Recent content by Paulie87

Thanks, everyone. I ended up biting the bullet and cancelling the trip, even though I really didn’t want to. I’m devastated, but my tinnitus is just too unpredictable right now, and the mental health facilities in Bali, where I was headed, are nowhere near the level of what we have in Australia...

It happened again last night. I went to bed only when I was tired, and although the tinnitus was roaring, I didn’t let it bother me. This morning I woke up with it screaming in my left ear, and I’m in a total state of panic again. I’m supposed to be leaving for a week-long holiday overseas in a...

It’s definitely a mental thing. Last night it was blaring in bed with nothing to mask it, but I decided I wasn’t going to let it upset me. It was amazing how quickly I was able to shrug it off, even without any background noise. This morning I woke up with the same noise and felt annoyed again...

This is exactly what my ENT has told me. He said that even though my hearing isn't poor, it's not perfect due to Meniere's, & he believes it's the reason why I refer to it as reactive tinnitus & hyperacusis fluctuates a lot, as my brain is filling in frequencies. Interestingly, yesterday I...

The stress certainly made it a lot worse. It sounds to me like the tinnitus increases with external sounds and then returns to normal soon after they stop. The Meniere's is unilateral in my left ear only, and it appears the reactive tinnitus affects my left ear. I've considered wearing an...

Hi All, I’ve been dealing with tinnitus for almost 16 years now. The first six months were hell, but I eventually habituated to it. Since then, I’ve had a few flare-ups, but nothing that lasted more than a month or so. I was diagnosed with Ménière’s in 2016 after experiencing dizziness, and I...

Thank you so much, @Marcello and @ECP. I had terrible hyperacusis when I first developed tinnitus, but it settled down after about six months. I've habituated to tinnitus a few times now, so I know I can do it again. However, this new sound is so high-pitched that only crickets or running water...

Hi All, Let me start by saying I've been dealing with tinnitus for 15 years. For the most part, it’s been more of an annoyance than a life-altering issue, and I've gone long stretches without even noticing it. Recently, I experienced an extremely stressful few months (unrelated to tinnitus)...

I'll say, I have had a good few hours today where I did not focus on the tinnitus. I went out for a beach walk with my wife and son and to some local markets and a nice cafe and did not notice the tinnitus most of the time. I put my babies feet in the beautiful ocean water for the first time in...

And yes it does ring a lot of bells. One otologist (Not professor Fagan) just lumped me with atypical menieres. The Otologist who did this is a very good doctor, but others seem to think menieres becomes an easy diagnosis when they just don't know what is causing low frequency tinnitus and some...

I'm not sure actually. My otologist is Professor Fagan and the neurologist is nearby at St Vincents Hospital in Sydney. I am borderline Super Canal. The bone is very thin, however they said they would not operate due to no serious vestibular symptoms like vertigo and the risks associated with...

Apparently I have intercranial hypertension. One of my Otologists believes this could be leading to this issue, the other one thinks some sort of hydrops. I am seeing a neurologist on Monday about the intercranial hypertension.

Thanks, that is really sweet. I hope you are coping ok. I love my son and wife so much, I just wonder if I'm going to feel tortured forever, or whether this will simply become an irritation that isn't taking over my life. Yeah, I don't know that it's unbelievably loud, it's just it is very low...

Thanks. I called lifeline and spoke to someone. I'll be ok tonight.

I'm still here. I'm a pussy. I love my baby so much. We struggled to concieve. We did IVF we wanted our baby so much. Then the night he is born after I felt like the happiest man alive, this booming starts. It went away after a few weeks and then came back after a few more weeks. My wife...