I was originally diagnosed with "tinnitus" which is NOT a diagnosis? but a symptom except there is something called Miniers' disease, (that would be a picnic compared to this, cervical spondylosis?,) but I get buzzing and ringing in my head., almost all the time to some degree.
I'm trying to learn the vocabulary. Cervix seems a funny word too since I thought that was the neck where a female vagina meets the uterus, and can lead to puzzlement by others if I say that about myself being a man.
I have radiology, xray and CT scan, that points to spondylosis and small vessel disease in the brain. NOTHING helps me!!! Could the small vessel des. be causing head ringing, then really not being technically tinnitus?
The bottom line for me is that I have NO doctor. None have taken me seriously. The more questions I ask, the more they try to keep me ignorant. My crappy insurance plan has sent me to "veterinarians" and they want me to foll low some protocol of getting a P C Doc, (which I've also tried to do), to point to a neuro or ortho who might help? I've been to 2 neuros and an ortho who also treated me horribly. WITH the radiology in hand, the insuance case manager, a RN, said that I was "depressed and pshycosomatic about the symptoms"
I've been in bed for most of the winter, (have no pain when I do this I understand you can get thrombosis in legs for long time in bed), except to do what I must to survive. I get symptomatic while during a day when I go out and am a little active. Then the fatigue happens. If I say in bed, I can't sleep at night, being too well rested. I turn my neck or do other things that stretch my spine. I can't exist on heavy duty drugs being a single self dependant. The ear part was horrible seeming like they are sometimes numb, especially the right side, then sometimes with a feeling of pressure on the ear drum. Lately I feel my ceriical vertibra shift and crack if I move my neck too much, like hand knuckels. My hands seem to be swelling, arthritically? I'm only 59. My life is torture.
--- On Fri, 3/27/09, Gloria Steneti <bluestorm37@...> wrote:
From: Gloria Steneti <bluestorm37@...>
Subject: Re: [Cervical_Spondylosis] Re: Cervical stenosis vs lumbar stenosis
To: Cervical_Spondylosis@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, March 27, 2009, 10:18 PM
I have the same diagnosis as you, impinging on spine in 4 places. Dr. said surgery may help with problem,but, not pain!!! May paralyze ,scary. What helps you.?????
GLORIA
--- On Fri, 3/27/09, Zeagler606@... <Zeagler606@...> wrote:
From: Zeagler606@... <Zeagler606@...>
Subject: Re: [Cervical_Spondylosis] Re: Cervical stenosis vs lumbar stenosis
To: Cervical_Spondylosis@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, March 27, 2009, 7:30 AM
I once had a sensation like electricity running up my neck and popping in my ear. Luckily, It only happened a few times. A doctor said it sounded like a nerve condition. This was before I was diagnosed with the herniated neck disc, which is pressing on nerves.
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