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Temporary Tinnitus

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john45611
john45611

I have had tinnitus for 6 weeks 5 days now, and three doctors have told me it will go one hundred percent. Has anyone else been told this before? They say minimum 6-8 weeks, no longer than a year. I'm really struggling to live with this, and I will never accept it if it is permanent. If it is still here in 5 years time I won't be here anymore. It is noise induced by the way: I was listening to music pretty loud with new headphones, FLAC format which means lossless audio, for just under an hour, when the fire alarm went off. I am in uni halls so I have a fire alarm in my room. I could hear the fire alarm whilst the music was still playing directly in my ears. I took off the headphones and went outside. When I came back in I didn't notice the ringing in my ears if it was there. So, I continued to listen to music through my headphones for 20 minutes or so. When I finally decided to go to bed I took the headphones off and straight away noticed the ringing. Having heard it before for a few seconds/minutes after music, I thought nothing of it and assumed it would go in the morning. I woke up, and it was there. I was incredibly anxious and all the rest of it, here I am today, having been told it will go one hundred percent and will last no longer than a year. I should be positive right? but I am not - I can't stop worrying that this is permeant and will be one of those people that has to learn to accept it will be there for life and get on with it. Well, I am not prepared to live with this for the rest of my life, and yes, people do live with MUCH worse i.e. no legs, arms, sight, hearing, etc, but I simply will not live with this if it is permanent. Therefore, I have decided to give it 5 years. The doctors say no longer than 1 year so I shouldn't even consider that but I am just that anxious and it is bothering me that much that this is what is has come to. I know about white noise and trying to keep your mind off of it by keeping busy, I have to sleep with a fan on and the TV and the sound of rain and leave the window open so I can hear the cars on the motorway faintly and not sleeping with my ears against the pillow and trying to get to sleep itself, I'm tired of it. Anyone else been told it will go or anything similar? I'm due at the ENT in 2 months. I'm 19.

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  • john_882474546
    john_882474546 john45611

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    Hello John can u still listen ringing in the ears?

    I am facing same issue actually

    From last 3 months i have sinusitis so dr prescribed mi azithromycin ( azithral 500 ) and after the last dose finished from that day am listening ringing in the ears and now its 2 months but is still ringing

  • frank90713
    frank90713 john45611

    Posted

    Hi John

    I developed Tinnitus 6 months ago was getting nowhere with my gp so i went private the specialist told 

    Me that it would go away and guess what ive still got it,i was traumatised at first but do find it easier now.

    I to have to listen to the sound of rain in order to get to sleep,the noise i have is 3 different sounds it starts

    Off in the morning just a quiet hissing and if i was to stay in bed it would stay that way for as long as i was 

    In bed but as soon as i get up it changes to a noise that sounds like interference and it sounds like its on top 

    Of my head.

    Then out of the blue and for no apparent reason it goes berserk and then really starts to p**s me off, i noticed

    That your comments was posted 4 years ago have you still got it ??

  • aishwarya01102
    aishwarya01102 john45611

    Posted

    Hi John. I know its been 5 years since you posted this, but do you still have tinnitus? My boyfriend got it 2 weeks ago and is suffering everyday. I hate seeing him like this and I just want it to go away! Any help or advice would be appreciated..
  • Guest
    Guest john45611

    Posted

    Has anyone had tinnitus from labyrinthitis and it faded away for them over time ?? 

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