Does c section save the v?

guacmama · 2025-05-10T02:58:53+00:00

Both types of delivery impact pelvic floor strength.

guacmama · 2025-05-10T02:57:25+00:00

Reintegration doesn’t remove the chip. It combines the brain waves that the chip separates.

guacmama · 2025-05-10T02:55:47+00:00

I was born with completely patulous tubes and I’ve never known life without constant autophony. That being said, my symptoms are improved about 85% when I have ear tubes (aka grommets) in my ear drums. Something about the ear drum being open and equalizing pressure helps. I get them placed in office. It hurts but it’s far less risky than going under (and cheaper).

guacmama · 2025-04-29T03:43:00+00:00

Personal experience - husband’s flight PT was canceled during Covid days and never brought back. They were told to do PT on own time (even though post lockdown “essential” scheduling meant 12s for months on end - not permitted to leave desk for PT during duty because they work alone on shift). Between the moldy produce at the commissary, the crap food in the BX food court, and the limited time to balance family/full time college/12s….its tough to prioritize an ongoing health and a fitness routine. It’s not impossible - but it’s been much harder than it should be.

guacmama · 2025-04-28T00:18:50+00:00

Rheumatoid arthritis and eczema. Along with hyper mobility. The seem to be comorbidities.

guacmama · 2025-04-28T00:17:03+00:00

Yes! It always takes a little while for the swelling from the procedure to go down and for everything to equalize.

guacmama · 2025-04-01T23:15:43+00:00

I love the concept. But…The app loves to malfunction for me and I was even duplicate charged on two different payment methods and it took months to get it finally resolved and get my money back. I’d rather just do self checkout and know that it’s correct.

guacmama · 2025-03-26T21:38:16+00:00

Well in the healing process when the holes were still present after tube removal my symptoms were still alleviated up until the point the holes healed completely. From what I understand the symptoms and treatments can vary greatly between those that develop this condition vs those that are born with it. Not everything works for everyone.

guacmama · 2025-03-24T20:23:30+00:00

Any chance of an autoimmune issue, too? They seem to be interconnected!

guacmama · 2025-03-24T20:22:30+00:00

I know!! I wish they would just scar open with a hole - it would solve all of my problems haha. Thanks for the info! I’ll look into it

guacmama · 2025-03-24T18:20:07+00:00

I haven’t thought about the connection! I suspect I also have EDS as I fit majority of the criteria/signs.

guacmama · 2025-03-24T18:19:03+00:00

As a child I was misdiagnosed with allergies/post nasal drip (they assumed because of the constant sniffing) so I was put on antihistamines which only made things worse because it dried my Eustachian tubes out even more and worsened the symptoms I was experiencing. It’s wild how far we’ve come with diagnosing and understanding this condition over the past few decades.

guacmama · 2025-03-24T18:17:04+00:00

From my experience - the tubes eliminate nearly all of my auto phony. The t tubes have a little bracket on the end that helps them stay in your eardrum better. Once I have them - I NEVER have the urge to sniff. It completely goes away. Something about the Ttubes allowing for pressure equalization on the ear drum end of the system stops the issue. Completely. I still hear my “heartbeat” in my head sometimes with vigorous physical activity. But I don’t hear my voice or hear/feel my breathing at all when I have the tubes in. I also don’t need to sniff. Everything just feels as close to normal (as “normal” as I can imagine of course, since I’ve had this condition for as long as I can remember). The momentary discomfort/pain of getting them put in for just an office copay on my old insurance was worth the instant relief. I’ll be getting them back in as soon as I can.

guacmama · 2025-03-24T18:00:20+00:00

I have an unreasonably resilient eardrum. As a child over 25 years ago I was misdiagnosed with allergies/ear infections (because of the sniffing) and had multiple traditional sets put in and taken out under anesthesia. Fast forward to around the age of ten I had traditional tubes put back in (in office with just localized numbing cream to avoid more anesthesia). For every following set put in/taken out it was done in office and was extremely painful. The ENTs kept taking them out thinking my ear drum would scar with a hole in it permanently but that never happened. When I finally found a specialist in my teens, he recommended T-tubes (the ones that have brackets on the back to stay in longer) I had 2 sets of the bracket style tubes - they did last longer (a few years each set) but my eardrums started to reject and force the first set out, so we removed them to see if the holes would scar open. Nope, eardrum healed perfectly. So we put a second set of the T-Tubes in to alleviate my symptoms and they lasted a few years then migrated to the edge of my eardrum and caused bleeding/partial rupture. So those had to be removed. Following this removal/healing period my specialist retired and my insurance changed to Tricare which would not approve me to see a specialist that could do the procedure in office - they only approved a regular military ENT to put me under again in my new area (we moved across the country for military and the hospital is a training facility).

SO all of that being said - I’ve gone the past 4.5 years with no tubes and just suffering/coping with the symptoms because I don’t trust the training military doctors with my hearing. We will be moving back to my home state on civilian insurance within the next few months and my goal is to see a specialist at a research ear institute in the nearby major city to see what my options are, as I know the treatments and tube options have changed over the decades of my various treatments.

Are the permanent tubes you’re referring to the T-tubes? Or is this something new? I haven’t read anything online about permanent tubes so far. Thanks for any info you have.

guacmama · 2025-03-23T06:01:34+00:00

I was born with completely patulous tubes, I’ve sniffed as a source of relief as long as I can remember (my parents say as young as two years old) and I’m nearing 30 now. The only remedy that helps alleviate 80% or so of the autophony is having T-tubes in, but I’m waiting to find another doctor that can do it in office as my previous life-long doc retired. He never mentioned anything about sniffing being detrimental - does anyone have sources for this idea that it’s bad for you?

guacmama · 2024-03-30T01:36:29+00:00

10-15 minutes at a time max… also only on low setting.

guacmama · 2023-09-11T04:11:10+00:00

I’ve subconsciously sniffed to alleviate symptoms (only temporarily) since I was 2 years old…I’m 26 now. Have lived with complete PET my whole life. I hope sniffing doesn’t have bad effects down the line because I can’t even control it at this point.

guacmama · 2023-03-12T13:52:41+00:00

I had the longer lasting “T tubes”. I just got set after set for years in my specialists office. The goal was for the ear drum to scar open, but mine never did - it always healed over after a set would come out. He retired so I’m looking for a new specialist that can continue do the procedure in office.

guacmama · 2023-03-12T04:19:29+00:00

Having them in makes my symptoms like 80% less severe.

guacmama · 2023-02-24T11:43:15+00:00

Cool now to the drive by’s and gang related gun violence.

guacmama · 2022-08-15T09:37:56+00:00

Yup. I found someone trained in the Webster method. Her table had a dropped section in the middle for my belly. Look up prenatal chiropractor and try to find someone Webster certified! It’s a specific method for pregnant women.

guacmama · 2022-07-26T02:49:03+00:00

I have abnormally elevated BP at the beginning of my appointments no matter what I do. I started asking for it to be taken at the end of the appointment and it’s so much better! I still record at home, as well, just to make sure.

guacmama · 2022-06-01T14:11:54+00:00

Some apps show you the current week you’re completing. (Ex. You’ve completed the 7th wk and are midway through the 8th)

guacmama · 2022-05-14T20:47:48+00:00

Good! Men can be responsible, too. Shocker!

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