My Eye, Ear and Throat doctor, after many hearing tests, diagnosed me with Cranial Neurophady, (spelled wrong i'm sure). He was sad as he told me that I have it in both ears, and it was very probably from Lyme Disease. As some of you may know, my spinal fluid tested positive for Lyme, but all my blood work came back nrgative. My neuroligist who ordered the tests said to forget treatment, that I don't have Lyme. The ear doctor strongly disagrees and says to seek treatment immediately. The majority of professionals I ask say to treat now, including my IDD from Plainview N.Y. Any opinion based on known fact will greatly help me. I am concerned also about any detremental affects of IV therapy.
Posted by savebabe (Member # 9847) on :
Please treat your lyme disease. From what you have written it sounds like most of your symptoms are neurological, so IV therapy would benefit you greatly. I had IV treatment on and off for over 20 months and did not have a problem. Good luck and feel better.
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
If you haven't all ready, I would look into finding a LLMD.
I had hearing loss and vertigo as one of my first symptoms.
Treatment is and has helped.
Posted by shazdancer (Member # 1436) on :
My mother had vertigo as one of her first symptoms. I have mild-moderate hearing loss. Both of us have Lyme.
Posted by valymemom (Member # 7076) on :
My husband has both of these symptoms and he has not been treated but three of us in the family are being treated. My llmd always reminds him that he has more symptoms than me - his wife.
Find an llmd to evaluate your history and with the proper IV and oral antibiotics targeted for the right co-infection you can improve.
People on this board do.
Posted by CaliforniaLyme (Member # 7136) on :
A slight hearing loss is one of the few remaining symptoms that has never changed and that my LLMD and I put in the category of "damage". It was much worse and then got betetr but has never returned to normal. It is fine when face to face but when I notice it is when I am surrounded by low noise, then it becomes a matter of trying to concentrate on the one sound of one person- it becomes an issue. Surrounding low noise makes me aware of having to focus on one voice and sometimes it is difficult to spearate their voice and I can't hear them well at all!!! This sounds weird but if you have it you will know what I am talking about!!!!!!!!!!!!! it just blends in!!! But most of the time my heairng is normal agian, just when surrounded by crowd sounds at a lower volume things will blend-