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I didn't but now I sure want to after reading your experience! Wow!!!! Luckiest lady I've met!

@Kgro719 ETD has been ruled out. Same with Menière's. No wax. It's just a mystery, lol!

@Kgro719 yes, lots of popping and clicking, even to this day. I had a pretty thorough ENT exam with a scope and everything - all was normal. No negative pressure on the drum, nothing found in 3 MRIs. I have no answers. But 2 months of Flonase did nothing, sinus rinse, etc. No change from...

Hi @Dina , I too have t from getting a cold during pregnancy, at around 30 weeks along. My daughter will be one on 2/27, so obviously mine never left, but I am also still breastfeeding so I still hold out some hope that it will at least one day improve. I remember being so sick with worry and...

I would love the instructions, thank you! I've had a couple large floaters and even occasional double vision, though that stopped when I gave birth. Very encouraging to hear that your eyes went back to normal, though. Have they been ok during this pregnancy so far? I know, it's so hard for...

A massage just sounds nice anyway! Stress exacerbates my T totally. So it's been awful since school started back up! What kinds of vision problems? I have been seeing some weird spots and things - no cause that optometrist or neuro-opthamologist could find, so it's been strange. Thank you...

I am still breastfeeding. Interesting, I had not heard that about hormones! Wouldn't that be the best ever, if it calmed or even went after I'm done... A girl can dream! I saw 2 ENTs after mine started in January. Neither of them had any clue about pregnancy/tinnitus being connected, but...

I could have written that myself! When mine started, my OB told me that it usually resolves after birth, but can take 6 months. That time came and went for me - but might be the case for you! Hang in there, Natalie!

Also, stay optimistic! I keep hearing that this goes for most people - and with other health issues, once they resolve, I bet you'll be fine. :)

I am so sorry about the anxiety and other health issues. I actually had severe anxiety during pregnancy prior to the T starting (also a possible cause) and tried taking my usual AD (Lexapro), but it made things worse - thanks, hormones! When the T started I had begun to feel better, but oddly...

My baby is now 9 months old and she's just a barrel of energy. It's been fun! Though people ask about when we'll have another (hate that question, T or no) and I don't know if I want to get pregnant again. There's a great chance it wasn't caused by pregnancy at all - it's just conjecture...

Hi @Natalie Roberts, I'm one of those that acquired T during pregnancy, at around 31 weeks. Unfortunately, mine never went away after giving birth in February, but an audiologist recently found mild hearing loss. Her theory was that my gestational hypertension caused some cochlear damage...

@Michael R yes! It feels like a brain shock! This is the worst part of my T - the noise I'm beginning to get used to, but the shocks are horrible!!!

I had a lumbar puncture a few years ago, and it did turn out that I had high CSF pressure which required treatment. Word of advice - lay flat for 24 hrs after, but even after you are mobile again, don't do anything to strain your back for a few days! I bent over the day after my procedure...

Can they not do a myringotomy or grommets for the fluid?

@Lilyboo - so you have plenty of sounds, just like me! I won't tell you that you are lucky it is mild - t is no joke, no matter how quiet it is. I truly hope I can at least get used to it as well. Right now it triggers daily migraines for me. As I'm typing this I have yet another aura in...

It's actually really encouraging to hear that you have met so many women in the same situation as us! I have only met one, and hers left about a month pp. so I guess there is still hope! I forgot to say last time that I have no measurable hearing loss, and my MRI was normal. So I have that...

@Lilyboo - I have read those same forums! I wish the ladies there would have come back to tell the end result! A few women on my What to Expect board developed t during pregnancy as well. I will check in with them again soon. I think this is a more common phenomenon than we think! It's...

No, it's totally random. And painful. Seeing a neurologist tomorrow because I don't entirely think this is t related.

@Telis so you get those too... It's almost like a "zap" sensation for me. A new and unwelcome development... When they happen I can feel my brain spasm!

@Lilyboo , your post gave me goosebumps. You just wrote my story! I got tinnitus when I was 30 weeks pregnant and had a mild head cold. I'm also 31 like you. Really. This was 12/21/14. I had a baby girl on 2/27 of this year. I saw two ENTs in January, and both were worthless. One handed...

