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| AN symptoms | 4/25/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: Goldin, My 17 year old daughter developed persistent, unilateral ear ringing (tinnitus) about one ...
A: A hearing test is completely insufficient in your daughter's case. Tinnitus indicates that ...
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| Further An? Menieres? | 4/22/2008 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I will be asking about an MRI to find out if its Menieres or AN. Should I ask about he MRI with ...
A: Gadolinium must be specified on the MRI order. Also, the scan should not be a brain scan only, but ...
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| Vertigo, tinnitus and facial numbness | 4/17/2008 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I have had vertigo with vomiting, fullness of right ear and tinnitus since last November. Recently I ...
A: Your symptoms demand an MRI with gadolinium contrast to rule out an acoustic neuroma. You may have ...
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| AN? Meniere's? | 4/14/2008 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I am reading with great interest about the Acoustic Neuroma. I have not been diagnosed with this, ...
A: A diagnosis of Meniere's disease can only be made after a contrast-enhanced MRI of the internal ...
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| acoustic neuroma | 4/11/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: Loss of hearing in both ears,headaches etc.Each time a course of antibiotics cleared up the ...
A: Hearing tests are not a good way to diagnose ANs, since it is possible to pass them well while ...
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| What Do I Have? | 4/10/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: My name is Kevan and I'm a 17 year old girl that's experiencing some odd symptoms! I'd first like to ...
A: You are correct that your symptoms are typical for an Acoustic Neuroma, though of course it is ...
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| AN? | 3/12/2008 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I'm an 18 year old female with a possible acoustic neuroma. Just before I turned 17 I started ...
A: Lauryn, These symptoms are usually not caused by an acoustic neuroma. In fact, it is extremely ...
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| AN and conflicting advice out there... | 2/29/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I am female, 39, and recently diagnosed with AN (2.2x2.9, left side). I have had gradual hearing ...
A: The issue you stumbled upon is a key issue for AN patients. It is the biggest mistake for AN ...
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| Acoustic Neuroma | 2/27/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I have a Acustic Neroma and in the moning I experience vision blurring. Could this be caused by the ...
A: It is not impossible for the Acoustic Neuroma to cause vision blurring. Normally this would be ...
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| Loss of Hearing and TMJ symptoms | 2/26/2008 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I am 47 years old, female and have had a gradual loss of hearing over the last year or more. An MRI ...
A: TMJ symptoms and hearing loss are almost always separate. Hope this helps. Good luck! This answer ...
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| Continual Vertigo | 2/18/2008 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: 31 year old male, very healthy, no underlying health issues, no medication. About 3 weeks ago I woke ...
A: You have been having some serious symptoms which warrant an aggressive evaluation. You should have: ...
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| suden hearing loss | 2/14/2008 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: Doctor, my dad age 75 two weeks ago, had a sudden hearing loss in his one ear, a few days later we ...
A: I think that things have been managed well; I would recommend an MRI of the brain and brainstem with ...
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| left side of face is numb | 1/1/2008 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: a few months ago my left side of my face was numb. so i went to the e.r and they told me that it was ...
A: Facial numbness is not Bell's palsy. Bell's palsy is unilateral facial muscular weakness. It ...
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| possible acoustic neuroma | 12/8/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I have had hearing loss and hissing in my right ear. The ENT confirmed I had unilateral asymetric ...
A: I hope your MRI was done with gadolinium contrast, this is the right way to diagnose AN. It could ...
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| AN Radiation Treatment | 12/7/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: What do you know about Dr. Gil Lederman at Cabrini Medical Center in New York and the difference ...
A: I know both of these doctors, and they both have treated many ANs. They are both good, so unless ...
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| loud noise in left ear(freight train sound) | 12/6/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: Had stroke in february of this year, a few days short of a month later lost hearing in left ear ...
A: Often, tinnitus (the noise you are experiencing) is due to a hearing loss; due to the absence of ...
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| SHL, AN? | 12/6/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I was diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss two days ago. I woke up approximately a week ...
A: An MRI with gadolinium contrast of the inner ear is mandatory in this situation to exclude acoustic ...
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| Fainting Spells | 11/26/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: For the past few months now, I have been having some problems, Im not sure if they are all related. ...
A: The only thing that comes to mind is a possible food allergy? Not sure if you have had that looked ...
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| Numbness with hearing loss.... | 11/20/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: Just got back from the ER. I woke up a couple of months ago with right ear feeling of fullness, ...
A: You may have hydrops, which is a treatable pressure disorder of the inner ear. You need an MRI to ...
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| Meniere's or AN | 11/8/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: My mother is 70yrs old. For the past year she has had recurrent episodes of tinnitus or veritgo. ...
