Long Covid

[Nasturtium50]

Has anyone developed tinnitus after getting a covid infection?

[psycholady666]

Yes . I believe I did . Bad bout with lot of ear congestion. Tinnitus ever since. Possibly worsened by subsequent booster.

[marigold60]

My tinnitus got a lot worse after covid. So much so that it was really stressing me out. I went to the doctor's, saw an audiologist and ent consultant to help. Think it's getting a little better now plus I don't notice it as much as I can tune it out.

[Jaycey]

Yes, and still have it plus a slight hearing loss!

[TinnitusUKPat Partner]

Our communications team editor, Nic, wrote an informative piece for the NHS' 'Your Covid Recovery' site which talks about this symptom of Long Covid - yourcovidrecovery.nhs.uk/i-....

[Fleur29]

Yes, covid left me with pulsatile tinnitus (among other things). It comes and goes, but I have headaches and dizziness with it.

[Mille23]

Yes, my tinnitus got much worse after the 3 corona vaccinations and the covid infection I got in February 22. It has not settled down.

[waterfalls123456]

I have heard if this. Oddly my tinnitus got better when I had covid . It has now got worse again. When I had covid I slept a lot and only had one person to care for not two. I realised that stress exacerbated my condition. As when I had two again the tinnitus came back very loud. Whereas it had quietened down. Long covid can involve serious neurological and vascular difficulties but stress and grief also play a part. I have been told thst the sounds vary with stress and vascular causes. It is worth contacting your gp and getting an ent referral just to check.

[Molly108]

yes, my tinnitus started about 2 weeks after infection while I was still quite poorly and have had it now for 2years, 24/7 and never goes away. ENT were useless and I don’t think they believed me as everything is clear n good with my ears!

[orangetrailrider]

Had T for over 20 years due working in engineering and telecom's, it's ebbs and flows, currently much improved as working outdoors these days

[Pumpkin5]

Yes. I developed it after covid. I had dizziness alongside it. And fatigue which still persists. I've had it at least a year now. You do learn to not focus on it. It becomes more like background noise. The fatigue is more of an issue for me . I was diagnosed with long covid.

[Molly108 in reply to Pumpkin5]

I’ve been diagnosed with long covid too. Fatigue is just the worse! Tinnitus acts like my early warning system when fatigue kicks in.