- Apr 30, 2022
- 9
- Tinnitus Since
- 03/1990
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Illness as child Rubella, sadly got worse over the decades
Hi All,
I've had tinnitus for about 30 years now. Generally, I wouldn't call myself a sufferer, because most of the time it hasn't bothered me, although I've had stretches of months when I've noticed it more, perhaps spikes.
I'm going through a rather strange situation with my tinnitus at the moment.
In 2022, I was prescribed Ciprofloxacin for a medical condition. It turned out I didn't need it, but I had a severe reaction to it. One of the symptoms was an additional layer of tinnitus. I eventually habituated to it, but recently, after returning from a holiday at the end of September, my attention was drawn back to the noise, and it's been very loud.
Last year, I was given digital hearing aids because I have high-frequency hearing loss. Mine was diagnosed years ago as a consequence of having measles as a child. I tried the hearing aids at the time, but I found all sound far too overwhelming and gave up too quickly.
Now I've decided to give them a proper try. I'm in my fourth week, and some strange things are happening. My hope is that if I give my brain access to more frequencies, maybe it'll stop creating as much tinnitus noise or at least reduce it.
The good thing is that my overall noise level has decreased somewhat. However, I now have a different pitch at a lower volume. It's easier to mask, but when I wake up in the morning, the sound is absolutely unbearable, unlike anything I've had before. It settles after about twenty minutes, although I'm not sure why.
I'm starting to wonder if I have some form of hyperacusis and reactive tinnitus, because my tinnitus seems to compete with external sounds. I also have to take the hearing aids out in the evening, because it feels like my ears have had enough.
It's as if my brain is trying to fight back by creating different noises, because I'm noticing slightly different ones at various times.
I'm wondering whether the hearing aids are helping in some ways but aggravating things in others.
Does anyone have any advice on this? Is this common with hearing aids?
I've had tinnitus for about 30 years now. Generally, I wouldn't call myself a sufferer, because most of the time it hasn't bothered me, although I've had stretches of months when I've noticed it more, perhaps spikes.
I'm going through a rather strange situation with my tinnitus at the moment.
In 2022, I was prescribed Ciprofloxacin for a medical condition. It turned out I didn't need it, but I had a severe reaction to it. One of the symptoms was an additional layer of tinnitus. I eventually habituated to it, but recently, after returning from a holiday at the end of September, my attention was drawn back to the noise, and it's been very loud.
Last year, I was given digital hearing aids because I have high-frequency hearing loss. Mine was diagnosed years ago as a consequence of having measles as a child. I tried the hearing aids at the time, but I found all sound far too overwhelming and gave up too quickly.
Now I've decided to give them a proper try. I'm in my fourth week, and some strange things are happening. My hope is that if I give my brain access to more frequencies, maybe it'll stop creating as much tinnitus noise or at least reduce it.
The good thing is that my overall noise level has decreased somewhat. However, I now have a different pitch at a lower volume. It's easier to mask, but when I wake up in the morning, the sound is absolutely unbearable, unlike anything I've had before. It settles after about twenty minutes, although I'm not sure why.
I'm starting to wonder if I have some form of hyperacusis and reactive tinnitus, because my tinnitus seems to compete with external sounds. I also have to take the hearing aids out in the evening, because it feels like my ears have had enough.
It's as if my brain is trying to fight back by creating different noises, because I'm noticing slightly different ones at various times.
I'm wondering whether the hearing aids are helping in some ways but aggravating things in others.
Does anyone have any advice on this? Is this common with hearing aids?
