
lot more before I get
: > to see him, though. Right now, the only thing that
helps is sitting or
: > lying ina quiet room, with earplugs. As a musician,
that is,
: > unfortunately, not an option. I had to cancel
engagements yesterday and
: > tonight but have to work tomorrow night come hell
or high water.
: >
: > That's it - in a nutshell. Any input or advice is
appreciated. I can
: > live with a partial, even quite severe, loss of
hearing in one ear. The
: > stuffiness and the distorted sounds, though, that
is almost impossible
: > to live with while trying to make music and
play/sing on key. Not to
: > mention the fact that noise seems to aggrevate this
thing.
: >
: > Thank you for your patience and sorry about the
long post
: >
: > George
:
: Google Meniere's disease. I am not a doctor. Talk to
your doctor. Regards
: -N
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| In article <I9wmg.399$ii.125@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
"Paul Revere" <Paul@impeach_the_effin_chimp.gov> wrote:
> Anecdotally, some patients also report forgetfulness,
> memory loss, feelings of confusion, disorientation,
> and/or sensory overload. "Brain fog" is a term for this
> condition used by many Meniere's Disease patients.
I had it yesterday. I report in the intrest of spreading information; I
felt extreme fatigue(not just tired but a mentle confusion) all day and
my eyes were off-focus. I kept feeling that my glasses weren't quite
adjusted right. I believe that keeping my bad ear plugged all the time
cuts down on the confusion that the false signals cause. I believe the
brain fog events are smaller versions of the meniere's cycle which,
instead of ending in a vertigo attack, give way to a return to "normal'
with an increase in tinnitus usually. Possibly a "bulge" of some sort in
the cochlia instead of an actual rupture. Regards
-N
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"Paul Revere" <Paul@impeach_the_effin_chimp.gov> wrote in message
news:I9wmg.399$ii.125@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> Anecdotally, some patients also report forgetfulness,
> memory loss, feelings of confusion, disorientation,
> and/or sensory overload. "Brain fog" is a term for this
> condition used by many Meniere's Disease patients.
>
>
> I think I have it too. The brain fog is the give away
> symptom.
>
> peace
> Phil
I have seen thousands of Meniere's patients and have read much about it. I
have never heard of this "brain fog" condition.
Is there a source where I can update my knowledge base on this?
Dr. Ridenhour
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| Anectdotal stories are interesting, but not the substance I was seeking.
I couldn't find studies analyzing this brain fog condition in the
literature.
It makes sense, though, and may represent the fear reaction I see in
patients and the sense of impending doom many of them report.
It's a horrible disease, often misunderstood by relatives and friends of the
sufferer.
Dr. R.
"none" <0@0.0> wrote in message
news:0-A70014.20373522062006@network-065-024-007-027.columbus.rr.com...
> In article <uLFmg.2916$PO.2323@dukeread03>, "occam" <ockham3@cox.net>
> wrote:
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> http://oto.wustl.edu/men/mn1.htm
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> http://www.menieres.org/hines.htm
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> http://www.medconsumer.info/topics/tinnitus.htm
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> https://vestibular.org/shop/products.php?cat_id=7
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> http://www.reference.com/browse/wik...8re%92s_disease
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> I could go on but you are as capable as I am of Googling brain fog. I
> had it again today. My cricket tinnitus went away mostly and I felt
> exausted, as though simply looking at something took too much effort. My
> eyes were slightly off focus and I kept trying to adjust my glasses. Now
> the fatigue is gone and the crickets are back and I feel awake and alert.
> -N
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| In article <K9Qmg.2937$PO.2864@dukeread03>, "occam" <ockham3@cox.net>
wrote:
> Anectdotal stories are interesting, but not the substance I was seeking.
> I couldn't find studies analyzing this brain fog condition in the
> literature.
> It makes sense, though, and may represent the fear reaction I see in
> patients and the sense of impending doom many of them report.
> It's a horrible disease, often misunderstood by relatives and friends of the
> sufferer.
>
> Dr. R.
Yes, I would think that this fatigue would be very hard to observe and
relate to Meniere's. Generally, the fear comes from imagining or worring
that the incapacity will be complete and continuous. The fatigue often
precedes an attack by days or weeks. If the fatigue can last that long,
so might an actual attack. Fortunatly I always got better for several
weeks or months after each attack but still question my balance
constantly.
-N
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