Recent content by GammaAlpha

In terms of the COVID-19 question. This is all second hand from what an ENT told my friend, but there had been an uptick in hearing related symptoms this year, specifically from people who had recovered from mild COVID-19. I think this was entirely anecdotal rather than having come from any sort...

Hi there, Thanks for replying! For the most part I can't tell whether the volume fluctuations are "real" or just my perception changing (if such a distinction exists). I did have a very real and horrible spike a couple of weeks back where I was just sitting on the sofa with my partner one...

Here is my best effort MS Paint approximation of what my left ear audiogram looked like from memory. I don't remember exactly what levels the 4kHz dip was to. The right ear was about the same but without the dip (and with no masked version as they didn't perform that test on my right ear).

So, an update as promised. Sorry. It's a long one. I phoned my GP surgery the next morning to discuss my concerns and a doctor called me back. Although she was skeptical of my reasoning she instead prescribed me another round of Amoxicillin. Thankfully that seemed to do the trick and after a...

Hi Everyone, I'm not sure if this is the right forum but I'm looking for a bit of support and advice. Apologies if I got it wrong. The tldr; is that I've had unilateral tinnitus since the beginning of this month and possible signs of an ear/throat infection. I've been prescribed Clarithromycin...