just got back from my second appointment with the ent trying to figure out the cause of the ringing in my ear thats been happening for about a month now. getting an mri and the doc says it's either a neuroma which would be taken out, or it's not and I'll have to learn to live with the tinnitus. honestly i would rather there be something there and have to have surgery to take it out than to be stuck with tinnitus.
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Welcome to SupportGroups and Norseduncan is the moderator of this group. So glad to have you here with us. I am also glad to hear that you are getting tests done to figure this out. I have suffered from the ringing for many years and I have used Ginko Biloba for it seems to help a bit.
hmm, that's tough. are you still trying to figure it out? that is a fairly recent and sudden onset for tinnitus (mine has been with me as long as I can remember). if it is a neuroma, I would want to know the risks involved in surgical intervention. you can learn to live with it, even if it is bad. mine causes hearing loss to the point I can read lips a bit because I have to. but it can be lived with. you might also look into some of the remedies that are out there. it is a very tough condition, because so many things can cause it, and not all of them can be fixed.
@Zcool1a it depends on the cause. mine is from inner ear damage as a child, and has been with me all my life. mine cannot be fixed, so living with it is all I can do. yours seems more of a sudden onset. maybe try going to a physician, especially an audiologist, and see if there is a solution for you
@Zcool1a maybe try an audiologist. unfortunately treating tinnitus is hit or miss, and a lot of miss. it depends on the cause