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[Kathleen]

Hello ladies.

This topic may have been covered before and it is possible that I have posted this question in the past so apologies for the repetition.

I have a post meno friend whose Tinnitus has become  more and more intense in recent months. She has been told that the nerves in  her inner ear have been damaged, probably by a virus. She had an MRI and an hour long phone call with the hospital clinic and she was told how to reduce the noise by training her brain to ignore it. My friend claims that the Tinnitus is waking her up at night so she has been given a Sound Box to try.

My question is ladies should I suggest she try HRT to treat her Tinnitus? I believe some of you have noticed a big improvement when adding HRT but perhaps you have also had success with the treatments that my friend has tried?

I have to say that my friend hates taking any medication which is why she has resisted HRT up to now but I feel she should know more about it if it can help her

Thank you ladies and take care.

K.

[Dierdre]

My tinnitus started after covid and it was quite loud for months, I used to need background noise to get to sleep.  It has got quieter over the last couple of years or I have got used to it, I'm not sure but it doesn't bother me anymore. The specialist I was referred to said once the hairs in the ear are damaged they do not repair or grow back so it's then permanent. The hairs in my nasal passage were also damaged, which is why we loose our smell and taste with covid, but they do grow back after about 3 weeks.
Unless the cause of the tinnitus is hormonal I wouldn't have thought HRT would help.
I was referred to the Tinnitus Society website at the time but there was no mention of any cure just ways to manage the condition. It did state though that not all cases are permanent so I suppose it depends what has caused it in the first place.

[Kathleen]

Hello Dierdre

Thank you so much for replying.

The fact that your Tinnitus started after COVID indicates that an infection can be the cause. My friend has had Shingles three times and also chest and ear infections so it is no surprise that she now has Tinnitus.

I am not sure if she knows about the Tinnitus website though  I imagine the hospital told her about it.

I recall reading posts where ladies have started talking HRT and then found that their Tinnitus has improved so I wondered if there can be a hormonal connection. Also I think that Oestrogen has some anti inflammatory properties and it is certainly a steroidal hormone so perhaps HRT can help by reducing inflammation?

Many thanks for your comments and take care.

K.