Splint

I got the new mouth splint yesterday and wore it last night. It's different than the other one so it will take some getting used to all over again. Can't really tell anything yet. Just thought I'd let you know I got it.

Beautiful Brain

I'm sure I'll get some smart-alecky remarks on this one but the dr today said that I have a beautiful brain. I saw a neurologist today. There was some "white matter" on my MRI that the ENT felt warranted a further look. Turns out to be normal - everyone has some degree of white matter. He equated it to freckles. Everything was fine and my brain is beautiful. I really liked that dr. He spent a lot of time in the room talking to me, evaluating me, looking over the MRI. I felt like he really cared and wasn't trying to shuffle as many people through as possible. I honestly spent 45mins -1 hr with him. You just don't get that anymore. He explained a lot of what the MRI showed instead of just shuffling through the images quickly to see what was there. He even apologized that I had to come in.

Ear Update from follow-up appt

I went back the ear dr in Birmingham on Tues. The steroid he gave me to try and see if it would help didn't make any difference. After talking to him more at this appt he/we decided that it is probably a result of the TMJ. I am going to go back to the dentist and have a better splint made for my mouth to wear at night. That is really all I can do at this point. I'm also trying some Aleve to help with the pain since the Advil didn't do anything. He also gave me a prescription used to treat inner ear problems just in case that's what it is. I'll call him again in a month and let him know how it's going.