South Korean Clinic Treatment (Dr. Minbo Shim)

I got a total of 5 injections over two weeks.

 

Dr. Patrick Love of Wellness Tree Clinic. I am here now getting treatment.

 

Are you just doing PRP or bone marrow as well?

 

Just PRP and I have this red light laser. Also added in a peptide called Complex 18 from Russia. My first treatment from Dr. Shim and Dr. Patrick Love went well, however, today I have injection pain in my ears. FML ‍♂️

 

Best of luck with your treatments...

 

Thanks. I only did one treatment and I do not know if I will continue. My ears hurt from the injections and I am not sure I energetically can do anymore.

 

It's probably because Dr. Shim isn't doing the injections. The guy he trained, who has zero experience doing eardrum injections, is doing it. I know I went through the same deal, a couple of my injections hurt a lot too. Because Dr. Shim is just observing and not actually doing the injections.

 

I might throw in the towel. Dr. Patrick Love is a great guy, but I am not sure I want to be test subject #1. Especially since there are not many people that have benefited from the treatment like in a big way.

 

Might be a good idea... What were they charging you? You definitely are the guinea pig there. I have had no improvements and it's been 3 months...

I tried and flushed $10,000 down the toilet. I honestly feel my hearing has gotten worse so far. I still wear my hearing aid every day...

 

Dr. Shim was $2700.

Dr. Patrick was $1850 for three sessions. If I choose to do 3 more, I assume another $1850.

 

$1850 for 2 and a 1/2 minutes worth of work lol...

 

Does he do multiple injections in one treatment? Does he numb your eardrum?

 

Yes, he did numb my eardrum and he did three injections in each ear.

 

Nice work if you can get it...

 

Yeah a joke if you ask me. A doctor did the same procedure for me for $500 in Miami in 2019. I think they are taking advantage of people with hearing problems!

 

It's not surprising. I mean. how many supplements are pushed on people with tinnitus? The medical community is filled with people taking advantage of people with health problems.

 

Quick update: my right ear feels great after treatment but the left ear still has fullness after 4 days. Dr. Shim said that can last a bit. I am hopeful but time will tell.

 

Hopefully...

 

So what's the consensus on this so far? Numerous posts.

 

Works for some but not for others. Roll of dice...

 

Sounds like the same outcome as the passing of time, I'm afraid.

 

You never know but I think I flushed $10k down the toilet. Not including my stay/Airbnb etc.

 

I know it's of little consolation but... you tried. There are many of us that would love to say that we were able to try something. Be proud of yourself that you're doing everything you possibly can to help your health. You could be sitting at home and miserable, thinking "what if."

I completely understand and agree that it sucks that it didn't work. I'm truly sorry that it didn't. But it would be worse to be sitting at home on this board, reading this thread and thinking "what if that could work for me" and never trying it. You'll never find something that could work without trying. I'm envious of you.

 

I'm impressed that Dr. Shim managed to train people in the U.S. Hopefully more doctors will be interested in this, especially in the east coast. I nearly gave up on this treatment because of life circumstances delaying me from being able to progress to where I could try it, but if it's local then that makes it more likely for me.

I still think that round-window PRP treatments are plausible, and the increase of popularity is intriguing. Dr. Shim's posted results of people receiving good results even years after the original damage made me very curious. The fact that it might take three months to notice improvement was odd, but still didn't dissuade me that much.

I'm going to try this in 2025 at the latest.

 

I was treated 4 months ago by Dr. Shim in Florida. No positive results to report. I wasted $10,000! But I gave it a try...

I drank $10,000 worth of Kool-Aid!

 

That's disappointing.

My left ear lost 10 dB is a few months ago, is ringing like crazy, and it hasn't returned to normal. Don't know what the cause is, but I doubt it's noise, despite that my left ear has a 4khz 20 dB notch now. I've been taking better care of everything. Very little noise.

Really hoping for something to fix it.

 

Always amazes me that if you can plan a return journey and fly, how bad are you?

I struggle to concentrate and, with my highly reactive tinnitus and sound sensitivity, I could not do this.

 

What’s your next course of action? I had intratympanic Dexamethasone injections years ago to my left barotrauma ear. I have a good day maybe every 2 weeks but it comes back upon awakening. I guess I won’t see Dr. Shim if you had no improvements. I’m guessing you had similar treatment as @JohnAdams did in South Korea.

I’m using Widex Moment hearing aids at the moment. Widex has a good app of various nature sounds and white noise. My latest Widex are Bluetooth as well for my phone which is nice. I can play bells and chimes without my phone close by.

 

The same surgeon I saw today said I need another surgery (stapedotomy). He acknowledges the surgery definitely failed with the bone cement put in my right ear. He was using the most conservative approach. This next surgery will be more evasive, but he thinks it will work (90% success rate). FML.

 

Yeah it's quite an undertaking. Airbnb etc...