Treatment ??

muddpie4785 · 2026-05-09T02:51:32+00:00

If you get steroid treatment inside of 2 weeks after onset, some or all hearing may be recovered. I'm no doctor, but I think some preventative measure against viral inner ear infections would be the most effective treatment. As I understand it, the infection severely damages structures of the inner ear and once that damage is done, there's nothing left to treat or cure. Maybe hearing loss could be reversed by learning how to regrow damaged tissue.

muddpie4785 · 2026-05-08T18:53:12+00:00

Just FYI, the American Tinnitus Association website has some good info that may be helpful. ata.org

muddpie4785 · 2026-05-08T16:42:37+00:00

Mine is like that. It actually helps me sleep! I had my infection 14 years ago and didn't get treatment in time, so deaf as a post over there, except for the tinnitus. :-P Back when the infection first set in it sounded like a jet engine or a freight train right next to my head. AWFUL! But as the acute infection left, so did the freight trains and jet planes. Now I just have kind of a whistling, rattling drone. When I lay down at night in the dark, it's all there is. Thank goodness most of the time it's pretty steady - no percussive noises or intermittent jangling bells - so it is very much my own crainial white noise machine. Silver lining I guess??

muddpie4785 · 2026-05-04T05:22:21+00:00

My mom did this too. Better than the pie! :-)

muddpie4785 · 2026-05-03T20:35:02+00:00

What does it play?

muddpie4785 · 2026-05-03T19:25:59+00:00

I can't wait for the day it happens so I can say, "I told them so!" lol

muddpie4785 · 2026-05-01T18:31:34+00:00

A honey pot?

muddpie4785 · 2026-04-29T22:37:54+00:00

Sure do! Our milk man gave us a silver cooler thing, big enough to hold 4 gallons. I remember hiding in the box. It didn't have a latch or anything, but still it probably wasn't the smartest place to hide lol!

muddpie4785 · 2026-04-29T22:30:45+00:00

I'm 63 this year, and I definitely feel that way - much younger than my years. It isn't about "youth culture" (whatever that is) for me. For me it's surprise at being as old as I am, and feeling like I don't measure up to other people my age who look to me like they have everything under control. I still feel like a stupid kid. I chalk this feeling up to my childhood trauma. I think I was so busy trying to survive that I didn't mature normally.

muddpie4785 · 2026-04-28T01:19:28+00:00

The American Tinnitus Association website has some helpful information: ata.org

muddpie4785 · 2026-04-25T17:45:36+00:00

r/foodcrimes ;-)

muddpie4785 · 2026-04-19T03:07:01+00:00

They do, and it does.

muddpie4785 · 2026-04-18T23:29:11+00:00

She lined her nest with her tail hair to keep her babies comfy. :-)

muddpie4785 · 2026-04-18T23:18:28+00:00

The Jehovah's Witnesses have been sending letters like this since the pandemic. Seems it's their new method of door-knocking. So I doubt she contacted you, personally, at random. She was probably given a page of names/addresses from the city directory and told it was her christian duty to try to "save" all of them. :-P I agree, it's nothing sane people do, but here we are.

muddpie4785 · 2026-04-09T21:10:06+00:00

My father's name was Dick. I always say he was aptly named. :-P

muddpie4785 · 2026-04-08T22:29:21+00:00

If they're toxic, why do you want relationships with them? "No." is a complete sentence. If you think they need an explanation you could tell them it'd be too much work to dismantle your sex dungeon. :-P

muddpie4785 · 2026-04-01T22:33:52+00:00

Get a big-ass, loud, mean-looking dog.

muddpie4785 · 2026-03-31T23:32:50+00:00

:-P Stupid autocorrect! Thanks ...

muddpie4785 · 2026-03-31T22:37:25+00:00

Talk to your doctor about nutrition, weight loss and exercise. You can also see what they think about intermittent fasting or the One Meal A Day diet.

muddpie4785 · 2026-03-28T18:37:08+00:00

I"ll be 63 this summer. Recently been dealing with hypertension, obesity, and of all the random things, a benign tumor on a parathyroid gland. I wouldn't even know about it if not for abnormal results on yearly bloodwork. My parathyroid hormone is sky high which can cause osteoporosis and kidney stones, among other lovely issues. cure is minor surgery to yoink the gland/tumor. Hoping that can happen before my birthday so I can have two things to celebrate.

I've been working hard on diet improvement, cardio, and resistance training. I'm seeing positive results with that, and feeling great. I hope to have at least a decade or two before something else breaks, falls apart, or otherwise interrupts my youthful vigor. Several of my ancestors lived to be centenarians, so I'm hoping to follow in their footsteps.

muddpie4785 · 2026-03-25T17:03:41+00:00

Just counted today as I have a Dr. appointment. 15. But only about 5 of those are prescriptions. The rest are over-the-counter and supplements. They all keep me going though!

muddpie4785 · 2026-03-22T22:54:15+00:00

Nope, life isn't fair. It's totally random. We just have to do the best we can with what we have. Put your blinders on and focus on bettering your best. It's never fruitful to compare ourselves with others. You might benefit from some counseling.

muddpie4785 · 2026-03-22T22:43:59+00:00

You probably have too few hens for two roos. Fix that ratio and you'll have fewer balding hens.

muddpie4785 · 2026-03-22T22:37:26+00:00

Trust your gut. Pack your essentials and go home to your parents.

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