doctormike

Hi doctormike, I was diving for the first time ~ 10 days ago and had trouble equalizing. GP told me I had blood in the middle ear, especially on the r. side and got nose-spray with corticosteroids. Same day my l. ear started ringing and does so still though fluid is less. I am supposed to fly on Friday but happy to cancel if risky, I can only see ENT in 2 weeks... Anything else I can do to prevent damage? Best, M

Doctormike, I am writing this from Europe, I just finished reading your article about Ear injuries, thx for putting all those valuable info out there, I am prone to get Otitis externa and I am interested to use the vinegard alcohol mix. Would you tell me how many ml. is a standard pint of alcohol?Will a normal air dryer do the trick by stretching your arm to the side while blowing on low power?
My best
Michele M.

Hey Doc!

Would you have an ETN contact in the Twin Cities area? My last dive was 4/17/18 - next day started to experience pain with fullness, pressure, and hearing loss in my right ear. Visited a GP on 4/19/18 that spent a total of 3 seconds looking in the ear, then proceeded to give me prescription for Amoxicillin. It is now 4/24 with no signs of improvement. Ugh!!

Kind Regards,
Jerry

hi (hopefully) quick question - I was going through old threads ~2014 where you were looking to buy a new can light for wreck diving in the northeast. I am in the market for one now as well (primarily diving wrecks in the ME-RI area) and I'm curious what you ended up with and how you like it. Thanks.

Is there anyway I could get your opinion about what happened to me in this thread? I'd really appreciate it.
https://www.scubaboard.com/community/threads/gave-myself-a-perilymphatic-fistula-plf-i-need-help.552199/

Nice shots on your website! And contributions to the accidental deco thread.

Hello I saw you post in someone else's post about selling a Santi e motion drysuit what size and price if you still have it for sale thanks

I got an ENG test, and I will hear back with the results tomorrow. When my audiologist did the fistula test in my left ear it made me a little dizzy. It didnt cause strong symptoms because I was already dizzy that day from driving and moving around so much. But I tried the fistula test again later at home and it made me have rotational vertigo and rocking (like being on a boat).

Continued:

These symptoms never go away , but I feel better when I sit down or lay down.

I have no personal OR family history of migraine. I have never had any kind of headache in my life. I dont have photophobia, phonophobia, aura, or any of the other things that migraine sufferers experience. I think my ENT suggested vestibular migraine just because no cause was obvious.

Your advice would be very much appreciated. :blinking:

I noticed the thread you posted on perilymph fistula. I suspect that I got this condition after moving into a new house (heavy lifting and straining). I already had a hearing test which was normal, but I dont think they tested SNHL. My ENT suspects vestibular migraines, but I have never had a migraine headache in my life. These are the chronic symptoms I have had for 14 months.

- Dizziness and nausea when I move my head, or by increased physical activity.
- Water sounds in left ear, exacerbated by laying down. This sometimes causes ear pain and increased dizziness. I have a very mild tinnitus. I often get extremely sharp pains in this same ear, sometimes randomly, and sometimes caused by altitude changes, yawning or chewing food.
- Chewing on left side of mouth causes eyes to jump (oscillopsia)
- pressure in the back of my head
- Eyes feel tired
- Frequent movement to left with pronator test