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I just wanted to check in again—it's gotten so much better! July was a bit loud for me, but day by day, it started to fade. By August, the tinnitus was almost completely gone! However, it has crept back in over the past few days, and as I sit here, I can hear it hissing away. Ah well. I believe...

Hi everyone! I’ve only posted on my Introduce Yourself thread up until now. The tinnitus that was exacerbated by the ear syringing I had done on April 14th is still an issue, though it does spike up and then recede to a much lower volume over the course of days and weeks. I’m managing okay and...

Hard to say. If it were there, it would have been so quiet that it wouldn’t bother me. I would have said that my quality of life was back to pre-syringing levels - which I count as a win. If someone had asked me four days ago if I had tinnitus, I would have said no. But today - hardcore hissing...

Hey all! It's been a little while since I checked in - almost three weeks. There has been a lot of good progress over that time. The spike on the 30th of May went down the next day, and everything got progressively quieter and quieter. By around June 7th, it was not noticeable and stayed that...

Aaaaaaand back up today. Oh well. It’s nice to know that it CAN go down. The hope is that it happens more often. Yesterday was so awesome! But yes - holding it lightly.

Quick update: Quietest day yet! At least since the steroids. I'm really listening for the left ear hissing/tinkling, and I can barely hear it. The right ear also seems slightly better, but the tone is still very much there. Holding it lightly is an expression that means I'm going to enjoy it...

Thank you for your encouragement! It's great that you're used to it at this point. I noticed your earlier post in the thread and wanted to respond. I hear the hissing in my left ear most of the time and the tonal tinnitus in my other ear only when I have my AirPods in (listening at low volumes)...

Update: Here we are on Monday, and the hissing is quieter - three days on, three days off. I am so curious to understand why the cycle seems so natural! I know many people's tinnitus comes and goes in waves and doesn't stay the same every day. It's odd. The other good news is that the tonal...

Another quick update: This week, the hissing tinnitus started to lower on Monday evening, and by Tuesday, it was extremely quiet. It stayed quiet until this morning (Friday). Again, I’m hoping for longer periods of silence between periods of loudness. It's hard to say if the Curcumin is...

Today's quick update: The hissing noise is quieter again, although not as quiet as during the last quiet period. It really seems to be following this two-days-on, two-days-off cycle. I wonder what that's about. In my pursuit of addressing the supposed inflammation that Depo-Medrol supposedly...

Great news!

Thank you! Yeah, improvement can't come fast enough. How are your ears these days?

Update: I had an appointment with the ENT on Wednesday. He was really nice! However, he didn't seem too concerned about the tinnitus sticking around. He was confident it was due to inflammation since it temporarily subsided with the steroid. He mentioned that my eardrums were "clinically...

It’s been up and down. Thursday was really bad; on Friday, it started to calm down, and yesterday and today have been really quiet. The tinkling is definitely still there, but I can ignore it. Unfortunately, the new tone in the right ear has solidified, and while the volume hasn’t gone up since...

Next day update: My attitude shift yesterday helped things get a bit better today. This morning was as quiet as that first Friday, even without the steroid shot. Gave me hope. It's spiked a bit this afternoon - I think it may be due to the sugary coffee I just drank. Ah well. I'm also having...

Thank you so much for this! I so appreciate the positivity. Quick updates for those interested: One week ago (last Saturday/Sunday), it was about four days after the Depo-Medrol shot. My tinnitus was quite low that Friday, then high again Saturday and Sunday, and almost totally gone this past...

Me too! I move between pessimistic and optimistic. Hard to tell from people’s experiences what the prognosis might be, but I’m really trying to stay positive as much as possible.

Some random updates: About 36 hours after the Depo-Medrol injection, the hissing started to get "better" - i.e., I got the shot Wednesday noon, and Friday morning through the evening, I was working all day and could barely hear it. So because of the time frame I really don't know if it was the...

Update: After two days of a spike, presumably from the Pseudoephedrine, the tinnitus finally started dying down again this morning. I think I helped it along last night by taking 200 mg L-Theanine, 1.5 mg Melatonin, and some Magnesium Glycinate. Those supplements have always helped me at least...

Thanks! I’ll do my best. I’m not feeling too stressed about the tinnitus at the moment, but if it’s still at this level tomorrow, then that’s tough. When yours spiked, how long did it last?

Update next day: I considered the Depo-Medrol today, but I left it too long - I didn't decide until 12:30 pm, and at that point, I didn't want the side effects to make me anxious all the way into the evening and sleep. What I did do, however, was take some Mucinex-D (with pseudoephedrine) to...

New update: The hissing/tinkling sound, mainly in the left ear, is still there but much more bearable and ignorable. I think it'll pass eventually. Unfortunately, there's a new tone in my right ear, a musical tone somewhere around 2-3 kHz, I think. It is only audible in complete silence and...

I felt like posting again later this afternoon. Man, tinnitus is a tough one. I'm not sure who's out there listening or reading right now, I guess, but it feels nice to put something out into the world and feel like maybe you're being heard. I think what's tough is that people recover and...

Update: It’s now Wednesday (last posted Monday), and unfortunately, the tinnitus has spiked again since about yesterday afternoon. I’ve decided against taking the Methylprednisolone for now - I just think that if it’s not idiopathic SSNHL, then I might be doing more harm than good. In other...

Another update: GP confirmed everything looks good. I feel a lot better today. I had good sleep with the Hydroxyzine, and my anxiety is down. The ringing is still there, but maybe 30-40% less. Ringing is more of a reactive type today as well. GP said not to take Prednisone but prescribed me...

Quick update: The urgent care doctor was not much help but prescribed me Prednisone and Hydroxyzine to help me sleep. He said to wait until the morning to take the Prednisone, and since I have a 9:30 a.m. GP appointment, I’ll wait until after I talk to him. The ringing is still the same...

Unfortunately, it can’t be masked—it’s a hissing as loud as anything else I hear. Even though it’s high, above 15 kHz, it’s very intrusive. I try to use Dalesnale’s tinnitus maskers on YouTube; those are somewhat effective. Thanks - I’m going to Urgent Care today and seeing a doctor tomorrow...

Thanks - the earwax is totally gone now, but the hissing remains. I got no sleep last night; today’s been really tough so far. Any encouragements?

Hey folks - I originally got tinnitus after COVID-19 last August. It was getting a lot better and I was barely noticing it. My right ear had been hurting for a few days - I thought it was an ear infection (I had just gotten over a standard cold). I was having trouble sleeping, even with...