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| Topic: | I've got a channel out...!!! This thread has 45 replies. Displaying posts 16 through 30. |
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| Post 16 made on Thursday August 28, 2014 at 23:39 |
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On August 28, 2014 at 22:39, Mac Burks (39) said...
Speaking of ears...Last week i woke up experiencing vertigo which caused a panic attack because i thought i was having a heart attack or something worse. The two of them scared me enough to call an ambulance. ER Doc tells me he has no idea what caused the episode because all of their tests point to me being okay. I have been at a job out of town since Sunday and i am still experiencing vertigo. It's not as bad as it was the first time around...mostly because i know what it i and it doesn't freak me out.
I think i have the cause narrowed down to BPPV (Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo). Turns out that there are tiny crystals in your ear that can get dislodged. When they do...your navigation system is worthless and your whole world spins violently around.
It could have been caused by the 10/12/15/18" woofers and 1000W amps ive had in my car as a teenager/20 something. It could be from 10 years of organized football (Pop Warner & High School). Could be because instead of pain killers i pound the side of my head to get rid of head aches. Whatever the cause...it sucks. I'm a bppv survivor.... People thought I was having a stroke when it first happened. Thankfully a friend of mine is a head and neck surgeon who is in practice with an Otomeurologist who specializes in treating balance disorders. He saw me the day I blacked out. He had me back to 75% in a few days. 100% within a week. When it came back a few weeks later (worse than before) he had me fixed in one treatment. My advise is to find an otoneurologist and fix the bppv, very miserable thing to have. I can call my guy to see if he knows someone in your area if you need it. Wait a minute, you're in Chicago..... Go see Tim Hain or his partners at Northwestern. He's one of the best in the country!
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| Post 17 made on Friday August 29, 2014 at 01:19 |
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Bruce,
Get some baby oil, put a couple drops in your ear, stand under a HOT shower (ear up) for a few.
A lot of SH** will come out.
Some of it may be brain matter, but don't let that bother you... -)
Actually this does work.
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| Post 18 made on Friday August 29, 2014 at 01:36 |
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On August 28, 2014 at 23:39, tweetymp4 said...
I'm a bppv survivor.... People thought I was having a stroke when it first happened. Thankfully a friend of mine is a head and neck surgeon who is in practice with an Otomeurologist who specializes in treating balance disorders. He saw me the day I blacked out. He had me back to 75% in a few days. 100% within a week. When it came back a few weeks later (worse than before) he had me fixed in one treatment. My advise is to find an otoneurologist and fix the bppv, very miserable thing to have. I can call my guy to see if he knows someone in your area if you need it.
Wait a minute, you're in Chicago..... Go see Tim Hain or his partners at Northwestern. He's one of the best in the country! I have BPPV too. Comes on strong a couple times a year, strong enough that I have to go in for Epley every so often. That is a wild ride but works to dislodge the crystals. On the other hand (and back to the OP), I also have had three bouts with SSHL (sudden sensorineural hearing loss) and this is an extremely severe medical emergency. Mr. Stanley better hope that isn't what he has. No actual known cause, no known cure other than lots and lots of Prednisone and hope that it goes away. Just finished a four week regime of Prednisone last week and thankfully I can now hear from my left ear again. (Not to mention I no longer have shakes thanks to the drugs). Scary shit, especially in our line of work.
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| Post 19 made on Friday August 29, 2014 at 01:40 |
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I have an inner ear issue that I won't bore you with the details. I use these every few months and they do wonders for removing wax: http://www.beeswaxearcandles.com/I usually get them at Sprouts, which is a local organic store here in Denver. You might try one in your area...or Amazon. You really need to buy "Bad Science." And read it. Maybe read it again a year later. Imagine a book that tells how big Pharma is misinforming us, then turns the other way and tells how homeopathy cannot possibly work... then comments on the simple way that ear candles simply cannot be doing anything. With dozens of other issues in between. He informs about unfair use of statistics, negative outcomes that get left in desk drawers... it's a great book because it can help us understand the manipulations going on around us all the time.
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| Post 20 made on Friday August 29, 2014 at 03:53 |
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On August 28, 2014 at 19:04, Ernie Gilman said...
All sound like good suggestions, except a WaterPik is dangerously strong. The waterpik was suggested by my Dr... Yes M.D.
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| Post 21 made on Friday August 29, 2014 at 08:16 |
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Call an Ear Doctor now.
