I have had something similar.  I noticed it in the fall (about four months after my surgery).  I walk to work every day and in a cold wind my eye would get blurry on the AN side. My doc said it was probably that the facial nerve was still healing if it took some trauma during the surgery and that it could improve over time.  It has and I don't generally notice it any more. 

don't know if that's what's up with you, but maybe could be.  He also said that it could heal over time, but that nerves heal very slowly. 

Angie,
I was diagnosed with thyroid problems in 2015. The problems were somewhat under control. The thyroid issues have been more noticeable and much harder to control after I had gamma knife. My thyroid problems are autoimmune  I've been diagnosed with hashimotos and graves. I take medication for it but it's a challenge these days. I have many of the symptoms you mentioned.

I went to UNC for my CK treatment. I believe they are technically excellent, however, my experience there as a customer/patient left me shaking my head at the time of service and since in my rescheduling of appointments.  I had to delay my 6 month follow up to allow for open heart surgery at Duke. The experience there was very different.  My question is has anyone not followed up with the Doctor who performed their SRS and simply went with another?  Thinking through it, I see no problem, but I may be a bit bias based on my past. 

All thoughts are welcomed as this is a big decision for me.

Thanks

Dan

I have tried to search existing messages but have not seen any previous answers so here goes. Mid-January 2024, after swimming, right ear would not unplug, white noise started, and reduced hearing. ENT hearing test confirmed reduction of hearing. I underwent right inner ear steroid perfusion #1 & #2 within the same week. This caused me to become very hyper - which I warned ENT about since I am bipolar. I delayed 3rd shot for another 3 weeks. Since there has been no improvement in hearing since the shots, ENT suggested contrast MRI to rule out acoustic neuroma. I told ENT I had a very bad reaction to Prohance contrast dye 16 hours after a 2023 contrast MRI  - hives on face and neck and red rash over whole body that took a week to recover from with anti-itch meds. Because of this, the contrast MRI must be done at the hospital (not outpatient) with the following pre-treatment: 50 MG Prednisone 13 hours before MRI, another 50 MG Prednisone 7 hours before, and another 50 MG Prednisone 1 hour before, plus 50 MG Benadryl 1 hour before MRI. I told ENT this would send me into a Bipolar episode. I did talk to my psychiatrist who prescribed 2 drugs to counteract the Prednisone high that I would need to take daily a week before and a week after and another drug 3 hours before MRI. I decided to wait for 3 months before deciding to have contrast MRI to see if my hearing improves. So, my questions are: 1) has anyone required the same pretreatment with prednisone to prevent reaction from Prohance?  and 2) where is the contrast dye Prohance injected? in the ear? how long does it take to recover from MRI before they let you get up and go? I can't get any answers. Thank you and very glad to find this group.

Hi. My daughter who is in her mid 20s was just discovered (via MRI) to have a 27x29x25mm tumor that radiologist and a neurosugeon have said is most likely a VS. I'm trying to identify other doctors to consult. She's currently in Atlanta, and has spoken to a neurosurgeon (Jeffery Olson) at Emory (and will talk to a neuro ENT there this week), since that's where she lives and where her MRI was done. She has a video appointment with Henry Brem at Hopkins later this week, and we've requested a consult with Friedman/Schwartz team at UCSD. At first Hopkins seemed  most convenient since we live nearby and she could recover from surgery with us, but after reading the forums, it sound like it's not critical to be close by the surgery location for the recovery period. So we're really open to other suggestions of teams/hospitals.  She already has severe hearing loss in one ear, but no other symptoms. Where/who else should we consider? Mayo? Other east coast/mid-atlantic area hospitals? Thanks in advance for any advice.