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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / July 2009Sort of OT- Hearing loss
Todd wrote: > My tinnitus has been more apparent lately so I signed up for a hearing > test. Not surprising (my family will certainly say so) I register > hearing loss in the higher decibels. A nice consistent curve in both > ears. I did fine in the word recognition part of the test. Todd, (1) Was the test conducted by an audiologist or by a medical doctor? (2) Did you mean the loss was in the higher frequencies vs. decibels? Have you ever been exposed to high decibels - work environment, cannon fire (gun mounts), firearms - without ear protection? Loud rock music? Can you hear better with earphones or ear buds? > doc........, he recommended an MRI of the brain and the ears..... > So to MRI or not to MRI? That is the question. Answers to that question > are not necessary, but any related experience would be helpful. An MRI exposes you to tons of roentgens, more than an ordinary X-ray. If you have any metal implant(s), you cannot have an MRI. But you can have a CT/CAT scan. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 > > An MRI exposes you to tons of roentgens, more than an ordinary X-ray. > If you have any metal implant(s), you cannot have an MRI. But you > can have a CT/CAT scan. I think ya got it backwards. MRI = no radiation, CT = LOTS of rads. And my titanium staples are fine w/MRI. I.P. >> An MRI exposes you to tons of roentgens, more than an ordinary X-ray. >> If you have any metal implant(s), you cannot have an MRI. But you >> can have a CT/CAT scan. > > I think ya got it backwards. MRI = no radiation, CT = LOTS of rads. > And my titanium staples are fine w/MRI. Right. MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging. There is no ionizing radiation, i.e., the kind that can damage the body. See the Wikipedia article on same for an explanation. Alan > Todd wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 If you have tinnitis avoid MRI if you can! It is LOUD!!!!! MRI cannot be done if you have any MAGNETIC material In your body. CAT scans use x-rays, but not as much as they once did. > Todd wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 |
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