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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / March 2005The nerve-typed tinnitus
When my t started about 15 months ago, it was an unbearable high-pitched sound every day. Now, it is a low-pitched sound about 2-3 days a week. When my t started, I experienced a combination of high-pitched sound and a cluster of somatic discomfort in my head moving from side to side. Now it is only the sound but no nerve discomfort in the head. My life is NORMAL!!!!!!! My ENT doctors have been telling me from the very beginning that it was a nerve-typed T, albeit all the 'modern' treatments they practiced on me in the area of 'nerver' failed. At the same time, the 'modern' online doctors in alt have been espousing the 'infamous' statement that there is no cure for tinnitus and the only way to cope with it is 'habituation'. I believe there is cure for tinnitus. One just has to figure out the cause. If the cause were in the nerve, then methods used for the nerve should be found. Unfortunately, even the 3 neurologists I went to did not have answers. FP On 3/20/05 6:09 PM, in article 1111370974.902391.312500@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, "fyfpoon@hotmail.com" > At the same time, the 'modern' > online doctors in alt have been espousing the 'infamous' statement that > there is no cure for tinnitus and the only way to cope with it is > 'habituation'. Quite the contrary, many patients are helped by simple means. The problem is that we don't have good means of selecting which one's will benefit by which method. Cochlear hydrops, hypertension, etc are all easily treatable. More important, whatever reduces anxiety reinforcement helps the patient. T You wrote:"whatever reduces anxiety reinforcement helps the patient..." Appreciate that. *My* experience for the past 15 months has clearly suggested that once the nerve was damaged by whatever kind of emotional turmoil, anxiety or fear, it could not easily recover on its own. It is against this background that habituation alone is not enough, and medical treatment is a must. Unfortunately, the methods effective for treating damaged nerve are not easily found. I found it, and knock on wood, while many others I know are stilll floundering in the beach... FP Will you please tell us what your medical treatment was. thanks athena -- > You wrote:"whatever reduces anxiety reinforcement helps the patient..." > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > FP You don't want to know. Elly's Tinnitus Resources http://eebee.net/ >Will you please tell us what your medical treatment was. > thanks > athena > Will you please tell us what your medical treatment was. ==================== Acupuncture! After 2 treatments, I got off medication totally. I should have done it as soon as my t surfaced. At that time i was in China, and China would have been an ideal place to go for that kind of treatment. But at that time i was constantly under the influence of those micky mouse 'controlled' studies cited around in alt. So i went to see a mental doctor trained along western medical philosophy. He was also of the view that my t was a nerve-related. So he prescribed me 3 months' of vitamin B complex but to NO avail! So far i have been treated by 2 different acupuncturists. The first one is in Vancouver. She is a lady from Peking. She reduced my t by more than half and the nerve discomfort by about 60-70%. Then i went back to China and visited a very good one. He took care of my nerve discomfort 'totally' and further reduced the pitch of the sound. Then i came back to Vancouver, the lady acupuncturist here suggests i don't need any more needles but to apply a CERVICAL VERTEBRA RECOVERING DEVICE instead in order to further lick out the residue t. FP The Chinese started applying acupuncture to treat tinnitus about 3000 years ago. FP > thanks > athena [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > > FP I talked to an acuputurist (spelling) and she said there are different techniques. She suggested 'neuromodulation technique'. What technique did you have done on you? thanks athena -- > > Will you please tell us what your medical treatment was. > ==================== [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > > > > > FP I went to see 2 acupuncturists, one in Vancouver and one in China. I don;t know the name of the technique but it is not important to know. I am surprised why your acupuncturist had to explain to the patient something that patients don't usually know and let the patient make the decision. Perhaps you should ask for a referral. That is to say, check around and see if any of your friends knows a good one around. Where do you live? If you were in Vancouver, I could recommend you to see the one I have seen and she is good. Best wishes, FP
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