This is surely Meniere’s Disease?
The tinnitus symptoms started 6/28/06 I awoke at 5 am to use the bathroom and then went back to bed until 7am when I was awakened by a loud noise in my left ear sounding like a test pattern on the tv set.I got up, and then realized it was coming from my ear. About an hour later I experienced extreme vertigo and nausea/vomiting. My family doctor saw me immediately and prescribed Rx to treat the vertigo/nausea/vomiting which did go away within 24 hours not to return.He stated I had an inner ear infection and it would clear up in a few days. It did NOT. I have since seen neuro ENT doctors who have concluded after brain/ear MRI, audiogram, a round of steroids orally that I have 100% deafness due to a virus that destroyed the aucoustic nerve. They believe this could be the reason since I had an upper resp. infection approximately 5 weeks prior to the sudden sensorneural hearing loss.The Tinnitus has NEVER STOPPED.
Starting in March I had heel surgery which involved surgical cutting of the achilles tendon as well as a resectioning of the tendon (I had a large cyst between the tendon and heel bone)
There was some nerve damage at the ball of the foot which interestingly on a reflexology chart is exactly the area for the left ear. I am not knowledgeable in the Egyptian study of Reflexology to make a statement of belief or disbelief and only came upon the chart by accident, but throw that out there as an interesting observation.
To continue, after 3 months of non wt bearing except with crutches, my husband who was my caregiver while I was recuperating and off work, had an unexpected triple open heart bypass surgery ( he hadnt been sick in 20 years and only complained of a shortness of breath..
I insisted he had a check up which revealed 3 100% blocks and resulted in surgery 3 days later) After his surgery, June 10th and recovery the roles switched somewhat as I was then on 1 crutch and eventually walking.. it seemed that things were getting back on track when the June 28th event of my sudden hearing loss and tinnitus occurred.
I am about to return to work this week being released from the foot doctor. I am apprehensive about the return because of the continual tinnitus from which there has been no relief and the difficulty with hearing from my good ear when in a crowded room of talkers it is much worse.
The louder the external noise the louder the tinnitus with the feeling of being down in a tunnel, making it difficult to concentrate. I am also hypothyriod, type II diabetic, 53 yr old wf. I was reading with interest about stress induced tinnitus.
I have had my share of stress regarding the surgeries, scare of my husband’s cardiac surgery/condidtion..but it happened after that..maybe the strong person during the crisis and falls apart after it’s over?
I don’t know..I’m searching for answers I may never get. Could stress alone cause a 100% hearing loss as well as a continual tinnitus? I realize that whatever the cause the result is stress from the noise that never goes away!!!
If the root cause it not stress, but a medical cause, would your stress formula be helpful (with the hypothalmus connection) or what do you think about my situation?
I have no trouble sleeping. Sharon
Hello Sharon,
You really have my sympathies! I hope your husband is doing OK after his bypass surgery? Normally when you experience extreme vertigo and nausea/vomiting WITH tinnitus I would immediately say that you are suffering from Meniere’s Disease.
You can often control the nausea and vertigo by following a low salt diet.
Visit those links to find out what your probable problem is and how we can help you.
Remember you are not alone and you are very welcome to email me at john @ t-gone.com I will even phone you if you need help or support.
Just drop me a line with your details.
John
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