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OK guys, I am just out today from my 5th MRI for the coccyx... :rockingbanana: Triple protection: Mack's Ultra Soft / Mack's silicon on top / earmuffs Canon Orian 1.5T 20 minutes Really easy this time...

Actually I use both EarSoft FX and Mack's Ultra soft depending on the situation. For the first three MRIs I used the EarSoft FX because on paper they are slightly above the Mack's Ultra Soft on high frequencies (both are NRR 33 dB but I am also looking at the full attenuation table). For the...

See my post dated February 12th, 2022 on this thread. For the cervical spine MRI, I was unable to wear the earmuff since it was not fitting in the antenna. I used double earplug protection (foam + silicon).

Hi there, I have already written many posts on this thread to relate my own experience. I have gone through 4 MRIs over the last 2 years, all on Canon Orian 1.5T. Hand, coccyx, thoracic spine and cervicales. All went ok. I now have to do an MRI again. I know where to go and how to protect...

As already said in my post you quoted, Canon Orian is the new name of the Toshiba Vantage Titan since Canon bought Toshiba medical business. Performance is the same. Noise is the same. It is not an issue if the techs do not know how the device is built in. As long as it is a Canon or the...

For information, and if not already posted, a new COVID-19 vaccine, based on the traditional technology of the inactivated virus, will be soon released in Europe, normally available as from May. This is the same technology used for the yearly seasonal flu vaccine. It has been developed by the...

Happy to learn everything went fine. And happy if I helped at some point. :beeranimation: I agree with you and I have already mentioned this a few times: Canon MRI is quieter but not quiet. However, they are "quiet" enough to be safe for us with adapted protection. Did you wear double protection?

Every Canon Orian 1.5T have both hardware Pianissimo and software Pianissimo Zen features. The thing is that you will never be sure to get the Pianissimo Zen sequences as this depends on the technician, body part, image quality needed. I have also been told (true or not) during my last visit...

It makes me think about me and my rheumatologic problems... I have to go from time to time for intra-articular injections of corticosteroids... directly inside the joint (finger, elbow...). Normally they use first Xilocaine/Lidocaine as an anesthetic agent, which can be ototoxic. Even if the...

These machines are much quieter than other brands, for sure. You are right this is not legally required anymore to supply hearing protection (at least in France) for an MRI exam on Canon... Canon is not delivering earmuffs with the machine by the way. However, it remains quite "intense" for...

Always Canon Orian 1.5T, including the 4th MRI.

For the outer silicone earplugs, I used these ones: Amazon.com: Mack's Pillow Soft Silicone Earplugs – 2 Pair, Beige – The Original Moldable Silicone Putty Ear Plugs for Sleeping, Snoring, Swimming, Travel, Concerts and Studying : Health & Household For the usual foam earplugs, I used these...

When you say "it took quite some time", what do you mean? How much time roughly?

Just a quick feedback after my 4th MRI... for the cervical. As expected, I was not able to wear my earmuffs on top of my earplugs as I did for the previous 3 MRIs. As an alternative, I used 2 layers of earplugs. My usual Mack's ultra foam earplugs deeply inserted in my ear canals + silicon...

Did the first 2 shots have any impact on your tinnitus? Frankly speaking, if I have had no issue except a sore arm with my first shots I would not care at all to go for the booster... My 1st shot went fine so I went almost happily to the 2nd one... But my issue is that my tinnitus spiked after...

Dear all, Do we know if taking one pill of Alprazolam 0.25 mg the night before a loud noise exposure can increase the risk for acoustic trauma/tinnitus? I have read some studies which clearly mention an increased risk when certain drugs (ototoxic) are combined with noise exposure but what...

Finally I am a bit more anxious than expected as I have just realized that I won't be able to wear my usual earmuffs on top of my earplugs. The 3 previous MRI I always used double protection: Earsoft FX earplugs + special MRI earmuffs. But for the cervical MRI they will use another antenna...

They won't know. People at the MRI center have no clue about the various noise levels within the Canon range. As they are also using a GE MRI, they were just able to confirm the Canon is far quieter. But frankly speaking, I think the noise level of the various Canon 1.5T currently in the...

Just learnt from my rheumatologist yesterday that I have to do another MRI, this time for the cervical spine... It will be the 4th in a bit more than one year o_O The 4th in a Canon Orian 1.5T... The MRI center had a free slot tomorrow so no time to think too much... But I am now much less...

