Recent content by tychobrae

An MRI is a standard test with tinnitus because in rare cases it can be caused by a neuronoma. I've had two MRIs now, one for tinnitus and one a few years later for pulsatile tinnitus. Neither of them showed anything. Why are you hesitant about having an MRI?

There is a Tinnitus Functional Index which takes into account the volume of your tinnitus plus how it impacts on your life to give you an overall score, but I can't find any indication of what score counts as 'severe'. I couldn't paste a link here but you could Google it.

It's not silly at all. I've had depression for a year and a half and have only just started taking regular meds for it because I just don't like taking medication of any kind and they can also make it more difficult to work your way through your feelings. So good luck, I hope you manage to pull...

Hi Rich, just curious, what does 'pre diagnosed with organic depression' mean?

In my case the MRA/MRV will be looking at my neck. A Doppler is a kind of ultrasound which also looks at blood flow in the blood vessels.

I thought I'd do an update with some positive news...I'm feeling fairly reassured after seeing the new ENT. He knew at least as much as I did about PT, he answered all my questions and he's going to do more tests including an MRA/MRV and a Doppler. He's also referring me to a speech therapist...

So, it's only 3 weeks since you stopped taking it? There's every chance it's some sort of spike and will shorten down again. My t recently became reactive for about 3 weeks but is a little better now. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

I took it once and that night I had the weirdest T - it was more like auditory hallucinations. I heard a dog barking, then a vacuum cleaner, then a clicking sound like dolphins make. They only lasted about an hour (thank goodness) and I've never taken chlorythromycin again. I only took one...

I don't have your particular symptoms but in the last few months I have acquired several new sounds, all very different, and it makes it very hard to habituate. I can't offer any wise words but I understand how hard it is. I tbink you're doing the right things in getlting on with your life...

You were wuite right to point it out - there's a lot of stigma here, too, with mental health. I hope it didn't sound like I was taking issue with what you said; I was having a moan at the system rather than at your post!

It's virtually impossible to see a psychiatrist in my part of the world (I've seen one once, for an hour, in a year and a half of severe depression) and you don't get to choose who you see. I'm lucky if I get to see the same GP twice in a row. I'm not sure that the sort of health care you...

From the patient information leaflet that came with the meds. It seemed high to me, too, that's why I didn't take them.

Because tinnitus was listed as a common side effect, affecting 1 in 10 people, and I didn't want to risk my T getting worse.

I was presceiped Citalopram and didn't take it. My GP prescribed Paroxetent instead. Not sure whether it's made the T worse (something has!) but I've since started Diazepam, which seems to have helped the anxiety and therefore the T.

I'm afraid I don't have an answer but I thought my hearing had deteriorated significantly in recent months but my hearing test showed no change from a year ago. I found myself wondering what had happened, too.