Thread: Any Tinnitus Sufferers out there?

Originally Posted by Neckbone

I served in the late 50's and never have gone to the VA for anything. I would think they would give me the bums-rush if I went there.

In spite of the what we read of the current servicemen/women getting short shrift from the VA, I have a few friends, both Viet Nam era, and later, who say the VA has been very good in taking care of their ongoing problems. Give it a shot.

I've said this before and I still say it. The VA has always been one of those agencies that no one gave a damn about. It has always been ignored and underfunded until of course now and all our politicians run away from their problem. It's a terrible agency to work for and a terrible agency to be a victim of. I've known two MDs and an RN who worked for them and the stories they tell....

It's a place of last resort if you have no where else to go.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I've said this before and I still say it. The VA has always been one of those agencies that no one gave a damn about. It has always been ignored and underfunded until of course now and all our politicians run away from their problem. It's a terrible agency to work for and a terrible agency to be a victim of. I've known two MDs and an RN who worked for them and the stories they tell....

It's a place of last resort if you have no where else to go.

Those of us that are in the system have a very good view of what the ACA will be like when and if it is fully implemented.

It's not pretty and never will be.

In the 11 years that I've been in the system, I've had 9 primary care physicians. Two were born in the US and spoke English as their first language. One of the two was a retired US Army Dr. He got recalled to active duty. He's still listed as my PCP but I haven't seen him in two years now.

General consensus is that there are a lot of good people at the VA and they are trying to help.

The VA system hopes that we all will accept the prozac they seem to want to dole out at the door when you walk in and that we will die without bothering them.

I don't take the prozac.

Originally Posted by Wullie

I don't take the prozac.

Can I have yours ? ...........

Bad joke, I know .....

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Can I have yours ? ...........

Bad joke, I know .....

LMAO!! I remember those days.

I refused it. one of the Doc's that I fired must have been getting kick backs from a drug company. The good lady from Pakistan was trying to get all of her patients hooked on that shyte. After she told me she was prescribing it for me, I told her I wasn't getting the prescription filled and I wasn't going to take it. She argued a bit and I stood my ground. SHe was noticeably hostile the next time I went in for a scheduled check up and told me I needed to take that crap.

I told her to take it or shove it didn't matter to me, walked out and filed for a new veterinarian that was NOT from that part of the world.

Ended up with a Dr from Nigeria. Nice gent. Saw him once and got reassigned another Dr. The newest Dr is from Alabama. She's a nice lady as near as I can tell. Going back on Oct for more stuff. Have to see how round two goes.

We're (the Army) going to be starting some trials soon looking at using neuromodulation for treating tinnitus. Right now we're using it for TBI. We're also funding some studies at Oregon Health Sciences using transcranial magnets to treat tinnitus:

Mouth device in clinical trials as possible treatment for TBI | Article | The United States Army

Have I been diagnosed? No.

Do I have it? Yes.

Time spent in the infantry...

...really should call up DVA and get the ball rolling on this as well.