Hello Everyone

Hi, my name is Anthony and I have been dealing with this nasty b for about 2.5 years now. Thank GOD mine is mild, but it still scares the crap out of me for fears of it getting worse. I basically have 2 types of sounds- a slight left ear hiss and a central ring (although the last few months the ring hasn’t been present).

I blame a product called ‘neosporin’ for this. It’s a bacterial cream sold over the counter that contains one of the nastiest ototoxic chemicals around - neomycin-, and I was using this product in my nose so alleviate nose bleeds. Not realizing how dangerous this stuff is when used on membranes (high absorption rate) caused me to be where I am today.

Anyway, I’ve been following this site for quite some time and feel like I know some of you guys personally. I’m here to connect with and pass any info I can to those who need it. Talk soon....

 

Welcome to this site. Lots of good people here!

 

Welcome to the forum @Racehorse. Hope your T will stay mild and better yet fade over time. You are most welcome to share your useful info so others on this site can benefit from them. Take care. God bless.

 

Thank you so much for sharing your story!

I have been using polysporin, and thanks to your post I just found out that it contains "Polymyxin B" which is also ototoxic.

How many times did you use neosporin before you ended up with T?

 

@Racehorse

You've landed in a good spot! Lots of support and good folks here.

Mystery Reader

 

@Bill Bauer hello Bill. I’m not sure I’m posting this correct. I’ll soon find out. I’m not too computer savvy , lol. I used a dab on each side of my septum twice a day for about two weeks, then for the first time in my life, I started hearing a crackling sound when people would speak to me. Shortly after that came the t. The hypetacusis went away, although it does come and go every couple months, but the t stayed. Ironically, neosporin was recommended by my ent. You would think they would know better.

 

Shocking!!!

Has your T always been mild, or has it be slowly fading over the past two years?

Thank you. I will keep this in mind. I will try not to use anything like this anywhere on my head (and never in the nose, ear, or close to the mouth), and if I have to use it, I will ensure that I don't use it for more than several of days.

 

@Bill Bauer Yes, be careful. As long as you don’t apply the stuff anywhere it can get easily absorbed into your system you’ll be fine. My t started out very mild, then in a few months it increases bit, a few months later went down to very mild again, and just recently increased a bit again. I’m not sure what caused this recent spike. Maybe a few bouts of hearing my one year old screaming next to me, or a recent cold. Not sure. It’s still mild, just not as mild as it recently was. T is just one strange beast.

 

Protect your hearing like the most important thing in the world until theres a treatment for hearing loss to potentially cure your tinnitus and restore your damaged hearing.