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I would not use the drops, I even think it is more dangerous than through an intact eardrum. Through your nose, and ET, the Neomycin could reach your middle ear. No guarantee that it would affect you negatively, but if you have an other option, I would absolutely not use Neomycin.

Does the humming stop if you cover your affected ear with your hand?

Still a firm "no".

She doesn't have any fear seeing your severity? Not giving an F about loudness may make her end up worse.

After all this time it is still incredibly difficult to live with tinnitus. Still not sure it is worth it.

Still not at all.

My low hum is not constant and I have had bouts with it in every season, except summer. And it is most probably not because I am relaxed then, because I hate summer heat with a burning passion. I don't have an explanation either, this is just a personal anecdote.

It depends, but the short answer is yes, loud music can make tinnitus worse. Whether it makes yours or any other person's tinnitus worse is highly individual. Loud music or loud sounds can also lead to hyperacusis and / or noxacusis. Loud music probably does not trigger it in that sense that...

I hate to say it, but I would also choose a different career path other than law enforcement. I agree with posters above me, if you don't want to do office work, having to deal with firearms regularly is really a big risk, that I personally wouldn't take. It is not fear, I think it is a rational...

Not all loud exposures lead to worsening or hearing loss. If you don't have ear fullness, spike, I would not worry about it much. You can load up on Magnesium/NAC, but until there is something to worry about, don't worry about it. I absolutely understand where you are coming from though...

I don't really understand the connection between the ability to wear earplugs and winter. Are you ashamed of them? If so and you can't get over it, there are transparent earplugs which barely can be seen. Offers less protection than foamies, but better than nothing. I for one don't care about...

Continues the similar pattern. Goes away, comes back. When I wrote the last update in September 2020, I did not know, that this was gonna be the longest bout I ever had with the low hum. It stopped around January 2021 and was in remission again for almost a year. When it comes back it only takes...

I know it is highly individual, but trust me, there are types of low frequency tinnitus which is awfully hard to cope with. Mine is lower and more hollow than the refrigerator, sounds like thumping, rumbling, foghorn, idling motor, and so loud and vibrating, that it makes me suicidal. It also...

I am sorry you are going through all the health problems. Mine still comes and goes as it pleases. When it is on, it is hell on earth, but luckily goes away. I am getting longer and more frequent "episodes" though... Unfortunately, I still don't know what causes it, went to many, many ENTs...

A couple of months.

I took it for 2.5 months, it did nothing. Maybe it is good for dizziness and vertigo, but for the tinnitus sounds, I highly doubt it.

That is fleeting tinnitus, it is supposedly "normal", quite commonly happens to people without chronic tinnitus/hyperacusis too. Used to happen to me pre-tinnitus as well, but like couple of times a year. When my tinnitus started and was really unstable, it happened up to 10-15 times a day.

How does this vaccine differ from Sinopharm's inactivated one? In parts of Europe that has already been used with varying results, also as a booster too.

@GoneAway, thank you for reaching out to the clinic via phone. Could your Korean friend check Korean social media sites, tinnitus support groups, maybe articles about how truthful is the claim that they have been treating patients with this method for 20 years with similar success rate...

No, the low hum comes and goes, it is not permanent. I still hear low frequency sounds, but they are faint, so normally they would not bother me, but the low hum induced PTSD is very severe. In 2020, I had the low hum for 6 months and this January‐February I had it again for weeks. So loud and...

First of all, I am really sorry that you are dealing with this. Have Middle Ear Myoclonus or Palatal Myoclonus been ruled out by your doctors? To me, the audio you attached does not sound like a textbook case, but maybe you can ask for opinions on here or on social media platforms of people who...

First time I experienced it, I did not think much of it, and it went away in approx. 2 weeks. I went to an ENT though, who just told me to not worry about it, because it would go away. Told nothing about noise exposure or probable causes. So I did not change anything about my lifestyle...

