She Suffered Balance Issues for Years. Was It a Brain Tumor?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/magazine/cholesteatoma-tumor-diagnosis.html
A visit to the dentist unexpectedly led to a resolution.
Credit...Photo illustration by Ina Jang
Published March 31, 2021Updated April 3, 2021
The dental hygienist greeted her longtime patient enthusiastically. Unexpectedly, the 68-year-old woman burst into tears. “I feel so bad,” she said, her voice cracking with emotion. “I’m worried I might be dying.” She was always tired, as if all her energy had been sucked out. And she felt a strange dread that something awful was happening to her. And if that weren’t enough, for the past couple of weeks she had lost much of her hearing in her right ear. She was sure she had a brain tumor — though none of her doctors thought so. After offering sympathy, the dental assistant realized she had something more to offer: “We have a dental CT scanner. Should we get a CT of your head?” The patient was amazed. Yes — she would very much like a CT scan of her head. It would cost her $150, the technician told her. At that point, it seemed like a bargain. And, just like that, it was done.

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