Recent content by Lyris

Warning, this is a dense reply. I do hope it helps, though. I like to be thorough in case anyone else in a similar spot needs more information. (This is aimed at people who mainly have somatic tinnitus/TMD.) First, yes, I do have a lot of inner ear pain. I have crackling sounds as well...

Hmm... I'm surprised that neither prescribed you prednisone? I feel like your situation counts as being acceptable to take a high dose and then taper for at least 5-7 days. I would get back in with a new doctor or ask the last one ASAP for a steroid to heal faster and reduce potential issues...

Hey, thank you for sharing your story. I'm really sorry to hear you've had to go through all these trials with not only tinnitus but also the pain and your hearing. It seems to me like stress is also a major culprit in your condition. Not the main causative factor, but certainly fuel to the...

I just wanted to kind of check back in with everyone here. @Greg Sacramento no need to worry about replying to my other lengthy comment here, but I was wondering if you're around this week - have you ever heard of prednisone or other oral steroids making tinnitus worse? I consulted with the...

Yes - I suspect that it was eventually going to happen anyway, probably soon, considering it literally took less than 5 seconds for me to hit the fulcrum point. It's pretty crazy how this has been ongoing since March of last year, and the guard only delayed the inevitable. In this case, I...

Just wanted to respond to fill in any gaps of info, as I'm in the exact same situation as you. At first, I thought my tinnitus - new noises in my right ear - was caused by a brief noise of somebody yelling. But then it slowly came together that first, it was only a few seconds, from 4 feet...

Sorry to hear about your situation. Although a few weeks have gone by since the initial incident, I don't think it'd hurt to speak to your GP as soon as possible about starting oral steroids for the ringing, as well as taking generally approved anti-inflammatories such as curcumin in capsule...

Hello again. Thank you for the informative response. I have never lifted 8 lb except in the last 2-3 weeks. Besides that, just light weights - usually 3 lb, but occasionally no more than 5, but which have occasionally caused a strain in my left neck and upper body. I'm upset with myself for...

Thanks for your input. I don't know if it matters one way or another, but the tinnitus sound has transformed multiple times today, taking on different qualities. Not sure if that's a good or bad sign. I hope it's good, as in that suggests it won't be permanent. I know for sure that I have very...

I'm here once again from posting days ago. After consulting with everyone in my home, they don't think that the person who shouted for a few seconds near me was loud enough to cause the severity of my tinnitus and pain at present. I suppose they're right. (The scream happened several ft. away...

Hey, how are you feeling now? Were you ever able to get relief? It sounds like you've been having some kind of nerve issue if a hot/cold feeling was shooting through your whole face and I can see how the jaw/neck could be involved with that.

There are some other causes beyond acoustic trauma. TMD/TMJ disorder. Somatic i.e., problems with posture and the cervical spine. This does require other testing. You would probably know it if it was TMD/TMJ because this can be incredibly painful and make it difficult even to eat, and you might...

Also - sorry, I forgot to re: to this last half. It's been a really upsetting and draining day for me. I moved my jaw side to side and compulsively listened to my T sounds by holding my ears closed and seemed to set off something worse in the bad/L ear. A weird new muffled sort of sound, not a...

You're not alone. I now have a weird sound I've never heard before just by moving my jaw back and forth when it was already irritated. I feel dumb for doing it. I have OCD and got triggered, etc. long story but I did it and now it's making a weird sound, almost like a muffled filter over my...

I'm just super upset in general because now my R ear/jaw is becoming more affected and I feel helpless due to the pandemic. I'm angry that I never got full improvement and that I'm honestly going to just have to get the Botox shots by this point but I truly hope it'll be worth my while. The ETD...