Solsaem Clinic (Dr. Minbo Shim) Experience

I'm not saying it didn't. I actually think it did, but I cannot just declare that to the forum. I also have to balance my experience with what GlennAz and Tinnitard are experiencing. Also, there was no improvement whatsoever in my audiograms. I have no evidence, and the score is 1 improvement, me, without improvements in audiograms, and 1 with nothing, GlennAz. Tinnitard is saying he is feeling worse. I have to balance all of these things.

 

You have no evidence that he is a con artist.

I went and tried this out to see what would happen, and I never urged anyone to go out and follow in my footsteps. If anything, I urged caution. The money side wasn't an issue because I have been blessed with a decent job. There are many things out there that we have sought out and spent good money on that have been fruitless, yet we are in a hard situation and we need a remedy. If you're complaining about money then you're obviously a loser that doesn't know how to make it and are probably a very stingy person. I bet you're the kind of person that believes tipping your waiter is stupid.

If anything you're a nasty worm for coming here and not just taking trash against Minbo, but the rest of us as well that have tried his therapy.

 

If PRP/growth factors really were a solution, and if it was readily available and safe to a point where it was possible to test independently, then I think an independent doctor doing all of this is possible. Government regulation cannot always be relied on when it comes to this sort of stuff. They don't always catch up to science, and because of that convincing treatments are held back far longer than they should. As a consequence, people don't get treatment sooner than they should, and some die. That's why there's nothing shameful with people risking their money if it means they could possibly get help, as long as they do proper and careful research. This topic is full of that. There have been PLENTY of referenced scientific papers and debates about them, and nobody has encouraged people to drop what they're doing and go carelessly. Everyone should do research before attempting anything, and should not go based on what a handful of people say. Critical thinking is absolutely mandatory when making these kind of decisions and discussing them.

Please don't insult people for talking about possible research. For all you know, some people may be so broken, that these discussions may be what's keeping them functional.

It's unfortunate that John no longer believes it's what helped him, but I respect him for trying. It gave me hope for a while. It pushed me to continue on with my major. Don't attack him for the hard work he did.

As for Shim, there's already been a lot of debate on his authenticity on the other thread. Keep that in mind.

 

The thing is, I don't know. Something did something. I believe in science and without an audiogram that shows anything, how can I declare anything? I was fully expecting my audiogram to have changed for the better.

 

I did contact Dr. Mamatarani Rout by email. I don't know if she is authentic. There are some people in India with bad ethics that I did some transactions with in the past.

 

I guess she appears to be according to her FB page. I didn’t really know. Some Dr.’s emails are encrypted.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Doctor/Dr-Mamatarani-Rout-2276052612648255/

 

Do you feel like you hear better? Is your hearing "clearer" since?

 

That’s really interesting.

Could you ask the good a Doctor the following pretty please... if you have a spare moment.

Does the doctor list results somewhere?
Could we get a look at some before and after audiograms?

Thanks so much...
Daniel

 

Yes I will ask. I sent a message to her on messenger including my audiogram again. When she replies I will ask about documented results of the before and after audiograms, and of course if the patient’s tinnitus has been lessened or eliminated after treatment.

 

Thank you so much... very kind. I am curious of course... should be interesting. They are obviously accomplished in their country having scanned the doctor's Facebook postings...

Audiograms would be nice.

 

When my tinnitus is low my hearing is perfect as far as I can tell. On days like yesterday when it was pretty much at its worst, I can barely hear what people are saying when there is background noise.

 

...Are you saying your hidden hearing loss was improved?

 

I’m just calling like it is. Easy to see a scam when you see one. The guy is a snake in the grass and time will prove it.

As for the money, I have made more than enough money for myself. Being a lawyer for oil companies pays well. Unfortunately, oil rigs are very loud, which brought me here.