So the T in my left ear changes volume every single second - it sounds like a microphone that is too close to a speaker, changing volume/pitch constantly. Sometimes I even get high pitch, metal-on-metal "zings" that hurt my brain. This started happening like a week ago. I thought I was just...

Anyone else get fleeting T like a dozen or more times a day? I've started to get this a lot more often lately (past few days) and it's shaking me up!!! :nailbiting:

I am listening to nature noises when up with my newborn at night - it helps without worsening the T. Love crickets and running water! Any high pitch noise sets it off though, and I've noticed more fleeting tinnitus episodes in the past few days. Still will always hope the T is temporary - but...

Hi Dr. Nagler, This is a "can-it-be-normal" question. (Every doctor seems to hate "is it normal" questions!) Can it be normal to have a marked increase in seconds-long increases in tinnitus? I've had several of them a day - sometimes several an hour - over the past few days in both ears...

@jessicabee, so sorry to hear that you have this! When I went to my first ENT appt I was worried about this diagnosis since I'd also had some dizziness, but she did the chair rotation test thing and ruled it out. From what I understand, long-term labyrinthitis is very uncommon. I hope your...

I so appreciate all of your replies. @billie48, I have not yet read your success story - I will after this! - but I do recall several threads where you describe your T. Your ability to habituate is an amazing testament to human resiliency and incredible to imagine. Like you, I've struggled...

You know what? One more thing. Since hearing this could just be it, and having a massive fit or two, I feel a bit better. My focus can shift to learning to live with it, rather than on having the hopes that it will leave squashed every day. Maybe this was the thing I needed to hear most...

Thank you @Chelles. I had the worst time sleeping for like 3 weeks when it was all new, but it's gotten better. I invested in pillow speakers and listen to relaxing music through the night - it helps a lot. I am trying to believe that it will get better. Wish I could talk to a T psychic or...

Hi all, returning for more encouragement. The first doc I saw (she was a PA, not a doc) said she was not sure where this T had come from and that she suspected it would go when some sinus issues I've been having cleared up. Hearing was normal, no Eustachian tube issues, etc. Ok, I thought...

Thanks so much for the helpful advice, everyone. At this early stage my T is all I focus on, at work, socializing, etc. I have this (probably futile) hope that either once my ears drain, ETD resolves, or I give birth, this T will go away too. But, with each passing day it seems here to stay...

I have not, but I will look into that! Thanks Dr. Nagler. I'll try anything at this point...

Thank you! My T is definitely reactive to outside sounds. A fan or furnace sound is like a hot poker in my left ear! White noise helps while I'm listening but isn't worth the subsequent torture spike. Ugh!

I notice that after listening to white noise or similar ambient sounds, my T is worse... Anyone else notice this? And do you think masking ultimately delays habituation? Trying to decide if I should face this beast head-on or make it more unnoticeable despite the spikes...

Hi Jessica - I have messaged my GP about the non-improvement... I'll see what she says. But I feel like "we who Google" often have more knowledge than the docs do sometimes, so i'm not anticipating anything new or helpful. But if there is something earth-shattering, I will let you know!

I understand this so much. Especially during pregnancy, I've been convinced that I have any number of ailments thanks to GAD and Google. So far for me, this forum has been about the only helpful thing I've found regarding T. All the medical sites say to learn to live with it, and frankly that...

@jessicabee I have GAD as well. Thank you for the technique tip! I will try it tonight. I also have an acupuncture appointment tonight - it's been so helpful with relaxation in the past, so I'm hoping that it will help. With all the googling this T has caused me to do - I wonder sometimes if...

Thanks @Carlos1. I've found that listening to rain noises on my phone does help at times.

I am right there with you! My T had started in the past two weeks because of a cold/sinusitis/eustachian tube block. I'm on a nasal steroid spray, but no help so far after a week. I am so sorry to hear that you are dealing with this alone! Sending hugs from the U.S. because I understand what...

Thank you so very much for your reply, @Ang. It's so comforting to know that other people feel this way too, because it does feel like I am alone in this and going crazy! Curiously enough, white noise seems to amplify and aggravate my tinnitus right now - I noticed that last night when our...

Hi Everyone, New here and I have to say, your stories give me so much hope - there is so much optimism here. Two weeks ago today, I woke up with jingle bells in my right ear. I'd been sick for a few days with a cold. It was annoying but I put up with it for a few days (especially with...