Hi everyone, it's nice to meet you. My (nick)name is Fields and I've been suffering from tinnitus and hyperacusis since 17-04-2020, due to noise trauma induced by faulty earbuds.
Even though I've always been careful with my hearing, this singular accident has unfortunately left me with a minor, but high-pitched ringing in my right ear and hyperacusis. Since the accident is still recent, I'm hoping it might get a little better before it's officially labeled as chronic tinnitus, but I realize the chances are slim.
After the day of the accident, I noticed a high-pitched ringing in both ears—paired with severe hyperacusis. The ringing in my left ear has since stopped (or died down), but still picks up for a few seconds every now and then.
I've been to my physician on Monday, but unfortunately he wasn't of much help. He told me to rest my ears and see him again next Tuesday. If I'm still troubled with hyperacusis and ringing ears, he'll most likely refer me to an ENT specialist.
After having read up on Prednison and it's possible effects on tinnitus, when administered quickly after the trauma was induced, I was quite distraught that my physician wouldn't prescribe it. As it turns out, the Dutch medical system is quite cautious when prescribing Prednison—for obvious reasons. Admittedly, my research on Prednison has also left me quite nervous, seeing as it could also worsen tinnitus.
Instead, I've purchased Ginkgo (EGb 761) and BRAGG apple vinegar in a bid to alleviate my symptoms.
As with many of you, this first week has left me pretty stressed out. I'm hoping I'll soon calm down a bit, but it's pretty hard. Unfortunately, I've also been suffering from chronic nerve pain, specifically in my lower back, legs, and the right side of my face (including my jaw and ear).
Between the ages of 16 and 28, I've cycled through 20 specialists of so before I was told I couldn't be cured by the specialist who's currently treating me. Instead, he said could alleviate my pain. And so he did. For the past 2 years I've been doing okay-ish again. However, in order to keep the brunt of the pain at bay, I require injections into different areas of my body every 7 weeks.
When I initially visited my physician for my nerve pain, I was told for 2 consecutive years that it was probably a psychological disorder, rather than physical. After visiting a specialist to talk about my psychological disorder I was promptly referred to a different specialist, starting my arduous medical journey.
As the years went by, I grew more desperate because of the constant pain and went through some pretty dark times. And, to circle back to my current situation, I'm afraid this situation is about to repeat itself.
I feel my physician isn't taking my medical issues seriously, and I'm afraid tinnitus will compound my chronic nerve pain (and vice versa).
Fortunately, there's one bright side: several treatments for deafness and (possibly) tinnitus are only several years away. Compared to my previous journey, this at least gives me hope.
I realize my tinnitus is probably rather insignificant compared to others, and it's already deeply affecting me. Your courage and stories inspired me to create an account and introduce myself, and hopefully I'll be able become as brave you are.
My heart goes out to all of you. Thank you for reading.
Edit: it seems I typed quite a bit more than I was planning to, my apologies.
Even though I've always been careful with my hearing, this singular accident has unfortunately left me with a minor, but high-pitched ringing in my right ear and hyperacusis. Since the accident is still recent, I'm hoping it might get a little better before it's officially labeled as chronic tinnitus, but I realize the chances are slim.
After the day of the accident, I noticed a high-pitched ringing in both ears—paired with severe hyperacusis. The ringing in my left ear has since stopped (or died down), but still picks up for a few seconds every now and then.
I've been to my physician on Monday, but unfortunately he wasn't of much help. He told me to rest my ears and see him again next Tuesday. If I'm still troubled with hyperacusis and ringing ears, he'll most likely refer me to an ENT specialist.
After having read up on Prednison and it's possible effects on tinnitus, when administered quickly after the trauma was induced, I was quite distraught that my physician wouldn't prescribe it. As it turns out, the Dutch medical system is quite cautious when prescribing Prednison—for obvious reasons. Admittedly, my research on Prednison has also left me quite nervous, seeing as it could also worsen tinnitus.
Instead, I've purchased Ginkgo (EGb 761) and BRAGG apple vinegar in a bid to alleviate my symptoms.
As with many of you, this first week has left me pretty stressed out. I'm hoping I'll soon calm down a bit, but it's pretty hard. Unfortunately, I've also been suffering from chronic nerve pain, specifically in my lower back, legs, and the right side of my face (including my jaw and ear).
Between the ages of 16 and 28, I've cycled through 20 specialists of so before I was told I couldn't be cured by the specialist who's currently treating me. Instead, he said could alleviate my pain. And so he did. For the past 2 years I've been doing okay-ish again. However, in order to keep the brunt of the pain at bay, I require injections into different areas of my body every 7 weeks.
When I initially visited my physician for my nerve pain, I was told for 2 consecutive years that it was probably a psychological disorder, rather than physical. After visiting a specialist to talk about my psychological disorder I was promptly referred to a different specialist, starting my arduous medical journey.
As the years went by, I grew more desperate because of the constant pain and went through some pretty dark times. And, to circle back to my current situation, I'm afraid this situation is about to repeat itself.
I feel my physician isn't taking my medical issues seriously, and I'm afraid tinnitus will compound my chronic nerve pain (and vice versa).
Fortunately, there's one bright side: several treatments for deafness and (possibly) tinnitus are only several years away. Compared to my previous journey, this at least gives me hope.
I realize my tinnitus is probably rather insignificant compared to others, and it's already deeply affecting me. Your courage and stories inspired me to create an account and introduce myself, and hopefully I'll be able become as brave you are.
My heart goes out to all of you. Thank you for reading.
Edit: it seems I typed quite a bit more than I was planning to, my apologies.
