Ringing In Ears And Neuropathy

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peripheral neuropathy in pinkie & ring fingers

hi,i have numbness especially at night when i bent my hadn when i am sleeping in y pinke and ring fingers in boths hands (the lest hand is much more severe). could this be peripheral neuropathy? by the way the numbness increased during the last 2...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

You don't mention what your HIV status is and which drug you are taking. The symptoms you describe are common in the general population often related to repetitive activities or nerve compression while sleeping. HIV related neuropathies most... Read more »

chronic neuropathy, uveitus,

what do you suggest to aid in the discomfort of such things as neuropathy, uveitus, unbearable... Read more »

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C. »

Ear ringing

Hi there,Over (at least) the past six months I have had constant ear ringing in both my ears. When... Read more »

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Manage Peripheral Neuropathy

I was recently diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy. I still have feeling in my fingers, but I've lost most of the feeling in my toes. Do you have any advice on ways I can manage this condition through exercise or supplementation? Peripheral... Read more »

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Peripheral Neuropathy

Peripheral Neuropathy (peripheral = furthest away; neuro = nerve; pathy = damage) Peripheral neuropathy (PN) -- nerve damage that causes numbness, burning, tingling and sometimes severe pain in the toes, feet and legs, and sometimes in the... Read more »

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ringing in the ears

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi,

I had a high risk overseas unprotected male to female encouter about a month and a half ago. I got a blood test at 2 weeks which was negitive, but i realize those results are meaningless at this point. Lately I have been experiencing bad... Read more »

Loose Teeth

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

HAS anyone heard of somebody getting loose teeth with ringing ears and neuropathy during seroconversion Read more »

Seroconversion and Peripheral Neuropathy

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

This is a question for anyone who is living with HIV or who has recently been diagnosed as HIV positive:

Did any of you experience the numbness/tingling in the feet, legs, hands and arms during your seroconversion?

If so . . . for what period of time... Read more »

to confused re:neuropathy

Posted by uhohblita, 2 Replies

confused,
my feet started tingling from about 1 month after the "incident". this continued for a long time and kept getting worse and worse. my feet only stopped tingling if i tied my shoes really tight. i had in the back of my head it was from... Read more »

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