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nancyann:
Has anyone else experience the tinnitus getting louder post op?  I'm a little over 13 months post op & lately it's really loud.  I usually have no problems ignoring it, since it's been around for years & years,  but with the increased volume,  geez louise !!!    I wonder if the rainy weather has anything to do with it ??  But the loudness isn't letting up & it's been about a week already.   Nancy   ps.  Should I have put this under POST OP ISSUES?

Windsong:
Yes! i've had some crazy tin the last few months.... i got  a sleep help presc from the ent which might help me sleep better.. for me i can't imagine sleeping with white noise since the a/c bothers me lol.. the weirdest is being deaf in the an ear, lying on the good ear, and having all the noises in my head anyway....

Richey:
Nancy, I have had tinnitus for a long time in both ears and have slept with a fan running for many years. When I lost my hearing on the left side after GK the tinnitus was just magnified because there's nothing to counteract it. I understand they do make some masking aids that you can tune in to some type of sound that the bad ear can hear but I don't know how well that would work. I have just had to live with it just like most of us AN folks. My ear doc says that Xanex is the only know drug that has been proven to reduce tinnitus so I take it and I think that it helps a little, of course it calms the nerves a little too. Also I heard that Melatonin may help. It is a supplement that is suppose to help you sleep.
  Good luck in the battle, I've also heard that caffeine is bad for it, but I'm not giving up coffee completely.

Rich

tony:
Yes its a strange one for sure - the thing to remember is that
youre not hearing it (Yes - I know its there..)
and it has little to do with functional hearing
To some degree the noises are perceptions of
what is going on inside the body - more to do with blood supply
heart rate, mental activity, stress, fatigue etc
If you look at the list above, any herbal type calming
remedy should assist
though stress and fatigue are best cured by good sleep
and a more relaxed lifestyle ?
Maybe look a bit at the stressors in your life
- is there anyway you can reduce them a bit ?
(I actually find mine is like a little alarm bell telling me when I
have "over done it" - sort of natures heart rate moniter
as such maybe not such a bad thing?)
Best Regards
Tony

TP:
I actually woke up during my sleep the other night with a loud knocking sound and kept me awake for most of the night. I don't understand it - at times it is not noticeable and other times bugs the stew out of me. Bottom line, very annoying. I see my neuro doc in September for my next MRI. Hopefully he will recommend something to take.

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