Recent content by Detroit Guy

When I woke up with my ears raging, I stopped all medications. I was put on oral steroids and my symptoms improved dramatically. Then after a few weeks my tinnitus came back but this time with bilateral severe pressure/fullness. I kept going to ENTs until I got diagnosed. I was given...

Yes. It gave me bilateral cochlear hydrops. I’m so screwed.

Anyone? I’m so freaked out.

My tinnitus developed 8 months ago after using Tobradex, which contains the extremely ototoxic antibiotic Tobramycin. The route, through the eyelids which are very vascular, can cause immediate systemic absorption. Think of a Fentanyl patch on dry skin working systemically, the eyelid is a...

You need to get into a ENT. Depending on your cause, getting steroids on board early can make a huge difference.

Not what I was hoping to hear. I’m having trouble functioning. I’m an ER RN. I struggle through the shifts, then sleep. I’m sure my new wife of one year is thrilled she’s stuck with me. I’ll never be at peace again.

The first doctor I saw there sent me home with cream for my eczema which I’ve had my whole life and doesn’t affect me, and the second one sent me home with vitamin D because we don’t get enough sun in the winter. Dr. Hong diagnosed me with secondary hydrops and injected a steroid into my ear...

Sorry. I’m just now seeing this. Dr. Hong out of Michigan Ear Institute was the only one that helped me.

Water.

Did I read correctly that you suffer from hydrops?

Have you had a proper work up? I went to not only ENTs but THREE physicians that only specialize in the ear. Only one of them appropriately diagnosed me and started a treatment plan. One of the best doctors you’ll ever find is one that says I’m not sure what’s wrong with you, let me refer you...

Do you have hydrops as well?

5 months ago I started a very small Lasix dose and was given Tobradex (aminoglycoside) for an eye infection. There is a small percentage of people genetically susceptible to the ototoxicity properties of that glass of antibiotics. I’m probably one of them. I’ve read about a dozen anecdotal...

I’m an ER RN and used to be a firefighter. My face got torched by the dermatologists while I was going through a divorce because my wife had an affair. It left me with a condition most dermatologists never heard of. Everyday is brutal to get through, but I continue to work. I used to be...

Hi I’m 45 and 4 years ago I had a mild skin disease that was being treated by dermatologists. I had a rare late onset medication reaction, and when I reported the symptoms they misdiagnosed me and kept me on the offending medication. It caused a condition called Morbihan disease, leaving my...