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There is a connection. I hope it helps you, but in my case, the thyroxine itself is the cause off my tinnitus - although I should stress that...

I am all too aware of this, which is why I specifically pointed it out. There is someone else on this forum that I exchange PMs with that has a...

I don't think you can say that "Only people who have never had severe H would say that hearing protection makes it worse." I can't speak for...

I never claimed it to be permanent or irreversible. I was just offering a bit of friendly advice so as to not worsen anyone else's situation by...

I'm pleased this is your experience, but not true for everyone, for most people I have spoken to and also the audiologists I have seen all regard...

Be careful not to overprotect your hearing, it actually makes hyperacusis worse.

2.5 years since onset and not yet stable, but it doesn't vary as much as it used to. I hope given more time it will stabilise, but based on...

There is always hope, but generally speaking the chances of it going diminish with time and it seems that for most, it generally goes within about...

I too have seen gradual improvements over the past 18 months. If I think in terms of weeks, then really, I can't see any difference and I find it...

He sound s as much of a fool as the first ENT I saw. My honest advice is to find another ENT. I assume he means the auditory cortex. In a way,...

To check whether or not you have a blocked parotid gland is really easy - I had it about 6 years ago (before tinnitus started and totally...

I'm sorry to read that you're suffering so much - I don't need to imagine, I have been there. I would have to refer you to some others that have...

If there was a "cure", then I'm damn sure someone else would have heard of it. Personally, I'm with @erik and would be sceptical of an ENT...

When my tinnitus first started, it was 100% absent in a silent room and for about 3 months, really didn't bother me, so I know what you mean by...

I only have tinnitus because of a drug allergy, so I can understand your concerns. Following long term use of glucocorticoids, your adrenal...

I can totally relate to this. I used to rebuild cars as a hobby, from engine rework, to respraying, but now I can barely be bothered to do basic...

I discovered that my stupid, clever brain has the amazing ability to filter out white and pink noise and focus only on the tinnitus when I tried...

I have tinnitus that is not caused by ETD anyway - but the 2 were caused at the same time. It is a pretty unusual form as it was caused by a drug...

Not loud at all. I had an MRI with 30dB earplugs in and that was still many times louder than tympanometry. Oddly, there is another post that...

There are a number of people whose tinnitus is affected by all sorts of physiological changes, including hormones. It is poorly understood, but...

As I said, I know a lot of it is conducted, but there is still an awful lot of noise carried through the air. As such, I still believe it more...

I think most would class that as very mild. Hopefully, it is such that your brain will tune it out. For the more severe sufferers, a teapot...

In fairness, it is doubtful that I have met them, but you're not alone. My tinnitus can also be silent, severe and anything else in between.

What sleeping pills were you given? There are a number of early anti-histamines available that many people find make them drowsy, for which you...

Personally I'm not wholly convinced that this works, but this is what people are referring to.

http://www.fauquierent.net/etd2.htm

Before mine started, I must admit, I could cover my ears with ear defenders, hold my breath and stand in a near silent room and the only thing I...

As someone that has tinnitus as a consequence of a drug allergy (just to be clear, not strictly speaking ototoxicity), my personal advice is that...

I would personally make sure you wear earplugs. I spoke to a few people that had previously had MRIs before I had mine and a couple thought it...

I'll try and keep it short, but to make some sense of it, it needs a bit of background. My tinnitus was caused by a prescription drug allergy....

@Karam Mine used to absolutely scream from just normal, everyday sounds - in fact, the first tinnitus I ever had was purely reactive, I had no...

I attended a humanist funeral about 2 weeks ago and it was actually quiet throughout. I hope the one you attend is similar.

Most likely, if you do not have fluid in the middle ear, they will pass you as fine. I'm afraid to say that even if an ENT says it is fine and...

If an experience allows an individual to better deal with their own circumstances, then it can only be a good thing. However, if I want to see...

The Dymista tends to improve things within a few days, but at this point I need to keep taking it for any benefit. In my case, the routine of 1...

@Jacob83 My tinnitus is connected to a lot of things, including allergies and ETD, so when my nose becomes blocked, my tinnitus increases...

Ever since mine started over 2 years ago, it comes and goes, ranging from silence to screaming and everything in between. It used to be present...

In brief, my own NHS GP didn't really even know what to do, so my parents paid for me to see a well regarded private ENT. He cared even less than...

Tinnitus is not just affected by oestrogen and progesterone. Other hormonal changes are known to affect tinnitus.

@erniej I understand how you feel, as I had around a year of severe tinnitus as a consequence of a drug allergy, sleeping for months only through...

My personal opinion is that like so many other problems that commonly occur in the human body, it is just another example of evolution not quite...

I don't believe stress makes the perceived amplitude of mine higher, but I totally agree with this. If I am tired, feel under-the-weather, or...

Tinnitus and Hearing loss are commonly connected, but they do not have to be. Plenty of people have severe hearing loss without tinnitus and...

I have never stopped believing that mine will improve with time and so far, slowly, but surely it has. I'm not saying that the end result is zero...

My tinnitus was caused by an adverse reaction to a prescription drug and it has irrefutably reduced in amplitude. I used to be able to hear it...

There are two very thin membranes that separate the middle ear from the inner ear, the oval window and the round window. In simple terms, the...

Sorry, I'm not sure what part is unclear or could not be taken "seriously". The sentence is a statement of fact. If I tell you your income tax...

By no means would I tell anyone that there is no association between tinnitus and RF. Based on research, the rareness of the drug allergy that...

ETD is poorly understood and often goes undiagnosed. The average ENT assumes that if there is any passage of air between the nasopharyngeal...

Not with Zoloft, but I have had a similar experience. I developed tinnitus as a consequence of an adverse reaction to levothyroxine. Oddly...

The proximity of it to your eardrum means that you have virtually zero attenuation or spreading losses from source to receiver. You might think...

Allergic reaction to levothyroxine. As best as it is understood, my immune system did not accept it to be identical to natural thyroid hormones...

I'm pleased you have found a regimen that works for you. Hopefully things will continue to improve.

At its worst, mine could be heard over almost everything - I would sleep with a radio, a fan and the TV on. The combination of all those jumbled...

Seconded. I saw 3 ENT consultants. The first 2 really didn't know anything about tinnitus, nor seemingly did they care. The last was very...

The cause of my tinnitus is pretty rare, so I would be the first to accept unusual causes, but placing a phone upside down against your head is...

I'm exactly the same. Saturday was a really quiet day and I was positive and upbeat, yesterday was not so good and I felt really low and depressed...

@DDD My tinnitus started very, very strangely. In fact, I cannot find a person on this earth that had exactly the same experience as me - if you...

Had you asked me a year ago, which would have put me roughly where you are now in terms of time since onset, I would have said "my life is over"....

I'm not sure a spike means exactly the same to every tinnitus sufferer. Just as tinnitus has a wide variety of sounds, there also seems to be a...