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Hi everyone, I'm new here and really need some help :cry: My tinnitus started 8 weeks ago. Before that I had chronic sinus problems for a year, since last summer. I had been to several ENT specialists but they didn't seem that concerned. My MRI over a year ago (!!!) had shown some kind of...

. Do you have any discharge from the ear you could swab? . It may not be bacterial (eg fungal) or may have a resistent strain. Would be good to isolate the strain/s and get a sensitivity done . If you suspect a biofilm ear infection, you could try adding in a biofilm disruptor eg; NAC. . I...

I'm sorry I can't imagine what you are going through. I hope you have found ways to help cope with your tinnitus.

Welcome to the forum, Ento. Here you are never alone so feel free to rant and ask for support. Members here have empathy for your sufferings as most of us have been where you are. While you say the cause of your T is unknown, it is probably due to the acoustic trauma with the gun shot noise...

Welcome to the forum. Tinnitus doesn't just come from hearing loss.There are many causes which can trigger or aggravate tinnitus including but not limited to drug reaction or side-effects from ototoxic drugs, ear wax build-up, ear or Eustachian tube infection or ETD, ear drum injury, fluid...

Hello, I've had pulsatile tinnitus since mid-January of this year. I got it a few weeks after a sinus infection (which I thought went away after I took antibiotics for it). It started randomly after I smoked one night, and it's been on and off since then. I've always had nasal inflammation...

Loud noise exposure or acoustic trauma is only one of many possible things that can cause tinnitus.There are many other causes which can trigger or aggravate tinnitus including but not limited to drug reaction or side-effects from ototoxic drugs, ear wax build-up, ear-wax removal suction, ear or...

Don't panic. Spikes are quite common for new T which can also morph into different symptoms of varying loudness, tones, pitch, even changing ears. But spikes usually will settle back to baseline T, especially if you stay calm and positive. Fear, anxiety and stressful emotions can make it worse...

If your tinnitus was caused by otoxicity it is confirmed to due with hearing loss. It is common knowledge within tinnitus communities that ENT pure tonal audiogram test are very inaccurate http://hyperacusisfocus.org/innerear/#hiddenloss

Another night of a ridiculous 4 hour sleep followed by a semi-sleep-semi-awake 2 & 2 hours. I went through the entire ten pages of some guy named Engineer who had ETD. I have been reading on muscles and how they can affect the ear structures, combined with a few very interesting posts by...

Sorry for your struggle with T. By 'noise induced', it means T may be caused or induced by noise exposure. It is very common for people to have T caused by loud noise/sound exposure, generally referred as 'acoustic trauma/shock'. But if you have not listened to loud concerts or loud music with...

Welcome to the forum. Sorry that your tinnitus has spiked much. Besides acoustic trauma, tinnitus can be spiked or caused by many other factors. Have you noticed anything else abnormal around the time of the spike? I list below other possible reasons and you can check over them to see if you...

It seems that you do have a ear issue. If the doctor you saw is not a ENT but a GP, then you should see ENT to examine the inner ears. You cracking sound can be caused by many possible causes, ETD, TMJ, TTTS, etc. That is why you need to find out from a ENT specialist. Don't worry that this is...

Did A and E offer any treatment? Which antibiotics did your gp give you? Have you been back to your gp for a review post your treatment? Maybe a tympanogram? That will tell you if you have a middle ear effusion. I can understand how something like this will make you feel depressed. This...

Your story sounds like mine. I thought it was an ear infection or allergy, but it turned out to be Ménière’s. It started with a stuffy ear, then a year later tinnitus, then vertigo and low frequency hearing loss. Tinnitus was initially barely perceptible and was only in 1 ear but with each...

There are many causes, single or combined, which can trigger or aggravate tinnitus including but not limited to drug reaction or side-effects from ototoxic drugs, ear wax build-up, ear or Eustachian tube infection or ETD, ear drum injury, fluid build-up in ears feeling pressured or fullness...

Welcome to the forum @Kolisar. Here you are never alone as we all share the dreaded experience of dealing with new T or new level of T ringing. As far as the reason for the T increase, there are many causes, single or combined, which can trigger or aggravate tinnitus including by not limited to...

Welcome to the forum @Carlyi . TMJ is only one of the possible reasons for T. There are many causes which can trigger or aggravate tinnitus including but not limited to drug reaction or side-effects from ototoxic drugs, ear wax build-up, ear or Eustachian tube infection or ETD, ear drum injury...

