Recent content by Sydnears

I can hear my pulse when my head is lying on either side. I’m not sure if this has always been the case. I think it may be normal for me. For what it is worth, I do not hear it at any other time.

I’m sorry you’re facing this. It must be frustrating, especially with only having hearing on one side. The first step is an ENT visit and likely an MRI to see if there is anything structural. Otherwise, if it is sensorineural hearing loss, a hearing aid may help. For now, try masking. If you...

I appreciate you posting. But seriously, years without even noticing it? I’m at 7 months now, and my oscillating low-frequency droning, head-shaking tinnitus is there whenever I’m awake. I’d love to believe I can tune it out, but I just can’t. It seems like a preposterous suggestion. Can you...

Is it truly a rumble? Look up middle ear myoclonus. Sometimes it can be triggered by stress. However, you may have a neurological form of low-frequency tinnitus. I have this too—the low hum or rumble that sounds like Morse code. It’s horrible, so you have my sympathies. Yours sounds louder than...

I can’t watch without loud masking. The low-frequency hum I have is constantly being masked and unmasked by the TV sounds, and it’s impossible to tolerate because it turns the steady hum in silence into a loud, chaotic buzzing noise. Masking doesn’t work perfectly, but with the fan on high, I’m...

Question, as I sit here at night ready to tear my hair out. Can you watch TV? I find it impossible unless I have significant masking noise. Otherwise, it’s constantly off, on, off, buzz, and so on, depending on who is speaking on TV or during breaks between scenes. It’s just impossible to focus.

Hers went away about a month after giving birth. I think she developed it around halfway through her pregnancy. She had a low-pitched, engine-like grumbling tinnitus at night that drove her to despair. But as I said, it eventually resolved. Fingers crossed yours does too, though with tinnitus...

Ah, it’s the worst! I’m about six months in. Mine developed after an infection. I don’t care about my high-pitched tinnitus, but this low-pitch noise is brutal. I don’t sense a vibration (I don’t think mine is deep enough), but I can feel the sound waves “moving” when I plug my ears or when I’m...

@Meinz89, I’ve heard of people developing my form of tinnitus, a deep droning hum, after an epidural. I don’t mean to scare you, but I wanted to mention it since I’ve come across similar cases. On a positive note, my friend experienced tinnitus while she was pregnant, and it disappeared after...

Please don’t do it, OP. Are you in Canada? I doubt they would approve MAID for tinnitus, though I’m not completely sure. Can you afford to take time off from life, maybe a year or more, just to rest your ears? Spend a lot of time in nature. Calm your brain. Relax. Even if you have to go...

There’s a small chance the cause is hydrops from the infection, which is why the low-salt diet was suggested, but it’s doubtful it will help to be honest. Yes, I think habituation is the goal we can work toward. I hope the MRI goes well—make sure to wear earplugs. I had one without contrast...

How are you doing now, @Mae? I’m much the same, maybe slightly less bothered by it at night, and sleeping well. I saw the best-rated ENT in my large city today. I enjoyed the chat, and he was very attentive. He cleaned my ears (sadly, this didn’t change my tinnitus), but he couldn’t really...

I wish mine were only part-time, @Pinhead. Mine is from an infection and is now there 24/7. :( Interestingly, for me, the HVAC masks it and can provide some residual inhibition for 10 to 20 minutes after I turn it off.

It’s really awful, isn’t it? I’ve had mine for six months now. I don’t think I get a vibration—mine is around 200–250 Hz, so probably not “deep” enough. But the way it switches on and off with any sound or voices is infuriating. The worst is the TV; it’s constantly triggering it. I can’t watch...

Argh, just having a moan because it’s driving me mad tonight. Does anyone else struggle with watching TV? The constant switching between speech and noise from the TV is infuriating. The only way I can manage is by having a fan on high to drown out the oscillating hum.