Tinnitus is often a subject of comments on my Meniere’s disease blog and that makes sense because tinnitus and Meniere’s disease often occur together. Some folks have the ringing sound in their ears all the time while others may have it once and a while. In my own situation I occasionally had the type of tinnitus that was either ringing or more of a static sound. Unfortunately this past week I have experienced a different and more annoying type of noise in my ear.
From what I can remember it started about a week ago when I heard what sounded like music coming from outside. It wasn’t anything I could identify it was more like booming noise like the bass was too high. I walked outside and I could still hear it but it wasn’t coming from any of my neighbors’ houses. I then asked my wife and son if they were hearing the same thing that I was. They both told me that they didn’t hear anything and then it dawned on me that this was some type of tinnitus.
Why now?
One possible reason could be that I have been dealing with some congestion and stuffiness in my nose. And this usually has some effect on my ears where I begin to have a bit of an ear ache. But I get this type of congestion a lot and it has never affected me with this type of tinnitus.
I have also been taking a lot of ibuprofen lately for headaches but once again that is something that I have been doing for a while.
It was interesting this week as I was trying to figure out what was going on someone wrote a comment about a type of tinnitus call pulsatile where the sound matches up with your heartbeat. That is interesting because I hadn’t heard about that before and I started to wonder if that is what I have now. I’m not sure but I will continue to research on it.
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I know that my ringing which has been constant for six yrs gets louder with the more noise I am around. Dehydration and eating too many sweets also I creases the noise level. For the past three weeks i have had about a 7/8 on a ten point scale and it is exhausting. When it is Waking me up at night makes me infuriated. I have not seen a lot posted about the autoimmune disorder associated with Meiners. I have that type. I've decised to try some neurofeedback therapy and will let you know how it goes by the beginning of December. Wish me luck!
I've had both the phantom music and pulsating beat. I hear big bands and marching bands - never any music I really like. I thought I was crazy but its actually quite common among people with hearing problems. Its called musical ear, I think. I get it pretty frequently. You can try to change the song if you concentrate hard on a new one you like (the way you try to change your dream from a bad one to a good one). Sometimes it works. Yep, sounds crazy, but alot of people experience it (they just don't tell you). It can get very annoying when the kids are loud and the TV is loud and I hear a marching band in my house. huh, sigh.
Hi there I am new to this blog and am so happy to have found some support for this awful disease. I am a 37 year old mom of three and was finally diagnosed after two long years of very sudden vertigo attacks that would leave me unable to function for days. I have recently had to stop working and am feeling a little better. I'm very interested in any information anyone may have on the autoimmune connection. Thanks in advance!
I'm interested in the autoimmune connection, too, Alliec. I don't think there's a lot of information on it yet, but if I see anything on it, I'll post links.
Yhanks Peggy! I'll keep you posted on any information I may fine. I have an appointment in January with my ENT and am going to request a bunch of tests that I came across online related to autoimmune. I'm not sure if anyone else experiences these symptoms but I feel like when my body is fighting off a virus etc it almost feels like my body flares up or goes into overdrive causing the tinnitus to become worse and often vertigo attacks. I have to believe there is some kind of connection. I know of one autoimmune disease called AIDE short for Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease. It is very rare and only 16% of people with menieres disease have it.
I recently was advised by my Naturopathic doctor to start using melatonin at night. There was a study released that indicated it decreased tinnitus. Since I started taking it I have noticed a decrease and am sleeping really well!!
In dealing with my MD I have also been diagnosed with migraines (which cause short episodes of vertigo). When I saw my neurologist she had a very extensive blood test done and it showed that I was high on the scale for an autoimmune disorder. It wasn't definitive but was high on the scale. Has anyone ever noticed that their vertigo attacks happen more frequently in a season? I've had MD for four years and three out of the last four summers I have had attacks and just plain felt awful for months. I'm wondering if allergies plays into this somehow?
Alliec, I absolutely DO feel an increase in Meniere's symptoms when I am getting over a cold or bronchitis. I noticed MD symptoms for the first time when I was getting over a bad case of bronchitis that verged on pneumonia. That was the first time I had tinnitus, which developed into dizziness and then to full-blown vertigo/nausea.
I've felt for years that my Meniere's flares up in the fall. I also notice an increase in allergic responses in the fall, with itchy eyes, sneezing, asthma, and so on. I blame it on the dry heat and closed windows... the environment irritates my nasal passages and makes it harder for me to breathe. I time my visits to the allergist seasonally, in spring and fall, which are my worst times of the year.
DAVID~
Totally off topic...
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!
Hopefully a no-spin Holiday for you.
(watch that salt :)
Lauri
Thanks Lauri
Happy Thanksgiving to you and all my MD friends!
(You are right watch the salt!!!)
David
aspirin makes mine worse
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