Funny you say that money isn’t a problem for you because you “earned it“ at your fancy job. I did chuckle when you insinuated I must be a poor boy. I remember seeing you post in a posting that you got money from your deceased relative. So did you earn it or did you get it from a relative? By another posting of yours, you were complaining that $3K for Neuromod was outrageous and more than you can afford. Something seems off... Don’t you know not to throw stones when you live in a glass house?

Anyway, good luck with Shim Sham. I hope he refunds your money.

 

There you have it folks.

 

Seems like it.

 

There is no reason to rip on people, especially someone that... not only has spent money, but has put themselves under medical risk. If no one takes a chance, no treatment will move forward.

We all get frustrated... but let’s not turn on each other...

 

Hasn't tinnitus and hidden hearing loss been recently shown to basically come from the synaptic ribbons?

 

I never found out much. No replies on messenger, just a couple emails. One email regarding having an online consult. Maybe they look at Tinnitus Talk or I said something wrong, IDK? I wanted more details.

I went through your reports ..yes it can improve with inj. Prp intratympanic. For further query you can have a voice call with me , which will be chargeble as online consultation. ​

 

That's strange since they've never charged me for all the voice calls I did with them.

 

Thanks for trying... appreciate that.
I don't know what to say... A simple question, "can I see some results of your patients who have received the treatment?" is a reasonable ask. One should not be charged for that, i.e. paying for a consultation.

Standard operating procedure is to make that information accessible to the public. Dr. Shim posts audiograms on his website and is willing to correspond via email, Skype etc.

Thanks for trying just1morething...

 

Has your tinnitus calmed down at all @Tinnitard?

 

Hi, I'm Aldo and I was at the Solsaem Clinic.

If you want to ask about Dr. Minbo Shim, you can do it, I will answer you with the truth.

 

Hi! How was your experience at the clinic? How is your tinnitus/hearing loss doing now?

 

Hello Aldo... I am Daniel...

Did you experience any changes on your audiogram? How is your tinnitus?
How long after having tinnitus did you go to Korea? As I recall it was not that long?

I know you had an MRI, are you feeling better?

Thank you for checking in.

 

The second day after arriving, having received the first batch of injections, I generated an infection in the tympanic membrane which Minbo Shim said he would not charge me for the inconvenience and would treat the tinnitus and the infection at the same time, but this caused me hearing loss.

I continued the treatment, but 2 weeks later I had to extend it for 2 more weeks because my situation was critical and I was afraid to lose more hearing. For these additional treatments I had to pay.

After 4 weeks I returned to my country. I'm very badly waiting for improvement now after 3 months. I still have some damage to my tympanic membrane.

 

Regarding the MRI, that happened in week 3. I went for the MRI without knowing how loud it was. Minbo Shim told me that he did not know that the MRI was noisy, however my bad condition worsened more after the infection caused in the Solsaem Clinic.

I had had tinnitus for 3 months only.

Audiogram is now worse, hearing loss at high frequencies. Before my tinnitus was not very loud and I could also hear better. I had a dip of less than 20 dB at the time of arriving at the Somsaem Clinic, now I have a dip of more than 30 dB.

 

I am so so sorry to hear about your experience. I truly hope you recover soon, I am just absolutely devastated to hear about your experience.

 

Hi Aldo,

Thanks for your honesty.

An incredible story. Absolutely heartbreaking... you must have been terrified.

You are not alone with hearing loss and tinnitus, I have both pretty bad.

It means a lot to us that you checked in.

I wish you peace, quieter days and less suffering.

Just remembered... 2 more questions

1. What kind of damage has occurred to your tympanic membrane?
2. Why did you get an MRI ? If it’s ok to ask...

Thanks.

 

Isn't that the eardrum? Your eardrum will probably heal on its own. My dad had an ear infection that needed invasive surgery and his eardrum eventually sealed. Is there really nothing you can do about that? John's eardrum healed up really fast after his experience, so it's really unfortunate that you had this result. I am very sorry and hope that you heal soon. At the very least, at least it's not inner ear damage. Maybe you need a skin graft or something. I hope that's all.