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Good morning, I had another checkup on November 18th, and was advised my ear drum is completely healed. I had a tympanogram which showed improvement in hearing compared to my tympanogram from March, but I will say I honestly cannot tell a difference. I still cannot hear well and I still have...

Good evening, Today is Wednesday, October 6th. I had my checkup yesterday with my ENT doctor. The ear structure that was eroded was my Stapes. Doc says it’s completely gone. He removed the packing in my Outer Ear, but I still have packing in my Middle Ear that will dissolve in due time. Has...

Good morning, I had my surgery yesterday, September 16th. Doctor said my surgery should be straight forward after looking at my CT scan from June. Turns out, the cholesteatoma grew in a matter of 3 months and destroyed my ear structures. So, as a result I need to have my ear structures rebuilt...

Update! I was supposed to have my surgery on Thursday, July 29th, but the surgery center bumped me to September 15th. I will try to move it up as I’m having family from the West Coast stay with us in mid-September. I will keep you updated. So far, I still have white noise in my right ear that...

This is the second opinion, but he’s a well known doctor where I live in Florida. His name is Scott Greene. He usually does cochlear implants. Yeah, being intubated isn’t ideal, but my parents have done it many times. My mother is a transplant recipient, and my father was intubated for his gall...

Chiro didn’t help me either. The CT scan did show that my Eustachian tubes are cleared and working. Hope you can find a way for your tinnitus to go away.

Good morning, I had my meeting with my doctor yesterday. He showed me the grayed out areas of my CT scan, and said that is the cholesteatoma. He said the radiologist said it looks like fluid, but the doctor explained it isn’t and compared it to my good ear. The good ear showed the pockets of...

Good afternoon, I just had my CAT scan. It hasn’t been deciphered by a doctor yet, but I did get to see the digital scan. My right ear (the bad ear) definitely does not look like my left ear at all. My left ear looks completely clear and you can even see the opening of the Eustachian tube. I am...

Good morning, My thyroid panel is tomorrow, but I did see a new ENT Thursday. He believes I have no fluid behind my eardrum, but that I have a cholesteatoma. It’s a cyst behind the eardrum. I’m going to have a CT scan within the next two weeks to confirm. If so, he believes surgery will be an...

Good morning, Another update... I was supposed to have a thyroid panel done, and the doctor accidentally did not send it in. He sent in general studies and a B12/Folate panel. I got the results today, and I have low Ferritin. I’m wondering if this may be the reason why I have tinnitus in my...

No, the ringing in my left ear has always been very light (could be because there isn’t any fluid), I think the fluid amplifies the ringing. My right ear is loud, but I try my best to keep busy to tune it out. I noticed caffeine makes it worse. I’ve been doing research on natural remedies...

Hey guys! Another update. I’ve been going to the chiropractor twice a week. While my neck seems to be aligned better, my right ear still has fluid and ringing. My left ear is just white noise (easy to tune out). I am getting blood work done as I’ve done my research and believe my tinnitus is...

Another update! I went to the chiropractor last night, and he showed me an X-ray from my neck. He states my spine is too straight... which I believe him because he put my X-ray next to a healthy spine X-ray, and I have no curvature at all. He states that my top disc near the top of my spine is...

Wow, that is really encouraging! :)

I’m so sorry hun! Mine started on 1/11/2021. It was the day I got the Mirena inserted. I took two ibuprofens as advised. The assistant to the doctor also had a clogged ear she could not resolve. I held her hand during the procedure because it was painful. Turns out the doctor did not insert it...

Did you ever get your hearing back? Thankfully, I do have a therapist. She’s pretty awesome! Yes, I hope that this ETD will get resolved. :cry:

I mostly have dry throat when I wake up and have the need to cough. No shortness of breath.

Could be all three. I had a terrible epidural experience. I definitely did gain a lot of weight. I couldn’t wear my rings. It took five weeks to wear my rings again, but I went a size up. I even went up two pant sizes. I started Weight Watchers on February 1st, and have lost 14 pounds since...

Yes, he did a scan on me, and even though I didn’t quite understand the scan fully, he did say he could help me, so I have some hope. *fingers crossed* My only theory is maybe when I had the failed epidural, I had some damage done to my nervous system? My anesthesiologist tried putting the...

Thank you so much! I appreciate your prayers!

Do you know if Atrovent is a good spray? The primary doctor prescribed it.

Hi guys! Just giving an update. I did not go to the ENT this past Monday. Instead, I went to a chiropractor. He ran some scans, and I’ll be seeing him again this Friday for treatment. I’m hoping he can help get my Eustachian Tube to function properly. If not, I have an appointment set up for May...

I actually tried to when I called the ENT office, but they said well your reports will start from scratch, so it's best to keep the same doctor... Do you think I should wait on getting the Myringotomy? I went to my son's hearing appointment this past Monday (pediatric doctor). Thankfully, no...

So, I just called the obgyn office, and she said she can’t help me, and to talk to the ENT. Well, that office isn’t great at helping people. :(

Wow! This is so helpful! Thank you! I will call my OB.

I loved the Prednisone because it allowed me to actually pop my ears. I couldn’t prior. Afrin and Flonase did nothing for me. The only thing that helps my tinnitus decrease in volume is my prenatal, but it’s so incredibly loud at night and when I try to sleep. Most of the time, other than that...

I would absolutely 100% consider doing that or even Zyrtec... but since I’m nursing the baby it’ll hurt my milk supply. :’-(

My ETD is due to allergies I recently developed. It’s funny you say that because I have an air purifier right by my bedside now. It’s one I found at Costco. I have it on the medium setting, but I could try the high setting. When I woke up this morning, my throat was very dry and itchy. I wish...

Thank you for your response. The ENT does not want to insert grommets. I’m not sure why. I wish I knew any adult that’s had it done. Unfortunately, I only know children that have had the surgery. They are too young to communicate what it was like. Can I deal with the hearing loss and tinnitus...

Yes, I’ve been to the ENT four times, Urgent Care once, and my general practitioner once. The ENT is recommending a Myringotomy. I never had any surgery before of any kind, so I’m nervous my tinnitus could get worse. What’s your advice?

Hi! I’ve had tinnitus since 1/11/21. I’ve tried Afrin, Flonase, Prednisone, and Antibiotics. There is fluid behind my ear drum due to Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. Would a Myringotomy be helpful for my hearing loss and tinnitus? Thank you.