Recent content by V2016

Welcome, @LukeYoung ! One of the terrible things about T is that anxiety makes it worse. Which makes you more anxious, which makes the T worse, etc… I had some of the same symptoms as you when I first developed T, though for different reasons. My T started with an ear infection. So I had some...

I'm not really sure this counts as a success story, but at least, a mini-success for me. This week I went to the dentist and flew for the first time since developing T. I was worried about both these things, and they both ended up being fine. I remember flying being really uncomfortable the...

Hi Kristy, welcome to the forum! Unfortunately, I don't have the expertise for a lot of the specific medical questions you're asking, but I'm sure someone around here will. I'm posting mostly to bump your thread back up, so people with more experience with your specific questions can see it. You...

I perforated my eardrum (because of an ear infection) in my early 20s as well. Didn't lead to tinnitus, but a decade and another ear infection later, now I have tinnitus. So I can't speak to tinnitus caused by a perforated eardrum specifically, but I'll just add... when I perforated my eardrum...

Sounds like you're doing the best you can to take reasonable precautions. For what it's worth, the one time I went to a night club after developing T, my T spiked that evening and the next morning, but then went back to its normal volume. One night in a club, especially with ear plugs, shouldn't...

I read a lot! I'm a graduate student, so reading is part of what I do for a living. Oddly, I've found it much easier to concentrate on my "work" reading than the reading I do for fun. I think somehow reading denser texts means trying to follow the nuances of the argument absorbs my brain and...

I definitely second going to an ENT sooner, both for the medical opinion and the peace of mind. The phrase "pretty much gone" from your general practitioner is worrisome to me. ENTs have better equipment (camera/microscopes), so they can better make sure the infection is really fully gone...

Congratulations on the successful trip AND on the proposal!

So, I’ve had T for a little over 2 months now. Fairly mild - volume at 2 or 3 most of the time. I’ve been taking a little longer to fall asleep than I used to, but I am sleeping okay without drugs or anything, so I’d like to keep it that way, at least in the long term. … and then I sprained my...

I wish! That sounds like much more fun.

My doctor said $400.

I've recently (~ 2 months ago) developed Tinnitus due to an ear infection. I've had (adult) ear infections before without T, so this is new for me. While I had the infection, I had both pulsatile and regular T in both ears. Now I "just" have regular T, and occasionally I can hear quiet pulsatile...