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Notanotherthing

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Is there a bug in my ear?
« on: May 22, 2016, 01:52:12 pm »
I already know the answer. My VS grew only 1.1 mm in 6 months suppose that's not significant.  My symptoms of ear ache & fullness wax & wane. Tinnitus always a-buzz 24/7/365. Hearing intact. Sway & stumble balance problems persist but VNG shows vestibular nerve still functional.  Found out that is the VS in conjunction with a visual motor impairment with midline shift so I have a double whammy with my instability (don't know where that came from but it started last fall)

So my newest & probably most irritating of all of them is this new itching way in my ear. Like a bug is in there wiggling. Just crazy....want to shove a pencil in there (no I would never). But I'm guessing this is irritation of my facial nerve even if not compression. Been going on for days. I'd rather have my earache. Anyone else enjoy this too??!  Lol

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Re: Is there a bug in my ear?
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2016, 09:57:50 pm »
I already know the answer. My VS grew only 1.1 mm in 6 months suppose that's not significant. 

Whether that's significant or not depends on what the dimensions were 6 months ago (you haven't said) compared to what they are now.

Mine grew about 20% in 6 months. Would have been nice to earn that kind of return on my money, but that was way too negative for a brain tumor.


So my newest & probably most irritating of all of them is this new itching way in my ear. Like a bug is in there wiggling. Just crazy....want to shove a pencil in there (no I would never). But I'm guessing this is irritation of my facial nerve even if not compression. Been going on for days. I'd rather have my earache. Anyone else enjoy this too??!  Lol

Just for giggles, have your ear checked for buildup of some foreign substance.

Last week my good ear had an itch, ache, fullness. Wednesday my ENT sucked out a bunch of white crap with his ear vacuum machine. The itch and the ache cleared up right away.

Could be your AN doing it or it could be something else.
3/15/18 12mm x 6mm x5mm
9/21/16 12mm x 7mm x 5mm
3/23/15 12mm x 5.5mm x 4mm
3/13/14 12mm x 6mm x 4mm
8/1/13 14mm x 5mm x 4mm (Expected)
1/22/13 12mm x 3mm (Gamma Knife)
10/10/12 11mm x 4mm x 5mm
4/4/12 9mm x 4mm x 3mm (Diagnosis)

My story at: http://www.anausa.org/smf/index.php?topic=18287.0

Notanotherthing

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Re: Is there a bug in my ear?
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2016, 06:33:24 am »
Thank you, but ewww. Good thing I have an ENT appointment today

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Re: Is there a bug in my ear?
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2016, 09:43:23 am »
I was clean!  But then again I'm fastidious about that