Latest moan from you and me, 2015

@bigbore don't wait for Wednesday! Phone your surgery and tell them that you're concerned that it may be a heart problem as you seem to be having palpitations. That should be dealt with as an emergency.

If there's any abnormality at all they should send you to A&E for a check up after they have taken your blood pressure and done an ECG at the surgery. The ECG only takes a minute or so.

If the doctor sends you down there they would then send you to their EAU.

"Emergency Assessment Units play an important role in the emergency admission of GP and speciality patients and then facilitates their safe discharge home or transfer to another department dependent on individual need."

If you have to go to the EAU they normally do a series of tests. These can take some time because they may want to do blood tests as well as their own ECG and blood pressure tests. The results from the blood test may take between 30 minutes to a couple of hours depending on how busy they are. They are likely to want to do at least two blood tests, a couple of hours apart, if they think it necessary. So take a book with you.

They may even do a chest Xray whilst you're waiting (immediate results).

EAU is usually nowhere near as frenetic as A&E and it's usually just a matter of waiting for results each time. I went through it last year and it was a fairly relaxed atmosphere. As they had time whilst I was waiting they took my blood pressure a number of times, tested my eyes and a few other simple tests.

 

I've had tinnitus for over 50 years. Fortunately it hasn't been too bad and I have got used to adjusting to it. I've known friends who have had serious problems with it and can sympathise with anyone who is suffering.

 

I agree, had trouble the other day with my ear test as I wasn't sure whether some of the tones were tinnitus or ear testing.

 

The ear man said that he could tell when I was responding to the test or to my tinnitus. The test sounds came at irregular intervals and my pressing of the button needed to coincide with them. He ran it a few times to make sure.

He said that my hearing was exceptionally good for an old man (my words - he was more diplomatic ). He actually said that I had the normal hearing for a young person.

 

Good morning all had my ears syringed out yesterday,wow its like being born again They got enough wax out to supply Madam Tussaud's for a month

@bigbore it could be Anxiety palpitations which is a common symptom with anxiety sufferers,but listen to our good friend @shiney visit your GP/A&E just to be sure

 

NHS Soapy water Free/Private ear vacuum £100

 

@Val.. I think it's Woo your looking for!