Recent content by Lieutenant-Llama

Did you have a persistent effusion after the infection? I’m two months in (10 weeks), and the tinnitus is louder than ever. Ironically, in the ear that didn’t have the initial infection. I think moving my jaw around to help my ears drain may have caused further damage. I’m really hoping I can...

@johnsmith12334, hey, bud. Did your tinnitus clear up?

I sadly fall into this category. I got an infection in my left ear on October 10, 2024. The infection cleared by the 17th, but I was left with hearing loss, tinnitus, and fluid. I started a three-day course of Prednisone (50 mg) on the 29th. It helped open up my Eustachian tubes, and I was able...

I developed an ear infection in my left ear on 10/10/24 after performing the Valsalva maneuver at the tail end of a nasty cold that lasted weeks and included a severe cough. The infection came on quickly and was extremely painful, but the pain subsided the following day—only to be replaced by...