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    • Labyrinthectomy Surgery
    • Hi,Due to my ongoing problems with Meniere's Disease in my left ear, I have run out of options but to have a Labyrinthectomy. This has been after a long and journey trying many different treatments,I realize that I will become deaf on that side, but I'd rather be deaf than continually
    • wierd earaches with headache
    • Hi all, I have had a weird full, cold feeling on the inside of my ear canal with a tension headache that just wont go away..I also feel dizzy sometimes.HELP! Has anyone heard of this? Thanks
    • hives on face - related to generic armour?
    • Started taking 1 grain in December, 2 grains 3 weeks ago and this week up to 3 grains. I have had hives on my face off and on but especially right now. Could this be an allergy to medication or more likely unrelated? Has this happened to anyone else?
    • Fluid in the ears
    • I don't have an ear infection. I just have fluid behind the ear. I have had tubes quite a bit when I was younger to fix this, and the doctors don't want to give them to me because of the scar tissuing that is in my ear right now. They put me on some nasal spray stuff, and I'm afra
    • Sinus infections
    • I get one after the other. I have had all the sinus surgeries you can have the last 3 years and I'm done with that. No matter what happens it seems like every month to two months I've got a bad sinus infection.I can't stand taking antibiotics over and over. I need relief natura
    • Nodules ~ Thyroidectomy ~ Medications...
    • Hi ~ I was curious if someone could give me some insight? Let me explain my situation... In December 2003, I had a thyroid lobectomy (due to a large cystic nodule on the left side) and had a very small nodule on the right side. The doctor saw no need to remove the right side because the nodule
    • Genetic Testing to Identify Deaf Newborns
    • Frm JAMA, the "Journal of the American Medical Association" RESEARCH LETTERS Genetic Testing to Identify Deaf Newborns To the Editor: Mutations in the GJB2 gene are the most common cause of prelingual deafness, accounting for approximately half of all nonsyndromic recessive deafness in many
    • IBS Symptoms
    • Well, finally I got some more info from the GI doctors office. I called today to talk to the nurse, cause nobody called me back for a week! She said the doctor finally looked at my chart and decided to do some bloodwork. Oh joy, more bloodwork. They are doing 3 kinds of stuff, can't rem
    • anybody takes some medication to improve the concentration?
    • some herbal or conventional meds, i would love to hear if it really helps and how does it work because i really need something to improve my concentration ability with this stupid thyroid disease...
    • Surgery Date Scheduled
    • Had my second appointment with the surgeon and my surgery is scheduled for April 12th. To say I am petrified is an understatement. :eek: I am scheduled for a total thyroidectomy with excision of substernal goiter. I was hoping for only a partial thyroidectomy but my surgeon said that since I als
    • Having a shocker again...:(
    • Well, I just got over a terrible 3-day bout of viral gastroenteritis complete with non-stop vomiting. It was awful but what's almost worse is the fallout today. I'm all shakey and anxious again. My head is more spacey and the world has that "I'm looking through a fishtank" look ag
    • Labrynthitis After Flying
    • Please someone out there help me. Every time I fly anywhere I get Labrynthitis which lasts for weeks. Is there anything I can do or take prior to my flight to help with this ?
    • One sided sore throat & ear pain..
    • Hello,I woke up yesterday with a sore throat when I swallow, also when I swallow the pain is just on the right back side of the throat and the pain is felt in my right ear too everytime I swallow. No other symptoms besides mild fatigue and body pain, but again, mild.Been a while since anything l
    • Nodule measuring 1.27 - what does it mean?
    • Hi all, I posted a few weeks ago for the first time regarding having hives and finding a thyroid problem (TPO 804). I finally had a Dr appt on Tuesday and the GP tested for "everything under the sun" according to the nurse. He also ordered an ultrasound because of the lump he found on the righ
    • Thyroid problems or What?
    • I need help ! Back in september I was diagnosed as having two small nodules. The Endocrinologist chose not to do nothing. She said it wasn't that uncommon. The nodules were so small the thyroid scan didn't even pick it up. The Endocrinologist told me to have another ultrasound done in
    • Is anyone here able to interpret Australian thyroid values?
