Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Other Health Discussion => Topic started by: Sarai on April 24, 2012, 08:37:47 PM
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I first got tinnitus in my 20's and it mostly went just went up if I went to a concert or something. last year it came back and doc said it was a infection I was also drowning under depression and anxiety so I thought that was it. back on the AD's it receded again now suddenly it's back. I am not stressed and have been on iron 2 months so not anaemia. I am going crazy as it is so loud when I want to watch TV. Have not been able to watch in peace for about 2 weeks. It's super loud in bed but Ijust listen to it in bed it's just sitting watching Tv which I so miss. I try not to be stressed by it but I can't bear the idea of never having peace again. Just needed to moan. read about nasal sprays helping anybody know what they are called?
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Have you read the Tinnitus Association web-site?
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My ears are buzzing away both sides ........ whoosing ......... 'full' >:(
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CLKD do your ears crackle when you swallow? One way that you may get relief is put you hand in a fist and press on the side of your throat just below the ear. It can make your ears pop and release the pressure.
I have tried to get an appointment but the three prebookables had gone for today and I have to ring at 8.20 tomorrow, I have been trying to get an appointment since last Friday. Our surgery is only four and a half days a week!
silverlady x
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Nope. My friend's been to ENT Clinic today and had her ears suctioned ??? ....... she goes every 3-4 months. My ears are quiet right now ::)
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We have 3 pages of this subject!
My R ear last night was pulsing - it would be background then crescendo then stop - not painful, not particularly noisy and didn't stop me sleeping. Even wriggling with my little finger didn't stop it!
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Mine started with recurrent ear infections which have left me slightly deaf in one ear. The more stressed I am the worse it gets. I think the longer it goes on the more accustomed your brain becomes.
One thing I have found just recently though.....I have been very bungled up, dry nose then runny nose but not a cold. I have been using Sudafed nasal spray to clear things and the buzz and ringing in my ear is less than it was.
Honeyb
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It's a nuisance ain't it! >:( …….. sometimes my inner ear thumps in time with my heart beat ::)
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I suddenly developed pulsitile tinnitus in my left ear 6 years ago 24/7. Had loads of tests and no reason found for it. Thankfully I can ignore it most of the time, I do sympathise totally as sometimes I get short bursts of ringing tinnitus and to have that all the time would drive me insane.
Have you tried white noise to try and cancel out the tinnitus?? I don't know what might help with tv viewing though - sorry
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Mine has at last quietened down (pulsatile tinnitus) , I have had all the tests including a MRI scan only to be told my ears are perfectly normal, I think its linked to stress
with me http://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/symptoms/tinnitus
Also BPPV which I have though the episodes are not very often, just getting over one, the last one was over two years ago.
Medications can cause ringing in the ears, I also find caffeine and sugar can set it off, also very loud noises, this is what set off mine last week when I burned the toast and the dammed smoke alarm went off.
I listen to CDs at night (mine is the sound of rain) very soothing.
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Silverlady its nice to find someone else who suffers from pulsitile tinnitus, you are the first person I have found! Mine started one day 6 odd years ago and never ever alters in intensity its same 24/7. I too had all the scans and ultrasound of arteries and nothing found but I too have balance problems and a very damaged neck and have recently been told it "might" be referred from my neck problem?? Just wondered if you have any neck problems?
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Hello all. It's been some time since I posted so hope this message gets through. Hope you are coping as well as possible with the googlies that menopause throws at you.
Interested in this post. Have had low droning in right ear for three months and finally seeing ENT consultant in about ten days time. It's a real bind never to have peace. Had microsuction but it didn't help. I do have sinus issues so that might not be helping.
Will let you know how I get on but wanted to stay in touch!
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Welcome back Pauline.
Taz x :)
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Thanks Taz!
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Saw the consultant today about this pesky tinnitus. He has ordered a scan to rule out nasties but says he is not overly concerned. Also have to have microsuction on the lugs again - full of wax apparently!!
Perhaps I could go into the candle making business? Do they call them Chandlers?!!
Hope you are all coping and I take the opportunity to wish you all a peaceful or, if that is not possible, a really cracking Christmas!
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Chandlers make rope ;)
Candling - 1 should never put anything larger than your own little finger in your ear hole :o
Warmed olive oil dropped into the outer ear and allowed to run into the ear - which is time consuming, may itch a bit as it reaches the drum and requires laying down with affected ear upwards ::)
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No I think you're wrong. Chandlers were candle makers. I believe the old name for a rope maker was a corder?
It was a joke really as I seem to be making so much wax I could go into business.
Wouldn't candle the ears as I have heard some scary things about that.
Maybe I am just too flippant?
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Not flippant at all ::) - you've got me thinking though :
"Our history -
"The Tallow Chandlers Company" was formed in about 1300 to regulate oils, ointments, lubricants and fat-based preservatives and to manage candle making using tallow (animal fats). Over the next 150 years we expanded in membership and influence, until King Edward IV granted us a coat of arms in 1456, and full livery status in 1462.
"By the 1500s, we were looking after London's trade in a wide range of domestic goods, including sauces, vinegar, soap, cheese and herrings. We were also intimately involved in the service of the City. Our tallow candles played a key role in the compulsory street lighting for the City of London, and we were supplying the City Watch with 60 men. ……. "
Also : Retail and Trade Suppliers of Canal and Narrow Boat Equipment
Midland Chandlers has been established for over 35 years and is the market leader in the supply of equipment for inland waterways craft. We have four well stocked showrooms based in Preston Brook (Warrington), Braunston (Daventry), Penkridge (Staffordshire) and Willington (Derbyshire). "
so I wasn't far away ;)
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"The Historic Dockyard Chatham has made rope since 1618. At over 1,100 feet long the Ropery is a unique and vibrant 19th Century working Ropery. As the last remaining original naval ropeyard in operation The Historic Dockyard Chatham still plays an important part in the production of both natural and synthetic rope….. ………. "
You've got me a-meandering now :-X
"The National Candle Association" …….
At this very moment in time both ears are quiet ………. for several weeks the R 1 has felt bunged up and a good old wriggle has sometimes relieved that feeling. For 2 days this week both ears have been clearer. It's a real nuisance >:( at times ………..
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Someone who makes rope is called a cordge.
I was told never to put something smaller than your elbow in your ear ;D
Cotton buds although very tempting are never a good idea. Almond oil is best for your ear. Warm in hot water until blood temperature then drip into your ear. Lie down for at least ten mins and that helps soften wax.
Better still visit your nurse after having treated the ear with oil to soften for at least four days. Then the nurse can syringe the wax out.
My tinnitus is not caused by wax. Started with an infection but now is affected by stress.
Miserable thing.
Honeyb
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Tinnitus is commonly caused by Loud Music ….. so any1 who was raised from the mid-1960s ::) ……. including musicians!
Almond oil - don't want to smell like a cake though but maybe olive oil would make me smell like a chippy :o ……..
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If you find a chippie that uses olive oil then let me know. They use vegetable oil for far far too long before they chuck it out ;D
I would rather smell like a cake than a chip shop ;D
Honeyb
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;D ……… DH uses olive oil for mostly everything :)
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Yep and very nice it is too when you use a table spoonful. Chippies would use gallons. It does not keep well after its been heated either. Cheap and very cheerful for your fish and chips and by the time they throw it out its disgusting. I have cleaned out many an industrial fryer and by the time you get to the bottom it's almost solid with gunk.
That's why I cook my own fish and chips :o
Honeyb
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Oh another meander - I remember the deep fat friers in School :-X ;D
My ears feel 'full' this morning ……..