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I think when it gets like this and you’re not coping perhaps ask your doc for something to take short term to get through it. For me, I drink a...
I reckon it will settle Kiel. Until then, keep busy, have a glass of wine or two, go out walking (being outside helps I reckon) - do whatever it...
Go and check if you have a build up of ear wax at your doctors. Muscle tension in the neck and shoulders can cause weird sounds and sensations in...
Hi candy / it kind of comes and goes / I wouldn’t say it’s constant but it hasn’t gone away completely .
Yes I only ask for a manual clean. It’s distressing the everyday things in life we now need to be aware of in order to protect our ears.
I really hope you end this relationship and free yourself. Be strong and walk away. Life is too short.
I believe only taking a few of these pills (it’s called Avanza in Australia) kick started the hiss in my head 17 years ago. I regret taking those...
And there would not have been all the medications around that can cause tinnitus either.
Hi Brandon This happened to me a few years ago - a congested in my sinuses head cold then a full feeling in my left ear for about 5 weeks...
Say in your 20s you were out and about in noisy venues not aware of ‘hearing health’ then you settle down and live a quiet life for many years...
Hi Brandon In 2016 I got a really congested cold. My left ear wasn’t quite right for up to 5 weeks after the cold finished. My doc said that ears...
I’ve been living with this condition since 2002. Being an anxious person anyway, it’s been pretty hard to take at times. My left ear has been...
Spikes can last a long time Scott, don’t assume the worst. Mine has thrown me curveballs over the years ... perhaps just one of those coincidences...
Yes I woke up with a stuffed left ear after a head cold and it lasted for about 5 weeks. I had been laying on that side too. Ears can be the...
I often get this too as I’m a side sleeper but after being up and about for a little while it goes away. I’m not sure why it happens though....
Perhaps Scott this is just our cross to carry with this condition. We get fluctuations and torture ourselves trying to figure out the cause....
It will settle Scott - find ways not to ‘hyper focus’ on it and ways to relax. You will be fine.
But extracting wax is an outer ear procedure, just in the ear canal - not internally into the inner ear region ??
You know I’m doubtful that a quiet procedure like a manual wax extraction would cause an increase. Perhaps your hearing is getting used to a...
Yep I’ve been a nervous nelly all my life. Tinnitus is a nightmare when you already have a more anxious disposition - it just feeds right into it !
Hi Scott Good on you for just getting the manual clean and not micro suction which is a no no for folk like us. Have you been on any medication...
Just think this could be a eustation tube issue ? Patulous ?
:huganimation:Hi Jen, I’m glad you posted, I hope we can comfort you - I understand how consuming this is and the gut churning anxiety that is...
I often end up on the couch in the middle of the night so that the hum of the fridge gives me some background noise. Often my husband will wake up...
Gday Rust I had similiar after a very congested head cold a few years ago. Just in my left ear. Whooshing sound when in a quiet room. I then had...
I started with this in 2002 at 28 years old. I’ve had plenty of ups and downs on this journey. Given tinnitus is a chronic condition I slowly...
Hi Alan you started experiencing your T very young ! I had a baby 9 years ago and they are shrill little things I tell you. It was quite stressful...
Many people on here warn against micro suction for wax removal and I agree 100%. This is a dangerous procedure for hearing - ask for a manual wax...
I’m a long time tinnitus person (16 years) and I have noticed a tendency to try and convince new sufferers that ‘once you habituate you will be...
I’ve just read that coffee can contain quinine. I never knew this but do know that quinine can cause / spike tinnitus. Could this be why having a...
Would an audiogram have different results if you have one while having a spike in your tinnitus? I had a bad temporary spike last year and now...
