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Suggest Treatment For Tinnitus

Posted on Thu, 18 May 2017

Question: My 11 year old grandson has, in the past two days, incidents where he experiences very loud ringing in his ears; he says it sounds like an old fashioned alarm clock. The ringing is accompanied by a change in vision in that he sees everything in the color red. The condition seems to abate relatively quickly, however, early this a.m. he wet the bed during the incident.

Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
EEG/ENT Opinion

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar, a neurologist, here to answer your query.

Ringing in the sounds is commonly called 'Tinnitus' and usually associated with ear related pathology.Hence, an ENT specialist's opinion will be helpful in this regard.
However, another aspect of this is associated change in vision and red color visual field which improves quickly.All of these symptoms may be associated with some kind of atypical seizures.

I would suggest that an EEG may be helpful in this regard.

Hope that helps.I would be glad to have you in follow-up with further questions regarding the same.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ajay Panwar (10 minutes later)

Thank you. If I understand correctly it is the vision related issue which could be most problematic symptom as it may be indicative of a neurological problem.
is consulting a neurologist recommended?

Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
That would be better.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being in follow-up.

Of course, consulting a neurologist would be better.
If you have any further queries,please follow-up else please close the thread, and rate it.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar