Category Archives: Symptoms

Nature of tinnitus is changing

I feel like my tinnitus is changing. This morning it was barely audible in one ear. I can hear it now in both ears but it does not bother me. I do not wear my hearing aids. I find that environments with background noise are hard to hear in. White noise like in an office… Read More »

White noise makes it hard to hear

I find that at my office I have much more difficulty hearing. At times I cannot hear the person a couple feet from me. I realize that is because there is background white noise. This sound helps suppress environmental noise in the open office environment. For me it muffles many people’s voices. I have gone… Read More »

Gingko biloba

I restated Gingko Biloba today. 120 mg. I restarted to see if it will affect my glucose levels. Also i used to only take 80 mg and want to see if the higher dose has an effect. I have not noticed an effect on the past on the ringing from Gingko Biloba. Overall my ringing… Read More »

So quiet

I woke up this morning and the ringing was minimal in my left ear and almost absent in my right. As I took a shower I blocked my ears and I realized what silence sounded like. Now the ringing seems to be gradually returning. More in the left than right. Definitely two distinct sounds. Interesting.… Read More »

Not so good

I wish I could say my tinnitus is getting better every day. However, seems that my tinnitus is louder than usual. Well maybe not louder but it’s not going in the direction that I’d hoped. Interestingly though I think that my hearing is slightly improved. When I say my tinnitus seems worse what I mean… Read More »

Sudden silence

Sometimes my tinnitus just suddenly stops for a millisecond. I wonder if when it stops if I can hear anything or not whether all sound stopped or just the ringing. It is so brief I can’t tell. I bet many of you are reading this experience the same thing.