Headaches and Tinnitus

My tinnitus began about 6 weeks ago. For seven months prior to that, I had daily headaches. The headaches were never properly diagnosed; a neurologist chalked them up to stress. In truth, I have been experiencing a great deal of stress in my work life, so this seemed reasonable. One day in mid April, I woke up with my usual morning headaches plus something new - loud tinnitus. The chronic headaches never came back, and now I am stuck with the tinnitus. The two are clearly related, When a particularly bad bout of tinnitus dies down, it morphs into a headache. Sometimes, I have both at the same time, and they both seem to originate in the same part of my head (lower forehead).

Is this familiar to anyone? Anyone know of a good practitioner in the San Francisco Bay Are who can help?

 

@Starman: I had three weeks headaches and became concerned. Then vertigo started. Nothing was found and this made me even more concerned. Put me into such a high stress that T joined the game. So your story sounds like mine.
When T started, it was hell loud. Headaches and vertigo gone in the meantime. T still there.
I know it was all because of complete exhaustion mentally and physically (stress for years). My body simply reacted with different symptoms.

Problem is that although one can reduce stress as much as possible, T will not stop. Maybe it will stop once in the future. But it is there making stress.

I was examined by different doctors. Nothing was found.
So at the end it was just stress (family, job, other things). Maybe it is the same for you.

All the best for you,
Martin

 

My neurologist tried convincing me I get migraines, then proceeded to explain that migraines and tinnitus go hand in hand. He told me at the time he thought I had an overactive brain. Think maybe there is something similar going on w/you?!

Also-- try not to stress. It exacerbates T.

 

I've yet to go to ENT. But I'm now pretty sure my tinnitus was bought on by stress. It's too much of a coincidence that it came on during the most stressful time of my life.

 

Sounds very familiar. If you ever have the time, I would recommend reading through this thread:

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/thread...-pain-facial-pain-etc-possible-treatment.500/

 

I get dull headaches especially in the daytime. Never used to get headaches before tinnitus.... it sucks

 

you have headaches because you are taking drugs
stop drugs your headaches disapear.

 

Ashley, do you take anything for the overactive brain your doctor says you have?i think my brain is that way too!

 

I agree with what @erik said. What has worked for me is telling everyone I am ill and that I need time to recover so I don't get so many emails or requests for my time. Also Oxygen Therapy has helped as has exercise and the GABA stuff/Pu-erh Tea combo.