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Yep, it is an actual inner ear problem. Symptoms sound exactly alike except I've lost a lot of high frequency hearing in addition to the ringing. The ENT doc (not a friend, she's being conservative) said that I had fluid leaking out of it and that it would take quite a while (several months) to heal. How deep do you dive now? Thanks, Mike McD Ryan McNabb wrote: > --- "Michael C. McDonnell" <mikemcd@ad*.ne*> wrote: > > Has anybody out there had a tear in their inner ear causing > > fluid to > > leak? I've just been told to pretty much give up diving > > outside of a > > pool and obviously don't like that answer. Any > > recommendations, > > experiences, etc... appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mike McD > > Mike- > What was your exact diagnosis? If you have a ruptured TM (ear > drum) then that is a condition that will usually heal > completely, leaving you as capable as you ever were of diving. > It sounds like you might possibly be describing Menierre's > disease, which is truly an inner ear problem. If you have > disease in you inner ear (the deep structures of you ear dealing > with balance and pressure equalization) then that is something > you need to take up with an ENT specialist, preferably one who > dives. I'm saying this because I have Menierre's and although > it is technically a contraindication to diving, my personal > symptoms consist of ringing in my right ear. That's it. I do > not consider that a serious contraindication to diving, so I > dive. Maybe that is considered diving with "preconditions" and > maybe not. I don't think it's the same as diving with a heart > condition or asthma, which are dangerous in any sense of the > definition. > There are several good dive medicine sites on the net and I > have gotten answers from physicians that were excellent. Just > remember that answers you get from a Doc, unless he is a friend > of yours and can talk "off the record" are going to be extremely > conservative due to the litigious nature of medicine in our > generation. No way are they going to risk a lawsuit so that you > can go scuba diving with the fishies (as they see it) with their > blessing. > > Whether you choose to dive or not is your decision, but deep > underwater is not the place to be wrong. I hope this helps. > > Cheers > Ryan McNabb, RN > (Do not assume that my professional status gives me any special > knowledge of diving, as others would like you to believe...) > > ===== > "The person who does not read has no advantage over the person who cannot." - Mark Twain > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > >From homework help to love advice, Yahoo! Experts has your answer. > http://experts.yahoo.com/ -- Michael C. McDonnell Network Engineer Office: (843) 342-6834 Mobile: (843) 683-7652 Email: mikemcd@ad*.ne* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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