Recent content by matthew_bk

Well, it's actually coming up on 1 year since I went into my ENT. My tinnitus is still present, but thankfully I am able to go long stretches - hours - without noticing it or thinking about it at all. Sometimes the whole day. I do use a white noise machine at night still, but at this point it's...

Thank you. I'm trying to stay hopeful that before I know it I'll be habituated and be able to move on.

I had a very rough night, I think in part due to stress/anxiety from the medication & also today's exam. Today's audiology tests showed no improvement over last week, before starting prednisone. So for now, it did nothing. Further, my ENT thinks that since my hearing loss is pretty mild &...

I did the same exact thing earlier this month. I wish I had even done virtual health online so I could be directed to next steps - like seeing an ENT faster. If that is an option go for it.

Just bumping this because I took my 7th (final) 50mg Prednisone today. Heading for a follow-up tomorrow morning and want to be armed with info about how others have proceeded. What outcomes have people had with Prednisone to treat idiopathic SSHL, and how have those mapped to next steps on...

Go ASAP. Do you have insurance? Do you have an urgent care? If you're in a college, is there a campus health center?

I know this is an old thread, but curious how you are doing, how long you ended up being on Prednisone & at what dosage?

Just curious, @cruise, do you also suffer from hearing loss? Unilateral, bilateral?

What an odd night. Friday was a pretty low volume/intensity day, and I went to sleep rather easy. Tinnitus actually invaded my dream, became part of it. I was in a taxi ride with friends, me in the rear passenger side seat. My typical high-pitched 'eee' noise begins, and my friend ahead of me...

Reference: https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/supplement/melatonin Steroids and immunosuppressant medications. Melatonin may cause these medication to lose their effectiveness. DO NOT take Melatonin with corticosteroids or other medications used to suppress the immune system.

Thank you. I needed a bit of hopefulness today.

Well, last night didn't go well and today ain't any better. I didn't get any consistent sleep despite trying a few different masking - white noise machine, nature sounds stuff. And today was bad too. I also had a little bit of a meltdown when I realized that I should've cleared my 1mg Melatonin...

Have you had a hearing test done as well? I don't know where you are but a lot of ENT practices in USA had Audiology people as well who will test your ears to see if you have hearing loss (which is what is causing my left-ear tinnitus).

DO NOT take Melatonin with corticosteroids or other medications used to suppress the immune system. Prednisone is a corticosteroid. See here: https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/supplement/melatonin

Please keep in mind Melatonin boosts immune response while Prednisone is an immunosuppressant. Do not mix them, as I'm finding out right now.