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ashlin@hotmail.com - 09 Mar 2006 02:40 GMT
Hi,
I have been fighting a ,thus far, unspecifically diagnosed skin
disease or aliment, for lack of proper medical terms, for over 5 years.
My tinnitus is directly linked to this disease, because as time went
by, the more disease tissue I killed ( for lack of a better medical
term), the less intense my tinnitus has become.  My skin disease was
biopsied as actinic keratosis but that result is highly questionable
because it does not have the typical characteristics of AK.  I had used
Efudex prescription cream along with Solaraze ,to a lesser extent, over
the time period.  The disease affected the top and sides of my scalp,
behind the ears, the outter ears, my forehead, face, throat, chest, and
interestingly, the tissue on my scrotum is/was thickened, which I
believe may be related to the overall skin disease. The intensity of my
tinnitus was right off the charts and still is very bothersome at times
but much less than 5 years ago. I have been to 5 dermatologist, 2
ENT's, an allegist, a lupus doctor and several others. I am at a loss
to verify what I have.
I have been put in a position of trying to research the possibilites
on my own, and been branded a nutcase, by some of the doctors who have
thus far failed to explain what I have. A psychiatist has recorded in
writing that the incesscent ringing in my ears is a hallucination,
along with a number of other false derogatory remarks, I refer you to
http://www.cchr.org
I am still speculating what I have. During the 'killing process" some
of the skin areas had what I will call a biting sensation, as if some
sort of parasite was in the skin, doing the damage. I have speculated
on what that could be also. When I mentioned the possibilty of some
sort of parasitic infection, I got branded a nutcase again, I refer you
to http://www.skinparasites.com
 I had photo's posted of the progression of killing  the skin
disease/infection, or whatever it is, but I removed them because they
looked pretty awful. During the killing process some of the areas
itched intensely.
I would like to know if it is feasible to record the sound of the
ringing and where I can have that done.  I could send an amplified
version for the psychiatrist to listen to on his walkman for about 4 or
5 years. And then tell him its all an hallucination. And let him wear
the walkman for another 4 or 5 years along with some anti-hallucination
medication, to see if it controls the problem.
I know everybody is desperately looking for answers, including myself,
and if any one has any input or possible similar experiences please
chime in
Cheers,
Rich
Elly Byrne - 09 Mar 2006 19:20 GMT
Hi Rich,

Your tinnitus is most definitely not an hallucination.
Ditch the psychiatrist. He is not going to be convinced no  matter
what you say or do.

You are quite right in seeking and researching your skin condition.
If people call you a nutcase - so be it. You know you're not.

Yes, it is possible to record the sound of your ringing. But probably
not worth the effort as far as the psychiatrist is concerned.

Elly's Tinnitus Resources
http://eebee.net/

>Hi,
> I have been fighting a ,thus far, unspecifically diagnosed skin
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>Cheers,
>Rich
fyfpoon@gmail.com - 05 Apr 2006 22:10 GMT
Dear Elly,

I used to suffer from skin problems for years until i ran into a farmer
in China who told me to apply lemon and sulpher as a treatment to my
skin.

Itching of skin in my case was explained to me by this farmers as an
imbalance between In and Yan.  And he recommended me to use a lemon
soap to balance against the excessive amount of 'alcoline' of the skin
by the accidic content of this soup.  The skin problem was gone!
Elly Byrne - 10 Mar 2006 20:21 GMT
Hi Rich,

Some ideas.

Try a cream called aquacare - it has a urea content. A friend tried it
years ago when doctors stuff was doimng no good whatever.
http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/DVH/Uses/0,3915,8084%7CAquacare,00.html

http://www.eczema-psoriasis.com/
This is on out TV screen constantly. Go and have a look.

Then you could also try an elimination diet. Never mind what the
doctors say. Also have a look here:
http://www.doveclinic.com/site/default.htm

Regards, Elly.

