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An MRI is a standard test with tinnitus because in rare cases it can be caused by a neuronoma. I've had two MRIs now, one for tinnitus and one a...

There is a Tinnitus Functional Index which takes into account the volume of your tinnitus plus how it impacts on your life to give you an overall...

It's not silly at all. I've had depression for a year and a half and have only just started taking regular meds for it because I just don't like...

Hi Rich, just curious, what does 'pre diagnosed with organic depression' mean?

In my case the MRA/MRV will be looking at my neck. A Doppler is a kind of ultrasound which also looks at blood flow in the blood vessels.

I thought I'd do an update with some positive news...I'm feeling fairly reassured after seeing the new ENT. He knew at least as much as I did...

So, it's only 3 weeks since you stopped taking it? There's every chance it's some sort of spike and will shorten down again. My t recently became...

I took it once and that night I had the weirdest T - it was more like auditory hallucinations. I heard a dog barking, then a vacuum cleaner, then...

I don't have your particular symptoms but in the last few months I have acquired several new sounds, all very different, and it makes it very hard...

You were wuite right to point it out - there's a lot of stigma here, too, with mental health. I hope it didn't sound like I was taking issue with...

It's virtually impossible to see a psychiatrist in my part of the world (I've seen one once, for an hour, in a year and a half of severe...

From the patient information leaflet that came with the meds. It seemed high to me, too, that's why I didn't take them.

Because tinnitus was listed as a common side effect, affecting 1 in 10 people, and I didn't want to risk my T getting worse.

I was presceiped Citalopram and didn't take it. My GP prescribed Paroxetent instead. Not sure whether it's made the T worse (something has!) but...

I'm afraid I don't have an answer but I thought my hearing had deteriorated significantly in recent months but my hearing test showed no change...

Thanks, Karen. I'm feeling a little more calm today but that may be due to the meds my doctor gave me yesterday! The ENT I'm due to see is the...

This is the one tinnitus site that I've found to be more useful than any other (apart from Tinnitus Talk, of course!). There is an audio file of a...

I don't think everyone does, but I've often felt dizzy - more so recently - and actually had a couple of attacks of vertigo. My GP suggested a...

Relax Melodies is excellent. In addition to lots of different soinds, which you can mix and change relative volumes of, it also generates beta and...

I've had a couple of MRIs. There was a mirror directly above me so that I coukd see the door which made it seem less enclosed. And it only took...

I have several noises including pulsatile tinnitus, tinkling and clicking. And I seem to be getting a new nouse every few days at the moment and...

I often experience loud bangs when I'm falling asleep or more often when I'm waking up. I've always thought that it was due to some kind of...

I have several different sounds, all very different, including high and low tones. I find that at any one time one or two of them will dominate,...

If the Ativan helps why stop taking it.....? I have tried several different antidepressants and they haven't helped with my T or with bereavement...

I have been taking propanalol for a few years now and it hasn't affected my tinnitus. If anything it should help as it helps with anxiety and it...

I feel quite dizzy a lot of the time and have had a coue of attacks of vertigo recently. ENT wasn't interested, but then he wasn't interested in...

I had an attack of this. An ENT consultant I saw didn't seem to link it to tinnitus at all and hold me it 'usually goes away on its own'. Not at...

Hi Daniel, your tinnitus will get louder and quieter; mine is also reactive but it settles again. If you think you're going to have a spike then...

Hi John, you say masking has been ineffective, have you tried different sounds? One of my tinnitus sounds is quite high-pitched and I find some...

I always assumed it seemed louder at night just because there are less sounds around to distract from it, in the same way that pain can seem worse...

I also have lots of sounds - I acquired another one last night, I think because I have been stressing about my pulsatile tinnitus. They change in...

Actually, I'm wondering now whether I have this myself.....:unsure:

Re-reading your first post, could have tensor tympani syndrome?...

It's great that your scans are fine. ENTs are so often not interested in tinnitus; I wish they could hear the sounds that we hear - and the pain...

It's been a struggle just to get an appointment with the ENT I wanted to see (the first was a locum). I can't imagine that I would be able to see...

No, I've never found a definite cause. My T started a few days after a hearing test but I've been told by audiologists that it's unlikely to be...

Thanks, Karen. I saw my GP today and he's great, shame he's not an ENT! He apologised for the ENT's lack of interest and he's going to try and get...

Yes, I still have the fullness though the headache pains are a bit better since I started usng Flixonase nasal drops a couple of months ago.

I have also had the same symptoms and my MRI came aack clear. I think MRIs are a standard test for tinnitus, it doesn't necessarily mean that your...

Judging by the lack of replies it seems like the answer is 'no'! I've just been listening to the sounds on whooshers.com and my PT doesn't sound...

I use a pair of pillow speakers which I got from the RNID in the UK, but I've seen them on Amazon. They work fine for me, especially when I'm...

It's common for T to be more noticeable at night. I play the sound of rain all night long; I downloaded the sound from Amazon , it runs for about...

Karen and SoulStation, thank you. I'm waiting to see a more senior ENT so I'll have to wait and see how that goes, but it's likely to be a month...

My tinnitus is sometimes reactive and I find it subsides after a while, but it can take hours or weeks. It's likely to lessen more quickly if you...

Thanks for your replies, and for the hugs. Laura89, I do have other symptoms; there's a lot of pain deep in my ear/throat and I've also had two...

Could you go back to your GP and ask to be referred to a different consultant for a second opinion? It may be, though, that if your MRI is normal...

I use Nasonex, it hasn't made mine worse