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Frequency · 25th October 2005

I've had an ear infection for two months now. I've been having tinnitus, sometimes bad, and occasionally my hearing has disappeared on one ear. Only for 5 or 10 seconds at a time, but still nerve wracking. I've also lost some high frequencies once in a while, especially in the evenings.

The last few weeks I've been slowly becoming better. The tinnitus has gone down to an acceptable level which I don't notice most of the day. However, I sometimes get weird click sounds in one of my ears and once in a while (not very often now) I lose some high frequencies.

Went to a doctor yesterday, who told me it was an infection and that it will very likely be over in a month.

I've read a lot about tinnitus lately and people have been "cured" of severe tinnitus problems. There is a therapy of some sort where you teach the brain to stop noticing the tinnitus. A LOT OF people have been helped. However, many doctors are not aware of this kind of therapy. The method is fairly new.

I had my own go at this, by stop focusing on the noise. E.g. through listening to music. And it helped.

25th October 2005	#82
Frequency Gear maniac Joined: May 2005 Posts: 159	I've had an ear infection for two months now. I've been having tinnitus, sometimes bad, and occasionally my hearing has disappeared on one ear. Only for 5 or 10 seconds at a time, but still nerve wracking. I've also lost some high frequencies once in a while, especially in the evenings. The last few weeks I've been slowly becoming better. The tinnitus has gone down to an acceptable level which I don't notice most of the day. However, I sometimes get weird click sounds in one of my ears and once in a while (not very often now) I lose some high frequencies. Went to a doctor yesterday, who told me it was an infection and that it will very likely be over in a month. I've read a lot about tinnitus lately and people have been "cured" of severe tinnitus problems. There is a therapy of some sort where you teach the brain to stop noticing the tinnitus. A LOT OF people have been helped. However, many doctors are not aware of this kind of therapy. The method is fairly new. I had my own go at this, by stop focusing on the noise. E.g. through listening to music. And it helped.