>Hi,
> I have been fighting a ,thus far, unspecifically diagnosed skin
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>Cheers,
>Rich

Elly Byrne
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from Harvey Segal
http://tinyurl.com/bg7h2
Algomeysa2 - 16 Mar 2006 18:50 GMT
> I have been fighting a ,thus far, unspecifically diagnosed skin
> disease or aliment, for lack of proper medical terms, for over 5 years.
> My tinnitus is directly linked to this disease, because as time went

I don't think what I have is as severe as what you're experiencing, but for
about the last year and a half I've had:

* skin rashes and itching (not in any particular embarassing areas, legs,
arms, chest, neck, scalp, it migrates). It's not nearly as bad as it was a
year ago (probably because I've gotten very disciplined in putting on
whatever tubes of goop I've given by a dermatologist, and not scratching)
but still annoying.
* Fairly frequent tinnitus.  It's not THAT bad....if I just sit on a sofa
watching TV or reading a book, I can handle it.  But I find it very
difficult to concentrate on things for more than a few hours at a time,
which is disruptive to my work habits.

I've been to a general physician, dermatologist (for the itching and
rashes), and ENT (for the tinnitus).   He did multiple tests that couldn't
find any cause of the tinnitus, and then, sent me to get a brain MRI, which
at first seemed ominous due to an alarmist radiologist report, but a visit
to a neurologist seemed to negate that, he felt there was nothing abnormal
on the MRI.

So I find myself in an annoying situation, if I mention the skin problems to
an ENT, he doesn't want to hear it, and if I mention the tinnitus to the
dermatologist, she looks at me like I'm a crazy person.

Yet I'm fairly convinced these two things are connected.

The Ear Nose Throat doctor wants me to go for an expensive sleep study test,
which I don't think is justified.

I'm frustrated by, if I go to a general physican, they seem to shuffle me
off to specialists, but the specialists don't seem to be looking towards the
Big Picture.

And when i start to describe all this to a doctor (or friends), I start
sounding like a crazy person myself.

Where's House, M.D. when you need him?  :)
Elly Byrne - 17 Mar 2006 07:54 GMT
>So I find myself in an annoying situation, if I mention the skin problems to an ENT,
> he doesn't want to hear it, and if I mention the tinnitus to the dermatologist,
>she looks at me like I'm a crazy person.

That is about par for the course.

Have you considered going on an elimination diet? Tinnitus sometimes
disappears when an allergy is found. And allergy tests are not always
conclusive.
And skin problems also MAY disappear when the diet removes allergens.

Read up on it. And consider giving it a go.

Elly's Tinnitus Resources
http://eebee.net/

>> I have been fighting a ,thus far, unspecifically diagnosed skin
>> disease or aliment, for lack of proper medical terms, for over 5 years.
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>
>Where's House, M.D. when you need him?  :)
drfrank21@gmail.com - 17 Mar 2006 17:09 GMT
> >So I find myself in an annoying situation, if I mention the skin problems to an ENT,
> > he doesn't want to hear it, and if I mention the tinnitus to the dermatologist,
> >she looks at me like I'm a crazy person.
>
> That is about par for the course.

Have either of you considered the possibilty that the two conditions
are merely concurrent with no relationship or association between
the two? There doesn't have to be a "cause and effect" relationship.
I can't blame the doctors the op has seen to be unable to
establish the link between a derm problem and tinnitus. Because,
there likely isn't one.

I had a patient come to me recently for a hordeola (a "stye") on her
lower right lid. I gave her the appropriate treatment and she came
back a few days later complaining of a "floater" inside the same
eye. She was convinced that the stye caused the floater where,in
reality, the two were completely unrelated events.

frank
Elly Byrne - 17 Mar 2006 20:32 GMT
And how does that help the situation?

Elly.

>> >So I find myself in an annoying situation, if I mention the skin problems to an ENT,
>> > he doesn't want to hear it, and if I mention the tinnitus to the dermatologist,
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>
>frank

Elly Byrne
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The Ultimate Supertip
from Harvey Segal
http://tinyurl.com/bg7h2
Susan - 17 Mar 2006 20:43 GMT
> Have either of you considered the possibilty that the two conditions
> are merely concurrent with no relationship or association between
> the two? There doesn't have to be a "cause and effect" relationship.
> I can't blame the doctors the op has seen to be unable to
> establish the link between a derm problem and tinnitus. Because,
> there likely isn't one.

