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Please come and reassure me that the only reason the consultant has referred me for an MRI is because I have insurance.

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Carmenere · 14/10/2008 10:33

I had an appointment this morning with ENT man as I have hideous sinusitus on and off for years. I was expecting him to suggest an op but he said I need an MRI to rule out a growth as I have all the symptoms of menieres disease without having menieres disease and that there is a type of growth that mimics the signs of menieres
Dp has said that if he was seriously worried I would be in there today having the MRI and that he has just suggested it because we have insurance (it has been booked for next week).

I am quite worried. Dp is right isn't he?

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morgansauntie · 14/10/2008 19:26

Hi, my story is very similar to Evenstar's I have lived with chronic sinusitis for nearly 20 years. About 14 years ago I suddenly lost the hearing in my right ear I was already under an ENT consultant (a brilliant one in my opinion) who sent me for an MRI scan to rule out an acoustic neuroma which it did. I have sensori neural deafness which is permanent, I also live with the menieres disease symptoms - the tinitus (I'm completely deaf in my right ear but can hear this, vertigo, nausea etc. On a daily basis my symptoms are controlled by anti-histamines and a steriod nasal spray I also have tablets for the dizziness/nausea. As Evenstar said the tumors are rare and are benign. At the moment I'm lucky as mine is under control.

hotbot · 14/10/2008 19:29

with your history it is a noraml request fro you to have an mri, what is a perk is that being private you wont have to wait...

littlefrog · 14/10/2008 19:30

dh and bil have both had MRI scans (privately) for b* all - well, that's not quite fair: backache. So I think that private doctors ARE more likely to say well, let's just run every test as quickly as possible, and get all the super-unlikely possibilities out of the way.

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Carmenere · 14/10/2008 20:02

Thanks all, I logically know this is normal and if he had said 'oh we just want to give you an MRI to have a look inside your sinuses/ears/whatever' I would be totally fine about it. But the acoustic neuroma thing makes a lot of sense as almost all the treatment I have ever had hasn't worked. I just wish he hadn't mentioned it as it means I will spend a week worrying no matter how much I try not to

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Anna8888 · 14/10/2008 20:06

There is usually a lead time of several days at least for MRI appointments because the machines are rare and expensive.

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Carmenere · 14/10/2008 20:17

Yes, a week on Thursday was the soonest appointment available.

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Anna8888 · 14/10/2008 20:19

I've had an MRI. It wasn't prescribed lightly.

There was nothing wrong with me .

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Carmenere · 14/10/2008 20:21

Yes I had one before (about 15 years ago) and there was nothing wrong then either.

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Carmenere · 14/10/2008 21:44

I have had a persistent headache all day and I know it is just stress but it is a horrible reminder when you are trying to forget.

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Evenstar · 14/10/2008 22:32

I didn't have any symptoms other than the hearing loss, the consultant concluded once the scan showed clear that it must have been due to some kind of trauma eg a loud noise. I think it may have been a concert I went to as a teenager that left me deaf for two days, because apparently it can affect you later in life rather than at the time, or an explosion in my garden incinerator due to accidently burning a battery, there was a very loud bang and it blew the lid off.

Evenstar · 14/10/2008 22:34

Hearing loss is not bad enough for a hearing aid by the way, I just sometimes find it hard listening to conversations in a group or hearing clearly on the telephone.

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Carmenere · 14/10/2008 22:48

I don't mind the deafness aspect tbh, my dad has been pretty much deaf for about 8 years and apparently I will too eventually as it is a consequence of the type of vertigo I have. My dad is 78 btw so I hope I have a few ok years to go although it has gotten worse in the last few months.

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CariadGibz · 15/12/2013 17:39

Hi do u have any experience / knowledge about acoustic neuromas please ? ;-)

CariadGibz · 15/12/2013 17:40

Hi do u have any experience / knowledge about acoustic neuromas please ?

sausagefortea · 15/12/2013 17:48

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sausagefortea · 15/12/2013 17:57

Sausage fingers sorry...

Another vote for acoustic neuroma being why you've been referred. I have mild hearing loss in one ear that came on abruptly after a few weeks of suffering vertigo/dizziness, nausea and tinnitus. I was referred for an MRI as well just to be on the safe side. Dr said it was to check for an acoustic neuroma but that it was unlikely as it was rare, and not to worry as it is also benign. Weirdly for me I put all my faith in the dr and didn't google or worry, had the MRI and all was fine. They do tend to whip you in for tests pretty quick if there is a strong suspicion of something wrong, private or otherwise. (Btw mine was NHS).

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