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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / May 2006Audiologist Test
I dunno folks. I just saw an audiologist a couple hours ago. She put me in the little room with headphones and a microphone and sent strange quiet sounds at me. I pressed a button when I heard them. It was the same test she did 2 years ago when I went in for my hissing hears. The tests showed that my hearing is about the same as in 2004, showing normal readings for a 50 year old, and a little drop-off in the higher frequencies. Left ear is a little worse, prolly damage from a shooting outting 21 years ago. I wasnt wearing ear protection. The audiologists says that getting Tinnitus is a normal part of hearing loss as you age. She acknowledged that there could be non-normal reasons, but they would be very rare. She said there are no new treatments, etc... She didnt think an appt with the ENT in her office would do any good. I left that nationally recognized hospital feeling pretty bummed. I'm almost, just almost, pretty near, maybe, possibly considering, going down to Chinatown and finding some of that QI JU DI HUANG WAN herb Poon keeps harping on. While I'm down there maybe get a nice neck massage. The doctors at my clinic just dont seem to take T seriously. I have a very real, moderate volume, constant hissing in both ears. I habituate it with some success but it is alway there. Jim > I dunno folks. > I just saw an audiologist a couple hours ago. She put me in the little [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > would do any good. I left that nationally recognized hospital feeling > pretty bummed. She sounds very stupid and uninformed. > I'm almost, just almost, pretty near, maybe, possibly considering, > going down to Chinatown and finding some of that QI JU DI HUANG WAN > herb Poon keeps harping on. While I'm down there maybe get a nice neck > massage. The doctors at my clinic just dont seem to take T seriously. > I have a very real, moderate volume, constant hissing in both ears. I > habituate it with some success but it is alway there. It will always be there, unless you find a cause, like hormones, infection, dietary, to treat. Susan > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > That audiologist sounds very misinformed. If this was normal then it > wouldn't be called Tiinitus. Regards, Emmett >> I'm almost, just almost, pretty near, maybe, possibly considering, >> going down to Chinatown and finding some of that QI JU DI HUANG WAN [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Susan > I dunno folks. > I just saw an audiologist a couple hours ago. She put me in the little [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > habituate it with some success but it is alway there. > Jim Jim, the biggest step in dealing with tinnitus -- IMHO -- is realizing that you won't find a doctor who can make it go away. You can look carefully for a doctor who will listen to you and treat your symptoms. I have Meniere's -- or maybe it's endolymphatic hydrops -- or maybe there really is no difference between the two. I have pretty loud tinnitus, hyperacusis, vertigo, and a slight hearing loss that sounds similar to your hearing test results. I don't think a hearing test really means anything at all to a tinnitus patient. I know they can figure out how loud your tinnitus is, but I see no use in knowing the decibel level. Seems to me that would only make it more stressful to know any given number. I went through CAT scans and MRIs and ENGs, for God's sake, to rule out all the little evil things that could be growing in my head. They were all normal. Nothing shows up, except on one test called a posturography (or something like that). All that showed was that, yes, I get dizzy when they move the little platform I'm standing on. The ENG test measures the movements in your eyes as they squirt cold and then warm water in your ears. It was all pretty useless as far as I'm concerned. The only thing that really helps is a caring, compassionate doctor who is only interested in treating your symptoms and making you feel better. I found that in 1995. I am NOT pushing drugs, but I do take a low daily dose of xanax. It reduced the volume of my tinnitus, and it pretty much completely stops the hyperacusis. There are still certain sounds I just can't tolerate. I will become nauseous if I'm exposed to certain squealing sounds. I did try one sorta outrageous Chinese remedy -- Kombucha. It's supposed to act as a panacea. I got this ooky looking mushroom from my sister, and I brewed the tea. I gotta tell ya -- my ears had been plugged up and full feeling from day one. I drank 1/4 cup of this tea, and my ears cleared up within 3 hours. They remain clear to this day, even tho I only drank the tea for about 3 months. I understand kombucha is a tad dangerous and has many warnings attached to it. I think they sell it in pill form now. I'm not telling you to go out and try it -- just putting one more alternative remedy out there on the table to be discussed. Ducking now in case I've stirred up a hornet's nest.... Eva See, that always cheers one up... to know other people have it worse! At the same time I'm sorry for your travails, much more than what I've had to deal with with my apparent simple T. It's great to read about the alternative treatments people have found. I've pretty much exhausted traditional medicine with my health provider. They dont seem to want to run any additional tests. Thanx for the story of your encounter with the mushroom and xanax. Jim Jim, Your next step is to be in contact with Eva so that she would direct you to get some Chinese remedy -- Kombucha....and try. If in a week's time, you feel nothing, then drop it. It is as simple as that. From the way it sounds, it is a kind of tea as the sound 'cha' is tea. > Jim, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the way it sounds, it is a kind of tea as the sound > 'cha' is tea. Ummm, I'm not going to "direct" anybody to do anything. I just told my story. Eva Upon request you would..I suppose. After all, when the Chinese were using these herbs to treat all sorts of difficult ailments thousands of years ago, the forefathers of drfrank used to dance around camp fire in the dark forests of Europe and did so without wearing pants...LOL > See, that always cheers one up... to know other people have it worse! > At the same time I'm sorry for your travails, much more than what I've [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > encounter with the mushroom and xanax. > Jim You're welcome. It does help to know you're not alone. Eva Eva, Perhaps you can tell drfrank or Jim Chinnis to bring this Chinese remedy -- Kombucha to a hospital and have a controlled study done on it. It will be interesting! FP Eva said: "The only thing that really helps is a caring, compassionate doctor who is only interested in treating your symptoms and making you feel better." Read the current issue of Time magazine. "Teaching Doctors to Care". http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1196411,00.html Doctors are not trained to be caring and compassionate. Jim Jim wrote:"The audiologists says that getting Tinnitus is a normal part of hearing loss as you age." That is what they say to every T patient to cover up their ignorance. Yes, just go down to Chinatown to get some of that herb pills and you may even get some benefit out of it.
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