AtTheCircleK
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Good day:
I've been perusing this forum for about a month now, but have refrained from submitting any posts for concern of wasting people's time, however a recent symptom of (perceived) neck weakness combined w/ tinnitus has me worried.
Long story short is since mid December, I (31 year old male), developed pain in the back of my lower neck / C.Spine area, and the high pitched chirping/ringing tinnitus started at the exact same time. When I rest my head to rest/sleep, the tinnitus goes away within 15/30 minutes - it's only when standing or propping my head up, walking around will the tinnitus rear its ugly head. I can move my head from side to side, up and down, but it just "feels" wobbly and my neck muscles do not feel as strong as they used to.
Any thoughts on neck weakness / tinnitus connection and whether this sounds like A. L. S. ? Thank you very much and God bless.
Additional notes:
Before this, I began suffering from body-wide twitching, ulnar nerve neuropathy, perceived swallowing weakness, and calf stiffness in Mid-November. A brain MRI and C.Spine MRI revealed no problems, except a slightly herniated disc (C5 or C6 - can't remember), which the Neuro said is very common and most likely isn't the cause of these issues. EMG test was conducted late November on my arms only (no leg or face EMG) and no abnormalities were detected. Neurologist suggested BFS as a probable cause.
My swallowing difficulties included taking successive swallows, bits of food getting stuck in the back of throat etc. Upper GI/Barium swallow revealed no problems.
Over the past couple weeks, the swallowing difficulties have subsided a little, but the neck weakness has increased. I reported the neck and tinnitus issues to the neurologist in the follow-up appt last week, but he said he wasn't concerned and didn't feel the need for further testing. I am scheduled for another follow-up in March.
I've been perusing this forum for about a month now, but have refrained from submitting any posts for concern of wasting people's time, however a recent symptom of (perceived) neck weakness combined w/ tinnitus has me worried.
Long story short is since mid December, I (31 year old male), developed pain in the back of my lower neck / C.Spine area, and the high pitched chirping/ringing tinnitus started at the exact same time. When I rest my head to rest/sleep, the tinnitus goes away within 15/30 minutes - it's only when standing or propping my head up, walking around will the tinnitus rear its ugly head. I can move my head from side to side, up and down, but it just "feels" wobbly and my neck muscles do not feel as strong as they used to.
Any thoughts on neck weakness / tinnitus connection and whether this sounds like A. L. S. ? Thank you very much and God bless.
Additional notes:
Before this, I began suffering from body-wide twitching, ulnar nerve neuropathy, perceived swallowing weakness, and calf stiffness in Mid-November. A brain MRI and C.Spine MRI revealed no problems, except a slightly herniated disc (C5 or C6 - can't remember), which the Neuro said is very common and most likely isn't the cause of these issues. EMG test was conducted late November on my arms only (no leg or face EMG) and no abnormalities were detected. Neurologist suggested BFS as a probable cause.
My swallowing difficulties included taking successive swallows, bits of food getting stuck in the back of throat etc. Upper GI/Barium swallow revealed no problems.
Over the past couple weeks, the swallowing difficulties have subsided a little, but the neck weakness has increased. I reported the neck and tinnitus issues to the neurologist in the follow-up appt last week, but he said he wasn't concerned and didn't feel the need for further testing. I am scheduled for another follow-up in March.