I'm not sure why you quoted me on this. I was going for humor.
It was just an opportunity to do some word-play on "my volume" and bring up another possibility related to the fact that we all start to experience hearing degradation as we age and sometimes there're actual disorders that don't display symptoms.
For me it's not just the tinnitus, it was the disabling vertigo which I experienced 3 times over 6 months, lasting for hours.
That's primary diagnostic indication of Meniere's Disease, (2 or more disabling attacks lasting for hours) along with tinnitus and loss of hearing,
But haven't had a vertigo attack for about 4 moths now and another symptom of feeling like affected ear is plugged up has died down along with the tinnitus.
So a little more digging for causes of vertigo led me to labrynthitis which also can cause reduced hearing acuity but usually resolves itself, and it can have no other symptoms at all.
Can be caused by virus and I noticed after I'd had a mild nose cold in February the ear seemed to clear up so thinking maybe I actually had labrythitis.
Just monitoring now.
For anybody reading, wondering why the uncertainty: Actual diagnosis of Meniere's requires extensive testing to rule out other causes, which I'm disinclined to pursue at this time.
Ever priced an MRI scan?
Maybe you missed it because of the ringing in your ears, Al. I have that too. Sometimes it gets so bad that I think I'm gonna go crazy and .... yet I have so little to travel to that destination. There is some stuff you can take. I'm sure you've researched it, they're called Lipo Flavenoids I think?
Yes, girlfriend saw commercial and clued me in but when I researched ingredients noticed there's a megadose of B vitamins included and I already take B supplements and don't feel like screwing around with my current supplements/ levels.
Would be willing to try it if I could just get the isolated flavonoid:
Eriodyctiol glycoside.
Don't feel like eating 10 grapefruits everyday.
Might sour my otherwise disgustingly sunny disposition.
Suspect you might just try using a bunch of lemon zest daily, it's supposed to be found in the peel.
I already use healthy doses of lemon juice in cooking maybe oughta try eating the peels too.
I haven't taken them yet. I'm so skeptical of everything that I was waiting to see if it worked for you.... THEN if you don't go crazy.... you'll let me know. Right? Not that I think you should sacrifice yourself for my well being but...... we (I) was talking about humor so........ (damn it's Friday. He won't even see this until Monday. I'm on my own I guess...)
We're all on our own, at the end....
