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Giving birth to my baby boy tomorrow morning. I’m so anxious for everything - delivery, postpartum, motherhood, and of course the possibility of my tinnitus worsening for a while. Say a little prayer for me and wish me luck! I feel a whole new journey for me has just begun. Special thanks to...

@Vincent R, thank you! Yes, I’ve already informed my OB team that I want to avoid any ototoxic drugs during both the surgery and postpartum recovery. I know the stress of it all, both physical and mental, will likely cause a spike. I just hope that, with time, it will calm down and not cause...

Thank you, @Sydnears. Having it 24/7 for seven full months now makes it hard to stay hopeful, but I’m at least hoping it will calm down once my hormones settle postpartum. I’ll definitely send an update to let you all know how it goes. I really appreciate your kindness!

No, I didn’t have what you’re describing. However, I did experience amplified beeping, hissing, and ringing during my spike after the MRI. My usual tone is a baseline ringing with a Morse code-like beeping or chirping overlay. So during the spike, it felt like a full cacophony of new and louder...

Thank you for your reply. I’ve heard of women developing tinnitus after an epidural due to a CSF leak. It’s rare but usually treatable with a blood patch. I’ll be having spinal anesthesia, which directly punctures the dural sac, so there might be a slightly higher risk. Still, I’m staying...

Hi friends, Some of you might recognize me from my earlier, sad lil posts this year — I developed tinnitus suddenly at 7 weeks pregnant back in April. I'm now 35 weeks and scheduled for a C-section on November 11, and while I'm excited to meet my baby boy, I'm also anxious about how the spinal...

Friend, please hold on. Before you read this and assume I'm just another sufferer with "manageable" tinnitus — here to hand you empty positivity or false hope — please know that's not who I am, and that's not what this is. (Also, I'm sorry this is a long post) I have been where you are now...

Has anyone here had surgery with anesthesia (general or spinal) and their tinnitus didn't worsen? Hi friends, I wanted to share an update that I’m scheduled for a C-section on November 11, as recommended by my doctor. I’m feeling quite anxious since it’s major surgery, and I worry that the...

Hi, I just wanted to extend a kind word and let you know that I’ve been in your shoes, as many of us have. I’m a relatively new sufferer of tinnitus, which I developed suddenly back in April. I was seven weeks pregnant when it began (though it wasn’t related to the pregnancy), and it has...

Hi, I just replied to your comment on my thread but thought I’d respond here as well. I forgot to mention that I also had an ear fullness and pressure sensation after my MRI. My tinnitus spike and that pressure feeling subsided after about two to three weeks. The ear pressure went away first...

Hi @Emmadx! I’m happy to say that the spike settled after about two to three weeks. While I initially thought my tinnitus was getting worse in my right ear (I primarily notice it in my left ear), that also eventually faded. I recently had two very quiet days, but now I’m back to my usual...

Hi, I was wondering if the reactivity or worsening of your tinnitus has improved since you made this post, @hopefulmomma? Also, as a mom, I’d like to know how you managed tinnitus while caring for a newborn. I’m about to be a first-time mom next month, and I’ve had tinnitus for six months now...

I’m always glad when I see that you’ve replied to my posts. Your insight and wisdom are consistently grounding and encouraging. Your reply came at a good time too, since this week has been especially difficult. I recently found out that I’ll need to have a scheduled delivery three weeks earlier...

Hello friends, I’m hoping to hear any positive post-MRI experiences that might help calm my nerves. Last week, at 30 weeks pregnant, I had a 20-minute MRI without contrast on the advice of my ENT and OBGYN. I’ve had unilateral tinnitus for 5.5 months, and they wanted to rule out anything...

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and reply to my post, and for sharing your experience. I really appreciate it. I’m hopeful that my tinnitus might calm down once my pregnancy is over next month. It has felt worse since August, but I’m also 30 weeks now, so I know hormones may be...