Hello, I have just joined the group and thought I would introduce myself and tell you my story.
I have had tinnitus since 1986 and both ears usually need syringed yearly at my GP surgery, as I suffer with excess wax and narrow ear canals. This service was stopped this year and so had to have my left ear syringed by a local private hospital. Unfortunately, it was only partially successful, and I was told that microsuction was the best way to remove the remainder.
I had this done at Specsavers. Although I was warned that it could make the tinnitus worse, I still went ahead which I deeply regret. It has made both ears much worse. The tinnitus is the left ear is now noticeable all the time in quiet rooms and the right ear around half the volume of the left ear. It can spike some days for no reason, like yesterday when it was quite loud in the left ear all day.
I take Valerian tea or a pill before bed which does help with dosing off but occasionally wake up at 3 am with very loud tinnitus in the left ear.
I did have a hearing test in July (at Specsavers) which showed a high drop off in the left ear at high frequencies and a slight loss in the right ear, so, I am considering a further test next year at a Tinnitus Centre which I think I found via the BTA website ([URL='https://www.thehearingcarecentre.co.uk/tinnitus-management/[/URL])
Just two questions for now:
a) Has anyone found that a hearing aid helps lower the level of tinnitus by increasing the sound in the ear (or can it make the tinnitus worse)?
b) Any thoughts on sleep management would be useful.
Long post - hope that is okay. Thanks for reading this, stay well all.
I have had tinnitus since 1986 and both ears usually need syringed yearly at my GP surgery, as I suffer with excess wax and narrow ear canals. This service was stopped this year and so had to have my left ear syringed by a local private hospital. Unfortunately, it was only partially successful, and I was told that microsuction was the best way to remove the remainder.
I had this done at Specsavers. Although I was warned that it could make the tinnitus worse, I still went ahead which I deeply regret. It has made both ears much worse. The tinnitus is the left ear is now noticeable all the time in quiet rooms and the right ear around half the volume of the left ear. It can spike some days for no reason, like yesterday when it was quite loud in the left ear all day.
I take Valerian tea or a pill before bed which does help with dosing off but occasionally wake up at 3 am with very loud tinnitus in the left ear.
I did have a hearing test in July (at Specsavers) which showed a high drop off in the left ear at high frequencies and a slight loss in the right ear, so, I am considering a further test next year at a Tinnitus Centre which I think I found via the BTA website ([URL='https://www.thehearingcarecentre.co.uk/tinnitus-management/[/URL])
Just two questions for now:
a) Has anyone found that a hearing aid helps lower the level of tinnitus by increasing the sound in the ear (or can it make the tinnitus worse)?
b) Any thoughts on sleep management would be useful.
Long post - hope that is okay. Thanks for reading this, stay well all.