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An MRI is a standard test with tinnitus because in rare cases it can be caused by a neuronoma. I've had two MRIs now, one for tinnitus and one a few years later for pulsatile tinnitus. Neither of them showed anything. Why are you hesitant about having an MRI?

There is a Tinnitus Functional Index which takes into account the volume of your tinnitus plus how it impacts on your life to give you an overall score, but I can't find any indication of what score counts as 'severe'. I couldn't paste a link here but you could Google it.

It's not silly at all. I've had depression for a year and a half and have only just started taking regular meds for it because I just don't like taking medication of any kind and they can also make it more difficult to work your way through your feelings. So good luck, I hope you manage to pull...

Hi Rich, just curious, what does 'pre diagnosed with organic depression' mean?

In my case the MRA/MRV will be looking at my neck. A Doppler is a kind of ultrasound which also looks at blood flow in the blood vessels.

I thought I'd do an update with some positive news...I'm feeling fairly reassured after seeing the new ENT. He knew at least as much as I did about PT, he answered all my questions and he's going to do more tests including an MRA/MRV and a Doppler. He's also referring me to a speech therapist...

So, it's only 3 weeks since you stopped taking it? There's every chance it's some sort of spike and will shorten down again. My t recently became reactive for about 3 weeks but is a little better now. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

I took it once and that night I had the weirdest T - it was more like auditory hallucinations. I heard a dog barking, then a vacuum cleaner, then a clicking sound like dolphins make. They only lasted about an hour (thank goodness) and I've never taken chlorythromycin again. I only took one...

I don't have your particular symptoms but in the last few months I have acquired several new sounds, all very different, and it makes it very hard to habituate. I can't offer any wise words but I understand how hard it is. I tbink you're doing the right things in getlting on with your life...

You were wuite right to point it out - there's a lot of stigma here, too, with mental health. I hope it didn't sound like I was taking issue with what you said; I was having a moan at the system rather than at your post!

It's virtually impossible to see a psychiatrist in my part of the world (I've seen one once, for an hour, in a year and a half of severe depression) and you don't get to choose who you see. I'm lucky if I get to see the same GP twice in a row. I'm not sure that the sort of health care you...

From the patient information leaflet that came with the meds. It seemed high to me, too, that's why I didn't take them.

Because tinnitus was listed as a common side effect, affecting 1 in 10 people, and I didn't want to risk my T getting worse.

I was presceiped Citalopram and didn't take it. My GP prescribed Paroxetent instead. Not sure whether it's made the T worse (something has!) but I've since started Diazepam, which seems to have helped the anxiety and therefore the T.

I'm afraid I don't have an answer but I thought my hearing had deteriorated significantly in recent months but my hearing test showed no change from a year ago. I found myself wondering what had happened, too.

Thanks, Karen. I'm feeling a little more calm today but that may be due to the meds my doctor gave me yesterday! The ENT I'm due to see is the head of the team (not a locum) and I've seen him before, though not regarding tinnitus, and he seemed very competent so I'm hopeful.

This is the one tinnitus site that I've found to be more useful than any other (apart from Tinnitus Talk, of course!). There is an audio file of a TRT counselling session that you can download, along with accompanying diagrams. It's hard going to listen to -I find the voice rather monotonous -...

I don't know whether to be angry or relieved. When I saw a (locum) ENT last month for the results of my MRI he said there was nothing there, end of, and started talking about masking. No talk of possible causes or further tests. However when I saw my GP today the ENT had written him a letter...

I don't think everyone does, but I've often felt dizzy - more so recently - and actually had a couple of attacks of vertigo. My GP suggested a while ago that the dizziness was sinus related.

Relax Melodies is excellent. In addition to lots of different soinds, which you can mix and change relative volumes of, it also generates beta and alpha waves to help with concentration, relaxation and sleep. It's also available for Android.

I've had a couple of MRIs. There was a mirror directly above me so that I coukd see the door which made it seem less enclosed. And it only took about 20 mins ( though they can take longer, perhaps if you ask before it stsrts how long it will be so you know what to expect)?. Also I was given a...

I have several noises including pulsatile tinnitus, tinkling and clicking. And I seem to be getting a new nouse every few days at the moment and all getting louder :(

I often experience loud bangs when I'm falling asleep or more often when I'm waking up. I've always thought that it was due to some kind of hypnagogic state and it's never really bothered me.

I have several different sounds, all very different, including high and low tones. I find that at any one time one or two of them will dominate, then they will change around. I find the best thing I can do is to have some sort of sound around me all the time - preferably a variable sound like...

If the Ativan helps why stop taking it.....? I have tried several different antidepressants and they haven't helped with my T or with bereavement issues. I'm so sorry about your husband.

I have been taking propanalol for a few years now and it hasn't affected my tinnitus. If anything it should help as it helps with anxiety and it also lowers your blood pressure - high blood pressure can be a factor in tinnitus.

I feel quite dizzy a lot of the time and have had a coue of attacks of vertigo recently. ENT wasn't interested, but then he wasn't interested in anything else I said either :(

I had an attack of this. An ENT consultant I saw didn't seem to link it to tinnitus at all and hold me it 'usually goes away on its own'. Not at all helpful, what is it withENTs?! However there is a GP at my local surgery who can carry out the rotational movements you mention to alleviate it.

