Sudden Numbness Again

Woke up this Weds Morning (10 Apr 2019) with numbness on my left face.
On the next morning it worsened and my fingers and toes. All on the left.

Went to TKC TCM for my 10th treatment.
Skipped one session last week as I was too lazr and feeling rather okay and over confident.

He did Ba Guan, Acupuncture and Tuina for me.
Mainly on my left shoulder blade and back of my left leg.
Needles around my neck area and hands.
Felt a electric current as his needle went down my leg.

It was quite different from BZT acupoints.

My face was still numb when I left the clinic.
Some relief was felt on my fingers and toes.

As the day progressed, the numbness got better.
But it's still there.

We talked a little and he said he suspected that I might have
1. Bell's Palsy
2. Stroke

But he does not think so as I had no drool and my MRI was clear.
Meaning no blood clots or blood vessel rupture.

I also visited a new Chiropractor earlier on Monday and she too suspected that I might have Belll's Palsy, a mild version of it.

I do not think so.

Shared my experiences on the SSHL facebook group and someone said I might have been attacked by the Shingles Virus.

Well, my mother in law had Shingles when I first developed my SSHL and I had numbness.
And I had low immunity as I had been sick with upper respiratory tract infection for 2 weeks.

Did some reading up and I do not have all the symptoms of it though.
They call it the Ramsay's Hunt Syndrome.

Maybe I have Multiple Sclerosis?
Where my body is attacking my nerves?
Facial nerves?

Hopefully I'm getting closer to the root of the problem and solving this.

But the numbness this time worsened each time I slept and woke.
It could also be my bad sleeping position.

The first SSHL did not happen when I slept though.
So this could be unrelated similar events?

TKC TCM Clinic Session 7 And 8 - 14 and 21 Mar 2019

7th session I was treated by the younger doctor who worked on my ears and E.T area.


Nothing much happened. But my sinus sort of cmae back as I had stopped using the nasal spray.
So TCM did not totally stop it.

8th session, I was acupunctured in different areas with TKC.
He mainly targeted my head and neck area and my lower arms and wrist areas.

He tried to tui na and snap mu neck into place but unable to do so as the bone joints were too rigid or "hard".

Maybe I was not relaxed enough.

Not much progress. Should I continue?

TKC TCM Clinic Session 5 And 6 - 1 and 7 Mar 2019

5th session I was treated by the younger doctor who worked on my ears and E.T area.
My sinus problems have seemed tobe under control after going through these acupuncture treatments.

My inner ear cavity also seems to have cleared more, even though my hearing test remains the same.
I can hear more inner ear activity in my bad ear now.

6th session, I was acunputured in different areas from the 1st 5 sessions with TKC.
He mainly targeted my back neck area and my lower arms and wrist areas.

He explained to me that my inner ear cavity seems more clear because the bacteria inside is being cleared up. Something like that.

Mimi App Hearing Test Results for 7 Mar 2019

Some Changes - Inner Ear Sounds Improvement

When I swallow or try to move my ear or throat muscles on my bad ear side,
I can now hear more sounds.
There is more clarity within the inner cavity.

But my hearing has not improved on the hearing test app though.

What does this mean?

Q1: Has my eustachian tube been cleared more?
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Coz of the TCM treatments?( maybe, coz something similar happened at 5th & 6th Session at BZT )
Coz of natural healing? ( dun think so)
Coz of the nasal steriod spray?  (Started on 15 Feb, about 14 days ago)
Coz of the Chiro?  ( dun think so)

Or

Q2: My hearing has improved?
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Yes? Coz I can hear more inner sounds?
No, Coz the hearing tests do not show any significant changes in stats.


Q3: Has my eustachian tube been blocked?
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If it was blocked? How could I have done the Hyperbaric Treatments with no pain?
Was it partially blocked? (Maybe)


Conclusion:
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I think that it is
Likely my hearing is the same. No improvement. 
But my eustachian tube has cleared up a bit more.
Due to the TCM and Nasal Spray.
As the sinus mucus has stopped forming for the past 14 days or so.
So maybe hardened mucus stuff stuck up there could have dropped since the passages are now more clear to allow descent.


Interesting Notes:
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When I call BZT after hours to do a hearing test on their CS reply.
I can now hear them on my bad ear, at volume level 30 and 40 on the iPhone.
Versus volume level 80 or 90 when I started this personal test.

TKC TCM Clinic Session 3 And 4 - 19 and 22 Feb 2019

Pretty much the same treatment.

Was given a different set of pills for my ears on the 4th session.

Experienced some louder tinnitus after 3 or 4 days after the 4th session.

But it has gotten softer now again.

Unrelated Note: Sinus in the morning has disappeared.

Mimi App Hearing Test Results for 17 Feb 2019