Recent content by mandyc

thanks for asking. No I haven't. I'm having a really bad day today. I washed my hair for the first time in 2 weeks and I've caused a major spike. I was on antibiotics last week and I took a sleeping tablet every day with the 7 day course. Last night was my first night off antibiotics and...

I;m in a crisis now. I took the antibiotics and am really really not well at all. I'm only on my second dose and the tinnitus is through the roof. I feel feverish and shaky. I just don't feel right if you know what I mean. I'll have to stop but I'm scared strep infection will get worse. Dont...

How are things now, @SimplyIzzy?

omg it just doesn't seem like it's getting better for some of us. I'm so sorry you have it so bad. I too am very bad. I can't believe how loud tinnitus is. My hyperacusis is worse. Thankfully I got over my ocd and I think you can too but it was difficult. I was stuck at home for years with...

Hi, I’m looking for some help with this. I went to the doctor yesterday for another issue, but I also asked for a mouth swab because I thought I might have thrush. I got a phone call saying I have an infection and that there’s a prescription for antibiotics (two weeks’ worth) waiting for me. The...

Hi @Sonia554, I was not doing too badly over the past few days until today, when my tinnitus went back up to insane levels of loudness and the burning scalp sensation returned. I think it happened because yesterday I exposed myself to too much noise, thinking I could handle it if I just did not...

Sorry to hear that it happened after you took a shower. For me, being exposed to too much general noise for hours at a time is a real problem, and it gives me spikes that can last for days.

This makes sense to me. I have fibromyalgia, which means I experience phantom pain sensations in various nerves that come and go completely outside of my control. I have had sciatica, plantar fasciitis, pudendal neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, and migraines. These nerve pains are excruciating...

I’m also 5.5 months in. Mine is multi-tonal and reactive. I surround myself with nature sounds at a low level so it doesn’t aggravate the tinnitus. I don’t know how much hormones are playing a part in yours. My tinnitus disappeared completely one night, and it turned out my HRT patch had fallen...

How are you now, @vilebubbles?

Thanks for taking the time to reply, this is all really helpful. Yes, I do keep thinking the tinnitus will get louder with more noise exposure. I’ll go slow and easy with the exposure and try to look at it over months rather than days. I’ll work on not getting too frustrated or angry at myself...

Just wondering how best to treat hyperacusis. I’ve had it quite severely for about five months now, along with bad reactive tinnitus. The tinnitus is very loud and I’m struggling to sleep. I’m scared to take medications in case they make things worse. I’ve had all the tests from ENT and...

I’m too scared to take anything in case it causes a flare-up. I do use a nasal spray, though, which is one of the few things that doesn’t set off my tinnitus.

This is where I’m at now, five months in. It’s hard to find any real silence because of how loud the tinnitus is, and because I react to the wind and rain noise, which are constant here in Scotland. On top of that, there are so many planes overhead and birds calling, and I react to all of it...

So, do you think Effexor was the reason it improved? I am scared to try any medication, since they can all make it worse.