tinnitus case in ohio

[Wanda Woman]

Hey you all!

 

I'm trying to help a friend who lives in Ohio who has a terrible case of tinnitus. It sounds like liver yang rising to me, but I am not there to take tongue and pulse. He said that he would facetime me and show me his tongue but, still that doesn't help with the pulse.

If you are interested and think you may be able to give some advice on herbs, acupuncture, or know an acupuncturist in the Cincinnati area, please pass on any info you might be willing to share. These are his words printed below:

 

"My condition is quite unique I'm afraid, in that I have not known anyone who lost hearing from one side due to 'mercury poisoning' in the body which was a result of a sham job done by a dentist in USA.  No wonder I used to get salty taste in right side of my mouth.  Anyway, that got taken care of when I had all my fillings replaced, under controlled conditions, with gold in top and ceramic in bottom fillings.  It was done in Sweden where my brother lives and where amalgam (containing mercury in inert form) is banned.  In USA it is NOT banned due to fear of class action lawsuits, so the ADA is basically protecting its dentists. 

 

I subscribed to American Tinnitus Association (ATA) for years only to find there's no cure but a lot of stories to tell.

 

My ringing in the ears started when I was a young man, I think at age 16. That was in Kenya, the country of my birth.  In those days, in order to eradicate mosquitoes we use to spray the house with what was known as 'Flit' containing DDT from a plant called pyrethrum, which apparently grew in none other than Kenya itself.  I'm saying this just in case in was a root cause of my ringing which as you know has nothing to do with ears, but originates in the brain.  Furthermore, ever since loosing hearing from right side, suddenly my tinnitus in that side went up, most probably because now there was no masking due to hearing loss.

 

As with most people, I am a bit skeptical about any proven cure for my condition, but am always open to reassurance.  To exacerbate my situation, lately I have been having an extreme high pitch loudness, and have noticed that it could be as a result of combination of factor, vis-a-vis, hypertension, anxiety, borderline diabetes and slight increase in blood pressure, all ailments attached, I think, to age and getting upset at the drop of a coin.  I'm a young man of 70 :o) ... although don't feel my age due to a strict exercise regime 6 days a week consisting on stretch, sun salutations, calisthenics and vigorous breathing (by extending stomach when inhaling and deep retraction when breathing out...which basically exercises the anatomy within).  I generally feel good after these exercises.

 

Btw I forgot to mention that I have a stainless steel prosthesis in the middle right ear which was installed way back in the 60s in London.  It's a tiny needle like pin which replaces the hammer bone in the ear and is called The Mgee piston.  It no longer functions, and may, just may also be the reason for permanent damage to the hearing nerve, being a foreign body.  It cannot be taken out because it is fused to the footplate, where it rested, with body tissue being too near the brain.  In other words...I'm a bit of a zombie!"

Thanks a lot!

Wanda