Hearing Loss

 I saw a post today on a Vitiligo page I follow

on IG. It said vitiligo can affect hearing loss.

I was like really? Wow! Now, I have partial hearing loss

in both ears & wear hearing aids. I've always figured

it was due to my numerous ear infections growing up.

However, now I wonder if the Vitiligo has also played a part.

In doing some online research, it seems up to 38% of 

people diagnosed with Vitiligo, can also experience

some degree of hearing loss. So hmmm

I'm not quite sure exactly why I do have hearing loss.

I can't point to one thing & say this is why.

So maybe it is the combination of my

ear infections along with my Vit.

Dentures - Day 1

Well I apologize for not posting more about the journey to my dentures. It was a lot of back

& forth trips for quick visits. Today was D -Day. I got my dentures. I thought I was prepared for them but nope I wasn't. It is really quite a sight to look in a mirror & see a full mouth of teeth after not seeing them for 5-7 years. 

They feel very odd and out of place in your mouth - even if they do fit the shape of your mouth. 

Very weird. A friend said my mouth would feel smaller and she is right. I was prepared for having to adjust to eating with them. I was NOT  ready for it to seem nearly impossible to eat with them. I can kinda bite with them but chewing??? Forget about it. That will take a lot of practice as I feel like I have forgotten how to do that completely.  

Drinks are hard too & so is talking - or it seems that way to me. My daughter says it can be a little hard to understand me sometimes.  Also, my mouth seems to make saliva in excess amounts while I wear them. Very annoying. Swallowing a lot or trying too to get rid of the saliva. 

My gums were sore when I took them off this evening. We'll see how day 2 goes.

Goo

Disgusting goo! Yesterday I had the molds done for my dentures. This involved lots of
goo on two plastic plates being put into my mouth one at a time. The goo is extremely thick
paste and just awful. The top mold didn't want to come off my gums and it hurt to be removed.
I also about choked on the top one as my gag reflex really acted up. But thankfully they are done.
I go back on the 31st for adjustments. I think in total I'm looking at another 3-4 weeks before I have my dentures.

Afterwards, we stopped by the butcher shop to get some meat for dinner. Yay meatloaf b/c its soft!
There was an older gentleman with vit on him. Mom & I chatted with him a bit but while he knew he had it, didn't seem to know much about it. His vit was much more spread than mine and he did say it had spread a lot in the past year.  The man didn't know it was an autoimmune condition though.

Dental Work

Today marks one week since I had all remaining teeth removed. I was asleep during the dental surgery thankfully. I am healing well and am eating soft foods with little pain. In a week or two I will begin the process to have dentures at 36 years old. I didn't always have dental problems. I developed them after developing autoimmune & Vitiligo.  I am looking forward to not being a monster or addict any longer once I have my dentures.
I had several bad experiences over the last 5 years with dentists which scared me from them.
Being called an addict by one (which I never was) and painful experiences at another will do that.
I tried to take care of my teeth but they continued to decay. I believe I have another autoimmune condition and have written about autoimmune here.
I am hoping to start seeing an autoimmune specialist here in the near future & possibly get a better idea of what exactly is going on with my body. Why,even with caring for my teeth, did they continue to decay?
I'll be sharing my dental journey as I go along.

Folic Acid & B12

There was a post today in Vitiligo Pride Facebook group, (which if you are on Facebook, & comfortable discussing your Vit, I highly suggest joining.) by a member concerning Folic Acid. She had never been told by her doctor that she may need it. I thought I would do some reading & research about it as I didn't know either. It seems that the combination of Folic Acid & B12 can have benefits for those of us with Vitiligo.

You can read more at these sites.

Healing Vitligo

Vitiligo Support

I would also suggest this link to familarize yourself

with which herbs to avoid that can do more damage

than good since we do have an autoimmune.

Vit On My Eyes

A friend and I were at the beach today. It was a cooler overcast day at the beach.
Beautiful weather! We took a picture on the pier. Looking at the picture later, it was
evident that I have developed Vit around my eyes. I had thought maybe so before but
was never sure..the photo today defintely showed it. Thought I would share it.
As I've said before I am comfortable with my spots.

However, I do believe the Vit has also caused my partial deafness - due to doctors
having no reason why I am - and having read that there is a possible link between
Vit & hearing loss.. Sure makes sense to me.
Also, my teeth are horrid. I think that's also to my vit. I can't prove it but
it sure seems to be possible. I've taken care of my teeth and yet
they are horrible.
So does anyone else out there have hearing or teeth problems along with their vit??