Or they may be intimately related, as they are in tick borne diseases.

It requires a good medical evaluation, of the kind that so rarely exists.

Susan
drfrank21@gmail.com - 17 Mar 2006 21:29 GMT
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>
> Susan

I don't mean the following as patronizing but I find it interesting
of the biases involved in people. Elly believes most tinnitus is caused
by muscular stress and tension  because it worked for her. You
have a bias towards tinnitus with tick borne disease because of your
son.

The chance of the op's dermatitis caused by a tick borne disease is
pretty remote and even more remote that it the cause of her
tinnitus. A good dermatologist should be able to diagnose her
skin condition.

I'm merely suggesting that other causes be looked at for her
tinnitus. I find it more probable that another etiology is the
cause of her tinnitus.

frank
Susan - 17 Mar 2006 21:50 GMT
> I don't mean the following as patronizing but I find it interesting
> of the biases involved in people. Elly believes most tinnitus is caused
> by muscular stress and tension  because it worked for her. You
> have a bias towards tinnitus with tick borne disease because of your
> son.

I have had TBD caused T and HA for over a decade, as do most late TBD
patients.

I don't have a bias, I have an awareness of the ubiquity of TBDs, and
the frequency with which they involves tinnitus and hyperacusis.  I
don't believe most T is caused by TBDs, but I do believe that where no
clear cause is found, thorough medical evaluation is in order; do you
disagree?

Finding a "good" doc, who knows enough and will make the effort  is very
tricky, however.  Clinical acumen is critical, since serology isn't
reliable in the case of TBDs, as Johns Hopkins U. recently reaffirmed by
evaluating various tests.

> The chance of the op's dermatitis caused by a tick borne disease is
> pretty remote and even more remote that it the cause of her
> tinnitus. A good dermatologist should be able to diagnose her
> skin condition.

Actually, you're neither trained nor knowledgable enough to know how
frequent TBD rashes are, what they actually look like, nor are most
dermatologists, since the information has not been made public since the
vaccine trials found myriad rashes that cultured positive; least common
was the bullseye.

TBDs are ubiquitous in all 48 states, and the previous geographic
boundaries for lone star ticks are blown, as are previous geographic
boundaries once believed true for babesiosis.  Then there are the
ehrlichiae, only recently discovered to cause disease in humans,
bartonella henselae, RMSF...  Most folks go outdoors, have lawns,
gardens, visit parks, beaches, have pets that go outside, feed birds or
squirrels in their yards.

I raised a common exposure as a possibility, not a certainty.  Folks who
are sick and suffering need information that may be helpful.

> I'm merely suggesting that other causes be looked at for her
> tinnitus.

So was I. I'm at *least* as qualified as you are to discuss relevent
possibilities.

 I find it more probable that another etiology is the
> cause of her tinnitus.

But that's just a personal bias, not based upon any in depth awareness
of TBD prevalence nor pathology.

Susan
Susan - 17 Mar 2006 21:55 GMT
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>
> TBDs are ubiquitous in all 48

Lower, contiguous 48.

Sheesh.
drfrank21@gmail.com - 19 Mar 2006 02:04 GMT
> I don't have a bias, I have an awareness of the ubiquity of TBDs, and
> the frequency with which they involves tinnitus and hyperacusis.  I
> don't believe most T is caused by TBDs, but I do believe that where no
> clear cause is found, thorough medical evaluation is in order; do you
> disagree?

Sorry, I don't understand your question.  Of course, a thorough
general medical work-up is essential for both the skin problem
as well the tinnitus but, even then, a diagnosis
of the causes (especially for the "T") is not always guaranteed.

