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Thought I'd check in on Tinnitus Talk today because I've had absolutely no tinnitus today (so far). I first got severe tinnitus almost 5 years ago from a viral infection. It was so bad that it was blasting above the shower. It could not be masked. Also had pretty severe hyperacusis to go with it...

Yes, I've experienced exactly this in the past. The wind sensation felt like I was riding a bike at 30km/hr while walking through my house. It was a temporary thing that lasted a day or two, and has happened a couple of times while I've had tinnitus (3-4 years). It's happened less frequently...

I'm in the same boat. While I was taking Telmisartan to keep my blood pressure in check, I was experiencing vestibular issues (vertigo, unsteadiness), and then I developed an ear infection - boom - extreme tinnitus, along with insomnia and anxiety. I had to discontinue the Telmisartan because I...

I've had tinnitus for ~18 months now. It came about from a combination of viral inner ear infection and blood pressure medication (Telmisartan). The early few months were barely survived because my system is already hard-wired to be pretty reactive, and I had a really rough time. Most physical...

I find that it isn't the noise that spikes my tinnitus after riding, it is the turbulent wind flow, especially on cold days that irritates the heck out of my ear canals, in resulting in a spike. Swimming bothers my ears the same way. My tinnitus resulted from an infection, so the overall damage...

Since getting tinnitus ~15 months ago, my sleep has been seriously affected. Generally, my T doesn't bother me too much these days, although certain days it is much louder. I have no problem at all falling asleep, but I tend to wake up after 4-6 hours. Some days I can get back to sleep fairly...

Do you wear earplugs a lot? I used to get similar things well before I got tinnitus from using earplugs at night (snoring spouse) and in-ear phones. I totally stopped using these in-ear devices once I got tinnitus and the fluttering and thumping inside my ears completely quit. To me this...

When did you stop the beta blocker, and did you taper off it? Even tapering off a beta blocker properly can trigger high resting heart rate for several weeks - your body's adrenaline receptors are now feeling the full amount of adrenaline floating around, and have to re-adjust.

I had a similar experience with a different class of blood pressure medications. I started Telmisartan in November 2017. I had real balance problems while on it (not from blood pressure being too low) - like my inner ear vestibule function was disturbed. In late Jan 2018, I developed a severe...

It depends - for many people with tinnitus, water in the ears doesn't affect it. For me, using earplugs in the pool (or at other times like at night) or getting water in my ears irritates them and makes my tinnitus significantly worse. Only way to find out is try it. If you do get a spike, just...

My recent experience with Mirtazipine: My tinnitus has been at an all time low for the last two weeks, but I've been having some sleep issues due to new job responsibilities. A few nights ago, I took mirtazipine, ~3.75mg to get to sleep after being up for many hours past my usual bedtime. Next...

Any exercise above a certain level will likely always temporarily increase your tinnitus, but then lead to longer periods of lower tinnitus through the rest of the day. I pound in hard daily workouts, and my tinnitus is always substantially heightened by the end of it (I don't even notice it...

I had a major surgery in mid-November (1st rib resection and scalenectomy to treat vascular thoracic outlet syndrome). My tinnitus was at quite a low level for the month or so prior to surgery, but spiked fairly nastily after about 12 hours post-waking up in recovery. Amazingly, I didn't need...

I've had spikes from Ibuprofen and Naproxen a couple of times (had to take the drugs for inflammation). Just stop taking it, try to relax, and in a few days the spike will quiet down if the cause was really from the NSAID. I would not suggest taking a heavy drug like prednisone, that's asking...

The worst thing about MRI is worrying about the MRI. Stress is much more likely to increase your tinnitus than the actual sound of the machine. I've had 3 long cardiac MRIs, 60 minutes each, since my tinnitus began. My scans are really difficult because of the duration and the huge amounts of...