can you give a hearing medical opinion

            
Based on the Records provided to you by Robert G. Thornton for your Reviewed Please Provide an  Medical Opinion  :

(1)  Was the onset of Tinnitus more likely than not to have been caused by Veterans  Head Trauma and  exposure to Acute Acoustic Trauma  and/or combat related noise while on active duty in the Military 1965  thru 1968.

(2)  Is Tinnitus present today and if so was more likely than not to have been caused by Veterans Head Trauma and  exposure to Acute Acoustic Trauma  and/or combat related noise while on active duty in the Military 1965  thru 1968

(3)  Was the onset of bilateral  Sensorineural Hearing Loss  more likely than not to have been caused by Veterans Head Trauma and  exposure to Acute Acoustic Trauma  and/or combat related noise while on active duty in the Military 1965  thru 1968

(4)  Is bilateral  Sensorineural Hearing Loss  present today and if so was more likely than not to have been caused by Veterans Head Trauma and  exposure to Acute Acoustic Trauma  and/or combat related noise while on active duty in the Military 1965  thru 1968


(5) Was the onset of  Dizziness (Peripheral vestibular disorders) more likely than not to have been caused by Veterans Head Trauma and  exposure to Acute Acoustic Trauma  and/or combat related noise while on active duty in the Military 1965  thru 1968

(6) Is  Dizziness  (Peripheral vestibular disorders)  present today and if so was more likely than not to have been caused by Veterans Head Trauma and  exposure to Acute Acoustic Trauma  and/or combat related noise while on active duty in the Military 1965  thru 1968



Robert G. Thornton                     18-10-2009
PO Box 759
Phnom Penh , Cambodia
Email : ***@****



  Pure Tone Tresholds       normal  hearing 0 to 20 decibels

1965  Oct.               Entered Service Army              (17 years 3 months )
500          1000          2000          3000          4000
  5               5                15              15              5            10
15             15                10               5               5              8.75

1966    Sept.            1st. year in service    Army        (18 years 2 months)
10             10                10                -               15           11.66
10             10                10               -                10           10

1968  July               Discharged from Service  Army    (20 Years 6 days)
10              10               30               40              65           36.25
10              10               25               15              25           18.75

1971   May                  VA Audiologist Test  
15              15               40                -                65           40
20              20               30                -                20           23.33

1989   May                VA  Audiologist Test
5                20               50               75               70          53.75
5                10               35               55               75          43.75

2000   Sept.    Audiologist Test   By   VA Miami Fla.




2007      Bumrungrad International Hospital Thailand ( See  # 1)                              
30            45               75                85                   85       72.5
45            60               90                85                 105       85

2008
30            45               75                80                   85       71.25
45            55               90                90                  105      85

[Wear/a/Jimmy]

Well, looking at your audio test results I see no indication of the right and left ear. That would be helpful information for forming an opinion.

I am not sure if the US govt will recognize hearing tests performed by non-ASHA certified, or non-US trained clinician and I know for a fact Bumungrad's audiologist is not an ASHA certified audiologist.

If you do need to work with an ASHA certified, US trained and US licensed Audiologist in Thailand, I do know of 1 such individual.

[louissam]

you can still hear old man. glad to know you are still out there kicking. Louis Samford