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    Tinnitus from a Dumbass Throwing a Firework Into a Car

    It's probably different for everybody and I know it's easier said than done but for me the more stressed I feel and he more I focus on the tinnitus the worse it tends to be. Only advice I can offer is to not forget the things that you enjoy and to not let yourself be limited by it. I've had it...
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    -Sigh- Just What I Needed

    Few months later and sadly still along for the ride...Had a scan with contrast fluid and that showed no vascular abnormalities. Sound seems to be a bit better on average though worse when stressed/tired though I may just have gotten a bit better at dealing with it. Like now it feels like...
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    -Sigh- Just What I Needed

    Mouth seems dryer than usual despite drinking plenty of fluids and a blood/thyroid test is next on the list. Haven't had any radiation therapy in the past.
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    -Sigh- Just What I Needed

    So far it has put me through the wringer. ENT suspect it might be pulsatile tinnitus but isn't quite certain...Seems to be a certain rythm to it instead of being a steady sound. Does get louder after lying down (which makes sleeping hell) and can feel the veins in my ears throb etc. They saw a...
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    Suicidal

    Just gave me audistim...Going to go as I am about teady to faint. Kind of hoping to just get taken to the hospital for a few days...
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    Suicidal

    Went to the ent and while friendly utterly useless... Nose spray for my sinuses due to cold and a pill to take for a month. Asked about veins throbbing in right ear and possible vascular causes, how it seems much worse when and after lying down but told me to go back to gp and need to book...
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    Suicidal

    I'm....sorry....seems I had a panic attack. It's the first time I ever had one so it caught me by surprise....Does explain why I was feeling so restless all day...Guess it's the anxiety of tomorrows ENT meeting bubbling up.
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    Suicidal

    I honestly don't think I can manage that...I'm generally calm, introverted and enjoy silence....This sound seems to be shaking throughout me making me feel like I'm crumbling to shards as it robs me of every bit of strength. Can't sleep, can't eat much, biking to work is hell, lack all focus...
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    Suicidal

    I got tinnitus 2 weeks ago and it has been hell so far...Got an ENT appointment tomorrow but reading some topics here I hold out little hope....I can't imagine living like this...Feel as if I should just off myself if this persists any longer Sorry for being so weak....
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    -Sigh- Just What I Needed

    Well my GP knows and gave me a referrel though I wish he'd done that a week earlier as it seems he doesn't know much about it and didn't provide the meds I see recommended here often. My father knows, a few close friends and some coworkers. Seems to range a bit between "eh...well that sucks to"...
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    Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

    How would you go about getting use of one then? Ent have them so would seem they would need to do an examination first.
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    -Sigh- Just What I Needed

    I get your point that it is a reality and feel free to call me childish but it isn't one I'm ready to accept. Was ready to start crying when I told a coworker about it. That being said I know many are worse off so don't want to dramatise, just not dealing well with this. I'm also worried my...
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    -Sigh- Just What I Needed

    So I have this ringing sensation in my right ear for about a week and a half. Went to a doctor last week Friday and this Friday to get a referral for an ENT. The ringing I heard initially seems fainter and at this point it is less a sound than feeling something twitch/flutter in my ear. I can...
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    Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

    The waiting time for an ENT is over a month....seems the benefits of HBO might be past by then as my tinnitus started 1,5 weeks ago...
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    -Sigh- Just What I Needed

    Currently sounds like a radio trying and failing to find a tune....this is maddening...Its that I know it wouldn't help or about ready to just glue my ear shot or something....
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    What Up!

    I'm very new to this myself so can't offer much advice but I noticed the more anxious I feel/the more attention I pay to it the more intrusive it gets.
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    -Sigh- Just What I Needed

    Doesn't Otovent just do the same as popping manually or am I overlooking something :)?
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    -Sigh- Just What I Needed

    @Lane Thanks for the link, will need to keep an eye on that and see what my doctor says. Will see how things evolve coming days and go to the GP on friday.
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    -Sigh- Just What I Needed

    Thank you Lane, hadn't heard of ETD yet. I have to admit it makes me feel relieved....Just read some information about ETD and while I'm aware of the risks of self diagnosing I'm able to checkmark every thing mentioned on https://www.healthline.com/health/eustachian-tube-dysfunction#treatment...
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    -Sigh- Just What I Needed

    Just feels so odd as I'm just 30 and have always been very careful with my ears exactly because I was terrified of getting tinnitus somehow. Also just went from 0 to very present in the blink of an eye without any clear triggering factors like slamming my head, absurdly loud concert...
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    -Sigh- Just What I Needed

    Thanks for the reply. I'm trying to be positive but reading this forums, while informative, isn't really improving my mood either. Does feel like reading/thinking about tinnitus makes the noise more present too. I wasn't taking meds when it started, the doctor prescribed cirrus in the hopes it'd...
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    -Sigh- Just What I Needed

    Hello, I'm new here and new to tinnitus too. I hope you'll take no umbrage when I say I hope I won't be a longtime visitor here. My experience with tinnitus started last week and I certainly hope it disappears as suddenly as it appeared. It started randomly at work last week, I do a desk job so...