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@dlydailyhope I have had a diagnosis of myelopathy for years. The posts by you and by @jenniferhunter about not waiting too long for surgery due to the potential for permanent damage, are concerning. @dstone501957 apologies for inserting myself here but I am at kind of a crossroads as well.
@dlydailyhope do you believe your tinnitus and hearing loss are related to your neck? My neuro keeps making that connection and I have been skeptical. Along with the usual neck symptoms (migration of pain to shoulder, headache, dizziness and so on) I have had a big increase in tinnitus, hyperacusis with facial pain and numbness. Could these really be from my neck? (I am selling a recently purchased condo because noise is making me ill.)
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I do believe my cervical stenosis and myelopathy caused many symptoms that were relieved after I had C5-C6 ACDF surgery. The tinnitus has improved and daily headaches gone. Keep in mind that compression on your spinal cord not only affect signals from brain to body/body to brain to be affected (sort of like bending/constricting a power cord) but it also affects blood flow in your spinal cord which could cause nerve cells to die (from micro compression/injury). I had weird symptoms in my neck after I got 2 COVID shots in 2021 and not sure if it affected blood flow in my cranial nerves at the base of my skull. This happened before my cervical spine surgery which I had January 2021.
I do have idiopathic small fiber neuropathy and not sure if this added to my hearing loss.
My spine specialist surgeon told me that if myelopathy pressure in spinal cord is not relieved, I could have permanent damage. I was able to recover some bladder control and walking improved but I do have some permanent damage that causes weakness and numbness in my hands/arms/shoulders. My diagnosis and treatment was delayed a couple years because I kept getting misdiagnosed and then COVID hit. My suggestion is to have a surgeon listen to all of your current symptoms, do an office evaluation for myelopathy and then review current MRI to determine if surgery would help you and if a more time sensitive case.
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You're fine with your discussion, I too have had severe right ear issues, dull burning pain and loss of hearing in the right ear. All started with an inner ear issue that was largely ignored. The Radiologist's report from my recent MRI on October 10 indicated Sinus/mastoid disease noted. While my most severe cervical issue is at C5-6, the C1-4 impacts the ear the most, but I did come across artificial intelligence (AI) that indicated C5-6 can impact tthe ear. I am also sensitive to loud noises. Little pieces of information obtained and shared are very helpful. It is really difficult when it takes over 2 months to see a specialist and they only give you 10 to 15 minutes of their time.