Experiences with

Ear conditions

So I've been struggling with pulsatile tinnitus 24/7 for the past 6 months which was put down to Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. I had the usual CT and MRI scans but they were on an 'open' scanner and I was told the quality is not as good as a 3T 'closed' MRI scanner. So I've just been through 3 scans on

I’ve had Pulsatile tinnitus now for 2 years. Some days it’s worse than others. I don’t hear it 24/7 but I do for a lot of the day. I am waiting to see ENT as my GP feels it’s to do it my inner ear. This is because my symptoms started after an ear infection and I cannot equalise that ear (where I have

I have had white noise tinnitus for a good 5-6 years and a bi-cros hearing aid for about 4 years, as I have severe hearing loss in one ear. Unfortunately my good ear went weird on me - I actually thought my hearing aids were faulty - to find it was actually my own hearing when I removed them. Fast forward

(Moderator's note - this post discusses difficult emotions and references psychological difficulties with tinnitus. If you need support with anything discussed in this post, please contact one of the organisations listed here - https://www.helpguide.org/find-help) I developed tinnitus after

The audiologist in the States who posts on this you tube channel offers lots of videos with suggestions for for help with habituation. There are loads of case studies. He provides recordings of masking sounds too. That's all free. But he also offers an initial teleconsultatiin with one of the team and

hi I have had a “blocked ear” now for nearly 4 months… I went to the doctors expecting it to be some ear wax blockage or something simple like that. GP had a look in my ear, said it all looked clear but thinks there could be some fluid build up in my middle ear. She told me to try some remedies at home

hi, just wondering if anyone else has this problem? When I eat and drink my tinnitus seems to get worse and I get ear pain. I have reactive tinnitus and my ears feel blocked. I’ve been clenching my teeth a lot as my tinnitus is so loud. Just wondering if it’s TmJ issue or blocked ET 🤔

Has anyone experienced vertigo or dizziness on Horizant? I take 600 mg (2 pills) and on day 9 I start getting dizzy. I stopped taking Horizant in January after 9 days when I started feeling dizzy and started taking it again this month. Again I got dizzy on day 9 of taking it. I'm not sure if I should

suffering from a sinus infection, never had it before, has anyone had problems with their ears l seem to have gone a bit deaf, lve had 2 lots of antibiotics, first lot weren’t the right to ones, finished the 2 nd lot still no better, came off benepeli for 4 weeks, see consultant last week and she’

Hi everyone. I've been struggling with severe health anxiety for the 20 years but for the last month it has been spiraling out of control. Every time I order something i become paranoid that the delivery person spit in it . The other day I ordered some food and it made me nauseated and left a bad aftertaste

A while ago I asked all you wonderful members about Azithromycin. I pointed out I have suffered with flare ups for a good 3 to 4 years . However the last year was hard and I took antibiotics every month then Wham! they stopped them. I was suffering and struggling, I only have one lung due to previous

Hi everyone, I have severe tinnitus which is constant, and just drives me bonkers. No management seems to work but just intensifies. I worked along side audiologists so have quite a bit of knowledge around tinnitus and as well with deafness. I wear hearing aids as I’m hard of hearing. Even with hearing

I had Danalogic aids fitted about 3 years ago. They address the slight hearing loss I have in the upper register which came to light when I was referred to ENT with tinnitus. The loss is in keeping with my age and this was suspected as the possible cause of my t. The aids also have a masking capability

can anyone please let me know what is the best thing for vertigo ! I have the exercises medication 💊 etc m now getting disheartened I feel lost n feeling depressed

HiI have PT in my right ear for around 18 months now. I also have sensorineural hearing loss in both ears diagnosed at the same time and wear hearing aids. Sometimes when I have a shave I have noticed a numbness around the right side of my PT ear. I was wondering if this is connected with having PT

everything i do reminds me of what i could do which adds to my anxiety, i worked as a cbt therapist so its difficult for me to accept i have this diagnosis of psp i am avoidant a hate each day, i go back to bed x my balance is terrible but i still walk x i crash into things i know they are there . I

I have pulsatile tinnitus in sync with my heartbeat. It is constant and differ in levels but always there. I found that if I keep my brain and hands busy with colouring books I just forget that the crickets are there, I manage to fall asleep if I stay on my back with my neck extended then they are less

I’ve just been diagnosed with AN and am now waiting for my local hospital’s neurologist team to contact me. My AN is pea sized and I am suffering moderate hearing loss and tinnitus. No vertigo yet. I’m not sure I can mentally cope with watch and wait which my consultant said would be the most likely

Thanks to everyone who has responded to my question about the safety of having a deep dental cleaning now that I've been diagnosed with CLL. I have read pretty much all of your messages but just don't have time to respond to everyone individually there have been so many. I'm going to postpone the deep

80 y.o. husband diagnosed with PD a little over one year ago (Nov.27 '23) not started on Sinemat until March 24 '24 which he is still on. Aside from several non-motor symptoms + mild hand tremors, the issue is dizziness which started as mild lightheadedness about 4-5 years ago, gradually