MemberSo I got tinnitus from being at a concert and using headphones, tinnitus was primarily in my left ear. My tinnitus was mild around a 3-4 out of 10. I had mild Tinnitus from October 10 - January 15, 2018. I also had hyperacusis which went away. Hearing exams were 100% normal. My ENT thought I had brain neuroma, blood cancer, otosceloris, cochlear hydrops, Meniere's disease, etc. She insisted I do a CT and MRI scan, which I did, she later recommended that I do ECOG, Acoustic Reflex, cVEMP, Caloric Test, blood work, etc to rule out if I have a major disease or condition. My audiologist also refused to believe my claim that I have noise induced hearing loss, instead he said I might have a disease and that we need to get it treated. He said and I quote "tinnitus does not lag or delay, it happens on the spot."
MRI, CT scan came out normal, Tympanometry came out normal.
However, when I did the Caloric Test (ear syringing tests) January 15, 2018 where water was blasted into the ear to test for dizziness, it caused damage. The cVEMP was a 90 dB NHL test where headphones were inserted into both ears and loud (very loud) clicking sounds were emitted into each ear for a minute. The results were again NORMAL. My ENT wondered if I have cochlear hydrops and still refused to believe I have noise induced hearing loss.
My tinnitus went from a 3/10 to a 10/10 on January 16, 2018 for three weeks and the tinnitus spread from the left ear to the right ear. I got severe hyperacusis on both ears, people talking, laughing, coughing or me talking caused PAIN. It felt like someone was stabbing my brain with needles. My tinnitus lowered in February of 2018 to a 8/10 and it stayed that way since. Hyperacusis is still bad. The hearing exam following the tests revealed mild hearing loss in noisy areas and hearing loss (slight) which was not the case before.
When my tinnitus was mild, it was mostly an electrical zapping sound in the left ear, after that my tinnitus transformed into a high pitch dentist drill that cannot be masked, a screeching sound on the right ear, and the worst, brain tinnitus which is a dial tone. I cannot be alone in a quiet room because those sounds are too much to handle. The dial tone tinnitus is so bad that it feels like my head is going to explode.
It has been a year and I am still struggling, struggling more than ever, trying to survive, trying to live a normal life. I got tinnitus when I was 27, this year I will be 29
It has been a year and I am still struggling. My ears make clicking sounds.
MRI, CT scan came out normal, Tympanometry came out normal.
However, when I did the Caloric Test (ear syringing tests) January 15, 2018 where water was blasted into the ear to test for dizziness, it caused damage. The cVEMP was a 90 dB NHL test where headphones were inserted into both ears and loud (very loud) clicking sounds were emitted into each ear for a minute. The results were again NORMAL. My ENT wondered if I have cochlear hydrops and still refused to believe I have noise induced hearing loss.
My tinnitus went from a 3/10 to a 10/10 on January 16, 2018 for three weeks and the tinnitus spread from the left ear to the right ear. I got severe hyperacusis on both ears, people talking, laughing, coughing or me talking caused PAIN. It felt like someone was stabbing my brain with needles. My tinnitus lowered in February of 2018 to a 8/10 and it stayed that way since. Hyperacusis is still bad. The hearing exam following the tests revealed mild hearing loss in noisy areas and hearing loss (slight) which was not the case before.
When my tinnitus was mild, it was mostly an electrical zapping sound in the left ear, after that my tinnitus transformed into a high pitch dentist drill that cannot be masked, a screeching sound on the right ear, and the worst, brain tinnitus which is a dial tone. I cannot be alone in a quiet room because those sounds are too much to handle. The dial tone tinnitus is so bad that it feels like my head is going to explode.
It has been a year and I am still struggling, struggling more than ever, trying to survive, trying to live a normal life. I got tinnitus when I was 27, this year I will be 29
It has been a year and I am still struggling. My ears make clicking sounds.
