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Has anyone had sinus related Tinnitus that finally went away?

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mike20842
mike20842

I've been fighting mine for just under 10 weeks. Whats crazy is the way mine started. I had 2-3 nights of restless sleep. I finally realized I had a slight ringing in my ears, some slight pressure under my eyes and my ears felt slightly stopped up. I began using a saline spray to clear my sinuses. 2 days later I was at the doctor because my ears were ringing too loudly to sleep. He said he didn't see any signs of infection, but he gave me a Z-pak and some Robitussin cough syrup. I don't believe the antibiotics did anything, but the Robitussin stopped the ringing immediately. I didn't realize it then, but it has guaifenesin in it. That is all I ever needed.

As I said, I didn't make that connection until too late. After the antibiotics were done, and the ringing was still comeing back, I went back to using the saline spray. That was January 12th. That is when my descent into hell began. I used it like crazy that night, along with antihistamines, steam and spray and oral decongestants.

I had no idea that your ears could make noises like that. I felt like I was being tortured. After 40 hours of this I found a friend with some Xanax and managed to sleep. I have seen my GP and an ENT. There is no sign of any infections. My GP prescribed Nasonex in case there was some Eustachian tube inflammation. I used it for a week. It made my ears ring something fierce and I just couldn't take it any longer. My ears/hearing are excellent. Both doctors and my pharmacist say it is a temporary thing, but it will take time to resolve. It is absolutely insane that saline spray can cause this.

I have had days where my ears were almost normal, followed by days that seemed like I had an alarm clock ringing in my brain for the entire day.

At this point the spikes are not nearly as severe, but the hissing/ringing has become pretty much non-stop. Sometimes louder, sometimes less loud. I don't know if this leveling out is a good sign or not though. I can not express how badly this sucks.

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  • jeff63970
    jeff63970 mike20842

    Posted

    Hi, Mike,

    I've been suffering from the ringing for about 7 months now. I had so many things going on at the time I can't be sure what casued the onset. However, I was using Flonaise, a nasal decongestant, and Neti Pot at the time with doctor's orders. Did you ever get a resolution to the ringing or are you still suffering from this?

  • anitha25095
    anitha25095 mike20842

    Posted

    hi mike, i have sinus with tinnitus since 2 week.i need to know how long it ll take to stop ringing sound.have your tinnitus stopped?
  • branireland
    branireland mike20842

    Posted

    I am having a very similar problem. It has gotten to a very light hissing and sometimes bad ringing but it seemingly makes no sense what makes it react. Did this go away??????
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