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I haven’t seen an ENT yet. I’ll make an appointment. Audiologist too. I asked an MRI tech I know just out of curiosity and here is her answer: "They wouldn’t have missed it. They would have to be an idiot. It’s one of the main things the radiologists would be looking for. If they did miss...

So basically it makes it a bit less likely than if I had no brain MRI, but I should still make sure?

Yes absolutely. My thinking was more along the line that since I’ve had these symptoms for like 15 years, and a brain MRI a few months ago, that if I had an AN they would most likely have picked it up as the symptoms are old and not something that popped up after the MRI. you think that makes...

Hey Greg! Sorry to bother you again. Do you think my having a brain MRI a few months ago makes it even less likely that I have AN?

Hey Greg! Thanks for replying. I did have a brain MRI last summer. Wasn't specifically looking for AN but just any abnormality and it came up completely clean. I guess that would have detected an AN if it was the cause of my symptoms for the last 10+ years?

Hi Michael, my mom just told me she had stapedectomy in her 30’s. She thinks it’s otosclerosis and says our family on her side "Just have bad ears" and half her aunts and uncles have one-sided hearing loss and tinnitus. She says we’re wired that way. Stapedectomy seems related to conductive...

OK so I did some research and it seems that neuromas are diagnosed through brain MRI. Last summer I complained of dizziness and weird tingling so my doctor sent me for a brain MRI to look for anything suspicious although her main suspicion was hypochondria. I had read about MS so I was...

I had a brain MRI a few months ago, would that have picked up an AN?

Doesn’t seem that likely as I never had any discharge or feeling of fullness or pain and my infections occurred as a small child. I think my last one must have been 25 years ago.

Never heard of tinnitus spreading. For all I know I may have tinnitus in the other ear too but it might be drowned by a louder tinnitus on the other side. Also worth noting that I had chronic ear infections in that ear as a child. I admit your posts are making me anxious lol I had depression...

I had a brain MRI a few months ago, would that have picked up an AN?

Even after like 15 years?

I know my mom’s tinnitus goes up and down in phases. I will see an ENT. My best friend is actually a hearing therapist lol He told me neuroma would be very unlikely as it’s a rare cause.

What I don’t understand is I’ve had this condition for more than a decade and no doctor ever raised a red flag and I even posted here a few months ago listing my symptoms and no one said neuroma. And all of a sudden everyone tells me to get checked for neuroma lol

Yes exactly. What is conductive loss? Sorry I’m a newbie. Also in that ear I kinda hear a bit like through a tin can. I find it strange that my hearing improves drastically for a few seconds in that ear after Valsalva and then goes back to crap. It should mean I still have the hearing...

Some Cliff Notes about my case: - Have had tinnitus and hearing loss in left ear for the past 10 years at least; completely habituated to it - Chronic ear infections as a child - Hearing is better for a while after doing a Valsalva but the ear "clogs" back again slowly - My mom also has...

Just an update in case some people in a similar situation come across this thread and want to know how it evolved. Things are starting to get better. I can still hear the tinnitus if I look for it but for the past few days I have stopped hearing it constantly and sometimes forget about it for...

What do you mean by that?

Yeah it seems to happen all the time to me too. For example I woke up this morning with mild T, thought "Cool it's getting back down to baseline" and then I went to a book fair full of people and even with ear plugs it spiked back up. Very annoying but at least I had moments of milder T so I'm...

Well my tinnitus was way better from waking up until 4PM when it spontaneously started spiking again. It's encouraging that I had half a day of milder ringing though.

From my doctor. You'll usually feel well sooner but you may have some residual effects for up to 3 months.

Well considering ear infections can take 3 months to heal fully I wouldn’t throw in the towel yet.

So I went to the doctor concerning my tinnitus spike and she looked in my ear and said I had bad glue ear and she saw many bubbles behind my ear drum. She thinks the resulting decrease in hearing is probably why my tinnitus is louder. That it should get better as the glue ear resolves. Does...

