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| i would appreciate for your quick answer until tommorow | 10/1/2008 | Ginny Newman |
Q: kindly explain the effects of caffeine and its derivatives on auditory system and hearing? if ...
A: Dr. Bahari, In my experience, I've seen the effect of caffeine in the form of tinnitus. I'm also ...
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| Hearing Disstortion | 10/1/2008 | Ginny Newman |
Q: I am 21 years old and have had profound hearing loss in my right ear since at least 2 years old, if ...
A: The distortion you're talking about might actually be coming from your right ear and not your left. ...
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| sudden hearing loss, pressure ringing | 9/29/2008 | Ginny Newman |
Q: We took a summer RV trip this year and spent about 3 weeks in very high altitudes (rocky mountains, ...
A: Follow up with your ENT. I happen to be a big believer in second opinions. You might want to visit ...
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| sudden hearing loss, pressure ringing | 9/28/2008 | Ginny Newman |
Q: We took a summer RV trip this year and spent about 3 weeks in very high altitudes (rocky mountains, ...
A: There are three main things that attribute to hearing loss, those are 1. noise exposure 2. ...
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| hole with smelly discharge | 9/25/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: My 12 years old daughter was born with this hole just above her ear and it has a smelly discharge if ...
A: Your daughter has what is known as an ear pit, or preauricular cyst. Preauricular pits are located ...
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| Tinnitus and Tubes In Ears | 9/25/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I am asking this question as a result of knowing that I will need a hearing screening to be accepted ...
A: Three years is a long time for tubes to remain in place. By remaining in place so long, it is very ...
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| Tinnitus and Hearing loss | 9/25/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: In June of this year, I was in the pool with my son, he had a mouth full of water and he managed to ...
A: You suffered a trauma to the ear. Depending on the severity of the trauma, the loss could be ...
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| Earache after Ear Tube surgery | 9/24/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I have been having a recurrent earache for the last couple weeks. I also have migraines, so I had ...
A: Although it is a lot more common to do tubes in kids, I have seen a lot of adults with tubes. And, ...
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| Earache after Ear Tube surgery | 9/23/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I have been having a recurrent earache for the last couple weeks. I also have migraines, so I had ...
A: My very first reaction is that this ENT claims that he usually does not do ear tubes in adults, yet ...
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| ear fullness/chronic discomfort | 9/20/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: Doctor, I have a very bothersome condition that developed a couple of months ago. I am ...
A: Since I am not a dentist, I am not sure of the treatment of an abscess. I do know that root canal ...
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| ears | 9/20/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I have hearing loss in right ear happened overnight feel a lot of preasure no pain or discharge doc ...
A: First, have you asked your doctor this question? If not, I strongly suggest you ask him. Swelling ...
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| Persistent Tinnitus After Cancer Tratment | 9/18/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: and thank you for your help. Last year, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. After surgery, I was ...
A: Chemotherapy agents and many antibiotics, as well as many other drugs, are ototoxic, meaning they do ...
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| ear tubes | 9/18/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I have a couple. I have a 19 mth. old daughter who has Down Syndrome and Epilepsy. She has had ...
A: Yes, doing OAEs with fluid in the ear will not give a true reading. If tympanometry was done, this ...
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| Ears, High Blood Pressure, Heart? | 9/17/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I am worried about some dizziness I have had, usually in short spells. I started having the spells ...
A: There are many causes of dizziness. Inner ear problems can result in dizziness. So can rapid ...
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| Dysacusis in one ear | 9/17/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: Dr. Jacobster, Thank you for you willingness to answer my question. I went on a trip around the ...
A: First, I am sorry to hear of your having Cancer. I wish you the best with treatments. Next, from ...
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| ear tubes | 9/17/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I have a couple. I have a 19 mth. old daughter who has Down Syndrome and Epilepsy. She has had ...
A: Did you go to a pediatric audiologist? I do hearing tests in the presence of effusion all the time - ...
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| Sudden hearing loss in the right ear | 9/16/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I had a sudden hearing loss in my right ear. It was so sudden that i dint even notice it. It was ...
A: I cannot even begin to tell you what the problem is, especially since it has lasted so long. You ...
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| Flush noice upset my 5 year old | 9/16/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: My son is 5 and he is complaining about automatic flush toilets, he always cover his ears, even if ...
A: Many time, children who have a sensitivity to sounds have some type of hearing impairment. You need ...
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| ear tubes | 9/16/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I have a couple. I have a 19 mth. old daughter who has Down Syndrome and Epilepsy. She has had ...
A: to answer the first part, children with Down's Syndrome have a high incidence of middle ear ...
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| help again | 9/15/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I wrote to you in the past. Thanks for the info. I am still having issues. I am experiencing ...