Key question is also how the Omicron can variant can affects your tinnitus. It has now been proven in various studies that previous variant like Delta could affect hearing and tinnitus up to 10/15%... but what about Omicron? Omicron is clearly less serious than Delta (50/70% less according to...

I will have soon no alternative to go for the booster since restrictions are rising up in France with the Omnicron variant spreading in Europe and the health pass is now deactivated 7 months after the 2nd shot unless you get the booster... Question is: which booster should I get to minimize the...

In my previous post, I quoted an older post where I gave direct links to pictures of the earmuff box where you will have brand and model... :)

For those asking what earmuffs I am using... They are metal free. By the way, the center I mentioned in that post and who were refusing my earmuffs, finally accepted them. They checked the earmuffs and their box and finally said they were ok during the appointment.

So I had 2 additional MRI exams last week. 1st one on Monday (coccyx) then a 2nd one on Friday (thoracic spine). Both on the latest Canon Orian 1.5T. Both with EarSoft FX earplugs carefully deeply inserted + MRI approved earmuffs. 1st one with the head slightly outside the MRI tunnel, 2nd one...

So I had 2 additional MRI exams last week. 1st one on Monday (coccyx) then a 2nd one on Friday (thoracic spine). Both on the latest Canon Orian 1.5T. Both with EarSoft FX earplugs carefully deeply inserted + MRI approved earmuffs. 1st one with the head slightly outside the MRI tunnel, 2nd one...

Yep as I said, apparently approx. 10/15% of people infected with COVID-19 get tinnitus or worsened tinnitus... But you have also to consider the chances to get infected which is of course not 100% and depends on you way of living and the potential risks you take. Let's imagine you have 20%...

I am double vaccinated with Pfizer since last summer. 1st shot: all ok. 2nd shot: initially I thought there was no impact and it is what I posted here but finally few days after the shot I am pretty sure my tinnitus spiked... It was in July and it never went back to baseline. Not a dramatic...

Yes, as already described and discussed in all the various MRI threads in here, Canon/Toshiba are the ones to go for to get the quietest possible exams. I have read extensively all the MRI topics and did not find any single comment mentioning bad experience (meaning spike or worsening) after MRI...

A380 and A350 are the 2 most quiet planes currently in the sky.

As promised, some measures taken this year in various flights. In dB(C) (to take the worst case) from my iPhone app. BAE 146 / seat 7: AVG 86 dB / peak 91 dB A319 / seat 8: AVG 81 dB / peak 87 dB A321 / seat 14: AVG 81 dB / peak 89 dB Embraer 190 / seat 1: AVG 79 dB / peak 86 dB Embraer 190...

I am using the iPhone app called DecibelX. You have to choose what kind of dB measurement you want to use, A-B-C. The 2 more common are A and C. There can be significant difference between the 2 measures depending on the noise (and the level of low/medium/high frequencies), sometimes 4-5 dB...

I am using Bose ANC headphones extensively since my first trauma 12 years ago as I am travelling a lot by plane and train. Initially a QC 15 then a QC25 and now a QC35. It has always been my best friend during travel, even more after my 2nd trauma and the worsening. It never had any impact on...

Hi Joao, I am not working for Canon so difficult for me to answer. My feeling is that every Canon MRI model are built on the same basis with the same hardware technology (vacuum) making them quieter than competition who are only using software. Regarding the differences between Elan and...

As far as I am concerned I am using these earmuffs (on top of earplugs) during my MRI exams. Already did 2 MRI with it and no image artefacts or any similar issue. It is written clearly "Metal Free" and "suitable for MRI" on the box. Only Issue is to get the approval from the MRI center...

Before I was able to join the Canon guy through LinkedIn and be directly oriented, I emailed or called different clinics and many times got the answer... I also did research on the internet, social networks, LinkedIn because many times they advertise when they are equiped with a new machine or...

That's not totally true. I know my previous post was too long to read, but as I said Canon MRIs are not "slightly less noisy" but a lot less noisy than other MRI devices... And the hardware patented design enables to have the same image quality (unlike the software program which are sometimes at...

I have already posted in other MRI discussions but for me the safety of the MRI for tinnitus/hyperacusis sufferers all depends on the device used. That's why everyone who is posting on Tinnitus Talk saying MRI has spiked or worsened their tinnitus, or the opposite, had no effect on it should...

Well to sleep I wear earplugs, which can seems quite paradoxical I can admit since you hear more your tinnitus and less any background noise... BUT... It is all related to the emotion I put behind the tinnitus. When I wear earplugs and go to sleep, the loudness and aggressiveness of my tinnitus...

