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I have a bad UTI and I’ve been given Trimethoprim as I’ve had a bad reaction to Nitrofurantoin in the past. Has anyone had a bad experience with this antibiotic? Can it make tinnitus worse? As I can see a very rare side effect is tinnitus! Please help ☹️

So I’ve had a cold for the past week and as always my ears have got a bit clogged up. They’re definitely not blocked but I can feel that there is fluid in there. I’m supposed to be travelling up to London this weekend, and while it’s not an incredibly fast train it does go through a lot of...

I’m thinking of getting the flu jab this year, and I just wanted to know if anyone has had any bad reactions? I got pretty sick last year with the flu and unfortunately also gave it to my mum, who decided to have the flu jab this year and has been fine. I work in a hospital as well, so that...

Before getting tinnitus I was always someone who loved going to the cinema and ever since I got tinnitus (over 2 and a half years ago) I’ve been too scared to go back as I know they can often be around 100-110 dB! I have now purchased some noise cancelling headphones that are NRR 28. Do you...

So I’ve had tinnitus for some years now. Unfortunately I’m having a very bad spike right now, one of the worst I’ve ever had and what’s worrying me is it’s a constant sound instead of my usually tinnitus which fluctuates over a few seconds. I also have no idea what caused this spike. I went...

So I got a car ride today and we were playing music, which was around 90 dB, and it did feel a little loud but it was only for 45 minutes. I also measured how loud it was without the music and it was about 85 dB. Was this too loud? Could 90 dB for 45 minutes really cause any hearing loss? I’d...

Recently went to a bar with my friends, I was there for about 2 hours and the dB range was from around 70 to 85, which I’ve always assumed would be alright. Clearly it was quite loud as one of my friends actually asked if we could leave as it was too noisy, and she doesn’t even have tinnitus...

Hi, recently had flu, and now have very congested ears after a couple of days of extreme sneezing. What should I do to get rid of this congestion as it's very uncomfortable and has spiked my tinnitus?

So I've had a UTI for over a month and only been given Nitrofurantoin for 3 days which clearly hasn't worked. What are the safe antibiotics I could take that don't affect tinnitus and hyperacusis? I'm thinking Amoxicillin as I know it treats UTIs and doesn't have much effect on tinnitus. I...

So I've found out I have a uti and first of all they gave me Trimethoprim which I know has bad links to tinnitus. I said this and they gave me Nitrofurantoin instead, has anyone ever had any bad reactions to this? Please help!

Lots of period talk here, sorry! I decided to skip my period last week as it was New Years, with the pill and the day after I kept going with the pill my tinnitus has been spiking. This is literally the only reason I can think of. Do you think I should just see how it goes, or should I come off...

So I'm having my MMR jab today and just wanted to ask you guys if you had ever heard of it having an effect on tinnitus? Heard a few people say theirs spiked for a few days but went down to base level. Had meningitis jab recently which even though I had a bad reaction to (I was sick for days)...

So yesterday I got a lift and for a few minutes they were blaring music in the car until I asked them to stop. I checked my ears immediately to see if they seemed louder, but they didn't. Then last night I started to notice my ringing a lot more, and it's continued throughout the day. I'm 90%...

I don't know if anyone else has this but from a week before to a week after my period I get this odd tinnitus sound, it's not that it's louder than the ringing, but it's much more difficult to mask. I used to get it for one week every month, but now it's changed to a few days every 6 or 7...

I'm going to University very soon, and have been offered the Meningitis W vaccine, and I've also realised I've never had the MMR vaccine. I really do want both these jabs, but I'm a little worried that it could make my tinnitus worse. I've heard some people have got quite ill from them, had to...

My wisdom teeth started coming down about a month before my tinnitus started. I just went back to the dentist and they said they've begun to go through my gums. They're not impacted or anything and have enough room. My dentist did say that its likely that they are at least a factor as ive been...

So I've been invited by my friend to go see Suicide Squad soon, which I know is quite loud. I'm thinking of going to see a quieter film beforehand to see how I cope. I'm not going to a chain cinema, so it should be quieter. I also have ear plugs but they only cover like 20db. What do you guys...

So my sister has developed tinnitus ten weeks after I developed mine. However, ours have very different causes. Mine is due to a cold, with fluid that is VERY slowly going. Her's is due to ear wax which seems to have caused an ear infection. Its odd that we've developed it at such similar times...

Just when I started thinking maybe I could deal with this I went to an ENT, who told me I just need to ignore and basically that it will never go. Ive had it for almost 10 weeks and have been trying to hold onto the hope that it would go? I really need some positive cases where it has gone right...

So, I'll start with the positives. My hypercauscis is pretty much gone, which I'm really happy about. My earache only comes up occasionally and only for a few seconds, compared to how I had earache for days on end in the beginning. Sometimes I find my ringing gets replaced by a lower rattle...

I'm on my period at the moment and suddenly the pitch of my tinnitus has increased massively and is now screeching. This happened in my last period as well. I have very bad circulation, do you think that could be connected? I'm thinking of getting myself checked for anemia as well. The only...

Hey, I've been suffering from tinnitus for over 5 weeks and have been coughing out fluid from my glue ear for much of that time. Over the last few days ive started coughing out a lot more than usual, and my sensitivity to sound is worse and I know have a much louder screeching in my ear. Is this...

I've been sleeping on my right side for a long time now and up until recently its had no effect on my tinnitus. But now for some reason everytime I sleep on my right side I notice my tinnitus will be higher for the whole day. I'm just a bit confused to why this is? I think my tinnitus is...

Hey, so last night when I was sleeping on my right ear, I had a massive spike in my tinnitus. And I mean massive, it was so loud that i couldn't even hear my mum speak to me, it was terrifying. Its gone down a fair amount now because i slept on my other side, but now my tinnitus frequency has...

Hey, I'm just looking for any success stories you've heard about from a cold induced tinnitus? I really need some positivity as I just saw a quite negative ENT.

Hi everyone! So in the first few weeks of tinnitus, I would have screaming tinnitus for around 12+ hours of the day and I've just realised recently I'm only getting this pitch a few times a day. Should I count this as an improvement? My normal high pitched tinnitus is still constant, but its...

I've developed tinnitus from a cold and was wondering if this is the same for most people? Praying that my tinnitus will go soon.

Hi, I'm 17 years old with my birthday coming up next week. I've had tinnitus for almost a month now and have noticed a bit of improvement as the pitch seems to have gone down a bit as I don't really hear it when I'm out, which is a big improvement, however its still quite noisy when I'm at home...

So I'm 17 years old and for about 3 1/2 weeks I've been suffering from tinnitus. I think I do have a rather severe case as mine is so high pitched that I can hear it over literally anything. I've had loads of earache, crackling, popping, dizzy spells and a constant line of phlegm going down my...

I've had tinnitus for only 4 days and its driving me insane. I've had popping in my ear for about 6 months, but that's fine I can deal with that. I got a cold 3 weeks ago today and on sunday started to get tinnitus. I had been trying to sleep for 15 minutes when I heard it. I also have...