Recent content by James Foley

Two weeks ago I ran into some issues with my right ear completely closing up leaving me with very muffled hearing and a pretty uncomfortable pressure feeling. These symptoms aren't new to me as I've suffered with issues equalising my ears for a while now and take a daily antihistamine and nasal...

I popped to see the GP due to fullness, slightly dulled hearing, and increased tinnitus in my right ear. After looking around he said I do have some wax covering half of my ear drum, and the inside of my ear looks a little irritated. I have no pain, swelling, or itchiness of the ear, but he said...

I think its 9 weeks now? As of two weeks ago it seems to have moved to my right ear, with no improvement to my left. No change to sleep pattern, diet, no loud noises, no new medication, so I've no idea whats up. One thing I noticed this time round when it shifted to my right is it happened when...

Five weeks now and its still bothering me. I have the odd hour or so where it does seem to calm down but doesn't take long to become louder and bothersome again. I have also noticed now is I seem to be quite sensitive to harsh noises, like my mechanical keyboard in a quiet office, or some...

Two weeks now since the start of the spike and no real signs of it getting better, but if anything its a little more bearable and does seem to fade into the background if my mind is occupied on something else. For some reason even though I can hear it at night it never prevents me from sleeping...

I've had a few spikes in the past and they've always either resolved or my perception changed to a point where it doesn't bother me. I'm more so seeking advice to tackle the stress and anxiety that comes with the spikes that I seemingly can't shake, even though I know that it'll probably...

Hey Greg. The thumping did eventually go away after a couple of weeks, though I have no idea what caused it. Blood pressure was deemed normal so I guess the only thing I could pin it on would be anxiety again. Only other possible issue, is that the side I have had the thumping on and now the...

I had been spike free for a while but over the last couple of weeks I've been hit by two that have stuck with me and I'm struggling to find ways to cope. First spike came after a week of Flucloxacillin to treat folliculitis. I did try to avoid the medication, but nothing was helping and the...

This is the first time its really been an issue, and every time I feel like things are improving I'd wake up the next day only to be back at square one. I think the concern is I really don't have any other symptoms other than the new hiss.

For a while now I've suffered from tinnitus spikes caused by congestion. I take Beconase twice a day and a once a day antihistamine and this usually keeps things under control. The spikes usually last around an hour or two and fluctuate a lot with a fullness feeling. About a week or so ago I...

I've been prescribed Flucloxacillin to treat an infected wound, but I know antibiotics play havoc with some people's tinnitus. Does anyone have any experience with Flucloxacillin at all? From what I can find, it being in the penicillin class should make it reasonably safe...

So, just over a week and the thumping seems to have settled for now. Sumatriptan did nothing but make my headaches twice as bad, so went back to my GP who suggested low dose amitriptyline to control the headaches, and a neurologist referral which is to rule out anything nasty I'd imagine. So...

Well it was quiet for 4 days, only to return again this evening... I’m not really sure where to go with this now :(

A little update for anyone interested. Thumping seems to be tightly coupled with headaches, and as my headache faded over a couple of days, so did the thumping. Spoke to my GP about this, they didn't seem too bothered by my blood pressure as it wasn't testing constantly high. They did take an...

Yep, that's fair, I understand nobody on the internet is going to magically know the answer to my problems :) After leaving a message with my local doctors they'd like to see me due to the symptoms I've reported, so I've an appointment booked for next Tuesday. Hopefully they might point me in...