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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / September 2005Tinnitus and allergies
I've had frequent tinnitus for about a year now, sometimes both ears, sometimes centered, though perhaps more strongly in the right ear. A couple of weeks ago, I didn't have it for a day, and it was a pretty blessed silence. Doctors visits and tests haven't revealed any problems. Bloodwork, hearing tests, various ear nerve tests, all checked out OK. as did a MRI. Around this same time a year ago, I started having frequent itching and rashes, and I've gotten various goop from a dermatologist which seems to help, but not eliminate it. Whether this is connected to the tinnitus or not, I don't know, but any doctor I've been to has pooh-poohed the idea. Still, I'm wondering if this could be allergy-related. I don't know of anything I'm allergic to, and I can't see any connection to the food and drink I'm consuming to the ears ringing... ....but I'm beginning to wonder if I've become allergic to something in my environment, like, oh for example, the fabric on my sofa, or the foam stuffing inside of the cushions. Anyone ever experienced tinnitus for something like the above? > I've had frequent tinnitus for about a year now, sometimes both ears, > sometimes centered, though perhaps more strongly in the right ear. A [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Anyone ever experienced tinnitus for something like the above? Have you had any other symptoms or illnesses besides the rash and tinnitus? The reason I ask is that both are very commonly associated with tick borne diseases, such as Lyme. There is no blood test that can rule this out, nor is the bullseye rash commonly the type to occur, if one sees a rash at all. If not TBD, it's still possible that some other kind of infection has caused your T, though clearly not a certainty. It could be worth a trial of doxycycline (great for skin infections) which penetrates the CNS very well, at oral doses of 2--mg 2x per day, to see if things get better. My symptoms got worse due to bacterial die off, then better as I stayed on doxy longer. Susan > x-no-archive: yes >> Have you had any other symptoms or illnesses besides the rash and > tinnitus? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > things get better. My symptoms got worse due to bacterial die off, then > better as I stayed on doxy longer. Back in February or so the dermatologist put me on doxycycline. Both the rashes and sores (mostly around the ankles) and the ear ringing came about a few months after, when hiking, I had a lot of bites from what I took to be chiggers. I did find one tick on me that day, but it hadn't bitten yet, and as far as I know, I didn't have any tick bites. Certainly I haven't had the ring-shaped rashes. The itching spread to my upper body after the general physican put me on methylpred, so it seems like I had a reaction to the steroid. The frustration I've had is my general physician seemed to want to treat the skin problems and the ear ringing as two unconnected things, and I'm not convinced that's the case. Various goops from the dermatologist have kept the skin problems relatively at bay, but the ear ringing persists. I've gone to an Ear Nose and Throat doctor, which in my opinion was a waste of time. He told me I had a deviated septum, blockage in my ears (he told me to take Sudafed), and, oh yeah, possibly sleep apnia.... none of which he felt were causes for the ears ringing. Since I don't see tinnitus as a usual sleep apnia symptom, and since I don't think I have sleep apnia, I haven't pursued the rather expensive sleep study. Frankly, I felt that the ENT, unable to come up with a reason for the ringing ears, was being like a car mechanic who finds everything but what's causing the clanking noise when you bring your car in. He eventually sent me to get an MRI, which, from the radiologist's report, was very alarming, but a followup to a neurologist, he felt everything was fine on the MRI and the radiologist was an alarmist. Frankly, I'm sort of stuck on a next step.... I feel to return to my general physician is just going to end up with me be sent to the wrong specialists,and more expensive and ultimately useless tests. > Back in February or so the dermatologist put me on doxycycline. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I know, I didn't have any tick bites. Certainly I haven't had the > ring-shaped rashes. The vaccine trials proved that ring shaped rashes are the *least* common among those that cultured positive. There were streaks, rectangles, clusters of vesicles... few bullseyes. Most with TBD never see the tick or the rash. > The itching spread to my upper body after the general physican put me on > methylpred, so it seems like I had a reaction to the steroid. It's more likely that the steroid suppressed your immune system, allowing the tick borne infection to spread. > The frustration I've had is my general physician seemed to want to treat the > skin problems and the ear ringing as two unconnected things, and I'm not > convinced that's the case. I'd bet my last dollar that it's neuroborreliosis. I don't know of many folks with disseminated Lyme who don't get tinnitus. > Various goops from the dermatologist have kept the skin problems relatively > at bay, but the ear ringing persists. The ringing will be the least of your problems if an undiagnosed TBD goes untreated. > I've gone to an Ear Nose and Throat doctor, which in my opinion was a waste > of time. He told me I had a deviated septum, blockage in my ears (he told [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > general physician is just going to end up with me be sent to the wrong > specialists,and more expensive and ultimately useless tests. Did you tell any of them that the rash and ringing began after having tick exposure and multiple bug bites with rash? In my area, that would get you antibiotics for a month from any knowledgable doctor, without waiting for a blood test. Susan Sometimes tinnitus can be an allergy reaction. If the allergy is successfully treated the tinnitus will subside. You may need to follow this up independently from the doctor. Their tests do not always produce the right results. Try an elimination diet for a while and see what happens. Elly's Tinnitus Resources http://eebee.net/ >I've had frequent tinnitus for about a year now, sometimes both ears, >sometimes centered, though perhaps more strongly in the right ear. A [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >Anyone ever experienced tinnitus for something like the above? Elly, the man had tick bites, rash, then T. f.ck allergies. Susan > Sometimes tinnitus can be an allergy reaction. If the allergy is > successfully treated the tinnitus will subside. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >> >>Anyone ever experienced tinnitus for something like the above? Move away for a weekend and see what will happen. But i don't think your is allergy related, albeit I don't know what it is. Are you still suffering from it? ============================= > I've had frequent tinnitus for about a year now, sometimes both ears, > sometimes centered, though perhaps more strongly in the right ear. A [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Anyone ever experienced tinnitus for something like the above? > I've had frequent tinnitus for about a year now, sometimes both ears, > sometimes centered, though perhaps more strongly in the right ear. A [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Anyone ever experienced tinnitus for something like the above? > I've had frequent tinnitus for about a year now, sometimes both ears, > sometimes centered, though perhaps more strongly in the right ear. A [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Anyone ever experienced tinnitus for something like the above? I have had tinnitus for probably 20 years. I strongly bellieve that in my case it has to do with reactions to certain foods and the vitamin and mineral balance in my body. I have had times where the tinnitus disappeared and times when the ringing was so loud I would have a hard time hearing anything else. I have never been treated for it I just learn to live with it as it comes and goes. Cheese and caffiene seems to aggrivate the condition.
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