Hi everyone. This is my first post, but I have been lurking for awhile. I felt as though I should not post because my tinnitus is now very, very mild—and I know I should appreciate that, but I need support and I didn't know where else to go.
I had some sort of cold or infection back in February (2017) which I consider to have ruined my life. I developed tinnitus in my left ear, which I imagine was from fluid stuck in my middle ear. I took Sudafed after a month, and the tinnitus eventually went away (almost completely) although I still get short loud bursts of it every few days. 7 months later, my ears still crackle and pop all the time.
My tinnitus was only constantly loud for about six weeks, but the psychological affect it had on me was massive, and I am afraid, irreversible. The fear that it will come back is debilitating. I know it is irrational, and I know many people that have tinnitus who are not bothered by it at all. But I am not one of those people.
I am so afraid of everything now. I am afraid to go out with my friends to any place that may be too loud or have live music. I am afraid when my husband has the TV too loud. I am also afraid of silence, and now sleep with a fan on all the time. I turn fans and vents on unnecessarily to avoid silence, because I fear hearing the sounds in my head. I am almost 30 and have even stopped considering trying to have a child because I am afraid of how loud the screams of a baby will be. But even worse than this is my debilitating fear of medicine. I have not taken a single medication since I took the Sudafed in March. It seems almost EVERYTHING can cause tinnitus, even allergy medicine.
I now really need to try some different medications, but I am so afraid to try anything, and just the thought of taking a pill makes my heart pound.
On July 25th, I hit my head on a metal sign (I wasn't paying attention) and since then (about 7 weeks now) I have had mild and constant dizziness. It is not vertigo, since it is constant and doesn't come in severe attacks. I need to try to take medication to help myself, but I just cannot because I am too afraid. I have seen two doctors and cannot even get a diagnosis on what is causing the dizziness. I am even afraid to take meclizine, which is apparently not at all ototoxic and can supposedly actually help people with tinnitus.
I used to be such a happy person but I am now so miserable, and live in constant fear (and now, dizziness).
Please. Any support or encouragement will be appreciated.
I had some sort of cold or infection back in February (2017) which I consider to have ruined my life. I developed tinnitus in my left ear, which I imagine was from fluid stuck in my middle ear. I took Sudafed after a month, and the tinnitus eventually went away (almost completely) although I still get short loud bursts of it every few days. 7 months later, my ears still crackle and pop all the time.
My tinnitus was only constantly loud for about six weeks, but the psychological affect it had on me was massive, and I am afraid, irreversible. The fear that it will come back is debilitating. I know it is irrational, and I know many people that have tinnitus who are not bothered by it at all. But I am not one of those people.
I am so afraid of everything now. I am afraid to go out with my friends to any place that may be too loud or have live music. I am afraid when my husband has the TV too loud. I am also afraid of silence, and now sleep with a fan on all the time. I turn fans and vents on unnecessarily to avoid silence, because I fear hearing the sounds in my head. I am almost 30 and have even stopped considering trying to have a child because I am afraid of how loud the screams of a baby will be. But even worse than this is my debilitating fear of medicine. I have not taken a single medication since I took the Sudafed in March. It seems almost EVERYTHING can cause tinnitus, even allergy medicine.
I now really need to try some different medications, but I am so afraid to try anything, and just the thought of taking a pill makes my heart pound.
On July 25th, I hit my head on a metal sign (I wasn't paying attention) and since then (about 7 weeks now) I have had mild and constant dizziness. It is not vertigo, since it is constant and doesn't come in severe attacks. I need to try to take medication to help myself, but I just cannot because I am too afraid. I have seen two doctors and cannot even get a diagnosis on what is causing the dizziness. I am even afraid to take meclizine, which is apparently not at all ototoxic and can supposedly actually help people with tinnitus.
I used to be such a happy person but I am now so miserable, and live in constant fear (and now, dizziness).
Please. Any support or encouragement will be appreciated.
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