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Hmm difficult, personally i put earplugs in my ears when at home sometimes. But if that car is there regularly, maybe it be good to try to check out, and explain about your t. There are no black or white answers i guess.. it's difficult, personally i'd just start with hearing protection

@L along the way I have absolutely no idea which car it is

I'd personally give it some time, but if the problem persists, i'd be checking around the area, maybe ask some people around.. find a way to find out, if it is a real bugger. Other than that, i personally would be more of the type to just wear hearing aides, and not get involved too much if not nessesary

Pfft.. sorry and same here.. i don't wanna be egocentrical and always come back to me, but yeah well.. it's experience that can be shared. Lived an unhealthy lifestyle from 10 years of smoking (a lot). My lungs feel bad, and there is the t.. my body feels just so uncomfortable :(.. hopefully it may heal with time

How is it now, @cyberspace?

@Joshua Macleod seems to be down a bit

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To reassure you, I experienced spikes 4-5 times a week for eight years, but they always decrease. It's your nerve sending signal once it calms down, and so will your T. Lay off the salt. It will make a difference and work on your stress,sleep and anxiety, All will cause spikes.

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He'll Ya.. Its hard to be thankful for s**t these days. So good effort: )

Glad you are on the mend

So happy to read good news from you!

I keep praying for miracles myself. Mostly my prayers just feel empty now.. like talking to a wall. Its hard not too loose faith in all of this. I imagine most people with chronic conditions feel this way. Meditation can help some.

I did the same over the early months which led me to conclusion there isn't anyone to pray to. Or he is deaf or does not give a fuck. Amounts to the same.

@gameover Yea that's pretty much the jyst of it. It's not even that I don't think God exists.. I just don't think God interfers with the condition of men. Whether that's to our benefit some how I'll never know. Not til I've shuffled off this mortal coil anyways.

Please give it time. I know it IS horrible but time is a healer

You should probably go get checked out if you have the means.

You could have a secondary infection in your middle ear from covid, like labyrinthitis.

I feel you. I've had positional vertigo three times. Most have resolved within 2 days. One lasted more than a week. I get nauseous and puke every time.

@Jammer what did you take to get relief? any emergency rescue medications?

Do you have Betahistamines? There's over counter antivert (anti-motion tabs) which do cause sedation. Benedryl. Sometimes anti histamines may also help too @cyberspace

I gave up relying on doctors years ago. I only contact them if I need them for something very specific. I view them as consultants, they are most definitely NOT healers of anything.

IMO & my exp w/docs, going to a doc is the same as going to get my palm read for 5 dollars.

@crescentsky this comment is the best I have read so far.

@Juliane Also have read horror stories about antidepressant use and withdrawal, here on TinnitusTalk forum as well as elsewhere. I started having stomach pain right after starting an SSRI, switched to a different one, stomach pain got better temporarily, then worsened after a few more weeks, quit SSRI fast taper after 7 weeks, and still have stomach pains / sounds over a month later after last tapered dose.

@cyberspace Honestly - does it matter? I know medicine help some people but since tinnitus is something we need to learn living with (there is no cure) I just don't see the benefit as almost any drug can potentially worsen tinnitus and produce new symptoms. Unless life threathening symptoms, I would stay away from ALL drugs. Just not worth it.

And don't forget that if you are unfortunate enough to be harmed badly by a drug, doctors will do anything they can to deny any responsbility at all. You are basically on your own.

How is your vertigo? Like standing on a boat or more as if your head is spinning?

@Juliane I get waves of both, it all started after covid and I don’t know what to do, neither meclizine or diazepam is working

I know it's hard but would suggest waiting it out. I know people who had vertigo for many months after covid. It eventually improved. With T I would stay away from new medicine

I tell myself this too, but can't seem to get back to my normal diet and exercise routine since I gotten T - 21 months.

I saw it on an ototoxic list, but I do take those with a grain of salt.

A lot of meds on that list only temporarily spike tinnitus, or only spike it if you take colossal doses.

I know the feeling

Sorry...and it sounds so familiar to me... i tell myself.. to just go day by day, take as much rest as possible, eat healthy, just distract myself sometimes, and try to go easy.. i just hope things can heal with time..