> Actually, you're neither trained nor knowledgable enough to know how
> frequent TBD rashes are, what they actually look like, nor are most
> dermatologists, since the information has not been made public since the
> vaccine trials found myriad rashes that cultured positive; least common
> was the bullseye.

I never stated I was an expert in derm although I have much experience
in diagnosing lid/eye lesions such as papillomas, verucca, bcc
(basal cell carcinoma) and so on. TBD rashes are just a fraction
of all the skin problems that a dermatologists sees on a daily basis.

> I raised a common exposure as a possibility, not a certainty.  Folks who
> are sick and suffering need information that may be helpful.

And likewise, I just mentioned that the two conditions may not  be
connected and that the op should be looking at other possibilities of
the cause of her tinnitus.

Can I ask you a question? Was your tinnitus "cured" when your
TBD was diagnosed and treated? No ulterior motive to the question.
Sometimes I wonder if even getting to the cause of one's tinnitus
is even important because all the treatment options don't
seem to be diagnostic specific.

> But that's just a personal bias, not based upon any in depth awareness
> of TBD prevalence nor pathology.

Sorry you took offense. I still re-iterate that the incidence rate of
TBD
rashes is dwarfed in derm by other skin conditions, diseases and
even other insect vector diseases (malaria for instance). Does that
mean to "blow off" an unexplained skin rash? Of course not. But
I don't jump to conclusions and especially to reach the conclusion
that a skin rash caused the op's tinnitus.

I seem to recall that the epid incident rate of Lyme disease is about
6-8 per 100,000. Maybe I heard that figure incorrectly but I don't
think it's that far off.

frank
Susan - 19 Mar 2006 02:54 GMT
> Sorry, I don't understand your question.  Of course, a thorough
> general medical work-up is essential for both the skin problem
> as well the tinnitus but, even then, a diagnosis
> of the causes (especially for the "T") is not always guaranteed.

Then you did understand my question.  Obviously diagnosis is not
guaranteed, especially for infections.  I'm of the opinion that once
diagnostics have been exhausted and failed, that antimicrobial empiric
trials, either topical or systemic or both, may be useful and offer some
relief.  This can be done with minimal risk.

> I never stated I was an expert in derm although I have much experience
> in diagnosing lid/eye lesions such as papillomas, verucca, bcc
> (basal cell carcinoma) and so on. TBD rashes are just a fraction
> of all the skin problems that a dermatologists sees on a daily basis.

And they rarely recognize them when they do see them.  And a standard
biopsy won't reveal them, nor will a standard culture at a non-reference
lab.  I'm guessing that whatever you know about skin is less than you
know about TBDs and TBD testing and/or diagnoses.

>>I raised a common exposure as a possibility, not a certainty.  Folks who
>>are sick and suffering need information that may be helpful.
>
> And likewise, I just mentioned that the two conditions may not  be
> connected and that the op should be looking at other possibilities of
> the cause of her tinnitus.

I thought you made a stronger statement dismissing the likelihood, as if
perhaps you had more information than the rest of us, or more knowledge.

> Can I ask you a question? Was your tinnitus "cured" when your
> TBD was diagnosed and treated?

Actually, it flared horribly, from an intermittent and tolerable hiss to
a jet engine roar, that's what brought me here. Then it nearly
disappeared again the longer I took the 400mg per day of doxycycline.
What I had was a reaction to endotoxins as the pathogens died off. It
remained constant but very soft, except when I ate a lot of salicylate.
When I began low carbing, it all but disappeared. Salicylates can make
it a noticable hiss for a couple of hours, but not disturbingly so.  My
child's T and HA were cured immediately, literally overnight by oral
antibiotics, never to return years later.

 >No ulterior motive to the question.

I wasn't worried.

> Sometimes I wonder if even getting to the cause of one's tinnitus
> is even important because all the treatment options don't
> seem to be diagnostic specific.

