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Xbox headsets that work with digital hearing aids?
Above. Over the years I've tried conventional headsets, even though I almost never game online, and they tend not to be compatible with my hearing aids. I've looked into hearing aid specific headsets on the RNIB etc, and they tend to be prohibitively expensive. Can anyone advise? I am aware of Google.
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Baclofen for foot spasms, any natural alternatives?
my adult daughter has recently developed spasms in her right foot which causes her a lot of pain these can last from a few hours to over 48 hours we have been advised to start her on baclofen 3 times daily I am very concerned about the side affects of this medication and would like to try a more natural alternative? Any…
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Medical Records - altered/missing
My GP records are missing heaps of (previously there) attachments and worryingly - An important event - in which I attended the surgery and was sent straight to A&E with "heart failure" in July 2024 is completely missing ! The records are still there in NHS records to a limited extent - so I am copying them all to my PC -…
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Med neg and capacity
Hi - new here 👋 Looking for others who have been through med-neg capacity assessments. Help needed from those with lived experience. Thanks in advance.
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My Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Journey, flare ups?
Hello My Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Journey Hello everyone. I thought I'd share my story in case anyone has had a similar experience. I am a 67-year-old male with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT1A), which already causes numbness and weakness in both feet. Because of this, it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish between…
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Tingling in back
Hey guys I have been getting tingling in back iv reduce alchol and got b12 tablets incase thats it? I still seem to be getting it. Its not in the bones feels like skin. Any ideas i go dr tomorrow?
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Hearing aid problems! The NHS won't do anything!
Above. Both my hearing aids are now coming apart most of the time, one of the staff rang the Hallamshire Hospital a couple of weeks ago, they won't see me as an appointment till around this time next year! As is the state of our oh so wonderful National Health Service. Is there any LEGAL way I can force the issue? I cannot…
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1990 — The Year My Body Broke and My Life Changed
I don’t remember the exact moment I collapsed on the night of 24 May 1990. What I remember is the feeling that had been building all day — a kind of internal trembling, as if something inside me was loosening, slipping, preparing to give way. I was twenty‑six, trying to keep up with the demands placed on me: the Civil…
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National Epilepsy Week 2026.
Shout out to all those living with epilepsy and the support network around them.
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Arm useless due to frozen shoulder and fractures
i developed frozen shoulder about 18 months ago. I had just started physio for it then i broke it in multiple places last August. As a result i have lots of fresh titanium there to go with the replacement elbow i got twenty years ago. Sadly I’m the only adult who never liked super hero movies (even as a kid) so i can’t…
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Hi, my name is Michele2020! Lumbar spinal stenosis, feeling lonely
Hello! That may sound happy, but I am anything but. I have suffered from Lumbar Spinal Stenosis since 2022. I have gone from using a cane - to - a walker - to a wheelchair. I have every rotten problem that goes along with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Sometimes I am depressed - sometimes I am angry - sometimes I am bitter. But…
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Hi, my name is octo! im wondering what people think of their services...
Hey im wondering what people think of their services in their area around BPD CPTSD AD Manic Depressive disorder Dissociation Disorder
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Anyone obtained supportive expert opinion?
Has anyone obtained a supportive expert opinion in a case involving post-surgical necrosis, delayed treatment, no antibiotics, and later sepsis? What evidence convinced the expert that earlier intervention would have changed the outcome?
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Right ear hearing aid keeps coming apart - No appointments at RHH till next year
Above. A staff member rang the Audiology Dept at Sheffield's Royal Hallamshire Hospital yesterday when I told them about the problem, apparently she was told there were no appointments available till circa this time next year because our oh so wonderful National Health Service is skint! You what?! I am painfully aware the…
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Peripheral neuropathy progressing
Hi. I've had symptoms of peripheral neuropathy since 2011, only in my feet (pain, numbness, and pins and needles). But the last two months the numbness in my feet has increased, and the pins and needles have advanced to my calves. In the last two months I also have a new symptom of burning in my feet and calves. Like a…
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Bowel cancer
I was in hospital recently, I had to have an operation to remove my bowel cancer and they put in a permanent stoma bag, it has been life changing. One of the things I struggle with is being overly sensitive to smell and noise, it stems from my childhood trauma, apparently it is from having hyper vigilance, I have never…
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SAR request rejected
I made a SAR request on a hospital that treated me 32 years ago and it was rejected on grounds of time (they claim that my medical records were destroyed in the meantime) This is wrong - records are supposed to be held until 10 years after the patients death - and I am still alive !!
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Hi, my name is joo! Struggling with numerous bouts of pneumonia
ive had pneunomia at least 7 times in 21 months. Im so afraid of this. I have nit recovered my strength frim the first time i had it. Cronically exhaused, chills, the whole picture.
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My name is Daryl and I have been misdiagnosed
Hi there, After 15 years, a quarter of my life, I have been misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease and taken off the medication for dementia I was put on from the beginning... To say I was shocked is the understatement of them all, I am extremely angry and bitterly disappointed by the failure of the NHS Mental Health…
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APD
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