Ear Syringing Official Whistleblowing

[GregCA]

"Attempting to improve patients' hearing by "ear syringing" is unsafe and ineffective, the NHS practice watchdog has warned."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/27/ear-syringing-unsafe-doesnt-work-health-chiefs-warn/

 

[Markku]

This April marks 8 years of 24/7 high-pitched life-sucking tinnitus due to ear syringing for me.

Glad to see the new guidelines.

 

[GregCA]

This April marks 8 years of 24/7 high-pitched life-sucking tinnitus due to ear syringing for me.

Yeah I thought of you when I came across this headline...

 

[Codaz]

Do you have a choice when on caloric tests? In Antwerp they use hot/cold air instead of water, the water maybe unevenly pressured but the air makes much more noise!

 

[glynis]

@GregCA ,
Thank you for the link.
I will email it to the support group and add it on TH facebook group.
Love glynis

 

[Codaz]

@GregCA

Unfortunately the newest research paper advises against testing with air on ENG (dizziness) caloric tests.
http://www.ijcep.com/files/ijcep0019277.pdf

https://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/testing/ENG/caloric_test.htm

The testing with air is also quite loud!

 

[dpdx]

@GregCA ,
Thank you for the link.
I will email it to the support group and add it on TH facebook group.
Love glynis

@glynis you had ear syrnging done and you had no hearing loss or high pitched tinnitus/severe H as a result?

 

[glynis]

@dpdx,
I already had the problems .
love glynis