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The hair cell death theory is a bit lazy, imho. If you look at the smooth roll off patients with tinnitus who also have hearing loss, it's funny how it usually only affects the high frequencies? (Meniere's is a big caveat). That's because it's an overall transfer functional loss, which could...

Curious, but this is almost identical to the so called "6C's diet" prescribed to people diagnosed with Migraine Associated Vertigo and Vestibular Migraine! Cross-over, much?!

@Lukee, Sorry, sometimes it's tempting to give strong responses based on a set of pre-held assumptions. How about this thought: ET inflammation or over production of mucosa might actually cause TMJ as it might very subtly change the amount of muscle tension required to line up the jaw. So my...

This. Mine started after minor trauma to my left ear. I woke up in the morning with a fluid like sensation in my middle ear (not my outer ear) It apparently drained away as I got up. This continued for years, decreasing slowly until it was just a feeling of drip, drip and then finally sort of...

Quite true. Just trying to urge people to consider the bigger picture and the discrepancy between the poll and the title of the Thread. Yes, it is incredibly frustrating!

I think the poll is too specific, imho. BPPV is not the only form of vertigo. I had severe imbalance for 5 weeks before it miraculously cleared up. During the next 5 months, prior to onset of tinnitus I had a couple of occasions when I was very stressed and felt momentarily dizzy. At the 5...

I suppose this paper might have been cited elsewhere, but it is nothing short of fascinating: Bell (2017).pdf (anu.edu.au) People suffering from tinnitus should read this, despite it focussing on Meniere's. It is laying the 'blame' for a lot of symptoms on Middle Ear dysfunction, a stark...

Hey sorry for the slow reply. Periodically (like every few days) I get a feeling that my ET is unsticking as for a few seconds with jaw movement I can get it to crack open after which this noise stops. Sometimes I get a squishing that lasts a bit longer. The cracking open is so loud even my...

PPIs can cause an increase in the concentration of Pepsin, which is quite nasty when it gets into the wrong place... Reflux Revisited: Advancing the Role of Pepsin I found this quote interesting: “Pepsin is produced only in the stomach; hence evidence of its presence in these organs signifies...

Hey @Lukee et al, I've had some further thoughts on this. I wonder if during attempted irrigation of my ear, I leant my head over and accidentally let some stomach fluids into my ET? I recall the feeling of dizziness coming on some minutes later (not immediately after application of water)...

I heard that long-term, steroids are not an effective treatment for ETD, but tempted to pop to an ENT to re-verify that? What's LDN?

Wow, this is how it started for me. DIY irrigation! It set off an incredible 6 years of ongoing issues (I've posted this elsewhere). Because I was largely a vestibular patient, I focussed less on the tinnitus, it was the least of my problems. But most of that stuff has gone away and the...

Hi Luke! No, definitely not. I had had zero issues with my jaw up to and including the onset of MAV symptoms (incl. tinnitus). However, full disclosure: if you look at my diary (on my support site) you will note that I did develop TMJ subsequently as a result of muscle tensing 'relaxation'...

@donotringatme, I had to register just to respond and thank you for the quality of your thread, especially the OP. I run an online community to support people with Vestibular Disorders (mvertigo). Invariably these conditions include tinnitus. I don't usually like to compare suffering, but for...