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I've had tinnitus for years still without an answer, but I recently discovered something that makes me think it might be related to eustachian tube issues. Although I have high-pitch ringing tinnitus in both ears, it is much much worse in my right ear. Anyway, I discovered that when I pop my...

Hi Mad maggot, thanks for replying. I'm sorry to hear about your condition, it sounds tough :( Have you had your neck muscles assessed by a myotherapist? Issues (i.e. trigger points) with your neck muscles, particularly the sternocleidomastoid muscle, can cause symptoms like tinnitus, dizziness...

Anyone? :(

I've had tinnitus for years (I can't even remember when it began) and I still have good days and bad, but they are mostly good. When I am stressed, then my T is really depressing.

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia which was later correctly diagnosed as chronic pain syndrome, and I have 24/7 tinnitus. I cannot remember exactly when the tinnitus began, but I suspect I had it already, although it's certainly worse now than it was before.

Hello everyone! I've had tinnitus for years, almost 24/7, of varying pitches. It has always been louder in my right ear, and the same ear sometimes has what my ENT called pulsatile tinnitus, but it actually *feels* like thudding/rumbling. The PT started after a plane flight with a cold...

Hi Dr. Nagler, thank you for taking the time to read my question. I have had ringing in both ears (predominantly right) since childhood, as well as lots of ear infections, but two years ago after a long plane flight (with a minor cold) I developed pulsatile tinnitus in my right ear. It began...

I know that when I am anxious, I focus more on my tinnitus (as I do with any other problems I have) and this certainly exacerbates it - not sure whether physiologically or because I just tune into it more. High blood pressure is also associated with tinnitus, and stress certainly makes that...

Thanks for that. It's good to hear that the tinnitus wasn't originally present with the hearing loss, which means there's a good chance it's not related. Such a frustratingly elusive problem. I hope yours gets better some day.

Hi Relic Hunter, may I ask what other causes you've ruled out?

So basically I'm holding onto all hope that my tinnitus isn't (at least solely) caused by the *minor* high freq hearing loss in my right ear. The thing is, although it is constant, it seems to fluctuate occasionally, and I know it's physiological and not psychological. I'll be lying in bed, and...

I, too, was told the same thing. But then I've had other specialists tell me to live with other health issues I have, and lo and behold I ignored them, tried treatments they said wouldn't help, and they did... so I'm not giving up yet. I have seen a lot of doctors who won't consider, keep an...

Thanks guys! First baby, due in March :) I have developed some nasty rhinitis from pregnancy & it's not helping my tinnitus at all!

Hello everyone! My name is Melina, I'm 24 years old & from Australia. I've had tinnitus in both ears for as long as I can remember, but since I hit my adult years I seem to have it all the time. I experience mostly ringing, and it's especially loud and constant in my right ear, although the...