Liked the challenge of trying to find out the answers - good opportunity to learn in a fun way. Interesting to "hear" that hearing loss is an MS symptom. Haven't yet found any clinician that has considered it as part of my MS symptom repertoire yet I think it was the first that occurred for me. Didn't realise my hearing was limited until I had to take a hearing test for a job medical - they thought the hearing booth was faulty until they checked it out and found it was my hearing instead!
I didn't attempt the crossword but just read the answers, I had never heard of Lhermitte's sign but I think I have it! Well a version of it anyway and I have never mentioned it to my neurologist or anyone else for that matter. I don't get electric shocks and it's not painful but when I flex my neck as described I get a sort of fizzy sensation down my left leg. Most of my symptoms are on the left side due to a lesion in my cervical spine. Thanks to your explanation I now know not to flex my neck in this way too much anymore, I certainly don't want to make anything worse. I'll add it to my list of symptoms next time I see my neurologist. Thanks.
Prof, I was Best man at a wedding this weekend just gone for my oldest friend. I've known his dad for 35 years and he couldn't sit inside due to all the noise as he is experiencing tinnitus that has ruined his quality of life. I explained my own struggles n the only advice I could give him based on my own experience was to keep pushing....find the expert in the UK. He had been 'to the top' he said. But his 'top' is the ENT specialist at Bradford Royal Infirmiry. I thought the local specialist was the top as well but now I know different. I feel like if I had seen you at the start instead of a local private nuero then my outcome would have been much different and I would not want my friends dad to feel the same regret. Any advice please? Who would you refer such cases to when an MS lesion is not the cause?
I laughed out loud at tinnitus! After totally losing my left side hearing due to MS many years ago, I found couldn’t tolerate high dose steroids; the tinnitus would ramp up to sound like someone murmuring loudly! It’s my constant companion, but falling to sleep with some light music or someone calmly talking masks it. 🥳
I cant believe i didn't see it cos i definitely hear it 😂😂😂 And omg did i rack my brains for no 3 😁
Funny I've never once thought of tinnitus as a cause of insomnia, but guess it must be. Thanks for putting us all out of crossword clue misery.
Liked the challenge of trying to find out the answers - good opportunity to learn in a fun way. Interesting to "hear" that hearing loss is an MS symptom. Haven't yet found any clinician that has considered it as part of my MS symptom repertoire yet I think it was the first that occurred for me. Didn't realise my hearing was limited until I had to take a hearing test for a job medical - they thought the hearing booth was faulty until they checked it out and found it was my hearing instead!
I have tinnitus as well as MS, but didn't get the answer 🤕 I'll enter any puzzles you post.
I didn't attempt the crossword but just read the answers, I had never heard of Lhermitte's sign but I think I have it! Well a version of it anyway and I have never mentioned it to my neurologist or anyone else for that matter. I don't get electric shocks and it's not painful but when I flex my neck as described I get a sort of fizzy sensation down my left leg. Most of my symptoms are on the left side due to a lesion in my cervical spine. Thanks to your explanation I now know not to flex my neck in this way too much anymore, I certainly don't want to make anything worse. I'll add it to my list of symptoms next time I see my neurologist. Thanks.
Fantastic idea!
Prof, I was Best man at a wedding this weekend just gone for my oldest friend. I've known his dad for 35 years and he couldn't sit inside due to all the noise as he is experiencing tinnitus that has ruined his quality of life. I explained my own struggles n the only advice I could give him based on my own experience was to keep pushing....find the expert in the UK. He had been 'to the top' he said. But his 'top' is the ENT specialist at Bradford Royal Infirmiry. I thought the local specialist was the top as well but now I know different. I feel like if I had seen you at the start instead of a local private nuero then my outcome would have been much different and I would not want my friends dad to feel the same regret. Any advice please? Who would you refer such cases to when an MS lesion is not the cause?
Thank you for this! Really good idea, finally something lighthearted & informative.
I laughed out loud at tinnitus! After totally losing my left side hearing due to MS many years ago, I found couldn’t tolerate high dose steroids; the tinnitus would ramp up to sound like someone murmuring loudly! It’s my constant companion, but falling to sleep with some light music or someone calmly talking masks it. 🥳
Thank you for posting the answers 👍🏻
Tinnitus, should’ve gotten that one👂🏻👂🏻
Tinnitus! Of course. 🤦♀️
Thanks for posting the correct answers Prof G. The Tinnitus question bothered me for some time. 😅
Hope you're well.