    • Hello Everyone,I visited this site many months ago. I'm wondering if anyone can interpret my thyroid test results? July 2005TSH 0.2 mU/L (0.40-4.00)fT4 16 pmol/ L (10-20)fT3
    • Dry throat anyone?
    • hi everyone,ok so this is my 3rd day on synthroid. anyone notice dry throat? i have really bad allergies and have all that gunk in my chest so i don't know if i'm having shortness of breath and chest pain because of the synthroid or the coughing. i'm really hoping that the meds ar
    • symptoms of thyroid etc
    • Hi, been reading up about thyroid problems recently and wondering if I have the same even though I have had two blood tests and they have said they are normal.I am experiencing the following, tiredness, slightest thing I do wears me out, I'm overweight (always have been). Body hair, my hai
    • Breathing problems...
    • I hope someone has some answers...It started about 5 years ago in my late twenties I started having problems breathing through my left nostril, dry throat, snoring and always tired, so I had my tonsils and Uvula taken out and they took a plug out of my toungue. I healed fine, but the problem nev
    • stopping thyroxine
    • Hi all, This morning whilst out shopping I felt dizzy, had palpatations and then passed out.I went to the minor injuries unit and they said that my BP and pulse were fine. BP was 120/70 and pulse was 84, but my blood sugar was a tad low. I had an appt with my gp at 4pm this afternoon and my blo
    • Hashis Antibodies
    • When I originally had my bloodwork done, it showed I had TPO antibodies (96) on a 0-34 range.Last time my ab were 52. I don't understand about these things--are they supposed to go up and down like that and what does it mean if they go lower? Am I supposed to feel better because they'
    • NikNaStylist & all need advice
    • Hi I have 2 ~ 2cm toxic nodules located lower right side thyroid. Have had all hyper symptoms --RAI uptake--TSI 100-- Dr's insist not Graves. Also have thyroid related eye problems. So here is my question.--Endo suggested RAI ablation -- when I questioned this treatment
    • So what are the general symptoms of MAV?...
    • So what are the general symptoms of MAV?
    • Affected Neck Movement Toward Right & Ear Blockage
    • I will be really glad if someone could help me. I am currently having difficulty moving my neck toward the right and also facing ear blockage. It is not impossible to move the neck but it feels uncomfortable. This has been going on for more than 3 weeks. As for this date, I have seen 2 GPs and a
    • is this normal?
    • I had a bump up of meds on monday (finally tolerating the 100mg they originally prescribed me) :bouncing: I am feeling great already, most of the aches and pains have disappeared as if by magic and energy levels have increased too. however I have like a burning sensation in my goitre, it doesnt
    • thyroid nodule
    • How often should you have a thryoid nodule biopsied? I was diagnosed with a rather large nodule (is has since shrunk but I can still feel it) about 7 years ago and had a FNB that was benign.. About 3 years ago, I changed dr's and had another FNB that was inconclusive. My Dr. says I have 3
    • tympanometry test
    • i was reading through some threads and i came across one by 6-paq who mentioned when he had his tympanometry test (part of the hearing test where they put pressure into your ears) and he got dizzy and he said that wasn't normal.it made me think becasue when i had mine i noticed i got dizzy
    • post thyroidectomy levels?
    • Hi Everyone, i'm sorry to keep posting on this board about my upcoming surgery, but I'm really nervous about it! I have a cyst which just keeps growing and it has started to affect my swallowing and breathing (if I do any heavy exercise.) I have been waiting for 4 or 5 months to get
    • anyone with hyperthyroid?
    • I have heard mostly people being hypo but my dr thinks i am heading towards hyper... is there anyone who can share their stories and results and treatments...
    • Please Someone Answer This Does It Sound Like Hypo?
    • Hi guys l'm sitting here feeling like lm going nuts!! lm in a daze my mind feels heavy my back is aching my hands ache whatever l do my chest aches l cant concentrate ,lm ready to cry holding it together so not to upset my little one l never managed to get in for my blood test at the begin
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