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  1. Samantha R

    8-Year-Old Complaining of Tinnitus: No Noise Trauma — Could It Be Earwax Blockage?

    Hi All, It’s been a while since I last posted. My cochlear hydrops and tinnitus are largely under control, and life has been 'normal' for me. Tonight, my heart broke when I found my eight-year-old daughter in the bathroom, crying and saying she could hear a noise in her right ear. After...
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    MEM/TTTS/Diplacusis: Clogged and Vibration Sensation

    Hi all, I've been managing my high-pitched tinnitus fine for the last 4 years. The following symptoms have come on progressively over the last 4 weeks: Fluttering sensation in ear turning to vibration. This is definitely a sensation as well as a sound - I suspect Middle Ear Myoclonus / Tonic...
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    Pre-Existing Tinnitus and Pregnancy

    I'm looking for advice from ladies who've had pre-existing tinnitus and become pregnant. My tinnitus came on after my pregnancies so I'm not really able to help my friend. I had a friend contact me today, she's got pre-existing mild-moderate tinnitus that spikes during her period. She's having...
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    Can't Pop My Ears

    Hi All, So I am looking for some advice / similar experiences. I have had a head cold for around a week, and 4 days ago, I noticed I couldn’t open my left Eustachian tube. Today the right one won’t open either. I am not feeling pressure as such and no discomfort, but my tubes normally open...
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    Best Ear Protection for Flights — What About Noise Cancelling Headphones?

    Hi Everyone, I've been researching this topic, but thought it would make things clearer getting recommendations from you guys on here.... I'm going on a 10 hour flight in just over a week. Last long haul I did, I used a pair of my husband's ear muffs (industrial grade, not sure of the...
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    Ear Fullness and Tinnitus Spike

    Hi Guys, I don't normally have problems with ear fullness and spikes (except overnight when I'm woken out of my sleep cycle early). I'm a little under the weather at the moment with some sort of mild tummy bug, not sure if it's hunger, some dehydration or the bug, but all of a sudden, my left...
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    Question on Audiogram and Frequencies Tested

    Hey Guys, A question on audiograms. I had another one done yesterday as part of my routine to check on my ears - and all was normal (slightly better) than the one two years ago. So other than having to listen for the "warble" through a head of hissing tinnitus, I was happy. I had an...
  8. Samantha R

    Clicking in Ear, Feeling Like a "Tickle" in Ear Canal

    Hi Everyone, Just after some suggestions / experience on this. I've developed a periodic clicking noise in my left ear, sounds like rice bubbles crackling. Every now and then before these noises start up, I feel a little "tickle" type feeling in my ear. It's not distressing me or anything, but...
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    Clicking in Ear While Jogging

    Hi Everyone. I have had tinnitus for nearly 6 months now, 7 months post partum and losing the rest of my baby weight by getting back into running and high intensity exercise. Exercise doesn't normally spike the tinnitus, but for the second time, today, my left ear started making a clicking...
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    Familial Tinnitus?

    I have had tinnitus for around 3 months. I found out when telling my youngest sister that I had tinnitus, that she has had it for 5.5 years. She never told anyone in the family. She didn't think we would understand. Her tinnitus is idiopathic like mine, came on 9 months after my nephew was...
  11. Samantha R

    Would It Be Worthwhile Going on Prednisone in My Situation?

    Hi All, A quick question. I had a hearing test on Monday and then another on yesterday (my ear was all muffled and GP was concerned about hearing). From one test to the other, my left ear hearing dropped from perfect to a 20db loss at 7k or so. I have an appointment with the ENT tomorrow, and...
  12. Samantha R

    Very Disturbed by Tinnitus

    Hi Everyone, My name is Sam and I am from Melbourne Australia. My story starts in July this year. I noticed a low, disturbing him in my right ear one night, initially thinking that our clothes dryer had been left on. I soon realised when I went to investigate that the noise was in my head...