Prof. Dr. Rohit Mehrotra M.S.(ENT) Surgeon

The 2nd wave of corona has been very harsh on India. Lack of Hospital beds, Oxygen and ventilators and once you get it, stay in the hospital and the expenses. It has been a difficult time for everyone. Once you get corona you have to not only come out of it, but escape post covid-19 complications. That is why it is said from the FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE.

If you are diabetic and you have had steroids, you can land up what is known as black fungus or mucormycosis, Now fungus and bacteria are part of our daily natural habitus. They are in the nose, throat and lungs, now when you get corona your body immunity is lowered, if your sugar and Iron levels are high, the fungus attackes the nose, sinus and the eye, this is called mucormycosis. In No time the mucormycosis spreads to the eye, and brain and may cause death.

Treatment: After corona if you feel pain in the face or the eye & swelling, bleeding, discharge from the nose, headache, you should immediately consult with the ENT Surgeon. Your CT Scan and MRI has to be done immediately. Nasal swab & Biopsy to be done for fungus, if it is mucormycosis then surgical debridement has to be done. After that Inj Amphotericin B & Antifungal posaconazole have to be given.

Prevention: Follow Covid-19 appropriate behavior, so you don’t get corona,If you get corona, be very alert for all above symptoms. Control your sugar level, use Saline Nasal Spray to wash the nose, consult ENT Surgeon at the early stage, mucormycosis is a deadly disease which causes blindness and its life threatening. Intervention at the right time can save you.

Meditation was at the top of the list.

I had been meditating daily for several years when chronic illness tore through my life. It had been a transformational practice, helping me to finally get my anxiety under control after more than a decade of panic attacks and generalized nervousness.

But as my tinnitus worsened, it became impossible to meditate. I just couldn’t focus anymore with the sound of sirens blasting in my ears and it was devastating. I had lost not just my quality of life, but one of the most powerful coping tools that I had relied on for years to maintain my wellbeing.

One night, lying in bed, once again struggling to meditate, I suddenly had an idea: What would happen if I stopped fighting to ignore the ringing while I tried to focus on my breath, and focused on the sound of my tinnitus instead?

At first, it seemed like such a crazy idea to focus on the sound that was driving me crazy.But I was frustrated, and I was willing to do anything at that point to try to fix the problem, so I gave it a shot. And the 15 minutes that followed changed everything.

First Signs of Hope

As I hesitantly shifted my focus to the sound of my tinnitus, the first thing I noticed was that it was difficult to do, but not for the reasons you would expect.

Meditation is a simple exercise, but difficult in practice, because it’s hard to stay that focused on anything. As I went back to the practice, I also found that I was able to fully concentrate for the first time since my tinnitus began.

Vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) testing is a relatively new vestibular testing technique that determines vestibular function by applying a repetitive sound stimulus to one ear and then averaging the reaction of the muscle activity in response to each sound click or pulse.

This test just approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Unlike caloric testing or rotational chair testing, VEMP does not measure eye movements. Surface EMG recordings over the ipsilateral sternocleidomastoid muscle (cervical VEMP [cVEMP]) is believed to assess function of the saccule. Surface EMG recordings over the contralateral inferior oblique (ocular VEMP [OVEMP]) is believed to assess function of the utricle.

One night, lying in bed, once again struggling to meditate, I suddenly had an idea: What would happen if I stopped fighting to ignore the ringing while I tried to focus on my breath, and focused on the sound of my tinnitus instead?

A VNG may be done by a primary health care provider or one of the following types of specialists:

An audiologist, a health care provider who specializes in diagnosing, treating, and managing hearing loss.

An otolaryngologist (ENT), a doctor specializing in treating diseases and conditions of the ears, nose, and throat.

Do you feel that your hearing aids are just not good enough to hear all sounds very clearly?

If you have high frequency hearing loss you may be missing out on hearing high-pitched sounds [s],[z] etc When you cannot hear high-pitched sounds, you have a type of hearing loss known as High Frequency HL This type of hearing loss is commonly seen in each group of population.

A EAS is wonderful technologies in which have: cochlear implant technology for high-pitched sounds, and hearing aid technology for low-pitched sounds. By using two different technologies in one device, you can hear the full range of sounds, making it much easier to chat with friends, enjoy music, and communicate in everyday life.