when your body is telling you to stay out of the water.

[apitkin]

While there may not be scientific evidence to support its usefulness, I have heard and seen many positive reports on the use of lipoflavonoids for tinnitus. For only $24 a bottle, it's a small price to pay to see if it will work.

Hopefully not too small a price. The size of the placebo effect has been shown to be related in part to the cost of the placebo.

Journal of the American Medical Association 2008;299(9):1016-1017.

OK, enough cynicism. If it works for you, great.

[adam0321]

Just talked to the ent today. He said the ct shows a bad and severe sinus infection on my right side. Going to get scoped Wednesday.

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[RN]

Hopefully not too small a price. The size of the placebo effect has been shown to be related in part to the cost of the placebo.

Journal of the American Medical Association 2008;299(9):1016-1017.

OK, enough cynicism. If it works for you, great.

I'm a hopeless optimist, always have been.

Hope that infection is the cause, Adam, and they can fix it easily!

[adam0321]

Doc seems confident

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[adam0321]

Ok so i saw the ENT again today for 5 minutes. He put a scope in my nose and verified that I have a deviated septum and chronic sinus infection. He claims there is nothing he can give me for the infection as it is not active right now. He seems to think the septum is causing a blockage on the right side (where the tinnitus is) and that is the root of all my problems. He said the tinnutus is causing the high pitch hearing loss and that I can dive but expect the tinnitus when I dive. Any thoughts?

[RN]

2nd opinion. While he may be right on with his assessment, I'd still want to hear from someone else. Surgery is an option, but I wouldn't jump at that. I'd still be trying the lipoflavonoids.

[Jax]

I'm your guinea pig, Rob.

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[adam0321]

Do I have dove a bit over the weekends. Jb, twin, and gator hole. All no d. Today I got un the pool for work. Breath hold diving down to 12' going up and down over the course of about 3 hours. Well 2.5 hours into it not only did I develop tinnitus but I became very sick. Once out of the pool I had real bad vertigo and was vomiting. My sinus are clear bit here I am 12 hours later and I still have very bad nausea and vertigo combined with the tinnitus. The doctors want to send me to a university medical center to get checked out. Also my symptoms include vision that id not blurted but seems to jump around. Any thoughts?

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[RN]

No problems when diving at an average depth, but issues when saw toothing in 12' of water? It's definitely an equilibrium thing. Are you having trouble equalizing your ears in the pool? You're due to PCS soon. Are they going to hold that off until all this is figured out? My guess is there isn't great medical care in the military system in Okinawa.

[adam0321]

Yes I'm on a med hold. No problems equilizing and no pain.

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