In my case it was important because I was severely debilitated and
*needed* that doxy.  Also, I was so ill already, the jet turbine in my
head was really the last straw.  Another thing that concerns me is that
for folks who may have an infectious cause, the longer it goes
undetected and/or untreated, the more chance they may end up with even
more disabling problems such as my own.  It can be prevented with less
than $100 worth of doxy in some cases, so I think that's worth a shot.

If the cause is infection, or thyroid, or TMJ, etc... the treatment can
be very specific.

If you're saying that at some point, when all has been exhausted, you
just have to find the right form of relief, yeah, that's true, it
doesn't matter how you got it.  I'd just like folks to be more informed
than the typical physician is about certain ubiquitous causes.

> Sorry you took offense. I still re-iterate that the incidence rate of
> TBD
> rashes is dwarfed in derm by other skin conditions, diseases and
> even other insect vector diseases (malaria for instance).

If you knew how ignorant medical practitioners are about TBDs and their
rashes, you'd know how absurd that statement is.  I had arms covered
with evanescent EMs during a decade in which I had a swollen knee,
crippling arthritis, weird neuro sx and fatigue, and never got
diagnosed, here in the most endemic area in the country.  Docs and
nurses, including derms at academic medical centers would look at them
and actually say, "oh, look, it's like a target with a dot in the
middle!" or "hmm, wonder if it's cellulitis" or "looks like some kind of
local infection."  I had eraser sized bullseyes all over my forearms for
years that went undiagnosed, though apparently caused a lot of puzzlement.

> Does that
> mean to "blow off" an unexplained skin rash? Of course not. But
> I don't jump to conclusions and especially to reach the conclusion
> that a skin rash caused the op's tinnitus.

If you re-read what I posted, I didn't jump to a conclusion, I
recommended one possible avenue of investigation.  I don't play doctor
on the internet, but I do try to prevent suffering of the type my family
and I have endured.

> I seem to recall that the epid incident rate of Lyme disease is about
> 6-8 per 100,000. Maybe I heard that figure incorrectly but I don't
> think it's that far off.

Like I said, you don't know jack about TBDs or their incidence. In parts
of the country where docs are told not to suspect it, they don't
diagnose it.  Here in NY, even with my EMs and knee, and FUO for a year
it didn't get diagnosed!  I don't even know a family on Long Island who
hasn't experienced Lyme disease at least once.

It's extraordinarily rare for Lyme to be reported, even when it is
diagnosed, and then it's only cases meeting surveillance criteria; Lyme
is strictly a clinical diagnosis. There is no reliable diagnostic test.
 Third, there are at least 6-11 infections a tick may pass along that
we don't have tests to reliably find.

And the rash/T sufferer may have another infection, not tick borne.
When all else hasn't helped, antimicrobials may be worth a shot.

In my case, and my child's, tinnitus was either cured or abated with
antibiotics.

Susan
Susan - 19 Mar 2006 02:59 GMT
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>
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> lab.  I'm guessing that whatever you know about skin is less than you
> know about TBDs and TBD testing and/or diagnoses.

MORE THAN, not LESS.

Sheesh, bugs ate my brain.

Susan

>>> I raised a common exposure as a possibility, not a certainty.  Folks who
>>> are sick and suffering need information that may be helpful.
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>
> Susan
Murray Grossan - 19 Mar 2006 20:47 GMT
I have a question. You mentioned taking 400 mg of Doxycycline / day. Was
that a correct number? Seems kind of high, but is that for Lyme's ?
Susan - 19 Mar 2006 22:51 GMT
> I have a question. You mentioned taking 400 mg of Doxycycline / day. Was
> that a correct number? Seems kind of high, but is that for Lyme's ?

Yep.  200 mg per day didn't do much, other than take a little edge off
my dizziness.  300-600 per day is more effective for Lyme (not Lyme's).

The die off reaction was intense for weeks when I started on 400;
painful arthritis in joints that hadn't bothered me since my crippling
arhtritic bout in 1983, the tinnitus uproar that brought me here in a
panic, stabbing stomach pains that ended with my no longer needing an H2
blocker twice per day every day.  Then improvement.

