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  1. Hamspanner

    Why Does Alcohol Seem to Reduce the Severity of My Tinnitus? Coincidence or Not?

    A few glasses of wine and my tinnitus disappears and is usually much lower the next day. When I go on holiday and drink every day, it stays low, and it's wonderful. Unfortunately, when I stop, it spikes for a few days. But sometimes, the respite is worth the spike. I'm lucky to have an out for...
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    Tinnitus Started Suddenly from COVID-19 Infection and Is Now My Main Long Covid Symptom

    Sounds quite similar. Mine is left side and a hiss. Exercise, poor sleep, I think perhaps certain foods spike mine, but I haven’t figured them out. Tbh, I think just eating can spike it. It’s so frustrating when you can’t get any control because you don’t understand what is triggering it or if...
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    Tinnitus Started Suddenly from COVID-19 Infection and Is Now My Main Long Covid Symptom

    I did a hearing test with an app and spoke to a tinnitus consultant. They said I had mild hearing loss but didn't think it was significant enough to cause the tinnitus. I've always figured that the intermittent nature of it meant that it wasn't hearing loss either. I can have days of complete...
  4. Hamspanner

    Tinnitus Started Suddenly from COVID-19 Infection and Is Now My Main Long Covid Symptom

    Thanks for your message. It's good to hear from someone in the same boat, although I am sorry to hear you're going through it too. I've wondered whether sugar spikes it, because I've noticed it notch up after eating chocolate, so that's very interesting. At the start I tried a lot of...
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    Tinnitus Started Suddenly from COVID-19 Infection and Is Now My Main Long Covid Symptom

    Hello, I thought I would introduce myself and share my story. Tinnitus was one of the first symptoms of my COVID-19 infection in March 2020. Tinnitus came on suddenly along with dizziness and a racing heart. I remember lying in bed watching my heart rate on my watch inexplicably jump whilst...