- Jul 31, 2017
- 148
- Tinnitus Since
- 07/2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Gunshot Exposure
When I got Tinnitus 4 month ago I visited 2 ENTs who were highly rated in my area. One of them works for medical clinic that specializes in Tinnitus and Balance issues.
Both ENTs fully expected my tinnitus to be result of hearing loss. When audiology tests showed that my hearing is 100 % they were baffled, and could not provide other reasonable explanation. One said that this type of tinnitus (gun shot) is like a trauma, and will take long time to heal.
What really bothers me is that neither provided any recommendations on how to manage tinnitus or best practices to avoid deterioration. No medicine recommendation, no steroids, no vitamins, no lifestyle changes, not even ear plugs.
I can find dozens of different recommendations on this site. Are ENTs really that clueless when it comes to tinnitus, or are most recommendations just common sense guesswork?
Both ENTs fully expected my tinnitus to be result of hearing loss. When audiology tests showed that my hearing is 100 % they were baffled, and could not provide other reasonable explanation. One said that this type of tinnitus (gun shot) is like a trauma, and will take long time to heal.
What really bothers me is that neither provided any recommendations on how to manage tinnitus or best practices to avoid deterioration. No medicine recommendation, no steroids, no vitamins, no lifestyle changes, not even ear plugs.
I can find dozens of different recommendations on this site. Are ENTs really that clueless when it comes to tinnitus, or are most recommendations just common sense guesswork?