From the website : https://forgtin.com/history/?lang=en « Dear prospect customer, as you were able to read, a new two-armed, randomised, clinical study on our ForgTin® (The study number will be released soon on clinicaltrials.gov. The study was submitted to the ethics committee of the Faculty...

I had an MRI session last winter. It was for the hand and you are in a "Superman" position with the hand above your head directly in the tunnel meaning your head is fully in the middle of the MRI tunnel. I contacted the MRI Market Director of Canon through LinkedIn and he was kind enough to...

I had an MRI session last winter. It was for the hand and you are in a "Superman" position with the hand above your head directly in the tunnel meaning your head is fully in the middle of the MRI tunnel. I contacted the MRI Market Director of Canon through LinkedIn and he was kind enough to...

Last time I remember the dentist told me the name of the tips used with the laser... I think it was Erbium... but not fully sure. I will ask her next time as I will go for my yearly check by the end of the year. I also had one appointment a few years ago to change a dental amalgam. She was able...

It is weird because I know 2 people who went through the Coopacou protocol too, who have very high pitched tinnitus and who have been somehow helped by the hearing aids... I was sure their hearing aids were correcting their high frequencies losses. Additionally, when I discussed with Dr Fain 2...

If I remember correctly, you went to Coopacou... Dr Fain's protocol is built on the assumption that tinnitus is most of time the consequence of "hidden" hearing loss, especially in high frequencies (that's why most of time standard audiogram up to 8 kHz are normal) and that correcting the...

First sorry for my english, I am French and technical vocabulary in dentistry is not common for me. For yearly tartar cleaning my dentist is using a dental laser.... so no noise except small "tic tic tic" from the machine and the dental suction. I struggled to find a dentist accepting to do it...

Yeah it can be... Frankly speaking I don't know... and as I said I don't know personnaly anybody who tried it. It is supposed to be different from a standard sound therapy or just listening to music though... but to what extent?... "Auditive rehabilitation is based on the systematisation of...

By the way, I am wondering why this topic is within the « alternative treatments » section and not in the « treatments » one.

Well it is also because it is only conducted in one location in the countryside of France for the time being. La Rochelle is not Paris, much less easy access...(despite being a very nice little city by the sea :-) ) So it is not widely available... And the constraints are big (if I remember well...

Just read they are working on a small travel device so that you do not need to go to La Rochelle in France to get the treatment. Planned 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE AND PUBLICATIONS (hearing-institute-of-resources.fr) Nømad Treat by Mayfair Developments | Medical device for treatment of tinnitus and...

This poll can be quite misleading. You cannot vote 2 times or correct your previous vote which means : - if a guy got spike after vaccination and visit this thread for example after 1 week, he will tick the last box "My spike has not resolved to date"... then a week later his spike resolved...

It has probably already been posted but below the link to a Study issued last March in the « International Journal of Audiology » regarding tinnitus (and other hearing troubles) from COVID-19: One year on: an updated systematic review of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 and audio-vestibular symptoms It...

I got the 2 shots of Pfizer. No side effects and especially nothing to report regarding my tinnitus and hyperacusis. BTW, I am in France and nobody reported tinnitus or spike after COVID-19 vaccine on the local tinnitus/hyperacusis forum despite 50% of the population being now vaccinated.

I got 2 shots of Pfizer and I have nothing to report. But 2 years ago I got a big spike after a fire alarm. It took months to go down. After 3 months I was considering it would be permanent but finally after a few more months it resolved. Not sure how many months exactly it took to go back to...

I clearly see that hope has moved from Lenire to FX-322... But, is there any proof or data that really shows FX-322 would be effective on long lasting tinnitus and not only on hearing loss? Hearing loss (or hidden hearing loss) is probably the major factor behind tinnitus but can’t it be that...

Indeed, tinnitus is quoted in possible side effects (rare though since listed in « frequency unknown ») but it is also one of the molecule used to treat tinnitus in some countries... for example in France with a low dosage of 200mg for the Coupacou protocol (which consists of you trying...

Well it is the exact same low dosage as used in France by Coopacou ENT association in its protocol to treat tinnitus... And also similar dosage as in this not so old study (300mg): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5380395/ Anyhow, what counts at the end is the result... no matter...

Hi Alan, Couldn’t it be the Gabapentin you take in parallel which is affecting (positively) your tinnitus to a certain extent rather than Lenire?

Ok but maybe (hopefully!) these 2 will also be back to normal/baseline after a longer period... even few months... and this would change the overall picture and balance risk/benefits to me.