Mine was caused by a single dose of paromomycin.
What I experience:
It started as some balance disturbance, pressure headaches, and a constant high pitched tinnitus. It seems like the balance issues have been improving. The head pressure, I'm not sure yet what's causing that, if it's related to tinnitus/drug effect or is stress/emotional distress induced. Maybe by anxiety or jaw clenching.
After about two months, I had a fluctuating whistle sound only in my left ear. That seems to come and go. I don't understand that. But, I had noticed the overall volume to decrease a bit, I don't know if it's only habituation.
Three months in, it seems to be on about a 3 day cycle of good vs. bad days. I believe the volume to have lowered, or maybe I'm forgetting what silence sounds like. It still definitely hasn't gone away.
Here's the fun part:
My ringing increases after being exposed to sounds. I used to sleep with an air purifier in my bedroom. I liked the hum and white noise. After this incident, I actually find I sleep better, and my tinnitus improves if sleep in silence, or if I spend time in a quiet environment. I know it's counter-intuitive. What's this about? It's always lowest in the morning as well.
What's helped: NAC. Maybe ibuprofen. Vitamin C, D, E.
ALCAR didn't really make a difference, and ALA made me not feel so well. I think it caused my blood sugar to lower, and I'm still left with some hand tremors, which I don't know what to attribute that to. I took a ton of supplements in the beginning to try to mitigate any damage.
What have I changed in my life:
Nothing, I forced myself to continue life as normal. Wear ear plugs only in loud environments to protect my hearing. I still played with children, went to the movies, etc. I can't stop living.
Any suggestions, tips, advice? Any indication of what I can expect?
What I experience:
It started as some balance disturbance, pressure headaches, and a constant high pitched tinnitus. It seems like the balance issues have been improving. The head pressure, I'm not sure yet what's causing that, if it's related to tinnitus/drug effect or is stress/emotional distress induced. Maybe by anxiety or jaw clenching.
After about two months, I had a fluctuating whistle sound only in my left ear. That seems to come and go. I don't understand that. But, I had noticed the overall volume to decrease a bit, I don't know if it's only habituation.
Three months in, it seems to be on about a 3 day cycle of good vs. bad days. I believe the volume to have lowered, or maybe I'm forgetting what silence sounds like. It still definitely hasn't gone away.
Here's the fun part:
My ringing increases after being exposed to sounds. I used to sleep with an air purifier in my bedroom. I liked the hum and white noise. After this incident, I actually find I sleep better, and my tinnitus improves if sleep in silence, or if I spend time in a quiet environment. I know it's counter-intuitive. What's this about? It's always lowest in the morning as well.
What's helped: NAC. Maybe ibuprofen. Vitamin C, D, E.
ALCAR didn't really make a difference, and ALA made me not feel so well. I think it caused my blood sugar to lower, and I'm still left with some hand tremors, which I don't know what to attribute that to. I took a ton of supplements in the beginning to try to mitigate any damage.
What have I changed in my life:
Nothing, I forced myself to continue life as normal. Wear ear plugs only in loud environments to protect my hearing. I still played with children, went to the movies, etc. I can't stop living.
Any suggestions, tips, advice? Any indication of what I can expect?
