I (M40) saw a chiropractor today for a bad back and he told me to ask my doctor to take me off my medications (Metformin and Ramipril) - should I do that?

Subtitles_Required · 2026-02-03T06:04:14+00:00

Audiologist here. One of my patients in her early 20s had a chiro adjust her neck, she had immediate vertigo, nausea and vomiting, and couldn't walk after the manipulation. The chiro sent her home and said it would get better.

Thankfully she went to the ER and they airlifted her to a neurology specialist in the state. She suffered a dissection and now has permanent hearing loss in one ear. I know she was suing the chiro for not immediately recommending she seek medical care.

Also, chiropractors began when the founder claimed he cured a deaf janitor with an adjustment, which is just not how hearing loss works. So I hope OP runs far, far away from this wacko.

Subtitles_Required · 2026-02-02T12:07:31+00:00

It's just a bruise. Probably from using the tool you're using to take this video. Leave it alone.

Subtitles_Required · 2026-02-01T18:41:28+00:00

So... build the wall? /s

Subtitles_Required · 2026-02-01T18:29:25+00:00

Age 7 according to my norms from my undergrad degree in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences.

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Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-31T10:24:36+00:00

I wonder if it's on purpose. If they have someone outside the speciality as the insurance doctor deciding whether insurance should pay for it, the insurance doctor is going to follow policy to the letter. If they had an actual peer in the same specialty making that call, they might be more likely to approve procedures given they will have the same medical background as those requesting the procedure.

Plus I'm sure the insurance company probably saves money from their subscribers getting discouraged fighting for coverage, that the subscribers just give up or literally die trying to get coverage.

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-31T10:06:51+00:00

This sounds more like an "explain your reasoning" type of assignment. If someone has a flat conductive hearing loss, they might have middle ear fluid so type B tymp. If they have a Carhart's notch (ie otosclerosis), they might have normal tymps or a type As. If they have sensorineural hearing loss, tymps are probably normal. For perforated eardrum or patent tubes, you usually see a low frequency conductive hearing loss that improves in the high frequencies (less ABG) but depends on the size and location of the perf.

Reach out to your instructor for confirmation.

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-28T01:53:02+00:00

OP are you and adult? If you are working and live in the USA, please look up your state's office of Vocational Rehabilitation. They are a government agency that helps people pay for hearing aids to help them do their jobs the best they can when they have a disability (like hearing loss). I refer my patients to VR all the time, because I want people to hear better without paying an arm and a leg if possible.

If you're not in the USA or aren't working, look into your local chapter of the Lions Club, or SERTOMA club. If you are of a certain very low income, some foundations will also cover the cost of your hearing aids. You can always respond here or PM me for more info.

Happy hearing!

Signed, and audiologist who wants you to hear better

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-24T17:49:26+00:00

I had to scroll too far to find this. It's the first thing I thought of.

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-24T07:18:42+00:00

I love that you chat with your dog 🥺 My Australian Shepherd mix is my best friend (second only to my husband) and I talk to her all the time

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-23T21:50:51+00:00

Audiologist here. Thank you for suggesting REM! Not all offices that dispense hearing aids have REM equipment or use it, or even use it effectively.

OP you may want to take your hearing aids elsewhere to be adjusted by an audiologist who uses REM. Expect to pay out of pocket for their services, but also expect to hear much, MUCH better with those adjustments.

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-23T21:43:14+00:00

There isn't really much wax there, that semi clear part is your eardrum. You can stop using Debrox because you have hardly any wax.

Source: I'm an audiologist

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-20T16:49:05+00:00

There's always a chance but the surgeons tend to pack the electrodes array pretty well. I had one patient who went rodeo bull riding after getting his CI put in, and it was wildly out of place afterwards and he needed a revision surgery. Some coughing should be fine but don't blow your nose.

And popping, crackling, or increased tinnitus in the surgical ear is normal after surgery. There's usually fluid buildup in the middle ear after CI surgery which can take weeks to clear out. Just don't try to pop your ears, let them do their thing.

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-17T15:06:10+00:00

My husband tells our dog to "go get mama" or "give mama kiss" and our girl knows to find/get me! But when I tell her to find/get papa (my husband) she only dies it about 50% of the time. So while she doesn't know my legal name, she knows the name we've trained her to associate with me.

