Hello Everyone,
My Name is Mark and i have been suffering from T for the last 2 weeks. It all began about a month ago when my ears were having troubles equilibrating. First one ear would plugged and then ring for approximately 2 hours and then go away. 4 days later the exact same thing occurred but in my other ear but everything returned to normal. During one of these episodes I had a 2 hour bout of vertigo that had me very concerned. I contacted my GP about the matter and she prescribed me a nasal spray due to nasal congestion. 2 days later I awoke with full blown Tinnitus.
After talking with friends I decided to see an audiologist for an audio gram and it showed that I had slight sensorineural hearing loss sloping to moderate sensorineural high frequency hearing loss. I was then met with an ENT and she suspects i may have had an inner ear infection that has gone untreated.
My T seems to be quiet during the day (sometimes unnoticeable) however at night the ringing will keep me up for hours. Ive recently started taking Ativan to help reduce my anxiety at night and seems to help.
Ive been in dire need of support since this whole debacle began. If anyone could share their thoughts and feelings as well as advice on how to move forward it would be greatly appreciated! My biggest concern is making sure the tinnitus does not get worse!
Thank You
My Name is Mark and i have been suffering from T for the last 2 weeks. It all began about a month ago when my ears were having troubles equilibrating. First one ear would plugged and then ring for approximately 2 hours and then go away. 4 days later the exact same thing occurred but in my other ear but everything returned to normal. During one of these episodes I had a 2 hour bout of vertigo that had me very concerned. I contacted my GP about the matter and she prescribed me a nasal spray due to nasal congestion. 2 days later I awoke with full blown Tinnitus.
After talking with friends I decided to see an audiologist for an audio gram and it showed that I had slight sensorineural hearing loss sloping to moderate sensorineural high frequency hearing loss. I was then met with an ENT and she suspects i may have had an inner ear infection that has gone untreated.
My T seems to be quiet during the day (sometimes unnoticeable) however at night the ringing will keep me up for hours. Ive recently started taking Ativan to help reduce my anxiety at night and seems to help.
Ive been in dire need of support since this whole debacle began. If anyone could share their thoughts and feelings as well as advice on how to move forward it would be greatly appreciated! My biggest concern is making sure the tinnitus does not get worse!
Thank You