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    Doctor Prescribed Nortriptyline for Persistent Headaches, But...

    Hi- I have suffered from migraines since around 2006ish with eventually 20 headache days a month (strong family history). I respond to sumatriptan once the headache starts but the headache recurs after 24 hours so I was living on triptans- not good. Tried migraine preventives such as atenolol...
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    Treatment Decision — Wondering About Evidentiary Support

    I am a 57 year old female having problems with wax in my ears for a couple of years, where my ear canal would stick shut and my hearing would muffle. Once or twice I had to irrigate my ear with hydrogen peroxide solution, and the issue resolved. I'm careful with my ears- no qtips, earbuds, rock...
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    Freaking Out

    Have they done an audiogram- a hearing test? If you have a sudden loss of hearing (in your auditory nerve), there is a window of approximately 30 days to treat you with a high dose course of steroids. Once you are past 30 days, there is little benefit. However, the addition of dizziness makes...