Hi everyone! I needed to come somewhere where what I'm going through would be completely understood. It's so hard to explain to anyone who has never experienced this to really empathize or give good helpful information.
My tinnitus only started a couple weeks ago. I was feeling rather congested and stuffy and my left ear started to chirp like crickets quietly, especially at night. It really freaked me out at first, I've never had ear infections or issues so I ended up at the doctors. Mild infection, put on amoxicillin and told to take decongestants. Well all that was over last week and now I have high pitched tinnitus in both ears during the day on and off. The crickets in my left ear still. And now a strange hissing/buzzing sound which seems, as of right now, to appear later in the day and get really uncomfortable until I fall asleep. That's new for the past 3 days. The cycle repeats. Every day I get nervous for what's next.
Part of me says oh well who cares, I've got a job to do and a young family to raise. But it's taking its toll and I know this is only the beginning.
My ENT said my hearing and ears look good. Maybe just a "little" fluid. Say to give it a few months. That's all. Any advice or stories like mine, what helped, what didn't would be great.
I tried Claritin D, which only made it 100% worse. I also recently came off a low dose of Prozac which I had only been on for 3 weeks so I'm not sure if the new hissing sound is from that. Permanent or not?! So many variables, I'm not sure what to think or do. I know I'm not supposed to think or worry about it, but since it's all new to me it's hard to focus on much else. Thanks for your support.
My tinnitus only started a couple weeks ago. I was feeling rather congested and stuffy and my left ear started to chirp like crickets quietly, especially at night. It really freaked me out at first, I've never had ear infections or issues so I ended up at the doctors. Mild infection, put on amoxicillin and told to take decongestants. Well all that was over last week and now I have high pitched tinnitus in both ears during the day on and off. The crickets in my left ear still. And now a strange hissing/buzzing sound which seems, as of right now, to appear later in the day and get really uncomfortable until I fall asleep. That's new for the past 3 days. The cycle repeats. Every day I get nervous for what's next.
Part of me says oh well who cares, I've got a job to do and a young family to raise. But it's taking its toll and I know this is only the beginning.
My ENT said my hearing and ears look good. Maybe just a "little" fluid. Say to give it a few months. That's all. Any advice or stories like mine, what helped, what didn't would be great.
I tried Claritin D, which only made it 100% worse. I also recently came off a low dose of Prozac which I had only been on for 3 weeks so I'm not sure if the new hissing sound is from that. Permanent or not?! So many variables, I'm not sure what to think or do. I know I'm not supposed to think or worry about it, but since it's all new to me it's hard to focus on much else. Thanks for your support.
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