Don't mess around.
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| Post 22 made on Friday August 29, 2014 at 11:07 |
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On August 29, 2014 at 08:16, Rob Grabon said...
Call an Ear Doctor now. As Bruce holds the phone to his bad ear, it'll be one of those: "Can you hear me now?" things. And the good doctor hangs up... :-)
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| Post 23 made on Friday August 29, 2014 at 11:34 |
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On August 28, 2014 at 22:41, Mac Burks (39) said...
Everything i have read about these points to snake oil. I have to strongly disagree with this. I'm not claiming they work miracles. I just said they're great at removing wax. The reason I say that is you can see the wax that's removed after you use the product. Also...FWIW, the "condition" I suffer from, which I mentioned earlier, is tinnitus...accompanied by serious and frequent bouts of vertigo. My symptoms mirror many of the aspects of Ménière's Disease, but are different enough to where the doctors don't think that's quite what I have. Anyway, I've been using the wax candles on my ears for the past couple of years now and haven't had a single case of vertigo since I started. At the time I started using them, I was experiencing vertigo every 2-3 weeks and the spells would last 6-8 hours. It was miserable. I'm not claiming they'll work the same for you because I think we're talking about two different animals. I'm also not even claiming they cure vertigo. I think there's just something about wax build up that was triggering mine, and since the candles clean out the ears, it's helpful in "my" case of vertigo.
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| OP | Post 24 made on Friday August 29, 2014 at 13:37 |
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On August 28, 2014 at 19:16, Daniel Tonks said...
Did it just crop up? Could be an inner ear infection (sometimes those have few other symptoms). If it's not earwax and nothing improves after a week, they'll probably give you some antibiotics.
The last time I had a stubborn hearing issue that just wouldn't go away for like two weeks, I went through the whole wondering if it was earwax thing... went to the doc, said they're perfectly clean, gave me a course of antibiotics and it cleared up in a few days. Thanks yall. I've tried the ear candles, paper clip, peroxide, warm water, ear syringe, eardrops --- I think it might be an infection. You dont appreciate what you have until you lose it right? Guess its off to the Walk-In clinic. Maybe I ll see a cute nurse...
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| Post 25 made on Friday August 29, 2014 at 13:50 |
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On August 29, 2014 at 13:37, Mr. Stanley said...
Thanks yall.
I've tried the ear candles, paper clip, peroxide, warm water, ear syringe, eardrops --- I think it might be an infection.
You dont appreciate what you have until you lose it right?
Guess its off to the Walk-In clinic. Maybe I ll see a cute nurse... Just what you need... Then you'll have a black eye from your Brazilian girlfriend, when she catches you ogling the nurse! :-)
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| OP | Post 26 made on Friday August 29, 2014 at 14:06 |
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On August 29, 2014 at 01:19, Trunk-Slammer -Supreme said...
Bruce,
Get some baby oil, put a couple drops in your ear, stand under a HOT shower (ear up) for a few.
A lot of SH** will come out.
Some of it may be brain matter, but don't let that bother you... -) I'll try that! Thanks! I don't think I HAVE any brain matter left, though! Actually this does work.
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| Post 27 made on Friday August 29, 2014 at 14:24 |
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The reason I say that is you can see the wax that's removed after you use the product. Could it be that is the melted wax from the candle that ahs dripped down the cone and cooled? I tried them once. Didnt do a thing. Warm water and a syringe was the only thing that finally helped open my ear up
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| Post 28 made on Friday August 29, 2014 at 14:25 |
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On August 29, 2014 at 13:37, Mr. Stanley said...
Guess its off to the Walk-In clinic. Maybe I ll see a cute nurse... I hope those are better in your area than around here. Everyone Ive known thats gone to one of those only got worse.
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| Post 29 made on Friday August 29, 2014 at 14:44 |
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On August 29, 2014 at 13:37, Mr. Stanley said...
Guess its off to the Walk-In clinic. Maybe I ll see a cute nurse... Oh come on, you outta know how women are. They want you to listen to them... In your present condition, it'll be very hard for you. But there again, that's a perfect excuse for you and she should have understanding. Ugh, my brain is hurting over this thought. KOT
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| OP | Post 30 made on Friday August 29, 2014 at 15:05 |
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BPPV
Thats scary stuff! Sorry you had to go through that!
Thanks for all of your input.
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