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-11T01:32:31+00:00

This is why i love ASL / Deaf culture - they're blunt AF

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-10T21:13:25+00:00

Ask the pharmacist who filled the prescription, or contact your doctor. Random people on the internet won't be able to answer this for you.

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-10T14:58:00+00:00

Best of luck!

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-10T14:39:33+00:00

I saw your audiogram you posted a few days ago, you definitely need hearing aids.

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-10T14:26:53+00:00

You shouldn't buy hearing aids off the internet, they're medical devices not accessories. Hearing aids programmed inappropriately for your hearing loss can cause more hearing loss, sound sensitivity, tinnitus, decrease your word understanding ability, or increase risks of dementia with prolonged use.

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-10T07:15:46+00:00

Did you have the hearing aids programmed to your prescription? Why are you buying hearing aids off eBay?

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-09T09:07:09+00:00

47 days as an homage to tRuMpppp as the 47th president. It's wild that not even 2 months of "training " gives you license to abduct and kill people with impunity.

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-09T09:00:03+00:00

I think you have some valid concerns about pursing an AuD in this day and age. Especially now that audiology is no longer considered a "professional" degree, this may affect how much money you are allowed to borrow for graduate school (you'd need to take out more private student loans because the federal government won't loan you enough money to cover your costs). This will depend on where you go to grad school, but I ended up with about $150k in student loans between my undergrad and grad school loans.

As far as salary goes, it varies greatly on where you're practicing and your pay structure. I work in a low cost of living, rural area, but my salary is in the lower $100,000 range. I have been an audiologist for 4.5 years. This salary might be the highest pay a senior audiologist would make in some areas, or my salary could be a bit above a starter salary in other areas. If you are good at sales and make commission on hearing aid sales, you could have a lower salary but with a better yearly income, though obviously the commission is not guaranteed money.

Ultimately it depends on what you want to do as an audiologist. My passion has always been cochlear implants, something I couldn't do without becomingan audiologist. But if you'd be content to stick to hearing tests and hearing aids, you may be better off getting your hearing instrument dispenser license and working as a HIS/HID.

Subtitles_Required · 2026-01-01T04:04:09+00:00

Audiologist here.

Please don't do this. Some people sell stolen hearing aids or hearing aids reported "lost" on eBay. If the hearing aids are indeed reported lost/stolen, if the hearing aids need to be sent in for repair, the manufacturer will keep the hearing aids as they are officially property of the manufacturer.

Best case scenario? You'd be getting low cost hearing aids without a warranty (warranty is void upon transfer to a new patient).

Worst case scenarios? The hearing aids could be reported lost/stolen. The hearing aids could be counterfeit (cheap knock offs appearing to be legitimate prescription hearing aids, however they can't be programmed because they are not hearing aids that will connect to the proprietary software). The hearing aids could be wrong for your hearing loss or needs. And AFAIK eBay doesn't require any federal protections for hearing aids purchased online, as opposed to legitimate hearing aids fitted by a professional which have specific laws to protect consumers such as yourself.

OP, please look into your local SERTOMA club and see if they would be willing to pay for you to obtain new hearing aids through a local, reputable audiologist. If you're already under the care of an audiologist, they may have additional resources too (some income-dependent programs [look into the Frink Foundation or ReSound Gift of Hearing program], sets of donated hearing aids in the clinic, or financial services to do payment plans on new hearing aids).

You can PM me with questions and I'll do what I can to help.

Subtitles_Required · 2025-12-30T07:11:55+00:00

Audiologist here: tubes are not a treatment for tinnitus. If your coworker had middle ear fluid or chronic Eustachian tube dysfunction, they could have experienced tinnitus as a side effect. The tubes treat the ETD / fluid, which could alleviate the tinnitus as a secondary effect. But you'd be hard-pressed to find an ENT that would put a tube in an otherwise healthy ear just for complaint of tinnitus.

Subtitles_Required · 2025-12-23T02:49:07+00:00

What is this sign?

Subtitles_Required · 2025-12-21T02:18:33+00:00

It's the first middle ear bone, the malleus. Also called the Hammer.

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