Archive for February, 2010

It is just frightening to watch my grandmother suffering to cope with the ear ringing! That is not the worst though, as she battles to get her general health seems to be getting worse. It appears that because she is so stressed and up tight, she doesn’t get to sleep for long and nowdays seems to pick up almost every sickness that is going around. My theory is that this related to the tinnitis? I am looking for a tinnitus cure right now.

Myofascial Pain Syndrome Prescription?

I have had myofascial pain syndrome for over 4 years now. I have pain in throughout my body, weakened strength, muscle spasms, nystagmus and tinnitus. I have seen well over 20 doctors, had multiple visits to the hospital and paid out of pocket in excess of 14 thousand dollars and spent much more than that with insurance. I have had periods where I also had intense nausea. I have tried supplements such as magnesium and vitamins and physical therapy for trigger points. I have been researching my symptoms for years now and discovering more possible causes and treatments. I have avoided trigger point injections because I do not believe them to address the cause and I believe them to be harmful. I have also not had any prescriptions except for a week or two after visiting the hospital to help with severe symptoms using ativan (I believe) though it didn’t really help much. I notice often my muscles will be firing off and spasming at random times during the day and my muscles feel very stiff. I also have pain in the face, electric like shocks in the face and weakened jaw from chewing. I have had a splint made for my jaw to re-allign it from a neuromuscular dentist, but this has only helped the jaw slightly and not addressed the pain in other parts of the body or other symptoms. Recently I have been feeling that I want some relief from the pain or thinking that my problem my need to be addressed internally or at the cellular level rather than purely externally through manipulation. I have done lots of research over the years and recently came upon a drug called Marinol that people seem to say helps with fibromialgia (a similar condition to MPS) as well as muscle spasms I also believe it is a vasodilator so it should help bring more oxygen into the tissue. It appears that lack of oxygen is a central problem that causes trigger points to form. I’m very much apposed to NSAI drugs because of their harm to the liver and because they can cause tinnitus as well as opiates and other drugs because of the harm they do. However I read about Marinol and learned it is a cannabinoid, which is a very safe drug compared to almost all other drugs available. What I want to know is 1. Do you think Marinol would provide relief from my pain and be less harmful than these other alternatives 2. Is there any process you would recommend when looking for a doctor that would help me using a method of treatment that I am conformable with who works well with chronic pain? The problem I’ve had is that every physical therapist or doctor has some physical therapy or diagnostic scan idea they want me to try and it keeps draining my money and it never gives me any relief. Would an osteopath be a good idea, or a chronic pain specialist or what would you recommend so I can try this approach to treating my trigger points and myofascial pain?

Thank you.
Added details: I have seen a neurologist and he said he didn’t think it was Multiple sclerosis or trigeminal neuralgia. Though I do have the symptoms of TN because the trigger points are making the muscles in my face spasm and pinch my trigeminal nerve. I also get numbness and tingling in my lips and face. As far as Marinol, it was approved for off label use in the 90’s. All of the text I’ve seen on MPS seem to say that trigger points are caused by ischema, which means lack of oxygen in the tissue. Thats why I think a drug that can function as a vascodialator and stop muscle spasms would be so helpful.

Treatment for Tinnitus?

I am searching for a site where I can read about tinnitus treatment.

Tinnitus, ear pain, neck pain and dizziness?

I have been getting ear aches, tinnitus, neck pain and dizziness for about 6 weeks now and they show no signs of going away. Im starting to wonder if there’s something bad wrong with me. If anybody could tell me whats wrong with me that would be really good. Thanks.

I tired to find Tinnitus Cure, why its so hard to cured and you know its so painfully. Please help

Does any of the home remedies really work for Tinnitus?

in the affected ear pour saline solution and let it remain for 10 min, afterwards drain it out. (They never said how make this solution at home).

Another one is
Two to three drops of onion juice when poured into the ear also help the condition

Another one is
Take 300 mg. a day of Coenzyme Q10 (Seem to high of a dose to take)

Finally
Ginkgo biloba Tablets. (Does not tell you how much to take)

I am cautious about putting onion juice in my ear. I do have a rare severe reaction to yucca extract. (Yucca extract is used if some drinks to make it foam more, mainly fruit drinks).

Can Tinnitus be caused by the normal flu (No I didn’t have h1n1 confirmed by the test and the doctor). This normal flu turned into bronchitis and than I got Tinnitus. I had my ears cleaned out and still have the buzzing. The noise is really annoying.
I would like to hear from people who tried any of these methods and did it work? Thank you.

Anyone had tinnitus retraining therapy?

I’m referring to counseling and/or sound therapy to reduce perception of tinnitus.

I’ve been diagnosed with tinnitus; I’m 17 and my family is not rich. The concept of ongoing counseling and seeing various health professionals sounds very expensive.

To anyone who has had this therapy or anything similar — please share your experience and how much it cost you all up approximately.

Thanks heaps
I’d also like to know if the therapy consumed a lot of your time, as I am studying for my final high school exams this year (hopefully for a scholarship…not expecting though!)
Yes Simon, I have been to an ENT. He gave me a bunch of options, including gingko tablets, antibiotics and TRT.

I am 2 weeks into my gingko tablets (1 a day) but they haven’t done anything to suppress the tinnitus as yet.

re: the cost — you’ve mentioned that the buds cost about 00 — how much would counselling cost, for 2 years approx?

Tinnitus Cure?

Can anyone suggest a site where I can read about a cure for tinnitus.

Permanent Tinnitus Treatment or Cure?

Hi, does anyone know of a good treatment (or cure) for permanent tinnitus. A friend of mine suffers badly from it, and love him to get some relief from it or cured. Thanks for any hellp you can give.

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