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Thinking of taking a job in telesales for about 12 hours a week which of course involves using a headphones set. Other people who have done this, how has it affected your tinnitus? I am nervous as mine has got much worse lately anyway.

I’ve been here for 2.5 years and have always had variable tinnitus with mostly moderate or quiet days and some very loud i.e. audible over everything but the shower. In the last few months I’ve had an incredible spike that really demonstrates the relationship (for some people) between stress...

Has anyone used gentamicin eardrops for an outer ear infection? I can see a paper shows there are concerns about using this antibiotic even in the outer ear In case there are tears in the tympanic membrane. However it is the only antibiotic eardrops available.

Microsuction is the preferred method of removing earwax for ENTs. There are quite a number of stories of microsuction causing tinnitus or spiking it. Yet ENTs and audiologists will often tell patients microsuction will not worsen their tinnitus. Microsuction is a common procedure and many...

Tinnitus Talk members who were so unfortunate as to get worsened tinnitus after microsuction... Have you had any improvement over time? Also, was your microsuction carried out by an audiologist or an ENT? @Vicki14 @Blue28 @Cape crusader @Alibongo @Lisa 99 @Liam_Cairns @Mike Xu @grotulon...

A number of Tinnitus Talk users seem to associate the onset of their tinnitus with antidepressant use. Still other users say antidepressants worsened their tinnitus. Others, however, say these drugs helped their tinnitus, or helped them cope with it. It is speculated there may be a link...

There are variable reports of the effect of antidepressants on people's tinnitus. Many people are prescribed these drugs to help to deal with their tinnitus, yet the direct effect on tinnitus is uncertain, even if they may help with associated negative feelings. I'd like to do a rough poll to...

Was anyone else’s tinnitus caused by a medical error, or even a drug? Mine was caused by some pretty impressive misdiagnosing... and I have to say on days when it’s quieter I am like meh, everyone makes mistakes… But on days when it’s louder, it can be tough to sit there and think, the people...

I’m coming up for two years with this thing and not doing well. I think if you’re somebody who is sensitive to noise it takes quite a lot of mental strength to adjust to this thing and persuade yourself you don’t care that much and you still enjoy life. And the above can be done! But at the...

Has anyone had surgery whilst they’ve had tinnitus and what effect did it have if any on the tinnitus? I know one woman whose tinnitus started when she woke up after major surgery. I’m sure this is likely to be pretty rare, I don’t want to scare anyone, but I wondered about others’ experiences...

Does anyone else get tinnitus that fluctuates like crazy - but day by day fluctuations rather than fluctuating by week or month? I just can’t figure out why mine is screaming one day, then quiet the next.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csynqv The BBC World Service radio broadcast this documentary today. This was the synopsis: Hearing me What does life sound like for someone with tinnitus? Carly Sygrove is a British teacher living in Madrid. She was sitting in her school’s auditorium when...

“Without a doubt I have tinnitus. You're not a proper rock 'n' roll star if you don't. “I learned to live with it a long time ago. I put up with it – I just talk really loudly over it. I’m proud of it. Anyone who doesn’t have ringing in their ears can fuck right off.” Liam Gallagher reveals he...

I learned today that some people are baffled by the concept of silence and think there is no such thing. I had a strange conversation with my partner today, who has had tinnitus for over 20 years, since he was 18, as a result of listening loud music through headphones. Or at least that’s what...

Has anyone found any method that improves somatic tinnitus? Many people seem to have tinnitus that changes a bit when they move their jaws but my father seems to have extreme somatic tinnitus that greatly increases in sound if he moves his jaw or even chews. Does anyone else get this?

My father has developed loud left sided tinnitus (just like me). His is getting louder over time however, and he also has a left sided headache. As a result of this he is being given an MRI, something I never had at the start of my tinnitus. His main concern is ruling out anything sinister...

Does anyone know whether there is an alternative antibiotic eardrop other than the neomycin based ones? I know in theory the ototoxic antibiotic neomycin should not be able to damage one's ears unless the ear drum is perforated but I'm concerned at a few accounts of tinnitus beginning with the...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triamterene Has anyone tried the above drug which is a diuretic? Friend of mine says this has lowered the level of her tinnitus to where she can only hear it in silence.

I could not see a specific thread discussing the role of physical exercise in reducing tinnitus so I'm starting one here, hope that's OK. I have created it in the "treatments" forum rather "alternative treatments" as physical exercise is an accepted mainstream treatment for various health...

I saw this interesting article lately on tinnitus and the neck muscles and someone kindly translated it for me https://www.stern.de/gesundheit/tinnitus-therapie--alles-eine-frage-der-nackenmuskulatur--7620856.html It is entitled- "Tinnitus - all a question of the neck muscles?". Basically the...

My question is has anyone with unilateral tinnitus had it start up in their 2nd ear for 2 weeks or more but had it go away again? I've had tinnitus for 3 months now. It was caused by a wax impaction in my left ear and for most of the last 3 months my right ear's been as silent as the grave...

Hi all, Although it's not one of the most common causes, it appears as though quite a few people got their tinnitus following syringing or irrigation of the ear with water to remove ear wax. It also appears that a few got it following microsuction to remove earwax, particularly if eardrops...

Hello all, I have very loud tinnitus of 2-3 weeks' duration in one ear, probably caused by an ear wax impaction in that one ear. The impaction's been there a few months as I have had 50% reduced hearing in that ear on and off for a few months. An ENT advised me to use olive oil or sodium...

Hello all, Does anyone know of an ENT consultant in the UK who removes wax using manual tools, rather than using microsuction? I've had two weeks of incredibly loud tinnitus- I can hear it very loudly over any level of outside noise. I only ever had very brief 30 second occasional episodes of...

Hello all, I'm looking for advice from experienced well read sufferers on any possible early treatment of tinnitus. Sorry for double posting if that's not allowed. I got some hearing loss in one ear about 6 weeks ago along with a sensation of blockage. This was diagnosed as Eustachian Tube...