I am no expert ....... and don't even want to be .... but ....

I am very logical. To me for the most part ... yes a rose is in fact a rose. That does seem to hold true for PN and many other things.

In 1981 I noticed a sound in my head. I ended up (after testing) getting the pOOp from the mouth of a well known midwest ear doctor.

"you have tinnitus in both hears" ......... end of story. (a rose)

In 2004 - after testing .... a well respected neuro .......

"you have peripheral neuropathy - want some pills" (another rose)

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Many people spend thousands and thousands (their money or some insurance company's money) and get about the same thing .......

"Do you want some pills?".

There is no answers (in my case) to tinnitus or PN ..... both end up a rose by any name.