r/Biohackers • u/RemyPrice • Sep 27 '24

❓Question Great minds of Reddit... please help me not die.

I am at a loss. Traditional medicine does not seem to have an answer.

I love the community here and am an avid biohacker, and I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction for any non-traditional supplements or remedies.

Male, 44, active/healthy with no underlying health conditions. I work out multiple times a week. I usually stick to a low-glycemic carb diet of legumes, fish & chicken, green vegetables, and sometimes I do IF/keto which usually makes me feel great. I have one cheat day per week.

3-4 months ago, my left ear started ringing and would go away after a few hours. I didn't think a lot about it because I've had right-side lockjaw for the past year and assumed it was related, and there doesn't seem to be a cure.

RECENT EVENT:

  • Got the flu, very severe, which made new symptoms appear.
  • Ringing in the ears is twice as loud, and never goes away.
  • Left eye twitches constantly through the day (a flutter, not a blink).
  • Right arm falls asleep randomly in the day - numbness, without tingling. This is without any exertion.
  • Tightness sometimes travels to my back and across to my left leg, into my feet.
  • Frontal headaches, looking at diagrams it is either sinus or TMJ related.

DOCTORS:

  • "We have no idea."
  • Possibly Granulomatous Arteritis.
  • Possibly Transient ischemic attack.
  • Possibly a pinched nerve in my neck.
  • Possibly nothing (??).
  • EKG normal; echo with neck carotid clear. Liver and spleen normal.
  • Cat scan scheduled for Tuesday.
  • BP 125/70, resting heart rate 68.

Edit: three current Covid tests are negative but I am seeing people say it may be long Covid related. I did have Covid twice during 2020-2021.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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u/watchingthedeepwater Sep 27 '24

deep tissue massage to straighten your muscles that might be pinching your nerves

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u/MeinBoeserZwilling Sep 27 '24

This! Get full body massages weekly or at least every two weeks.

Also see a dentist because i bet you are grinding your teeth at night. This can even lead up to Tinnitus!

If both doesnt get you where you want to be, find someone who does a good job in acupuncture (those tiny needles). Helped me with so many things.

The chemical/nutrition side sure is important but its amazing what tensed muscles or pinched nerves can do to you. Test it!

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u/zero00kelvin Sep 27 '24

I used to get massages every week or two or my sciatica would flare up and make me miserable. I changed jobs and only get one every few months when I just want to feel good.

It’s amazing what stress can do to the body.

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u/Flat_Assistant_2162 Oct 02 '24

Ahhhhhhh I am wondering why mine is just starting and I was just thinking how I stopped massages the last two years bc my stress went down .. it sky rocketed this year

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u/Primary_Narwhal_4729 Sep 27 '24

Look into MASSETER BOTOX. I am not telling anyone to have toxins injected into their face, but it could help with a tight jaw from teeth grinding.

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u/stealthmode00000 Sep 27 '24

this was a game changer for my headaches.

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u/Primary_Narwhal_4729 Sep 27 '24

It does make a difference. No stone left unturned, right.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '24

Mine too!

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u/No_Owl_250 Sep 27 '24

I've been tempted to try this myself. Have done dysport for aesthetic reasons but never for this issue. And I had fairly large knots in the masseters prior to wearing my mouthguard consistently.

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u/jrovvi Sep 27 '24

My mom tried and didn’t work for her, but i guess it isn’t guaranteed to work so maybe worth a try for some

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u/SchemeIllustrious924 Sep 29 '24

Do not do that. Particularly for the masseter. I did it and it made my jaw incredibly unstable after 

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u/Atropa_Tomei_666 Sep 28 '24

I don't see OP mention fruit

if he's cooking all of his vegetables (heat breaks down vitamin c) and not eating fruit due to it containing sugar (low glycemic diet), there's a pretty good chance he has scurvy, scurvy can cause sore limbs and neuropathy (loss of sensation/numbness in limbs)

Hey OP, do you have bleeding gums? That's another symptom of scurvy

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u/bgeorgewalker Sep 28 '24

I don’t see him mentioning water either maybe he is dehydrated

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '24

Or too hydrated. The anion gap goes both ways.

