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Sorry to be nitpicking, but that sounds like a double negative. The meaning of which is ambiguous. It can only be either one of the following. 1....

Thanks for clarifying. Here is my best attempt at illustrating this. It's not a Venn diagram exactly but it's something... [ATTACH] PL:...

The oval window (OW) and round window (RW) are two of the normal windows or opening that are present in a healthy patient. So the so called "third...

I just want to say thanks for your support guys! I am doing better now. I can hear better and I feel better emotionally. It took about 2 weeks to...

Hi Glynis! :) It's been a while, I hope you are doing well. No, there is no new job for me on the horizon. But that's OK. I have accepted my...

I must say it felt good to meet a female ENT doctor for a change! She was compassionate, a good listener and well educated. Dare I say she was...

So I saw the doctor yesterday. Well... I saw his wife, but I don't think she is any less qualified. It turns out she is a doctor too, a proper...

My hearing is pretty much back to normal now. I no longer hear the chirping or "floor scratching" sounds, nor does my hearing in the left ear...

Maybe so, but I have already recalled it. It's a study by David M. Schneider and colleges, published in Nature in 2018: A cortical filter that...

I also recall Fatima Husain of University of Illinois having conducted some very interesting MRI studies. She has been doing auditory brain...

This is a relatively recent sleep study done by university of Brasilia consisting of 25 tinnitus patients and 25 controls....

Hey guys! Time for a short update! I am still alive and well, biding my time for that doctor's appointment. My hearing in the left ear is...

Now that you mention driving, I have to tell about this funny observation. When I first got tinnitus, it was hardly noticeable unless I was in a...

By now 23 of you have answered the question, and surprisingly many of you have reported experiencing episodes of complete silence since you got...

I have to disagree. Silence is very special. People don't know that until they lose it. As someone who has been afflicted with tinnitus and then...

What happens if you sneeze? Do they have to do it again? I'm just curious... By the way, IT injections is how Frequency Tx will be be...

I hope more of you will answer the polling question. So far only 16 of you have answers the question, and more than 33% of you have said that you...

Below, I have pulled out some interesting facts on REM sleep from Wikipedia. "Rapid eye movement sleep (REM sleep or REMS) is a unique phase of...

I think I can relate to this. This has happened to me as well, on occasion. But it's not what I'm referring to with the poll question. I agree. I...

Thanks for chiming in! Wow! Complete silence that lasts 1.5 hours! That is amazing! I did see one other member reporting about complete silence...

What makes you think that? Try to calm yourself down, and rest as much as possible. This I think is more beneficial than anything. What's your...

So it's been 10 days now since this happened to me, and I can report that my hearing in the left has improved. It's not back to what it was...

What kind of IT injections? You mean steroids? I'm not sure what you mean by "acting now" but don't we all go through this mourning process? It's...

Yeah, she did put herself and the baby in an unsafe situation too. People just don't understand. But we have to put ourselves and our own best...

That's interesting. I seem to have a problem with one or both of the little bones in my left ear. I sometimes hear a click sound. It sometimes...

At least this is where it appears in case of SSCDS. Here is another picture... (I think SSCC means Superior SemiCircular Canal.) [ATTACH]

How is this diagnosed? Can these defects be seen on a CT scan of the temporal bone? I have never heard of a third window. Can you have more than...

Sometimes people do reckless things just for some laugh. That reminds me of Judge Rinder and the case where two good friends take their pranks to...

What is this "third window"? Is there another term for that? I never heard of third window... I know about two windows: round and oval window....

Two weeks ago, one day before the New Year's eve, Zacks Investment Research upgraded the stock from a hold to a buy rating, with a target price of...

There, there... :huganimation: This is why I hate tunnels! :) You never know what kind of monster will jump out in front of you at the end of the...

@Rafaa see these two threads if you are interested in imaging technology....

Yeah, it has dawned on me too that they can't actually access the middle ear cavity unless they slice that ear drum open. So what they do instead,...

That's the thing. It's not just hearing loss and tinnitus... it's life in general! You don't know what you have until you have lost it. That's the...

It's Tuesday now and I have managed to get an appointment at the private ENT clinic. I will see the doctor in 2 weeks. It's a bit of long wait......

Which one do you use? Just in case someone else wants to try it.

Otherwise your hearing is normal, in the lower frequency range? How do you measure these high frequencies? Is this something you do at home with a...

You mean -20 dB in your 40s? I have been doing my own hearing tests with a smartphone for the last couple of days, and yesterday I discovered that...

That's as good a reason as any. If you don't have hope, then give them something to hope for. In turn this will give you hope too.

Reminds me why Facebook is evil... Don McMillan has the proof. Skip to 4:56 for the proof... or just enjoy the whole show, it's great. [MEDIA]

Never lose hope. That's what keeps many of us hanging onto life, even though we suffer greatly.

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. ~ Dalai Lama

What was the trauma? I know the feeling. I was also more or less house bound when this all started for me, and I am house bound now that it has...

That's normal. I have had symptoms like the ones you describe. At first it felt like it was only on one side, on the bad ear side. Then after a...

Haha! I just read "spot on" message next to your cat avatar with open mouth. Great comic effect! (y) See?! I told you so @HeavyMantra :) As I...

In quite places, I recall having short periods of complete silence in the early mornings, in the transition from deep sleep to a wake state. This...

Let's not forget that men often take more risks in life, they are opportunists, they take on tasks they cannot handle which leads to stress, which...

I think that's what he means, yeah. I can tell you I have that now. It's what I referred to as resonance in a recent post. I think that's caused...

Uncomfortable. Apparently this sort of diagram can be obtained separately and is referred to as UCL (Uncomfortable loudness Level), but in the...

No, it was my attempt at making a joke. But what I meant to say is that extended hearing tests are not readily available for anyone at any local...

I was just reminded of a tinnitus research study cutely abbreviated as STOP (Swedish Tinnitus Outreach Project). I was part of this study...

Could you share it with the rest of us? ;) I forgot all about that project. :) Project website: https://stop.ki.se/ What other tests?...

Hi! I think I have what you're describing as "hissing/sizzling". I usually describe this as "buzzing". But it's really difficult to put words on...

Yeah, I did notice (and still do) a bit muffled hearing when I'm talking. I don't know about creaking bones... but I do have those clicks. I'm...

About quality of and (lack of) access to healthcare... It's Monday now, first day of the week, and I still have not seen a doctor. :sorry: I...

Yes, it will have to be approved by the FDA.

Very interesting find! I did not see any paper that connects Bell's Palsy to tinnitus until now. I had also hypothesized that Endolymphatic...

She did not. They don't work with ear problems at the emergency room. All she could find was an otoscope. I don't know what she saw but she said...

Yeah you may be onto something, but I have not seen any doctor. I went to the ER today but they sent me back home. Apparently they don't work with...