http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/ Tinnitus Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:05:05 GMT Edward Coast http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7137 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7137 http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/2009/10/tms-tinnitus-trial/ "Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are now testing a non-invasive Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:43:24 GMT WilliamB http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7136 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7136 Ray, Thanks for sharing the information. This is very encouraging but will likely take many more years (decades?) before the information can be used for a Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:34:23 GMT Edward Coast http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7135 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7135 Hello everyone. I appreciate this list and many thanks to those who have e-mailed me privately as I'm getting over the shock of having Tinnitus. I had an MRI Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:47:22 GMT Edward Coast http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7134 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7134 This is an interesting article. I hope there is more extensive reporting on it by Tinnitus experts. Thanks for posting it! Edward To: Tinnitus@yahoogroups.com Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:06:00 GMT Geoff Wood http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7133 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7133 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8429715.stm But not if you are deeply into the music , maybe ! geoff [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:00:31 GMT Edward Coast http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7132 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7132 PS: I guess my expectation of my first appointment with an ENT would have been something like this regarding my Tinnitus: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:20:25 GMT Edward Coast http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7131 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7131 Where are the best places to make a donation for Tinnitus research? The only place I know of so far is the American Tinnitus Association. Are there others Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:04:38 GMT Edward Coast http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7130 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7130 Hi Geoff. I don't understand the general attitudes of ENTs from what I've been reading and my experience. My own dentist when I go in for a routine teeth Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:11:15 GMT Edward Coast http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7129 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7129 That's amazing, here you were expecting to get a "rubber stamp" from the Neurologist to get the MRI, and this doctor actually thought about helping the Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:47:41 GMT Geoff Wood http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7128 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7128 ... My first (and, so far, last) trip to an ENT was totally useless. Was not only re tinnitus and Hum, but also the proneness to interior bloackages, partially Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:37:43 GMT Laura Laser http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7127 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7127 It was because ENT and TMJ doc came up with nothing and really it was just to get a referral for an MRI. I got lucky. ... From: Tinnitus@yahoogroups.com Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:11:53 GMT Edward Coast http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7126 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7126 Hi Laura. Thanks for your post. I'm very happy you got relief! That's very interesting. How did you come at seeking a Neurologist? Had you seen one before? Was Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:54:39 GMT Edward Coast http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7125 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7125 Hi John. Thanks for your post. Since this started I have gone through a range of emotions since I'm new to this. If it makes me feel comfortable to get another Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:21:22 GMT Laura Laser http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7124 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7124 I went to an ENT who told me the same thing. He refused to do an MRI to rule out acoustic neuroma since I had an MRI 4 years ago and I insisted that my general Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:56:39 GMT John Michael Williams http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7123 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tinnitus/message/7123 Hi EC. The ENT may be right that the hearing damage currently causing your tinnitus is permanent. However, keep in mind that tinnitus is a SYMPTOM, not a