- May 18, 2020
- 22
- 46
- Tinnitus Since
- 11/2012
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Ear Infection (2012), Azithromycin (2020), AZ Vaccine (2021)
Hi,
I thought I'd introduce myself, I've been reading lots of posts lately and a little worried about my new tinnitus.
I'm Nick from Brighton in the UK and 6 weeks ago I took 1 x 500mg Azithromycin tablet and a week of 1mg Pimecrolimus cream for Acne. I wish I hadn't! The tinnitus began immediately so I stopped the antibiotics but thought the cream was ok... little did I know that one of the common side effects is changes to hearing.
I've had tinnitus before, about 7 years ago and that faded into the background and I went through hell for about 12 months trying to sleep and get away from the anxiety and depression spiral. I'm back there right now :-(.
I'm not sure if anyone else has taken this combo but I'm getting a high pitch in both ears which suddenly starts and then slowly increases in pitch and then goes away. It does this more when I lie down and is not there all the time, coming and going throughout the day. In my right ear it's aggravated my existing tinnitus and it now sounds like a quiet refrigerator but goes up and down if I've had bad sleep/stressed/depressed etc. I also get a strange whooshing/brain fuzz sound that come and goes a few times a day but has been lessening in recent weeks.
It's all very odd and I can't put my finger on it. There's so much going on that masking it at night is a fight! And I now have 3 sound machines in my room (Rain, a really good YouTube tinnitus track and a constant frequency noise to stop the up and down frequency change).
I've managed to habituate to my last tinnitus but that was simple and in one ear and I'm worried that I won't this time around, or that this just won't go away now. Is 5 weeks a little early to worry?
Hope to hear from some of you who've had a similar experience and maybe a little support/help.
Nick @cryingforhelp!
I thought I'd introduce myself, I've been reading lots of posts lately and a little worried about my new tinnitus.
I'm Nick from Brighton in the UK and 6 weeks ago I took 1 x 500mg Azithromycin tablet and a week of 1mg Pimecrolimus cream for Acne. I wish I hadn't! The tinnitus began immediately so I stopped the antibiotics but thought the cream was ok... little did I know that one of the common side effects is changes to hearing.
I've had tinnitus before, about 7 years ago and that faded into the background and I went through hell for about 12 months trying to sleep and get away from the anxiety and depression spiral. I'm back there right now :-(.
I'm not sure if anyone else has taken this combo but I'm getting a high pitch in both ears which suddenly starts and then slowly increases in pitch and then goes away. It does this more when I lie down and is not there all the time, coming and going throughout the day. In my right ear it's aggravated my existing tinnitus and it now sounds like a quiet refrigerator but goes up and down if I've had bad sleep/stressed/depressed etc. I also get a strange whooshing/brain fuzz sound that come and goes a few times a day but has been lessening in recent weeks.
It's all very odd and I can't put my finger on it. There's so much going on that masking it at night is a fight! And I now have 3 sound machines in my room (Rain, a really good YouTube tinnitus track and a constant frequency noise to stop the up and down frequency change).
I've managed to habituate to my last tinnitus but that was simple and in one ear and I'm worried that I won't this time around, or that this just won't go away now. Is 5 weeks a little early to worry?
Hope to hear from some of you who've had a similar experience and maybe a little support/help.
Nick @cryingforhelp!
