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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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| hearing problems | 4/9/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I had bilateral stapedectomies in the early 90's. I woke up with a sudden hearing loss in my right ...
A: The tinnitus and tearing changes may be due to otosclerotic changes in the temporal bone. I don't ...
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| Numbness in left side of face | 4/3/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: Recently, (3 days ago) I started to experience slight facial numbness from the left side of my lips ...
A: If your one-sided facial numbness presists, that means that there is something impacting your facial ...
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| Left Face Numb | 4/3/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: Recently, (3 days ago) I started to experience slight facial numbness from the left side of my lips ...
A: Slight facial numbness can be from several conditions--you might have had a neuritis of the ...
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| high pitch sounds in left ear after shooting | 3/19/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: Hey, i recently went shooting military weapons for testing and we shot roughly 500-600 shots. I was ...
A: I am not sure why your right ear has recovered better than the left one. Hopefully, the left one ...
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| gradual loss of feeling in one ear | 2/5/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: Several years ago I was diagnosed with Meniere's. So I've got a gradual low-frequency hearing loss. ...
A: I encourage you to see a neurologist rather than an ENT, since this problem involves the nerves in ...
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| Ringing in my left ear | 1/31/2007 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: Dr. Goldin: 5 days ago I went target shooting with my .357 magnum without hearing protection. ...
A: The high-pitch sounds is called "tinnitus". It is probably related to shooting and not to TMJ. It's ...
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| maddening noise inner ear | 1/16/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I suffer almost 24/7 from the sound of my pulse in my right ear. This condition has seen me ready to ...
A: It sounds as though you have pulsatile tinnitus. This can be caused by a number of problems, ...
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| Loss of Hearing in Left Ear | 1/5/2007 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: One day as I was blowdrying my hair, I heard a crackling noise in my left ear. I continued to ear ...
A: If your ears are cleaned of wax, and your hearing still sounds muffled, you may have a neural ...
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| numb ear | 12/19/2006 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: i am competely lost with what is going on i was hoping you could help. for about the last week i ...
A: Judging from your symptoms, this sounds like a serious problem that should not be ignored. It might ...
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| Ear | 11/25/2006 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: As a matter of fact the ENT did write "sensorineural hearing loss" on the exam results and in my ...
A: Sensorineural hearing loss indicates that you had a loss of inner ear hearing function. This ...
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| Post-Gamma Knife condition of Acostic Neuroma | 11/23/2006 | Eric P. Wilkinson, MD |
Q: I am 36 Yr old working as electrical engineer in a huge power transmission sub-station in South ...
A: You have many questions and it is difficult to answer all fully. 1) If the tumor does not grow, it ...
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| numbness on riightside of face and ear | 11/12/2006 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: im hoping i could get answer, recently i been getting headaches but 3 days ago i got headaches i ...
A: The difference between Tylenol and Ibuprofen is that the latter is more effective at reducing ...
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| NUMBNESS R SIDE OF FACE AND EAR | 10/3/2006 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I am a 38 year old woman. Relatively healthy with recent right ear pain, numb like feeling,painful ...
A: Given the one-sided nature of your symptoms, and the fact that the nerves seem to be impacted, this ...
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| Acoustic Neuroma and periheral neuropathy | 12/16/2005 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I have been having AWFUL peripheral neuropathy for the past 6 weeks. I've been tested for EVERYTHING ...
A: You have not told me whether the neuropathy is symmetrical or one-sided. You also have not told me ...
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| brain tumors | 10/31/2005 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: My friend has recently had gamma knife procedure because of lesions in his brain found with an MRI. ...
A: It sounds like your friend's tumors are malignant (cancers). I specialize in Acoustic Neuromas, ...
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| What is? | 8/15/2005 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: What exactly is Acoustic Neuroma as opposed to a simple loss of hearing. Is Tinnitus involved?
A: Acoustic Neuroma is a benign tumor that grows on the vestibular (balance) nerve. It's right next to ...
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| Ear face numbness | 9/25/2004 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: Last night all of a sudden my ear started to twitch on the left side ear lode area.I soon had the ...
A: Your symptoms do not sound like an Acoustic Neuroma. However, their one-sided nature and the ...
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| ears ...scared | 8/30/2004 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: ive been having ear problems for years but lately my right ear has been buzzing and ringing so ...
A: Your symptoms do not sound like those of an Acoustic Neuroma. I am not familiar with other tumors, ...
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| scared | 8/14/2004 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: i had a brain scan that showed everything was normal including my sinuses,....my question would a ...
A: A scan might not pick it up for several reasons: if it is not focused on the right area, if it is ...
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| Acoustic neuroma | 7/28/2004 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I am 27 years old and during the past year I am having some health troubles mostly related to my ...
A: A standard hearing test is not a good indicator for ANs. A much better test, that would show an ...
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| Short term memory loss. | 6/18/2004 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: In 1990 I had a 3cm acoustic neuroma removed at the House Ear Clinic. I am now fifty one years of ...
A: Short term memory loss as a result of AN surgery is possible. However, it would have demonstrated ...
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| Acoustic Neuroma - Post FSR Complications | 3/19/2004 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: 2 weeks after completing 5 FSR treatments with Dr. Lederman at SIUH, I developed transient epidodes ...
A: I have heard of similar eposdes post-FSR, and it does seem like something caused by swelling from ...
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| IS SURGURY THE ONLY OPTION? | 12/11/2002 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: my son was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma after going for treatemnt for a deviated septum...he ...
A: We strongly suggest another consultation, this time with Dr. Andrews at TJU. Dr. Andrews is one of ...
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| Treatment for acoustic neuroma | 6/5/2002 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I am 36yr old and was diagnosed with AN 3weeks ago with MRI. I have spells of vision disturbances, ...
A: More"As I mention in my previous question, I was diagnosed with a 1.5cm AN 3-4wks ago. I live in ...
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| Neurosurgeon vs. Otologist | 12/21/2000 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: My MRI from 12/11/2000 shows a 1 cm Acoustic Neuroma (or meningioma). The report says 'may' be one ...
A: They specialize in different areas of the brain, one working on things inside the ear, and one on ...
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| acoustic neuroma | 11/30/2000 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: My husband had acoustic neuroma surgery December 1999, a couple of days later, he had another op for ...
A: Headaches are a common AN surgery complication when the suboccipital/retrosigmoid approach is used ...
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