- Nov 23, 2025
- 3
- Tinnitus Since
- 09/2025
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Idiopathic Sudden Hearing Loss Neurosensorial hearing loss
Hello everyone,
I'm a 54-year-old father of 3. On September 13, 2025, I noticed that my hearing on my right side wasn't working. The next day, Sunday, I went to the emergency room, and they said I had packed down wax and needed to use an ear wax solution for a week and I'd be fine. The following Friday, I went to my doctor because there was no improvement. That's when he told me about sensorineural hearing loss and idiopathic sudden hearing loss. He said it's often caused by a virus, and that COVID has been identified as a possible cause as well. He put me on antiviral medication and steroids for a week. There was still no improvement.
On October 8, I saw an ear, nose, and throat specialist. Two appointments and two steroid injections in my ear have resulted in no improvement in my hearing, so now the conversation has shifted to a cochlear implant. I'm praying for a miracle to avoid that outcome.
Between my first and second appointment with the ENT is when the tinnitus started. There was no loud concert, no trips to the shooting range, nothing like that. I simply woke up at midnight one night and heard a loud static sound, and it hasn't stopped since. It only varies in intensity. Sometimes it feels mild, other times it roars. My head feels swollen, and the ENT said the cochlear implant might help with the tinnitus.
There have got to be answers out there, and I'm hoping for help. I've read on this forum about Turmeric with Curcumin 900 mg and fish oil, and I'm willing to try anything. I would greatly appreciate any advice or wisdom. This has changed my life dramatically, and I need hope that it'll get better.
I saw a long advertisement on YouTube about a product called SonusZen, which featured Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil. It was a compelling claim that this product works. The ad even said the product is made in the USA. It seemed too good to be true, but I gave them my email address and phone number, and I got a phone call before I even finished trying to place the order. When the person on the other end clearly wasn't from the USA, I said I needed to do some research on the product, and he hung up on me. I later got a follow-up email from Brazil. I nearly fell for a scam.
If you could send me a message or offer me any words, I'd be deeply grateful. My only solace in all of this is that it didn't happen to my kids, and that's what I focus on. But I crave silence more and more, and I'm not sure how long I can endure this.
Blessings
I'm a 54-year-old father of 3. On September 13, 2025, I noticed that my hearing on my right side wasn't working. The next day, Sunday, I went to the emergency room, and they said I had packed down wax and needed to use an ear wax solution for a week and I'd be fine. The following Friday, I went to my doctor because there was no improvement. That's when he told me about sensorineural hearing loss and idiopathic sudden hearing loss. He said it's often caused by a virus, and that COVID has been identified as a possible cause as well. He put me on antiviral medication and steroids for a week. There was still no improvement.
On October 8, I saw an ear, nose, and throat specialist. Two appointments and two steroid injections in my ear have resulted in no improvement in my hearing, so now the conversation has shifted to a cochlear implant. I'm praying for a miracle to avoid that outcome.
Between my first and second appointment with the ENT is when the tinnitus started. There was no loud concert, no trips to the shooting range, nothing like that. I simply woke up at midnight one night and heard a loud static sound, and it hasn't stopped since. It only varies in intensity. Sometimes it feels mild, other times it roars. My head feels swollen, and the ENT said the cochlear implant might help with the tinnitus.
There have got to be answers out there, and I'm hoping for help. I've read on this forum about Turmeric with Curcumin 900 mg and fish oil, and I'm willing to try anything. I would greatly appreciate any advice or wisdom. This has changed my life dramatically, and I need hope that it'll get better.
I saw a long advertisement on YouTube about a product called SonusZen, which featured Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil. It was a compelling claim that this product works. The ad even said the product is made in the USA. It seemed too good to be true, but I gave them my email address and phone number, and I got a phone call before I even finished trying to place the order. When the person on the other end clearly wasn't from the USA, I said I needed to do some research on the product, and he hung up on me. I later got a follow-up email from Brazil. I nearly fell for a scam.
If you could send me a message or offer me any words, I'd be deeply grateful. My only solace in all of this is that it didn't happen to my kids, and that's what I focus on. But I crave silence more and more, and I'm not sure how long I can endure this.
Blessings