This is the reality of many tinnitus sufferers, why sugarcoat it? It is not people's fault that tinnitus can be brutal. However, you do not need to read it, you can find many success stories as well here: Success Stories

I don't know. I feel that my low hum could be middle ear related or Eustachian tube related. Maybe somehow blocking my ears very frequently could have contributed to it, or more importantly that I stupidly did some stuff that could impact the middle ear, like crying and blowing my nose with foam...

That is not "continuing beating the negativity drum". That is his reality that he worsens every day from as little as whispers. To claim that he can beat this with optimism is insulting and it is a textbook case of toxic positivity. He and many other people need a cure and legitimate treatment...

But Watasha actually asked about your opinion and experience, because you have a history with TRT counseling. And now we know that you briefly had CBT as well, so you can probably share what you think about how the two "recognised treatment for tinnitus" differ. I am curious, have you ever...

These vaccines were developed for the original virus, since then mutations have evolved. Not surprising that the vaccines are not that effective against them now.

I was 27 when it first started, out of the blue. It is unilateral, only in the left ear, although last year when it lasted for half a year, I got it for a couple of days in my right ear and the left one was silent. Until 2020, an episode of the low hum lasted 2‐3 weeks then went into remission...

I actually hadn't had tinnitus before the low frequency tinnitus. Low frequency tinnitus came 3 years before. I did not have an acoustic trauma, but used to listen to music a lot using earbuds. I also used earplugs a lot and stupidly did stuff that could mess with ear pressure while plugs in...

Has anyone gotten closer to a diagnosis: what could be the cause of the low rumbling, vibrating tinnitus that can be stopped by certain movements, covering the ear, etc?

Do you have to be a citizen too, or just living there is enough to qualify?

I don't think everyone has it in the left ear. I do. I haven't really heard of bilateral drone though.

I am not sure you have a case here. You probably won't be able to prove causation between your elevated tinnitus and the SSRI. Also if your medicine had a patient leaflet which listed your apathy as side effect, I think they are covered. Your GP was negligent losing your records, but you still...

@Michael Leigh, I understood that you did not mean that it is psychological in origin, I just don't agree with you that our emotional reaction is the problem here. Also, I agree that the co-morbidities need to be addressed as well, but I would like to see a medical approach which considers...

Would you say the same to a chronic pain patient? Have you heard of noxacusis for example? Do you think that is mental too?

I just hate this and it seems to be typical that therapists think that we are suffering from tinnitus because we think we have "something serious" and a little pet in the back to reassure us that we are not in fact dying is good enough. No, I feel like shit and often suicidal because the noises...

No, not really. I still eat garlic, still get some burning, but it is not that bad for me now and doesn't cause permanent pain or worsening.

What kind of earmuffs do you have on? They look less bulky than mines. You look really pretty with them. Totally pulling off the green earmuffs.

What do you guys eat for Christmas Eve? Our menu is Fisherman's soup, stuffed cabbage, fried fish with potato salad and "bejgli".

I don't know, maybe I was just one of the lucky few, but I used earplugs a lot, even during the night and I heard silence. Aside from the intermittent low hum and fleeting tinnitus, I never heard hissing or pure tones, not even after concerts, never.

Got my booster shot of Pfizer a couple of weeks ago. So far no effect on tinnitus.

I kept procrastinating then lockdown happened and when I could have HRCT again some family stuff happened and in August (2020) I went to a third audiologist and the audiometry was again different than the one on which a possible early OS diagnosis was based.

Yes, I have done all the tests except for CT. Results are inconclusive. ENTs said that it could be an early otosclerosis, but hearing loss is so mild that a surgery would not be worth it right now. Only regular testing is advised at this point.

Yes, you are absolutely right, I know that and worded it wrongly. I don't rule it out, but I don't really understand how a fixed stapes would cause low vibrating humming every year for a 2-3 week period (while it is still on/off, one day it's there, the next it's absent.). This has been going on...