I still take 200 mg twice per day at times, then taper down to 200.  I
try to take breaks, but severe neuro symptoms always come back.

Susan
Elly Byrne - 18 Mar 2006 20:24 GMT
>Elly believes most tinnitus is caused
>by muscular stress and tension  because it worked for her.

Not just because it worked for me although it took me years before I
understood and accepted it.
But because a clinic in Sweden strongly uses that as part of the
treatment - successfully.

Did you notice that the skin disease has been treated for the past
FIVE years - in isolation - without success?
Did you notice that the tinnitus has also been treated without
success?

Do you know that sometimes skin disease is caused by allergies?
Are you aware that tinnitus sometimes (not always) is caused by an
allergy?

The allergy connection has so far not been tried. It has not even been
considered by the patient, who has not done any research in this area
either.

I know people just expect a doctor to fix everything. But there are
many areas where the medical fraternity simply falls down. And when
they run out of options the problem is written of as psychosomatic.
And when the patient accidentally finds something useful, it is
written off as a placebo.

Did I ever ask you what kind of doctor you actually are?

Elly's Tinnitus Resources
http://eebee.net/

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>
>frank
drfrank21@gmail.com - 19 Mar 2006 02:21 GMT
> Did you notice that the skin disease has been treated for the past
> FIVE years - in isolation - without success?
> Did you notice that the tinnitus has also been treated without
> success?

I'm not sure which post you're referring to but I was referring to
this one:  ""I don't think what I have is as severe as what you're
experiencing, but for
about the last year and a half I've had:
* skin rashes and itching (not in any particular embarassing areas,
legs,
arms, chest, neck, scalp, it migrates). It's not nearly as bad as it
was a
year ago (probably because I've gotten very disciplined in putting on
whatever tubes of goop I've given by a dermatologist, and not
scratching)
but still annoying.
* Fairly frequent tinnitus.  It's not THAT bad....if I just sit on a
sofa
watching TV or reading a book, I can handle it.  But I find it very
difficult to concentrate on things for more than a few hours at a time,
which is disruptive to my work habits.""

> Do you know that sometimes skin disease is caused by allergies?
> Are you aware that tinnitus sometimes (not always) is caused by an
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> considered by the patient, who has not done any research in this area
> either.

Elly, I see atopic dermatitis/allergic conjunctivitis and other types
of allergic reactions almost everyday. My contention was that the op's
skin problem and the tinnitus may not be related- I wasn't even
guessing what her skin problem was.

> I know people just expect a doctor to fix everything. But there are
> many areas where the medical fraternity simply falls down. And when
> they run out of options the problem is written of as psychosomatic.
> And when the patient accidentally finds something useful, it is
> written off as a placebo.

Not true. There are many symptoms/problems that patients have
that defy a strong diagnosis or effective treatment plan- it's
put down as unk (unknown) or idiopathic. "Falling down" implies
incompetent care- I've seen many patient who have received
exemplentary care from the brightest specialists and a diagnosis
never reached.

> Did I ever ask you what kind of doctor you actually are?

I think you did. My patients think the kind of doctor I am
as a caring one.

frank
Elly Byrne - 19 Mar 2006 21:05 GMT
>I'm not sure which post you're referring to

I was referring to the first one in this thread:
> I have been fighting a ,thus far, unspecifically diagnosed skin
>disease or aliment, for lack of proper medical terms, for over 5 years.

I'm sure you are a caring 'doctor'.
What are you trained in? What do you practise as?
Skin diseases? Alternative medicine?

Elly's Tinnitus Resources
http://eebee.net/

>> Did you notice that the skin disease has been treated for the past
>> FIVE years - in isolation - without success?
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>
>frank
Susan - 19 Mar 2006 22:51 GMT
> I'm sure you are a caring 'doctor'.
> What are you trained in? What do you practise as?
> Skin diseases? Alternative medicine?

If I'm not mistaken, Frank is an optometrist.

