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Hiya, VISTA has two types of MRI scanners in London that are not conventional closed scanners. One is called an upright scanner. You sit between two large bulkheads that contain the magnets. It is a bit of a squeeze, meaning you are close to the sides, but you are not fully enclosed. That might...

Hiya, I’m in the UK. You might want to take a look at Vista Health in London. They have an open MRI in W1 that is really not very loud at all. When I went in it last November, I couldn’t get the earplugs to fit properly, and they didn’t seem particularly concerned. On the other hand, I recently...

Hiya, I have had pulsatile tinnitus since September 24. I am still at the stage of trying to understand it, let alone adjust to it. I had two sessions with a psychologist to help me habituate, but I think it was too early. I still have not accepted that I have it, if that makes sense. I wake...

I’ve been struggling with pulsatile tinnitus 24/7 for the past six months, which was attributed to Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. I had the usual CT and MRI scans, but they were done on an open scanner, and I was told the image quality is not as good as that of a 3T closed MRI scanner. So I...

Yesterday, I had an MRI scan on a 3 Tesla MRI machine. I am really claustrophobic, and at the end of last year, I had both an MRI with contrast and an MRI without contrast, but both were done on an open machine. I was later told that the results were not accurate enough and was advised to have a...

I am interested in this thread. I have had pulsatile tinnitus for six months now. Could you clarify what an MRA scan is? I am in the UK and only know of a conventional MRI and an MRI with contrast. I would like to understand what an MRA is. Also, I assume you are in the United States. Here in...

Hi everyone, I am new here and have been diagnosed with ETD—hopefully nothing more serious, according to my MRI and CT scans. Dilation has been mentioned to me as a preferred treatment over tubes. I am in the UK, so I am not sure if ENT doctors approach things differently here. For those who...

Hello everyone, I am newly diagnosed and have been through CT and MRI imaging, along with ENT appointments. The imaging showed issues with my neck at C5/C6. Does anyone know if there are treatments available if neck damage is believed to play a role in tinnitus? In the UK, it seems we are...

I have a similar experience. When I hear noise, my right ear processes it normally, but my left ear—the one worse from a tinnitus perspective—registers the sound and then adds a prolonged “SSSSSSSSSSSS” noise, like a snake or an electrical sound, after every incoming sound. I have been...