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Feeling low, tinnitus for nearly 2 weeks. Positive stories please!

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FeatherySquawkington · 23/10/2020 18:11

I LOVE silence, this is hell. I've been referred to ENT but obviously sat reading horror stories on the net. Does sudden tinnitus ever just go?

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Boeufsurletoit · 23/10/2020 18:26

Sorry this is happening to you OP. Very distressing. I had it a couple of months back and it left as swiftly as it had arrived, although I'm still getting short recurrences. There was an article recently about it being one of the aftereffects of covid.

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FeatherySquawkington · 23/10/2020 18:42

How long did you have it for out of interest? I haven't had covid as far as I'm aware!

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MustardMitt · 23/10/2020 18:49

I would really recommend you step away from the google! Tinnitus can be exacerbated hugely psychosomatically.

A couple of years ago I had really really bad pulsatile tinnitus - I couldn’t sleep it was so bad, and I felt functionally deaf lying on my left side. It went away on its own but I did find meditation and sort of ‘acceptance’ rather than fretting helped.

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StCharlotte · 23/10/2020 19:09

I had it a few years back. It was so loud I made a colleague listen to my ear as I couldn't believe she couldn't hear it as well.

I found concentrating on something (work, TV, reading) or a fan helped enormously and then one day it just stopped. It was possibly hormonal and was accompanied by a couple of extreme - but mercifully short - bouts of labyrinthitis which is also a menopause symptom.

I still get occasional brief spells of it and actually had had one today.

I noticed TV dramas or films will play a tone after an explosion scene representing being deafened and ringing in ears and it always frightens me that it's come back.

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FeatherySquawkington · 23/10/2020 20:06

Thanks for the replies, helpful to know it can go. Google would have you believe once you have it that's it. I've been having dizzy spells and ear popping on and off since the start of the year after a virus but never tinnitus. It's horrible, I can't imagine how anyone could get used to it.

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ScarlettDarling · 23/10/2020 20:10

When my tinnitus first started I could honestly hardly hear anything else because of it. I remember sitting in a staff meeting straining to hear what was being said over the high pitched screech in my ear. I definitely got used to it though, to the point where now I don't know if I still have it or not!

lilfoxfur · 23/10/2020 20:11

I've had it 6 years now. In the beginning it was so hard but over time I have adjusted and now most days I barely register that I have it. I hope yours is temporary but if not please know there is life after t. I'm a member of a few tinnitus groups on Facebook, lovely people full of great advice

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FeatherySquawkington · 23/10/2020 20:23

How did yours come on @lilfoxfur?

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lilfoxfur · 23/10/2020 20:25

Stress they think. I was going through a really bitter divorce and he'd taken me to court over custody of our ds. I wasn't sleeping and was stressed to the max. It just came one morning, I thought it was the radiators at first! Such a strange thing. I have in ear noise generators too which help, I wear them when it's particularly intrusive. You can get them through the nhs they're like hearing aids

MB90 · 23/10/2020 20:26

Oh no! Tinnitus rarely every goes away but some sufferers do get used to it to the point that it becomes the ‘new normal’. Hopefully that’ll happen for you. Good luck

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FeatherySquawkington · 23/10/2020 20:31

I'm trying not to let it take over my life but it's all I can think about at the moment. Nights are particularly hard. So frustrating that you can't just turn off the sound. I love quiet so much, this is horrible. I just want it to go.

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TheBitchOfTheVicar · 23/10/2020 20:35

I've had it for a few years now, and have learned to accept it and tune it out. I think that's the most realistic outcome for most people with it.

Shitzngiggles · 23/10/2020 20:36

I know you asked for positive stories and mine kind of is. I've had it for over 40 years, no idea why it started. I'm so used to it now that I cant imagine not having it and would find it really weird if it was suddenly gone.

GoodbyePorpoiseSpit · 23/10/2020 20:37

I had it. A week maybe 10 days and nights (the nights are hard) of misery and then it simply vanished. So odd. Doc said viral.

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FeatherySquawkington · 23/10/2020 20:45

It started about 9 days ago but wasn't very obvious for the first few days, really started to make it's self known last weekend. I'm hoping it's still early days and still time for it to improve/get better. I think if it carries on for weeks then I'll have to accept it's permanent. For now I would like to hold on to a glimmer of hope, however stupid that is.

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FeatherySquawkington · 23/10/2020 20:46

Thanks @Shitzngiggles, that's kind of reassuring that I would get used to it in time. Had yours ever changed - got better/worse, type of noise changed? I seem to have a high pitched whistle in one ear and a morse code type bleeping in the other.

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Boeufsurletoit · 23/10/2020 20:52

Mine was about 2 weeks. I was at the point of thinking I'd need to ring the Dr then it just stopped.

Shitzngiggles · 23/10/2020 20:57

@FeatherySquawkington it has stayed pretty much the same over the years, just sometimes louder than others. It's a high pitched whistle sound, same in both ears.

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FeatherySquawkington · 23/10/2020 22:29

Feeling a bit more hopeful that if it doesn't go it won't bother me to this extent forever. Oh what I would give to get into bed tonight and hear nothing! I suppose that might never happen again now.

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Br1ll1ant · 23/10/2020 22:33

I have permanent tinnitus and have for as long as I can remember. It can bother me sometimes when I’m trying to sleep but generally my brain just filters it out. I guess like sleeping next to a noisy road or something? You learn not to listen to it.
I hope it improves or even goes away for you but, if not, I’m sure it won’t affect you to the same extent soon.

lilfoxfur · 24/10/2020 23:53

Get yourself a white noise machine to put on at night. They're a lifesaver. I set mine to play a rain noise and it really helps

Porridgeoat · 25/10/2020 00:31

Mine was related to low b12

jewel1968 · 25/10/2020 01:01

I had pulsatile tennitis I think because of a perforated ear drum. Started as a fluttering noise and grew to pounding. I rarely have it now and is usually a sign I am tired. When I do get it now it is mild.

Magic1231 · 27/12/2020 23:19

Hi OP, how are you getting on now?
I've had tinnitus for 4 years, after a very bad virus... I completely empathize with how you were feeling, it really upset me to begin with, as time passes though you do get used to it. It's good you had/have an ENT appointment... catching it in the early stages gives you a much better chance of getting rid of it xxx

Isitnormalornot2 · 28/12/2020 13:36

Op I have had this, it was a drilling sound , yes really. I remember it waking me up! And the horror when I realized it was inside my ear not external..
In my case I had an inner ear infection, I had two courses or antibiotics. It still took two months to go completely but it did, like you anything I read said it was forever. In fact most plp I know who have had it , it has been temporary.
Also I know very low iron levels can cause this, is this a possibility for you? I would go to dr , get them to look into both your ears, get full blood work done, possibly hormonal?
I downloaded a white noise app and this hugely helped at night, it interrupted the tinnitus.
Op I massively feel for you and hope it gets better for you very soon Flowers

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