Tinnitus help!

[Meryl6220]

I've had tinnitus over 2 years. Had it checked and the ENT said welcome to the club. I've tried online gimmicks. I don't want to just sit as it kills brain cells. Any suggestions? 💔

[Kristin1812 Heart Star]

Maybe I am misunderstanding, but there is a forum for tinnitus if you search Health Unlocked top right, on this page. Do come back if I’m wrong, Good luck.

[Ads568]

Hi Meryl6220,

Sorry to hear you’re suffering, tinnitus can be horrible. Have you checked the leaflets with each of your meds? Some heart meds list hearing disturbances as a side effect. It might take some investigating to find if it is one of those!

I had a strange ’underwater’ effect on my hearing that disappeared the moment I laid my head down! My very experienced cardiologist had never heard of anything like it, but one of the HF nurses had. ENT consultant told me to chew gum & learn to live with it! It stopped when my meds were changed. Sorry, almost all my meds were changed at the same time, so I never did find out which, if any, was causing it.

Best wishes,

[Janma123]

Do you take either metformin ir a PPI? If so get your vitamin b12 and folate checked. Tinnitus can be cause by low b12.