Just started with tinnitus during covid

[Markmark123]

I had covid positive results for about 10 days, about 7 days into it I started with a constant ringing in one ear. It is really difficult to get to terms with the fact that I will have this for the rest of my life.

My gp has told me to take hayfever tablet medication once a day (I sometimes suffer from this) and prescribed me beconase 50mcg hayfever nasal spray.

Has anyone had any experience with this? I'm not doing anything to make it worse am I?

He has referred me to ENT but I'm assuming that will take a few months.

Thanks

[marigold60]

This is interesting as I'm trying to find what affects my tinnitus. 2 nights ago,, because I was sneezing a lot and didn't think it was a cold, I took a antihistamine just before bed. As well as having a good night's sleep my tinnitus was very quiet the next day and I wondered if the 2 were connected

[psycholady666]

Im pretty certain my Tbwas covid induced - my symtpms involved congestion like ive never had before, including the ears

[Markmark123 in reply to psycholady666]

Me too. How is your T now? and how long has it been?

[psycholady666]

About 8 months sorry to say - I hope yours will resilve. Though I have habituated to some extent and I only notice in silence, it is still there. There is some research going on into the link

[Nasturtium50]

I also got it after covid.

[Markmark123 in reply to Nasturtium50]

How long has it been?

[Nasturtium50]

3 months

[Agnetha1985]

I feel my Tinnitus worsened after Covid last November- it was unbearable at times and all over my head . Previously, I had a slight noise in my left ear. The audiologist I saw in January ( I now have hearing aids) seemed to think that a virus will attack at the easiest point of the body and that can be the ears, especially if there has been previous infection. Since CBT ( NHS) has a long waiting list, I'm paying for hypnotherapy with someone who can also use CBT techniques. The visualisations she uses are helping so far...