Florical drug information

[Pedro De La Garza]

The ENT recomended me Florical (one tablet daily).

Anyone know about the side effects for a long time taking Florical??

Regards

[kat]

I know my mother took that for her low calcium condition. Yet, you really should talk to your doctor about any possible side effects.

Do you think this might have some connection to your hearing loss?

[Pedro De La Garza]

Kat:

Twenty years ago Dr diagnosed me bilateral otoslerosis and I´m not a surgery candidate then give me just one option . . . take Florical . . . for years I took it but now Dr. recomended me take it again for ever.

As I told you recently I have been losing hearing rapidly.

Regards

[kat]

Have you considered if you might be a candidate for a BAHA (bone anchored hearing aid)?

If you hae mostly a conductive hearing loss from otosclerosis with good sensorineural (nerve) hearing, you may be a candidate.

If you look on your audiogram and see that marking such as a > (left) or < (right) that are much better than the o (right) and X (left), then you may be a candidate.

[Pedro De La Garza]

Originally Posted by kat

Have you considered if you might be a candidate for a BAHA (bone anchored hearing aid)?

If you hae mostly a conductive hearing loss from otosclerosis with good sensorineural (nerve) hearing, you may be a candidate.

If you look on your audiogram and see that marking such as a > (left) or < (right) that are much better than the o (right) and X (left), then you may be a candidate.

My audiogram "> <" show about 40dB higher . . .

Drs have chatted of the BAHA but really I have not investigated and I don´t know if in my location are people (doctors) with knowledge.

I´ll investigate in order to know if I´m a candidate . . .

Saludos

[Admin]

The link for BAHA candidacy is: http://www.entific.com/FAQDetail.asp...Consumer&id=51

The body worn unit can accomodate losses up to 60 db (bone conduction scores), which are marked as <, >, [, ].

Hope this helps.

[darylm]

I was prescribed Fluotic (sodium flouride) tablets when I was first diagnosed with otosclerosis several years ago. I took it for approximately a year along with a calcium supplement. It's debatable whether it had any effect on the progression of the disease in my ear. I now have approximately 60dB conductive hearing loss and constant tinnitus.

[JgearyAud]

that isnt too uncommon. I have heard of many people taking Fluotic and getting no results from it.

[BOBB]

I haven't known anyone who has benefitted from years of fluoride treatment. And high-dose fluoride is NOT the safest medication in the pharmacopeia. It has always seemed that fluoride prescription is a case of: "we can't do a stapedectomy, but since we're doctors we should prescribe SOMETHING...who knows, it MIGHT work!"

I think the only sensible interventions with otosclerosis are stapedectomy by a person with a long proven track record, or hearing aids.

My partner had two stapedectomies 25 years apart and now has superb hearing in both ears. I alas, have nerve deafness...so its hearing aids.

[Donna]

Hi,
I am trying to find surgeons that perform Stapedectomy but I can't find any. It seems no one performs the surgery because the liability is too high. Does anyone know how I would find an ENT that performs this surgery? (I am in Maryland).
Thanks