A: At this time, without seeing you clinically, I really cannot think of anything other than the ...
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| Heightened sounds - Popping ears | 9/15/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I woke up this morning with the feeling that the tv (yes I left it on last night) was on volume 100 ...
A: It's very possible that you are suffering from a muscle spasm - myoclonus - in the middle ear ...
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| GLUE EAR OR NEUROSENSORIAL LOSS | 9/14/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I have always had a bit of problem in travels and in elevators with my ears, I usually had the ...
A: You have a lot going on here, but I wish to focus in on an important point. You have an asymmetrical ...
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| help again | 9/14/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I wrote to you in the past. Thanks for the info. I am still having issues. I am experiencing ...
A: Very often, the symptoms you describe can be caused by a Patulous ET, that is, an ET that is ...
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| Rumble sound in Left Ear | 9/12/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: Good Morning Doctor. For a few months now I have had a problem in my left that I would best describe ...
A: What you are experiencing may be due to spasms in the middle ear muscles, known as myoclonus. There ...
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| Acoustic Neuroma | 9/12/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I have hearing loss, tinnitus, ear fullness/pressure in the ear, pain in my cheek, temple, jaw on ...
A: The symptoms you describe can be attributed to any number of conditions. There are several tests ...
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| Barotraumatism | 9/11/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I dived (7 divings) 2 months ago and I had a barotraumatism to the right ear. I went to see a doctor ...
A: Barotrauma is nothing to fool around with. I have seen divers with barotrauma who suffered permanent ...
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| Temoral bone fracture | 9/9/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: Well hello i am a 19 year old male. I was in a car accident at the beginning on this year i was a ...
A: Unfortunately, CT scans and surgery do not detect nerve damage in the ear itself. Depending on the ...
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| Ear pain | 9/9/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I have had four surgeries on my right ear three were a patch for perforated ear drum. The last was a ...
A: Ear pain caused by loud noises is usually the result of neurological damage to the ear. The damage ...
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| Ear Fluttering | 9/8/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I was in car wreck in May of 2008. Have had a lot of problems with my neck and arms (numbness). In ...
A: The fluttering you are experiencing may be due to a rapid contraction, myoclonus, of one of the ...
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| Concerned | 9/7/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I recently started experiencing mild hearing loss. I find myself asking people to repeat often. I ...
A: You need to have your hearing tested by an audiologist. An audiologist is the only person qualified ...
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| help! worried! | 9/6/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I was diagnosed with ETD. I was given a six pack of steroids (methylprednisolone) for ear fullness. ...
A: I do not recall anybody having inflammation and swelling after myringotomy, but I suppose it can ...
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| insect got into my ear | 9/6/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I got a small insect, maybe a cockroach got into my left ear. Since 18 hours, I could not get it ...
A: One way to get an insect out of the ear is to tilt your head so that the affected ear is upward, ...
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| 10 years of ringing | 9/5/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: about ten years ago I began to experience ringing/fullness and hearing loss in my right ear. At ...
A: What you are experiencing is something called Tullio's phenomenon. It is mostly seen in cases of a ...
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| Fluttering and sharp pain in ears | 9/5/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I have been swimming for several months but have stopped due to an ear problem. I hear fluttering in ...
A: You have a lot of things going on. You state your BP is 67/113...that is not normal. Do you mean ...
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| pressure and distortion in both ears | 9/3/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: A couple of weeks ago, I woke up with a feeling of pressure and faint itching in both ears (though ...
A: Based on your description, it sounds as if you may have a Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (ETD). ...
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| .. | 9/3/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: in my ear it feels as though something is lose and when move it seems as though it has water in ...
A: I'm not sure what your question is, but my suggestion is that you consult an ear specialist. You ...
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| help! worried! | 9/1/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I was diagnosed with ETD. I was given a six pack of steroids (methylprednisolone) for ear fullness. ...
A: My suggestion is very simple: you need to consult another ear specialist. It is not unusual to ...
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| issues with ear pressure | 8/31/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: For pretty much as long as I can remember, every time I fly on an airplane or dive more than a few ...
A: From what you tell me, it seems you have Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (ETD). This is frequently the ...
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| Fractured Temporal Bone/Hearing Loss | 8/30/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: On July 24, Jacob, my 9 year old son, fell backwards 9' from a hay mow and landed on the back of his ...
A: Sorry to hear of your son's trouble. The temporal bone is one of the most complex bones in the body. ...
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| Ear Ache Help! | 8/27/2008 | Harriet B Jacobster, Au.D. |
Q: I am looking for answers on reoccuring ear aches I've had for over 25 years. I cannot sleep on my ...
A: Is it possible that you grind your teeth or have temporal mandibular joint disorder (TMJ)? A ...
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