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    Diuretic Effectiveness for Cochlear Hydrops — How Quickly Should I Notice Improvement?

    Low frequency hearing loss on my audiogram, combined with tinnitus and hyperacusis - that was the basis of the diagnosis. This all came on suddenly. I went from 100% normal to, in an instant, having tinnitus, hyperacusis, hearing loss, and some loss of sensation in the face and around my ear...
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    Diuretic Effectiveness for Cochlear Hydrops — How Quickly Should I Notice Improvement?

    Thank you! Wait... isn't that used for opioid cessation? I'm curious how it comes into play for cochlear hydrops.
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    Diuretic Effectiveness for Cochlear Hydrops — How Quickly Should I Notice Improvement?

    Really? Wow. Thank you for the info. The diagnosis came after a hearing test that showed mild low frequency hearing loss. That coupled with my tinnitus and hyperacusis led to the diagnosis. My problem came on extremely suddenly back in August. It was like someone flipped a switch. I went from...
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    Diuretic Effectiveness for Cochlear Hydrops — How Quickly Should I Notice Improvement?

    When I was diagnosed with cochlear hydrops in the fall, I was told to take a cranberry supplement (diuretic) and lower my salt intake. I already had a really great diet, so there wasn't much salt to eliminate. But I started eating relatively bland food and keeping my salt below 2500 mg/day. No...
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    Possible Cochlear Hydrops — Weird Symptoms

    Hey, I was just diagnosed with cochlear hydrops with tinnitus and hyperacusis that began last August, just like you. I'm not sure if I really have cochlear hydrops, though, or if I have something else. I've been watching my salt intake and am taking a prescription diuretic with no luck...
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    Sudden Inexplicable Tinnitus and Hyperacusis — Now 4 Months In

    I just stumbled across Tinnitus Talk and figured I'd dive in. In late August of this year, I suddenly developed tinnitus and hyperacusis in my left ear. By "suddenly," I mean it was as if someone flipped a switch and I went from being basically normal to having both problems. Bam. Just like...