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What a relief! Glad you have some competent doctor recognize it. Even if you can’t get it fixed right away, just knowing that there is light at the end of the tunnel is worth celebrating. Even if you get Medicaid for now, put a ton of research into all the insurance plans that are available and...

My second careless and clueless ENT said I have Cochlear Hydrops and that I should take diuretics. I thought Cochlear Hydrops causes non-pulsatile tinnitus only. Is this ENT clueless or does he know something that maybe just isn’t commonly written anywhere on the internet?

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Thanks for the tips. Yes, the earplugs create a lot of pressure and I get ear pain from them. Maybe the crease is the cause because I roll them before I insert them and I guess when they expand they probably do create a crease. I’ll try just squishing them. I’ll have to find one of those flimsy...

Something akin to being tortured with electrical current that made your whole head vibrate. I heard an incredibly loud buzzing sound which accompanied the vibration for about an hour. This would amplify to truly unbearable levels if my head touched anything, no matter how gently. Whether laying...

@Christophe_85, thank you anyway. Update: 9/13/2022 I took Orphenadrine as prescribed. Jaw pain, teeth grinding and teeth pain all greatly improved but there is no perceptible difference in tinnitus symptoms. I kept taking the prescription for a week even after all the pain went away up until...

Yes! Good point. By the time symptoms manifest themselves it is too late to take preventative measures. I am therefore also never quite certain what caused it and have a difficult time preventing it in the future. Funny because my clicky switches on my keyboard have been bothering me today and...

Update: Hyperacusis changed from high pitched distortion layered on top of all sounds to a Tibetan singing bowl sound. As if everything was being heard through a crystal wine glass. Am able to open left Eustachian tube easily by contracting muscle in face. Things become louder and sound...

My new ENT thinks most of my issues are related to my seemingly mild TMJD swelling and wants me to take a muscle relaxer to calm it down. It might even be the cause of my low frequency hearing loss. I am clenching / grinding my teeth at night but my TMJ does really hurt unless I deliberately...

Yes, I noticed precisely that. I actually find this to be a difficult balancing act that is possibly the largest impediment to seeing long term improvement. When you have hyperacusis it is very difficult to differentiate between ‘seemingly’ loud noises and those that are dangerously loud. Even...

Thanks for the well wishes @Leila. I guess the upside to having people get annoyed or not taking you seriously is that it shows you who your real friends are or at least who you can count on. That’s worth something. I know exactly what you are referring to in regards to German doctors. My dad...

It’s taken me a long time to start writing this. I honestly didn’t want to be yet another person coming on here with worries and questions about something that may very well be temporary so I thought this was best left for when it has become clear that this may be here to stay. This is going to...