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The ENT prescribed Deflazacort (cortisone steroid) but it only made the ringing worse after 5 days. She also prescribed Ginkgo Biloba "just in case it works" she said, but it didn't. I'm not taking any medication at the moment. Just taking vitamins and magnesium because that won't hurt...

The major breakthrough I had last month is that those vibrations seem to be gone :) In the beginning I had them everyday, then almost every day, then once or twice a week and now they seem to be gone. You may not notice it, but you are slowly getting better... Trust me! You won't have a sudden...

Hey @SadMan, looks like our cases are pretty similar... Mine started last September. First two months were hard and I was struggling with it. During the last months it has got slightly better. I get two or three average days, then it all goes back to the start. It is just how it is. Hopefully...

I have this too. I only have it at bedtime. And usually stops after a few minutes. It started a few weeks before the high-pitched tinnitus in both ears (inside my head).

My tinnitus started 3 months ago. I had all sorts of hearing, ear exams. Not a single drop in hearing, 100% perfect both ears. Perfect shaped ears and canals. I have a deviated nasal septum though, but the doctor thinks I've had it all my life and it is not the cause of my tinnitus. Will have...

How are you doing these days @n_li808?

That little CP2 is a screamer. Way louder than the CP3. Regarding the wind noise... That's true! That's why I've always used earplugs. Wind noise does get crazy at highway speeds. Especially if you're using a modular helmet.

Fellow motorcyclist here. I bought a 2nd hand motorcycle in late July, a Yamaha with a CP2 engine and a loud chinese full exhaust system. I ran it for month until my Akrapovic Titanium arrived. I always ran the Akrapovic with the db-killer on since I got it, but I believe that loud Chinese...

Depends on the wind's speed and direction. But I'd say no. I'm on the third day of Deflazacort/Ginkgo Biloba treatment. Woke up again to near silence, but after a few minutes the ringing built up again. Today's ringing is not a steady high-pitch, now it's more like a cricket at distance. No...

@n_li808 I'm no expert, but I think it is actually the other way around. Hearing loss causes tinnitus. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. Also, I'm currently at a restaurant where people are talking very loud. I know these phone apps are not very precise, but I wanted a ballpark figure...

I'm on my second day with Deflazacort and Ginkgo. Tinnitus seems worse, but don't know if it is related. For what it is worth I've attached the audiogram I have done 13 days after onset, when I visited the first ENT. As you can see, there is no evident hearing loss. Red ink is right ear, blue...

I'm also suspicious that there is a relation between the noise I've listen the previous day to the level of ringing the next day. Also, mine also changes tone when exposed to loud-ish noises If steroids are to work, do they work right away or will it take a few days?

Hey @n_li808 thanks for cheering me up! Hope you're doing better too. I still believe it is us. Seems like my tinnitus is reacting to loud noises too. Let's see if steroids will do something for me.

Today is 4 weeks after the onset. Went to another ENT. She said that most likely my condition is chronic now. She prescribed 2x30mg of Deflazacort for the next 5 days, but advised me not expect to much out of it. Also prescribed Ginkgo biloba pills. I'm a little sad, but a part of me still...

Really sounds like hell. At what age has it started? Do you have any clue?