Suggest Treatment For Tinnitus And Dizziness

Posted on Mon, 10 Nov 2014

Question: I have spoken with you about a week ago about ETD symptoms
I have had Tinnitus symptoms for awhile along with dizziness sometimes and fullness of ear
the dizziness is not rooms spinning more like sinus pressure dizziness

last night I developed this fluttering like a moth in my ears particually the right ear that creates a roaring sound like a train
also when people speak to me i can feel flutters to the sound of the words plus sometimes it feels like when i hear a certain noise the roaring gets louder in my ear, almost like when someone is blowing in it

I have an ENT appointment on Weds

is there anything i can do for myself to help my sanity? I am very on edge right now and cannot enjoy life at all, cant sleep and its depleting my quality of life

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Nanjasetty (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Try Gingko Biloba...

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Welcome back

I do understand your difficulty, but at this you can do very little in order to relieve the symptoms.

You can try taking medicine called Gingko biloba, a Chinese herbal extract used to treat tinnitus. This is a very safe medicine to treat tinnitus. Do steam inhalation, drink lots of warm water; avoid coffee/chilled food and beverages.

Ideally, you will require a course of oral steroids to reduce the edema around the Eustachian tube and the Middle ear. Also, steroids helps in reducing the inflammation of the sensitive inner ear nerves.

Continue with the steroid nasal spray. Once you meet your doctor get a complete evaluation done including MRI.

Hope I have answered your query; I'll be available for the follow up queries.

Regards
Dr. Naveen Kumar N
ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon

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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Nanjasetty (1 hour later)

Could this be a case of just the tinnitus also? Can the fluttering be masked?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Nanjasetty (20 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Isolated tinnitus is rare...

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thanks for writing back

Isolated tinnitus is rare. It is a symptom of some underlying cause which needs to be evaluated.

At present, you can use tinnitus maskers such as light music or a clock which ticks while you sleep. The sound emitted thus masks your tinnitus. Also, there are various tinnitus maskers available in the market which can be used safely.

Regards
Dr. Naveen Kumar N
ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Nanjasetty (18 minutes later)

One last question, what could case a spike in tinnitus. What I mean I'd I have moment where it feels like all air is out of my ear and my tinnitus spikes then slowly goes down in about 1 min period them ears return to normal

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Nanjasetty (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
The spikes in tinnitus is the typical feature of ETD

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thanks for writing back

The fluctuations in the tinnitus is the typical feature of ETD. When the Eustachian tube opens, the middle ear pressure gets relieved and thus the reduction in the tinnitus. The reblocking of the tube increases the middle ear pressure, thus causing conductive hearing loss and tinnitus.

Hope this clarifies your doubts.

Regards
Dr. Naveen Kumar N
ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T