Tinnitus for 5 Weeks

5 weeks in my tinnitus and it's still there. Is it gonna be permanent? I don't know the cause of my tinnitus, I am never exposed to loud sounds.

 

Hi @Bleep! Welcome!
Do you know if you have any hearing loss? That is probably the most common cause of tinnitus. Have you been examined by an audiologist or ENT?

 

@Lorac thank you! Yes I do have hearing loss since I was a child, but I never had ringing in my ears. I will examine my ears at the audiologist to see if I have gotten more loss. If I wear better adjusted hearing aids will the ringing go away?

 

It is possible That with better adjusted hearing aids it will mask it.. I've also read The opposite. Good luck. I know first hand how horrible it is. Hugs. And keep us updated after you adjust your hearing aids.
I'm in the process of trying the hearing aid route myself. Xo

 

@Bleep,
Updating your hearing aids is a good idea. That might help with your tinnitus. Did you have ear infections as a child?

 

ive just been issued with some Tinnitus hearing aids, which produce a "white noise" to help mask out the tinnitus, plus act as a hearing aid to assist with the tone range i was missing/lacking due to the tinnitus...2 days in and working great !

 

I will update things of course, don't worry.
@Lorac yes I had ear infections as a child.
I do have to mention that when I wear my current hearing aids the sounds SLIGHTLY go away, but I don't know if it's because of white noise or not.

 

Which one did you get?

 

Btw I forgot to mention, I had welbutrin 5 weeks ago and I stopped immediately when I heard ringing. Is it temp or permanent?

 

You will probably be fine.
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/spontaneous-recovery-stats-over-70-recover-3-studies.21441/

 

Thank you...I hope so...I should now just focus on exams and hope I recover

 

@Bill Bauer do you have tinnitus yourself? Did it go away? When?

 

I had just celebrated my three-month anniversary...

 

why do you think I'll be fine then?

 

I am using the information in my post below
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/spontaneous-recovery-stats-over-70-recover-3-studies.21441

If most of the people whose eardrums were damaged as a result of the blast had recovered from T, surely there is hope for us.

Five weeks is still too early to give up hope. I spent a lot of time reading the "success stories" section of this site. One thing I learned is that people don't just recover overnight. It takes months as T's volume gradually gets softer and softer.

 

I see. Mine is not as a result of a blast or sound...

 

Then what is more relevant to you is that study of seniors:
http://www.audiologyonline.com/articles/long-term-outcome-tinnitus-many-1154
Keep in mind that if you are younger, your body is more capable of recovering than the bodies of those seniors (who are less likely get their T from an acoustic trauma, but probably had it appear out of the blue).

You can find that other published study that states that T is considered to be permanent only after 2 years.

 

Alright!
By the way I am diagnosed today with labyrinthitis...how long will my tinnitus last?

 

Hopefully your T will disappear once you labyrinthitis is resolved. According to webmd,
"Most of the time, labyrinthitis goes away on its own. This normally takes several weeks. If the cause is a bacterial infection, your doctor will give you antibiotics. But most cases are caused by viral infections, which can't be cured with antibiotics."

 

I just developed pulse tinnitus a few hours ago. I dont see a cure any time soon...

 

Try to focus on something else. Attending to presence or not, will keep it alive and will most likely make it seem worse too. Attend to something that adds value in your life, from your breath, to your studies and what you are going to do with your life; way more important.

That's not to minimize your experience disrespectfully.

Mf

 

I still think that the fact that you have been diagnosed with labyrinthitis gives you hope that you will eventually be T-free. Other people have nothing to treat, and there is no known cure for T. You have something you can see a doctor about, something that can be cured. Once that condition is gone, chances are that your T will either get quieter, or will eventually disappear.

 

Thank you! I'm starting to breathe a lot better. My body is adjusting. Took me some abilify but hey, much better.
@Bill Bauer
I'm sorry for the many questions, but now my doctor said that I might have a retracted ear drum...which could explain the pulsative tinnitus right?

 

From what I know about the anatomy of the human ear, it sounds like it. Having said this, I don't have any background in medicine or even biology. I hope modern medicine can cure retracted ear drums, and that doing so will go a long way in alleviating your T.

 

He adviced me nose spray and told me that it'd go away in a week...plausible?

 

You may want to get a second opinion, just in case. You don't want any mistakes, when T is involved. Also keep in mind that the longer before you begin treatment, the less effective is the treatment.

 

Thank you a lot for being with me the entire time. I don't know if it's me but my right ear seems "cured". I can still hear it but very mildly. Seems like the nose spray did work in my case.

 

Normally, T takes a very long time to subside. If you are feeling progress in month 2, it is very encouraging. Keep in mind that there might still be spikes in the future, but hopefully every spike will be quieter and quieter.