Recent content by Randy_

@cowdodge, I do have some hearing loss but I had no baseline to compare to, so it's not clear how much is new and how much I may have already had. But, the hearing loss is minor compared to my tinnitus which has fluctuated in intensity dramatically since it started. I'm getting by but I have...

Thanks very much for the helpful insights and compassion @Karen and @glynis. I really appreciate it. This has been a brutal time for me but it helps to know that I'm not alone. It's very hard to stay (or get) positive when my T flares up like this, though. I've experimented by changing...

I’ve had tinnitus for about 4 months now. It began in January when I woke up one morning with my left ear ringing. That was it. It was out of the blue and there was no clear cause, though there were many potential causes or contributors. I had a number of very loud noise exposures in the...

Barbara, did your tinnitus ever return to normal (previous level or better) after increasing on methylprednisolone? I began a course of this steroid yesterday and I'm now having a similar experience to what you described. Please tell me this was not permanent for you. I'm very anxious...