Recent content by Jacob Alvarez

Electroencephalogram. It measures the electrical activity of your brain.

No, I fell asleep while they were doing it and didn't notice any change when I woke up.

I've had tinnitus for a couple of months now. I recently went to a neurologist who had an EEG and MRI performed. He said that my EEG showed some spikes and that I'm at risk for seizures. He suggested that it may be the cause of my tinnitus and prescribed a low dosage anti seizure drug. He also...

Went to an audiologist this time. He examined my ears (this time I got to see too due to a camera) and he showed me that there was some slight fluid in both ears. He performed a hearing test and also did bone conduction. He ruled out hearing issues and also said that the fluids shouldn't be the...

I also got a flu shot the day before Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving, I came down with a fever, but I was not congested. Could it be the flu shot that did it? I'm not sure if tinnitus is a listed adverse effect of the shot.

Hello all, It has been about 2 months since I have had tinnitus. I did a little bit more research since the last time I posted here, but I am still clueless about the cause of my tinnitus so I was hoping I could get more opinions on it. It started on November 27th, 2017 right after hearing a...

It's been a week since I've gotten it. I went to my GP days after and he said there was some discoloration in my tympanic membrane and it might be some fluid behind the eardrums. He started me on prednisone for 5 days. I think it disappeared for 10 minutes this morning, but now I'm starting to...

Hi all, 2 days ago someone played a dog whistle app on their cell phone during class and I happened to hear it. I now have a low high pitched ring in my ear for these past two days. Is this just a coincidence or has it damaged my ears?