Welcome to the forum. Tell me about it. My ENT told me during my toughest time that the only way to stop my ringing is to shoot me. Gosh! As far as the reason for the T increase, there are many causes, single or combined, which can trigger or aggravate tinnitus including by not limited to drug...

Welcome to the forum. There are many causes which can trigger or aggravate tinnitus including but not limited to drug reaction or side-effects from ototoxic drugs, ear wax build-up, ear or Eustachian tube infection or ETD, ear drum injury, fluid build-up in ears feeling pressured or fullness...

Hey everyone. I've come to this forum for support these last three months and I figured it's about time to introduce myself since I don't appear to stop visiting the forum any time soon. My name is Abby and I am a 20-year-old college student. Everything started in the beginning of April. Thanks...

The first ENT I saw thought it was stress related and the level of hearing loss at 8k hertz and above has probably existed for a long time. I've read there are lots of different reasons on why T happens. Based on your list of items from stress to barotrauma, the only one that applies to me is...

Hello all, I’m new here. I started to have problems with prolonged tinnitus earlier this year in March not long after a bad flu (don't know if there's a connection). The underlying noise is a hissing which is just about always amplified when I clench my teeth or chew food. So chewing...

No, you should be fine with those. I meant don't use Neti pots and other nasal rinses where you squirt water up one side of your noise and it comes out the other. (I know this sounds gross, but many people use it for allergies instead of drugs or nasal steroids. And it's safe--unless you have a...

Hello, First time post, new to tinnitus. Getting desperate and needed to vent. I'm Steve, M/32/170lbs. I was recently diagnosed with Otosclerosis. I've been having dizziness (my chief complaint) and right ear tinnitus. It all started when I used a neti pot with a sinus infection I had in Dec...

Hi everyone, I'm new on forum and new to tinnitus although my recent experience has made me question if I have always had some low grade of it which was my normal slience. Like low grade cricket/white noise. Just a background. Never had ear infection in life (34years old now) always had very...

@stophiss So my T is weird. TL;DR I think my issue the whole time was a neck injury and I'm not trying anything until I get a diagnosis with confirmation. Here's a quick lowdown (I'll be as brief as I can): in January I got a cold and it went away like normal, but I still had a residual...

Hearing Loss induced tinnitus Any form of hearing loss can cause tinnitus https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4208401/ Usually it's sensori-neural hearing loss Ear wax removal can go wrong and cause hearing loss and tinnitus, however if ear wax removal is done correctly it can reverse...

Welcome to the forum. Loud music/noise exposure or acoustic trauma is only one possible cause for tinnitus. But there are many causes which can trigger or aggravate tinnitus including but not limited to drug reaction or side-effects from ototoxic drugs, ear wax build-up, ear or Eustachian tube...

I didn't want to wait a week to post an update because it's working so well. My ringing has reduced 80% and I've had periods of bliss silence. Whether you figure your TT is infection related, sound-induced or other the netti pot worked for me a great deal telling me I had/have some ETD...

hi all. im new here, but have been aware of the site for some weeks due to sudden onset of high pitched ringin in my right ear. The onset may gave been caused by a cold which became a sinus infection, which in turn caused ETD blockage in my right tube, fullness of ear and unequal ear pressure...

You stated your tinnitus was caused by infection to the middle ear which causes a temporary hearing shift unlike SNHL where it is permanent. This would be very helpful for someone with an infection or bad sickness that caused tinnitus but not that relevant to someone with SNHL.

Welcome to the forum. Do you know what likely caused your T to become louder? While T is often caused by loud noise exposure or acoustic trauma, there are many other causes which can trigger or aggravate tinnitus including but not limited to drug reaction or side-effects from ototoxic drugs, ear...

I recently stumbled upon this site when doing research for this new found "ringing" in my ears that I developed July 27 of this year. A little background on myself, I grew up hunting, mostly duck, quail and dove but spent most of my time skeet shooting. I always wore hearing protection while...

I know the feeling. Before my tinnitus started, I would get it sometimes on both ears and quickly plug my ears and release, a few times fast and it would dissipate within 1-3 seconds. It was the same high pitch static. I think this goes to show that tinnitus, unless it’s an acoustic trauma...

Hi, @Kaelon: You may notice the cause listed on my profile box here is: "barotrauma/airplane." My flight was a transatlantic one, so much longer than yours. But the bottom line is a sinus infection, coupled with ETD, gave me tinnitus. Period. I have written extensively about flying and will...

Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome? Can you please help with an opinion? Excuse my long post, but i am trying to present my case the best that i can. Even if nobody can help, just one more person with similar issues, reading this i m sure they will feel they are not alone. Much unlike how i ve been...

This is indeed insightful, thanks for the response! I too have never had any ear problems in my life. Around late November/early December I would get a cold, and in the last 2 years they were gone within days. I have no doubt that my excessive weed-smoking contributed to my overall health taking...

I suffered with tinnitus from December 2018 to July 2019 (8 months) as triggered by an inner-ear infection, hearing loss, and a long-term Eustachian tube condition. This is a record of the steps I took to get well again. Knowing how difficult this condition can be, how long-lasting and...

No I didn't get Prednisone, just some anti-inflammatory nose sprays which I took for 2-3 weeks. I felt a bit better after that. The pressure and the occasional earache went away although the ringing was not much affected. But shortly after I tried WHM again, just to see if I could carry on with...

Tinnitus caused by a middle ear infection is correctable unlike tinnitus caused by sensory neural hearing loss. SNHL. Most of the things you listed will not help her. The only thing we can do is wait on active clinical trils like Susan Shores UoM signal timing device to temporarily relieve...

@Staceyyy - This guy helped me. As of today my spike dropped 80% most of the day from doing number 7. I just purchased all I need to follow this guy. I know yours was acoustic but when we get stresse things tighten and or become inflammed making things worse. So here he is. Try do all of it...

Hey my Tinnitus friends. I have a few questions and I wondered if anyone here had any (positive) input... My tinnitus started March 1st (technically) in my left ear after a nasty ear infection and sinus virus. A week or 2 later it was in my right ear. Week one with BOTH ears ringing it was...

Hello :) You have listed quite a bit of stuff. I have been in your shoes before and i know just how you feel. I had vertigo as a kid and my dad forced me to go to school and I had it for 1+ month. I had to hold the hand rails to go to classes and it was an absolute nightmare. It is horrible and...

Ok so I’m going to break this up into a couple replies so we can have a healthy discussion that is at least organized. We are talking about many different things that all pertain to the same symptoms (tinnitus and ear fullness/pressure) but the root cause(s) might be multi factorial. I will...

Hi @Kell - Tinnitus fluctuates for a lot of us throughout the day and over the course of the week or longer as well, so you are not alone in this. Don't get discouraged. Whether it is really is getting better or only if you perceive it as getting better, either is a step in the right direction...

Hey @MC in NC. I'm sorry to hear that brother. Just to share with you a bit, my story, as I think it will help you. I'm 44 so a good bit older than you. I also normally protect my ears when out in loud places but in the last year or so I began to do it less often, partly on the behest of a...

Hi @Irish, was your tone a constant very high pitch? Mine is and going on 3 months now and still have mild H. Ears feel weird and get full. At first I could stick my fingers in my ears, wiggle hem and the tone would disappear and come right back. Then about 2 weeks ago it just switched to a...

Your story gives me hope...although mine is from playing the drums i have been doing much better after a month...my hyperacusis went away but my sensitivity to loud sounds is still there...no ear fullness...right now my T is very light but has varied throughout the month....the first week was of...

It’s taken me a long time to start writing this. I honestly didn’t want to be yet another person coming on here with worries and questions about something that may very well be temporary so I thought this was best left for when it has become clear that this may be here to stay. This is going to...

I still have post nasal drip too, i've been told it's because of ET inflammation, but its weird you don't have the other problems associated with ETD and middle ear inflammation, pressure differences, pain in the ears when changing altitude you etc... Your opinion also sounds legit about the...

Hi @Steve10608 - My pleasure, happy to help, where I can! Generally (and I know this isn't a great answer here), especially when it comes to Tinnitus, the simplest explanation as to what happened to cause your Tinnitus is actually the one that is closest to the truth. The logical principle of...

Hello Everyone, Just thought that after more than two years I should introduce myself. I haven’t done it before because to be quite honest I was in complete denial. I didn’t want to admit I had a very real issue. As a preface I am of the Christian faith and I know there are many who aren’t and...

Mine seems to constantly change. I've had some insane sinus congestion since the same day mine started which has been the biggest thing that wont' go away along with the T. And intermittent periods of conductive hearing loss. At the beginning, at the urgent care the doctor said there was a...

Hi @Ally Sado - Sorry to hear about your recent experiences with T and welcome to the forum. Your background and story sound similar to mine. I started college 6'2, 155 lbs then started to lift weights and join the Power Lifting Team and graduated college 6'2", 220 lbs. Did more upper body than...