I Think I Have Tinnitus

Hello everyone,

Since last week I've had this noise in my head, it's a very high beeping tone that is constantly "on".
When I'm at school or just doing stuff I never hear it, but from the moment that I'm home it is constantly beeping! And it's so annoying! I sleep really bad because of it ! When it started I went to my regular doctor and she said I had an ear infection. She gave me ear drops and they didn't really help. The infection was over I guess, but I still had TERRIBLE headaches and because of those I didn't go to school for 2 days. Then I went to an ENT doctor and they checked my hearing and everything was perfectly fine. No hearing loss, etc. I also did a CT-scan and everything was OK aswell... But I still have this annoying beeping in my head ! And i really don't know what to do !

Any help ?

 

Be careful with ear drops. Some are "ototoxic" and can make tinnitus worse. Some antibiotic drops are known to be ototoxic.

 

Wanted to add, tinnitus has so many causes. What do you think caused the beep? Were there any factors like a head injury or exposure to loud sounds? Also the cause might be something simple like a Vitamin B12 defiency. Talk to a doctor and ask about getting Vitamin B12 shots/injections.

 

Hi Emma, What do you think caused your tinnitus ? I am looking into upper cervical problems for mine ,although not sure because of noise exposure too.

 

I really dont know. I think it was being exposed to loud sounds over time during 2012. The t was faint and became louder over the last year.

 

Have you found any relief? I have been taking Gabapentin + Klonopin for quite some time with mixed results. That is what the T doc recommended that I seen.

 

No relief. It has actually gotten worse over the last year. I am just now starting to look for treatment. I think only tinnitus retraining will work for me because medications have so many side effects.

 

Hi Steven, You could look into TMJ problems. That can cause headaches. I was diagnosed with TMD, but I don't think thats what caused my tinnitus. Probably noise exposure or cervical problems.

 

Hi Steven, Maybe yours is TMJ related. I guess you can get headaches from TMD. I went to a TMJ specialist in 2010 and he said I had mild TMD. I had no headaches however or jaw pain. It was one of many hopes to get rid of
tinnitus that didn't work. I could send you the website of that doctor and youtube if you like.

I guess I posted twice by mistake.

 

Emma, I agree your better off without meds, and that tinnitus retraining is a better way. Sorry I brought up the meds, as they may have some side effects or be ototoxic. I guess I wanted faster results, and wasn't ready for tinnitus retraining yet.
Peter,no I mean Dale