why is gamma knife therapy ignored?
I read recently on a gamma knife therapy web site that it's only a matter of time until it's used to treat central t. (Individual and harmless gamma rays converge at the site in the brain that's the...
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Hi Tony,>How does the prevalence of hearing loss in adults with> tinnitus compare with hearing loss in adults without tinnitus?>I imagine that today hearing loss is pervasive, and perhaps>...
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This page:deafness.about.com/librar...062001.htmhas some information about the prevalence of hearing loss.
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Tony,Hope this helps:Things you wanted to know about FSR but were afraid to askFSR it is a combination of: (1) stereotactic radiosurgery, a single-session procedure where the radiation field is...
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Thanks BirdyIt gives me something to think aboutThe level of accuracy involved in locating a tumor, and then aiming a beam at it is amazing.Tony
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Birdy,I've read in at least two different places that it's only a matter of time before gamma knife is used for tinnitus of central origin. If it's used for obsessive compulsive disorder which isn't...
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Charles,Radiation, no matter how carefully doctors use it to "target" a tumor, is dangerous. Why would you risk shooting your inner ear, brain, or auditory nerve, with something that can do more harm...
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I think there must be some confusion. I'm talking about using gamma knife on the auditory cortex itself, not on the acoustic nerve. I wouldn't think t would be worsened or instigated with this therapy...
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Charles,Hope this helps:------------------------------------------------------------Abstract #22023, Date "Monday, Feb 5 2001 1:00PM - 12:00PM "Session "L17 Auditory Pathways, Cortex III " Electrical...
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I am increasingly of the opinion that Tinnitus is always associated with damage to the inner ear. I also believe that people can perceive they still have normal hearing (And indeed may have near...
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O.K. Birdy, now I'm totally confused. What did that article have to do with gamma knife therapy? I am totally discouraged. Everyone is flocking back to the ATA which supports money-squandering...
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"am afraid i also believe that stress can infact cause hearing damage, under stressful situations too many free radicals can enter the system and they can attack sensitive parts of the body." YES!...
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You haven't responded to my comments or questions in regards to this. -----------------------------------------------------------Charles,I HAVE responded to your comments and questions. I copied TWO...
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Birdy, I'm still confused what articles that say nothing about gamma knife have to do with gamma knife and you did not explain why the therapy could not be used for severe, life-altering tinnitus if...
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Charles,HERE IS THE ARTICLE ABOUT THE AUDITORY CORTEX, WHICH I COPIED FOR YOU IN A PREVIOUS POST IN THIS THREAD. NO WHERE DOES IT SAY THAT GAMMA "RADIATION" IS, OR WILL BE, USED FOR TINNITUS. IF YOU...
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Charles, there does not have to be a tumor or physical anomaly in tinnitus; in most cases it is just an otherwise normal auditory cortex that is hyperactive or hypersensitive. Firing at this part of...
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Thanks, kai.You summed it up in just 3 sentences. I'm indebted to you. RLM
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Have I lost my ability to express myself clearly? I never intimated that gamma knife would be used to treat a tumor in the auditory cortex, but to treat the area of the auditory cortex (as shown via...
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NONE HOWEVER, SAY ANYTHING ABOUT USING GAMMA RADIATION TO TREAT TINNITUS IN THE AUDITORY CORTEX. ------------------------------------------------------------Charles,Where is the word "tumor" used in...
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I'm at my wits end trying to get you to understand what I'm saying, also. I guess we're speaking a different language although it looks the same on the surface. Never mind.Charles
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