I went to the doctor turns out I have a bad case of glue ear. She thinks that’s what’s causing the tinnitus spike and prescribed a nasal spray to unclog Eustachian Tubes so the fluid can drain. makes sense?

Sometimes it's like I know my tinnitus is at my baseline level but I can hear it way more now because I freaked out about it. Other times I know it's louder but I swear there are times when it's not even that loud and it seems like my brain is just zeroing in on it all the time now that I've...

It's strange but earplugs hurt my ear canal a bit and they tend to slide back out. I can also sometimes feel tickles in my ear like there's liquid that is leaking out but there is none. In any case I'm seeing my family doctor today so I'll have her take a look.

My best friend is actually a hearing therapist and he’s going to screen me for hearing loss and refer me to an audiologist and then help me choose a hearing aid. As for ear buds I wouldn’t say I use them at loud volume though. But I’ll switch to headphones. For now I just won’t use anything...

All noise like no fan? It helps me sleep lol Also can I watch TV at a reasonable volume?

Twin Peaks True Detective (season 1) The Wire Bates Motel Seinfeld Curb Your Enthusiasm The X-Files Breaking Bad The Strain (some parts)

Hereditary Trick 'r Treat The Orphanage In the Mouth of Madness Prince of Darkness Christine The Hunger The Thing (Carpenter one) Halloween (original one) Suspiria (original one) Blood and Black Lace Black Sabbath Zombie (Lucio Fulci) The Changeling Deep Red The Omen (original one) Rosemary's...

I honestly don't know what to do lol. I think I'll try ear plugs.

My best friend is a hearing therapist I think I will give him a call. Hopefully getting some hearing back in that ear will help drown the tinnitus.

I wouldn’t say it keeps me awake but I have slept about 5 hours a night these past two weeks and listening to YouTube with earbuds and she drowns even that lol

Do you guys think getting a hearing aid could improve my tinnitus? I’m almost deaf in the ear that rings.

Does having a fan on count as noise exposure? It clocks in at roughly 50dB.

I get you man. I’ve always had tinnitus too but didn’t care about it and then I had a spike and for some reason I started freaking out and now I can’t get rid of it.

Yeah I guess but it’s pretty loud and giving me anxiety.

Thanks man. I didn’t realize she was snoring that loudly. When I measured it I was surprised how high it went. She averages around 75dB but it’s all night non stop and it’s been that way for months.

I feel like in certain situations I barely hear my tinnitus and could tune it out but I find myself searching for it constantly like a compulsion. It’s like I’m looking for it so I find it even when it gets drowned by other sounds. I habituated to my previous 3/10 tinnitus to the point I didn’t...

Never thought snoring could do this. I ordered ear plugs.

Really?!

Also might be super far fetched but my girlfriend is pregnant and has been snoring BADLY. I measured her snoring and it goes up to 87dB... Could this cause my tinnitus spike?

My mom has tinnitus and she says she has spikes lasting weeks. She has zero anxiety so she habituates pretty fast and stays on top of it. I am the opposite. Already panicking after one week. I was dumb using ear buds. Seems like I’m paying the price but trying to remain hopeful. My T. sounds...

Yeah that's what I thought too, thanks! Do you have any idea what could cause my tinnitus and if I have a chance of seeing it go back to baseline? Should I mask during the day?

Sorry for the triple post I just have one last question: Is it bad to use pink noise when sleeping? I use it through an earbud.

My mom has tinnitus and gets crazy spikes but she's like a rock mentally so she stays on top of it.

Hi guys, I’m new here and I read a lot of threads and I think Tinnitus Talk is a fantastic place for tinnitus sufferers. I’ve had tinnitus for what seems like forever. I’m 33 and I can remember having it for at least 10 years. Usually my tinnitus is only perceivable in a quiet room. I don’t...