A: She needs an MRI scan of the inner ear and brain with contrast, to make sure that she does not have ...
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| dizziness | 10/22/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: About 2 Months ago i fainted and lost consciousness, it happenend totally out of the blue but I had ...
A: It is still possible that the problems have something to do with brain, if the MRI was not done ...
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| dizziness | 10/15/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: About 2 Months ago i fainted and lost consciousness, it happenend totally out of the blue but I had ...
A: In my opinion, it is likely to be more than labirinthitis, but hopefully, an MRI will establish a ...
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| 2 weeks into SHL | 10/4/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: First off, I’m 29 years old. Today I was diagnosed by an ENT with SHL. My unilateral loss ...
A: Your ENT was right to put you on prednisone, this is the best way to treat SHL. It would have been ...
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| acoustic neuroma | 10/3/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: My 17 year old son was diagnosed with acoustic neuroma, the tumor is small 8mm. I am so confused on ...
A: A couple of questions: 1) Does your son have a tumor on the other side or anywhere else in the head ...
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| sudden hearing loss with humming | 9/19/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I'm a 40 year old male. About ten days ago my right ear started to hum, loudly, as if my ear was ...
A: You should have an audiogram and an evaluation by an ENT physician. You may have cochlear hydrops, ...
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| acoustic neuroma | 9/10/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: My son is 2 1/2 he has been hospitalized twice with severe ataxia. MRI w/o contrast was done that ...
A: Given the bilateral (symmetric) nature of your son's symptoms, and his age, it is extremely unlikely ...
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| AN Diagnosis | 8/21/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: Wilkinson, I am a 31 year old male, very healthy with no previous medical problems of note. I had ...
A: There is no way to make the AN diagnosis without imaging, or at least an ABR study. That being ...
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| If not AN, then what? | 8/7/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: Ringing started in left ear approx 1 mo ago, gradually getting louder. Hearing test showed mild ...
A: It is possible that you have some kind of an infection on the left side. Other neurological ...
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| ABR Test, Symptoms | 8/1/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: 41yo Male, Gradual left hearing loss, tinnitus, imbalance and occasional numbness of left lips and ...
A: A unilateral sensorineural loss is not consistent with otosclerosis. If it is a mixed loss, then ...
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| could it be AN | 7/12/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: 3 days ago I woke up with very very loud high pitched ringing only in my rt. ear , the right side ...
A: It sounds like a sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Causes can include viral, vascular, and other ...
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| question about diagnosing acoustic neuroma | 6/9/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: A month ago I developed sudden tinnitus, which was at first intermittent in the left ear and which ...
A: This sounds like it could be an AN. Remember, ANs are benign. They grow slowly, and they do not ...
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| Symptoms After Resection and Radiation | 6/8/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I had an approx. 3cm acoustic neuroma on the left side resected in October, 2005 and had a revision ...
A: While ANs are benign and not dangerous, they do lie in a very sensitive area inside the skull, and ...
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| ct or mr scan | 6/6/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: saw my ENT last week with following symptoms: Gradual unilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, two sever ...
A: A CT scan without contrast is not a reliable way to detect an acoustic neuroma. An ENT cannot be ...
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| Help | 5/22/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I have had some episodes of sudden hearing loss in the past few months and lately I have had a ...
A: you have several options for treatment. Options include observation, microsurgery (in your case a ...
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| Head Pressure, Face Numbness etc | 5/20/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I am a 26 year old female and I'm about to sound like a complete bag of ailments! Please bear with ...
A: Many of your symptoms sound like the cause is hormonal (i.e. problems with the endocrine system). ...
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| left-side numbness whole body/right ear pain | 5/20/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I'm a 45-year-old female. About a week ago, I started having excruciating pain in my left ear to ...
A: Your symptoms sound very serious, especially the fact that you are having trouble controlling your ...
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| Sudden hearing loss in left ear | 5/16/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I'm a 55 year old female in reasonable good health. 10 days ago I woke up with the sensation that ...
A: You are right to question your doctor regarding your sudden hearing loss (SHL). Your SHL might be ...
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| hearing loss/fullness | 5/10/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: Here is my situation: Beginning in december, I started noticing a fullness feeling in my ear, a ...
A: It certainly does not sound like normal hearing loss, because it is one-sided and you are too young. ...
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| acoustic neuroma | 5/8/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: In February 07 I had my usual sinus infection leading to bronchitis. During treatment (phergan with ...
A: You may have had a sudden hearing loss. This can result from vascular, infectious, or inflammatory ...
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| Loud booming noise is left ear | 5/8/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: Pt (my wife) is 73 y.o. in good health; had cervical fusion over 10 years ago. Recently she has ...
A: Wong, Thanks for your question. If the sound is abated by turning the head, it may be a vascular ...
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