Would u take a necessary drug that causes tinnitus
Suppose you had a serious illness which has virtually no symptoms except that it could kill you, although theres a 50% chance that you're body will be able to completely resist the disease anyway -...
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So if you already have tinnitus just how much worse could otoxic drugs make it?
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Peter,That is difficult to say. It may not make it any worse. But if you adopt the Jastreboffian view, there are two mechanisms by which it could be made worse. The first is increased damage to OHCs....
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Tony,I am truly sorry you are facing such a decision. And I think you've framed it perfectly. The only thing I can add is that the answer depends upon how you feel about the different outcomes. You...
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PeterI think there's potential for it to be a lot worse. I'm currently enjoying playing guitar, and I think a hike beyond what my t is now would wreck that.OpI think my tinnitus is now at the top end...
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I would NOT take a drug that had a good chance of increasing tinnitus.If there is no other safer drug that will help you, perhaps it is a good time to work hard at building your own bodies immune...
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Lilly, I know what your saying, but I dont think there is an alternative medicine for Tony.I know Tony well, (he never buys a round though )and I dont think he will mind me telling you he has fought...
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Lilly,There are quite a few experimental drugs that I could use if I enrol for scientific trials, but I've done one scientific trial and found it very unsatisfactory - I felt like a pawn in some...
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Tony.. I wish you all the best.Just my 2 cents..If it was a matter of life and death.. I would take the drug..Life with louder tinnitus is obviously better than death..
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Tony,in this case I think you have made a sound decision.I'll hope for the best!kai
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I'm suddenly under a little pressure about this. Slight tumor growth. Many of my family are adamant that I should "take the treatment and ignore the tinnitus". So now I feel a bit like a martyr...
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Tony,a few years ago either the BTA or ATA[ cant recall which] made up a 'tinnitus box' which was placed overpupil's heads for a few minutes.Naturally all were horrifiedbut I doubt it changed their...
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Tony, it is my personal belief that it it YOUR decision as to what medical treatment you will take. Sounds like you know what your feelings on this are.Is it that you are only against the Interleukin...
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I don't feel I would take it. If the tinnitus is at the high end of manageable. Don't we get fed up of the flaming curve ball life throws at us? I wish the growth will just disappear Tony.
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My tin / pain is as much as I can cope with at the moment - so I would not.It has to be the informed choise of the induvidual - hopefully on good information.Derek - UK
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Another slight point: I've always felt my tinnitus to be at the high end of what is managable, and I've had several increases. While the volume and pitch changed and increased, the problem largely...
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I think that's a very important observation, kai.Jim
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Pete gThe tinnitus box - a good experiment - I hadn't heard of that.I did a similar piece of research at liverpool - monitored the hearing or a rock band and some audience members before and after a...
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Tony, I rarely glance at, and almost never post in, this side of the board -- but OT was running flat, so I peeked in. This is serious.I've gotta question whether "t" is the appropriate criteria for...
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Cheers Rhaj, You did well to find that.I think I'd be on a much higher dose. I'd have a tube permanantly into my arm for a few months so they can pump it in wholesale, with a break at weekends,...
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