is there a link between hypothyroidism and tinnitus?
I have unilateral tinnitus and have been referred to a consultant ENT.
I can’t find any hopeful information suggesting tinnitus is curable and the references to unilateral tinnitus are all a bit worrying ie tumour (benign) and Ménière’s disease.
I’m just coming through over two years of horrendous stress and wondered if there could be a link.
I just want it gone!
No answers but I have constant tinnitus. Waiting on my second hearing appointment. My first they sent me to the nurse who asked me if eae wax was my issue and then was baffled why the GP sent me to her. Now waiting on a hearing test next month... Not sure what good that will do as I can hear fine... Just the extra bothering me.
Interested in hearing replies you get!
Yes, I have tinnitus. I barely notice it now and hearing aids help!
I have hearing aids for when I’m in busy, noisy places and large rooms with poor acoustics. I don’t wear them all the time as I don’t need them for every day activities and they really itch!
Is yours unilateral too?
There's seems to be a link with hypothyroid and vestibular conditions in general. I've been diagnosed with vestibular migraines.
Hi,
I get tinnitus in one side with Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD). When I manage to clear the tubes it goes. I usually have to use a nasal steroid spray to do this. Just thought I’d mention it as it was something I discovered myself and was recently confirmed by an audiologist. My GP didn’t know this and was going to refer me to ENT.
A google search told me that ETD is related to hypothyroid. Sorry I don’t have any links now - this is just from memory of when I was first trying to find out what was wrong.
I know there can lots of causes of tinnitus and often it’s unknown. I’m just sharing my own personal experience in case it helps.
Thank you. I’m currently using a prescribed steroid nasal spray and an antibiotic ear spray. No improvement so far.
Ah I’m sorry if it doesn’t work for you… it takes a week or two to work for me but is effective. I’ve now been recommended to try Otovent (an unusual balloon system thingy available on Amazon) as it is meant to be good and avoids issuing steroids. I’ve yet to try it.
Really hoping you get to the bottom of your tinnitus and get it sorted as I know it can be very distressing.
Some people have found that Tinnitus can be reduced by having optimal levels of Vitamin B12. The only problem is that opinions on what constitutes optimal B12 vary.
Personally, I aim to get my own Serum Vitamin B12 up to about 1000 ng/L which is above the top of the range for many ranges. But then some ranges in the UK put the top of the range for serum B12 at about 600 ng/L, and I think that is an absurdly low level.
For Active B12 I assume optimal is 100+ pmol/L.
I go by these links :
perniciousanemia.org/b12/le...
perniciousanemia.org/b12/le...
And I supplement using methylcobalamin on the basis of this link :
perniciousanemia.org/b12/fo...
In terms of tinnitus, which I've had for many, many years...
I developed high-pitched tinnitus as a student in my early 20s. I developed a low-pitched drone in my late 40s. The best treatment for me was to buy a sound machine and use sound therapy. It taught me how to ignore the tinnitus.
rnid.org.uk/information-and...
tinnitus.org.uk/support-for...
The idea of sound therapy is not to drown out the tinnitus. In fact it is quite the reverse. A sound machine is used at a volume just below the level of the tinnitus. Then the patient has to turn their attention to the sound machine and ignore the tinnitus.
My sound machine has sounds like rain, waves, a babbling brook, trains, tinkling sounds, white noise (I hate that one), plus a few others.
If you want to try out the idea there are lots of nature sounds videos on Youtube that go on for 8 - 10 hours or so, and you could set up a speaker or headphones to listen to them at the appropriate volume.
These are a few examples :
youtube.com/watch?v=FUQEecZ...
youtube.com/watch?v=4bskZYo...
what are your most recent TSH, Ft4 and Ft3 results
How much levothyroxine are you taking
Can be linked to low thyroid levels
Can also be linked to low vitamin levels, especially B vitamins
what vitamin supplements do you take
When were B12, folate, vitamin D and ferritin last tested
I am due my next blood screen in November.
I’m on Liothyronine and feel I’m keeping one step ahead of being sent to a local Endo for review. I know he’ll be very unlikely to allow me to remain on my current medication and dosage (90mcg daily) so I don’t ‘draw attention’ to myself by asking for additional tests.
I will however ask for my Vit levels to be checked. I have a strong autoimmune family history on the female side and my paternal grandmother had pernicious anaemia.
I'll add to the mix... low oestrogen levels also cause tinnitus
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