Check this url out:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstra
ct&list_uids=9659499
Thats exactly what I have, stenosis of the ear canal, conductive
deafness..and one thing they didn't mention, tinitus to beat the band.
Now this all may sound rare and insignificant until you look at the
numbers. Anywhere from 1% to 6% of the population has or will develop
lichen planus symptoms. It only took me 30 years to get a accurate
diagnosis. So now I'm going to help the world of tinnitus sufferers
and blow the whistle on some of the related symptoms you can look out
for to see if you have lichen planus.
1. A chronic whitish coating on your tongue, candidia yeast infection
2. Scaly spots of skin appearing on the top sides of feet, on ankle
bones, on index and middle finger knuckles. And on sides of knees. And
possibly other places.
3. Unusal itching in the groin and genitals.
4. A thickening of the skin on the scrotum, particularly in the front.
5. A history of small itchy water filled blisters anywhere on the skin
like a rash.
6. I had chronic ear infections for ages also.
I'm sure there are many more symptoms you can look up yourself, but
if you have tinnitus, do yourself a favor and don't discount the
possiblity you have lichen planus. The ENT I have been seeing for 5
years, he's sharp, he never even mentioned the possibility.
Cheers,
Rich