Hi Daniel, your tinnitus will get louder and quieter; mine is also reactive but it settles again. If you think you're going to have a spike then you're more likely to, so try to relax and distract yourself from it. You're right, you can't stay at home forever and Tokyo sounds like great fun...

I started taking Paroxetine a few days ago for depression (not tinnitus related) but have noticed two new sounds since I started taking it and though it maybe just coincidence it's hard to believe. The only other time I had problems with a sudden onset of new sounds was when I took...

Hi John, you say masking has been ineffective, have you tried different sounds? One of my tinnitus sounds is quite high-pitched and I find some sounds are a better distraction than others. Also, do you 'mask' at a lower volume than your tinnitus? For habituation to take place you need to be able...

I always assumed it seemed louder at night just because there are less sounds around to distract from it, in the same way that pain can seem worse night because there's nothing happening to distract from it so you tend to focus on it more.

I also have lots of sounds - I acquired another one last night, I think because I have been stressing about my pulsatile tinnitus. They change in volume, sometimes one is louder than the others, then a few minutes later they will change over. I don't have your feelings of movement around me but...

Actually, I'm wondering now whether I have this myself.....:unsure:

Re-reading your first post, could have tensor tympani syndrome? http://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2013;volume=15;issue=63;spage=117;epage=128;aulast=Westcott

It's great that your scans are fine. ENTs are so often not interested in tinnitus; I wish they could hear the sounds that we hear - and the pain that we feel - just for a few minutes, then they might be a bit more sympathetic! Wow, waiting lists of a year? That's scandalous. I've just made an...

It's been a struggle just to get an appointment with the ENT I wanted to see (the first was a locum). I can't imagine that I would be able to see a neurologist but I'll ask my GP if my next appointment isn't helpful. Thanks

I just came across this on Twitter from the UK's Action on Hearing Loss. Have you say on the future of ENT research - a chance to put a vote in for tinnitus research: http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/community/blogs/our-guest-blog/have-your-say-on-the-future-of-ent-services.aspx

No, I've never found a definite cause. My T started a few days after a hearing test but I've been told by audiologists that it's unlikely to be the cause, though they would say that. I have moderate hearing loss in the upper and lower ranges (which is why I had the hearing test) so that's...

Thanks, Karen. I saw my GP today and he's great, shame he's not an ENT! He apologised for the ENT's lack of interest and he's going to try and get my next ENT appoinent brought forward and also given me some antidepressants which should also help with the pain. I have seen the tips.for.doctors...

Yes, I still have the fullness though the headache pains are a bit better since I started usng Flixonase nasal drops a couple of months ago.

I have also had the same symptoms and my MRI came aack clear. I think MRIs are a standard test for tinnitus, it doesn't necessarily mean that your doctor suspects anything in particular. And I also.think your symptoms aren't unusual with tinnitus. The MRI might not be as bad as you fear.When I...

Judging by the lack of replies it seems like the answer is 'no'! I've just been listening to the sounds on whooshers.com and my PT doesn't sound like any of them. It's more like a ringing, but pulsatile. I also just got my next ENT appointment through and it's in a month's time. I'm trying to...

I use a pair of pillow speakers which I got from the RNID in the UK, but I've seen them on Amazon. They work fine for me, especially when I'm lying on my side as I can position right under my ear, and I play a track all night long called 'the Sound of Summer Rain' which I downloaded from...

It's common for T to be more noticeable at night. I play the sound of rain all night long; I downloaded the sound from Amazon , it runs for about an hour and I play it through my portable stereo into which I plug pillow speakers (also available from Amazon, or from the RNID in the UK). It...

Karen and SoulStation, thank you. I'm waiting to see a more senior ENT so I'll have to wait and see how that goes, but it's likely to be a month or two away. My whole head is ringing with PT today, it's SO loud, but I'm seeing my GP in a couple of days and I intend to have a good discussion...

My tinnitus is sometimes reactive and I find it subsides after a while, but it can take hours or weeks. It's likely to lessen more quickly if you don't worry about it, easily said but true. I also have pain (though mine developed with pulsatile tinnitus) despite using steroid drops and the ENT...

Thanks for your replies, and for the hugs. Laura89, I do have other symptoms; there's a lot of pain deep in my ear/throat and I've also had two attacks of vertigo recently (new to me) but the ENT consultant wasn't interested. I've always found the lack of interest of ENT's in relation to...

I'm really scared now after reading the paper in Molan's post which says that PT can lead to stroke, and about the detailed tests needed to find the cause. After seeing an unhelpful ENT (again) who ignored the fact that I also have a lot of pain with my PT, and who said my MRI was fine...

Hi, I've had tinnitus for several years but have recently developed pulsatile tinnitus. The posts I've read from people with PT all describe it as a wooshing sound but mine is like a car alarm. Anyone else have this?

Could you go back to your GP and ask to be referred to a different consultant for a second opinion? It may be, though, that if your MRI is normal there may not be an identifiable cause for your tinnitus and hearing loss. Have you asked whether there is a hearing therapist in your area you could...

I use Nasonex, it hasn't made mine worse