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Not sure what happened to you but during weightlifting and many other strenuous activities, more cerebrospinal fluid goes from your spinal area to...

Is the drone/low hum/vibration you are feeling these days (I am assuming you feel it more than hear it) pulsing or not? If not, especially if not...

Bilateral perilymph fistula all of a sudden would be rare, but if someone has it in one ear it is not uncommon for the symptoms to spread to the...

Did you ever go to a perilymph fistula specialist to rule out a perilymph fistula?

What happened to your ears when you had reflux?

People with severe perilymph fistula can't remember or enjoy a lot of things either, but it's curable, especially at the beginning, and it has...

Pete, did your digestion issues stop?

By finding a hobby that does not involve abdominal valsava maneuver/increasing abdominal pressure/ increasing intracranial pressure, and letting...

When you had an ear infection before, was the tinnitus in your right ear or not? And did you get any hearing loss when you had the ear infection?...

Nico, would you try pranotherapy?

From what I have googled there is Ellen, a certified practitioner level 3, trained by Hochstatter. You can Google her, she's in your city.

Honestly, if it's been a while, and if you are not dizzy, if I were you I would just do the internet research in order to understand what to...

Is there any way you would try any alternative therapy? That has nothing to do with the actual Western medicine? Like bioenergy/pranotherapy? You...

Bro, before this goes any further I'm going to have to correct you. By the way, was it one of those "clear MRI/CT means no PLF" ENTs? Depending...

As the website you linked to a while ago says, if the PLF is suspected after an implosive or explosive trauma, the surgery is not recommended for...

If you have Pranotherapy in your area, you can try it yourself.

This is not contradictory. I am not saying anything about the whole protocol or the other things he is suggesting. I am just saying people with...

If the gym means so much to you, you can ride a gym bike (in a way any average person would ride it, not pushing the limits) and walk on the...

Why do you keep straining and bending over? Then stop straining. And about the sneezing, if you feel you absolutely have to sneeze, do it with...

OK, read this again. You already complained: and noticed: and again: Whatever caused your tinnitus in the first place, if you noticed one type...

Why? Why would you want to increase your intracranial pressure so much? More cerebrospinal fluid in your head means too much explosive pressure on...

Have you tried a diuretic to lower your intracranial pressure a little bit for a couple of weeks? Not necessarily a prescription. You can try...

Just reminding you Dandelion root tea is one of the best herbal diuretics.

Do you have to travel by plane?

I explained everything to you one month ago. You said you would try. Obviously you didn't. I told you to avoid bending over (to avoid increase in...

What do you mean you don't know? You said you had no prior history of headache/ head pressure. You said it all started due to excessive straining...

She had a gym injury, excessive straining while lifting, and she started having head pressure/headache immediately and tinnitus a few days later,...

Are you trying a herbal diuretic? Or your inner ear maybe. How about trying the full PLF protocol since you are saying your headache, feeling...

Can you tell us where you are from?

Can you go to Chicago and visit Dr. Timothy Hain in Chicago Dizziness and Hearing or at least have a telehealth and send him your scans and tell...

OK, and also don't bend over during the day, your head should to be above your heart level all the time, at least for a month. Dandelion root...

OK, I don't know anything about him. Question, just in case: What would be easier for you to visit, Chicago, Illinois or New Brunswick, New Jersey?

Can you tell me where you are going to visit a neurotologist? Don't get me wrong, I'm not telling you who to see. I just want you to visit a good...

You got tinnitus, ear pain, hyperacusis, ear fullness/plugged ear etc after an acoustic trauma. You were also mentioning some vestibular issues...

If you read his posts you will realise the guy is 21 and his ear issues started last year and he doesn't even have a diagnosis yet (neither do...

Did you ever look into PLF yourself online and try herbal diuretic, sleeping with your head elevated, avoidance of any kind of bending over and...

I don't know what country you live in. I still think you should at least try to talk to a neurotologist. No more tests, just a detailed...

Have you ever seen a Neurotologist? You have never had a CT, have you? CT means exposing yourself to radiation so they usually send people to MRI...

You should not do that with or without earplugs, especially not now, but you already know that. You will have to do a lot of internet research...

Did anything happen a day or two, up to a week before? Noise is not the only trauma. Did you have any accident? Did you have any barotrauma? Any...

At least try treatment with herbal diuretics and avoidance of salt and coffee etc (I know you know) and don't forget you should not lift anything...

Google about Tulio phenomenon and try to stay away from loud noise or pressure on your ear.

Dandelion root tea is a very good natural diuretic.

Diuretics lower your intracranial pressure a little bit, so if you combine keeping your head elevated all the time (you can try sleeping on two...

If it's about any inner ear injury or inner ear condition that intracranial pressure elevation might cause or affect then it's not only about...

You should avoid high-speed elevators or high-speed trains. You should avoid even bending over, let alone lifting. You should avoid any explosive...

I think you shoud reduce activity as much as you can for a couple of weeks. Do not bend over, do not lift anything heavy, avoid coffee and salt,...

Ideally, yes (even people who get better should not push it in future with any pressure - changing activity or extremely loud noise). Some people...

How did those three rule it out? What was their explanation? It's neurotology. What did that one say? Neurotologists should know more. And how...

Did this stop?

I don't think it's anything you mentioned. And I don't think it's anxiety. How exactly did your symptoms start and did you have any hearing loss...

Have you tried sleeping on 2-3 pillows, and if yes, does it happen less often or is it the same?

Did you try drinking some herbal tea diuretic and keeping your head on two or three pillows while you sleep?

Besides loud noise, avoid any kind of straining for a month and a half, just in case, take as much rest as you can. Do not lift, push or pull...

Search for threads about low hum/drone/vibration if you want. A lot of people have hum that behaves like yours. I am not sure what it means though...

Cerebrospinal fluid.

For the same reason I say not to do any kind of strenuous activities - in order not to cause CSF to rush to the head and put pressure on the inner...

Keep your head elevated when you lie down (put two pillows) and also when you are up (do not bend over to pick up anything). Avoid any straining...

So you don't have any hearing loss on your audiogram? Ok. Can you describe your dizziness and headache? And do you have dizziness on and off? And...

I don't know if the amount of perilymph that leaks through a tear on round/oval window into the middle ear can be visible from outside in any way,...