Are you positive that you need an MRI? CT is not good for your suspected condition? For me, MRI was horrible, but I was in a closed one and couldn't have double protection, there was not enough room for it. Could you maybe find a quiet machine?
Personally, my MRI was fine and didn't cause my Tinnitus to spike for even a second. I actually didn't find it to be that loud in fact. Not sure of the machine name, but it was at the Spire hospital if that helps.
Make sure you have muffs with no metal elements in them, otherwise you won't be able to use it. There are several threads with recommendations for muffs to use during MRIs, if you wish.
I had exchanged personal messages with 4 people who got a permanent increase in their T as a result of having an MRI done. But keep in mind that people from all over the world use this forum...
Bill, do you know if they used protection? I'm also wondering if it's just the noise, or if it's something else with the MRI technology that causes issues.
One or two people posted here that not only they used protection, but they also looked for a hospital with an MRI machine that is being marketed as being quiet. They still got a spike. However, in those cases I don't know whether the spike ended up being permanent. Having said this, plenty of people with T get an MRI and are ok afterwards.
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