70 Years Young

pinkflea

Member
Author
Apr 25, 2018
7
Tinnitus Since
July 2017
Cause of Tinnitus
Unknown
I have had tinnitus for 7 months. It started in the left and 5 months later, the right. An ENT did an MRI: all normal. I do have hearing loss, which he says is common with tinnitus. The ringing is always there in everyone, he explained, but when your nerves deteriorate, the ringing is more noticeable.
 
Welcome pinkflea.
 
@pinkflea Interesting discussion you had with your ENT. I'm in my 50's and in the course of my discussions my ENT said something of the same thing. She asked if I had T before my noise event ("no" which now means not that I was aware of), and then after the audiogram I was asking about age related hearing loss and wouldn't all people have T from it, and she off-handedly said "yes, that's is common." I mean I'm sure some people with hearing loss don't experience T but that wasn't the discussion area I was trying to focus on. She said 20% of the population has T.

Good luck, and have strength in your coping and perseverance, and may the T decrease.
 
I have had tinnitus for 7 months. It started in the left and 5 months later, the right. An ENT did an MRI: all normal. I do have hearing loss, which he says is common with tinnitus. The ringing is always there in everyone, he explained, but when your nerves deteriorate, the ringing is more noticeable.
Any acoustic trauma, new medication, new supplement, or change in diet? Any of these things can cause T in some people. Has it faded at all?
 

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