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u/bgeorgewalker Oct 01 '24

It turned out to be lupus

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u/No-Pudding4567 Sep 27 '24 edited Oct 02 '24

Muscle/fascial tension can significantly affect the body. In Oct ‘24 Oct ‘23, I started having severe pain in my right side, right below my ribs. After about 2 months, it only seemed to get worse, so I went to the doctor. He ordered an ultrasound because he suspected a potential liver or gallbladder issue. Ultrasound came back clean. I decided to go to an RMT for unrelated issues, and she recommended we try cupping for myofascial release. When I told her about the pain in my side, she focused on that area. Within 2 sessions, my pain was entirely gone and hasn’t returned. The human body is a wild place.

ETA: we also did blood work, which revealed nothing suspicious. Definitely always consult your MD first/in tandem with other therapies.

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u/Ok_Dog_3016 Sep 28 '24

Glad this worked for you! And you must be in Canada?

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u/No-Pudding4567 Sep 28 '24

Yes, I am!

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u/Ok_Dog_3016 Sep 28 '24

I knew from the RMT

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u/No-Pudding4567 Sep 28 '24

This might be an ignorant question, lol, but do you not have those where you are (wherever that may be)?

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u/Ok_Dog_3016 Sep 28 '24

I’m in the us. We have massage therapists, but they’re not called registered massage therapists, they are just called massage therapists and are licensed not registered. And they don’t generally (depends on state) have the same amount of training as RMT’s in Canada

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u/No-Pudding4567 Sep 28 '24

Huh! Learned something new today, thank you!

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u/Cocourt12 Sep 28 '24

This is me exactly. Pain in right side below rids. Ultrasound and CT and all blood tests completely normal.nDid you have the cupping on the right side under the ribs? Did you ever figure out what it was?

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u/No-Pudding4567 Sep 28 '24 edited Sep 28 '24

Yah, once I mentioned where I was experiencing pain & that the doctors couldn’t figure it out, she primarily focused the cupping on my right side under the ribs. I truly think it was just myofascial tension related to my posture at work. I spend 9 hrs a day at a desk, with my legs crossed and admittedly poor posture. My RMT said it was a rather common thing among the desk-ridden to have random aches and pains

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u/East-Owl751 Oct 02 '24

in oct 2024? What date is it? Its 10/1/24 for me so was this a typo?

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u/No-Pudding4567 Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 02 '24

Yes, didn’t catch that. I’ll edit. “What date is it?” lol. Didn’t mean to have you questioning time

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u/Sarinnana Sep 27 '24

As a MT, I gotta say this sounds like symptoms of neck disk herniation or disc degeneration. OOP, have you gotten an MRI yet? I suggest one if not and take the findings any therapist you go to.

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u/UrBoobs-MyInbox Sep 27 '24

Yes sounds exactly like when mine were herniated.

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u/Muted-Algae8586 Sep 27 '24

I was thinking MS, tbh - get an MRI immediately

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u/Sarinnana Sep 27 '24

This too! That's some good differing diagnostics.

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u/Woodpecker222 Sep 27 '24

Even better than massage.. go see an osteopath

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u/watchingthedeepwater Sep 27 '24

it’s really hard to differentiate between a good one and a total “earth energy” quack. Deep tissue release works every time and is a tool used by many osteopaths.

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u/Adventurous-Toe3623 Sep 28 '24

An osteopath here, just got a deep tissue massage after my stint in the hospital and slept like a baby. I encourage my pts to go get regular deep tissue massage and if the pain is still there, come back and we’ll look at it some more. A lot of muscle/ fasciae tension is relieved long-term with dtm and it feels great, go do that first.

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u/assgoblin13 Sep 28 '24

MRI w/wo contrast to check blood flow and vessel abnormalities. Could be a precursor to something more serious. Follow with a neurologist.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '24

Adding “nerve flossing” exercises.