Susan
Elly Byrne - 20 Mar 2006 21:04 GMT
I should have quoted a bit more.
> I have been fighting a ,thus far, unspecifically diagnosed skin
>disease or aliment, for lack of proper medical terms, for over 5 years.
>My tinnitus is directly linked to this disease, because as time went
>by, the more disease tissue I killed ( for lack of a better medical
>term), the less intense my tinnitus has become.

Elly's Tinnitus Resources
http://eebee.net/

>>I'm not sure which post you're referring to
>
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Murray Grossan - 19 Mar 2006 20:41 GMT
On 3/17/06 12:29 PM, in article
1142627349.243632.291050@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "drfrank21@gmail.com"

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>
> frank

Point is, just because a person is pregnant, doesn't mean they can't have
gall stones or kidney stones and the two may not be related at all. On the
other hand it takes a good diagnostician to make the proper diagnosis of
stomach distress in a 7 month pregnant person.
ashlin@hotmail.com - 28 Mar 2006 03:49 GMT
I had removed my original message because of some pending potential
legal issues with everyhting that has happened to me, but I decided to
re-enter it here. Part of my 'treatment' was 200 mg Doxocycline for 4
months, which did help alot. Even though the professionals have told me
in so many words that the skin disease is not related to my tinnitus, I
am the one who hears it..it's like telling me the sky is not blue. I
have not ruled out the possibilty that the skin disease is a form of
parasite infection, refer to the links:
http://www.skinparasites.com
http://www.dstressdoc.com/skin-problems.htm

Here is my original post:
Hi,
I have been fighting a ,thus far, unspecifically diagnosed skin
disease or aliment, for lack of proper medical terms, for over 5 years.

My tinnitus is directly linked to this disease, because as time went
by, the more disease tissue I killed ( for lack of a better medical
term), the less intense my tinnitus has become.  My skin disease was
biopsied as actinic keratosis but that result is highly questionable
because it does not have the typical characteristics of AK.  I had used

Efudex prescription cream along with Solaraze ,to a lesser extent, over

the time period.  The disease affected the top and sides of my scalp,
behind the ears, the outter ears, my forehead, face, throat, chest, and

interestingly, the tissue on my scrotum is/was thickened, which I
believe may be related to the overall skin disease. The intensity of my

tinnitus was right off the charts and still is very bothersome at times

but much less than 5 years ago. I have been to 5 dermatologist, 2
ENT's, an allegist, a lupus doctor and several others. I am at a loss
to verify what I have.
I have been put in a position of trying to research the possibilites
on my own, and been branded a nutcase, by some of the doctors who have
thus far failed to explain what I have. A psychiatist has recorded in
writing that the incesscent ringing in my ears is a hallucination,
along with a number of other false derogatory remarks, I refer you to
http://www.cchr.org
I am still speculating what I have. During the 'killing process" some
of the skin areas had what I will call a biting sensation, as if some
sort of parasite was in the skin, doing the damage. I have speculated
on what that could be also. When I mentioned the possibilty of some
sort of parasitic infection, I got branded a nutcase again, I refer you

to http://www.skinparasites.com
 I had photo's posted of the progression of killing  the skin
disease/infection, or whatever it is, but I removed them because they
looked pretty awful. During the killing process some of the areas
itched intensely.
I would like to know if it is feasible to record the sound of the
ringing and where I can have that done.  I could send an amplified
version for the psychiatrist to listen to on his walkman for about 4 or

5 years. And then tell him its all an hallucination. And let him wear
the walkman for another 4 or 5 years along with some anti-hallucination

medication, to see if it controls the problem.
I know everybody is desperately looking for answers, including myself,
and if any one has any input or possible similar experiences please
chime in
Cheers,
Rich
Susan - 28 Mar 2006 04:50 GMT
> I had removed my original message because of some pending potential
> legal issues with everyhting that has happened to me, but I decided to
> re-enter it here. Part of my 'treatment' was 200 mg Doxocycline for 4
> months, which did help alot.

I got help from 200mg doxy per day.  I got much better results on 400mg
per day.

Susan
 
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