Recent content by Hissy missy

I think when it gets like this and you’re not coping perhaps ask your doc for something to take short term to get through it. For me, I drink a couple of wines in the evening - that’s not everyone’s ‘go to’ but it has helped me these past 17 years.

I reckon it will settle Kiel. Until then, keep busy, have a glass of wine or two, go out walking (being outside helps I reckon) - do whatever it takes to get you through this hiccup. It happens to all of us. You just have to do things a little differently to get you through. It’ll be ok.

Go and check if you have a build up of ear wax at your doctors. Muscle tension in the neck and shoulders can cause weird sounds and sensations in your ears too. Or it could be a eustation tube issue perhaps.

Hi candy / it kind of comes and goes / I wouldn’t say it’s constant but it hasn’t gone away completely .

Yes I only ask for a manual clean. It’s distressing the everyday things in life we now need to be aware of in order to protect our ears.

I really hope you end this relationship and free yourself. Be strong and walk away. Life is too short.

I believe only taking a few of these pills (it’s called Avanza in Australia) kick started the hiss in my head 17 years ago. I regret taking those 4 pills. Didn’t take much.

And there would not have been all the medications around that can cause tinnitus either.

Hi Brandon This happened to me a few years ago - a congested in my sinuses head cold then a full feeling in my left ear for about 5 weeks afterwards. I was a nervous wreck about it given my high anxiety levels with my long term tinnitus. My GP told me that ears can take the longest to come good...

Say in your 20s you were out and about in noisy venues not aware of ‘hearing health’ then you settle down and live a quiet life for many years after. Can tinnitus come and bite you later in life due to what you did in your youth even if you’ve been careful around noise since then?

Hi Brandon In 2016 I got a really congested cold. My left ear wasn’t quite right for up to 5 weeks after the cold finished. My doc said that ears can take the longest to heal after a cold. Given my tinnitus and heightened anxiety, it was a miserable 5 or so weeks for me.

I’ve been living with this condition since 2002. Being an anxious person anyway, it’s been pretty hard to take at times. My left ear has been giving me a new high pitched sound for the last 6 weeks I’d say. Not sure what made it change as noticeably. Getting older perhaps? My neck and shoulders...

Spikes can last a long time Scott, don’t assume the worst. Mine has thrown me curveballs over the years ... perhaps just one of those coincidences that you’ve noticed an increase after your wax clear out.

Yes I woke up with a stuffed left ear after a head cold and it lasted for about 5 weeks. I had been laying on that side too. Ears can be the last things to right themselves after a cold my doctor told me.

I often get this too as I’m a side sleeper but after being up and about for a little while it goes away. I’m not sure why it happens though. Gravity ? :dunno: