I sympathise with you completely.  I have had severe tinnitus in both ears
since November last year. The shower is also my best part of the day.
However, if it is of any consolation to you, you really do get used to it,
although you might not believe you will at this moment....trust me you will.
You really and honestly do ( I was in the same position as you, and believed
no-one) !!! It becomes easier if you actually accept that you have it, and
as time goes on you just notice it less and less. At first you focus on it
like mad, which is fully understandable, it's like a new fridge in the
kitchen, you don't notice the buzz after a while. When you think about it it
doesn't actually hurt, and there are far worse ailments you could have.

I sincerely hope this helps you, but it is up to you. You either live with
it or you don't. It's your choice, and I know you can...just be patient. I
decided I would chose to live with mine, and you can too.

Just forget all those who don't understand how annoying it is. They will
never understand. Yes, it is frustrating, but don't waste your energy on
them, you can't really blame them. Would you have understood it before you
actually got it yourself? Probably not. It's a waste of your energy getting
angered by them.

All the best.

Cheers,
Simon, The Netherlands

nitrazepam, or clonazepam will help. don't make a habit of it.

Hi Patty,

Tinnitus on just one side can indicate a benign tumor pressing against the
auditory nerve.  Have you asked and ENT about this?  If not, please do.

Bill

I went through the same experience and had a hard time 'learning to
live with it'.  Currently I have been applying a combination of
(1)Lasix in the morning and (2)Bymeniere in the evening and things
seem to be under control.  I used to be on Dyazide and this diurectic
made my both ears ring.

Also, you seem to have given too many chances to your current ENT
doctor to take care of your ill.  You may want to visit the ENT
doctors in this ng.  Jim Chinnis and Murray Grossan do appear to know
what they are talking about.  At least they have helped me where my
ENT doctorS have failed.

FP
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and would rather be deaf in my left ear that to have

Please ask your ENT to prescribe a head MRI with/without contrast.  An
acoustic neuroma can present with/without hearing loss.  Sometimes
unilateral tinnitus is the only symptom.  My ENT prescribes audiogram
and MRI for all patients presenting with unilateral tinnitus.

Pete C.

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Yes Patty.

Acceptance, patience, prayers, letting time pass and encouragement all help.

Trying not to adversely react to the noise when you hear it helps.

Some medications help.

And more than anything having a support group to turn to helps.

- jean

my sugestion would be to accept that no one really know if the perception of
the sound can be treated and how.

Doctors tell people to "learn to live with it", but not advicing how.  It's
a way for the doctor to say I don't know enough about it to treat you - go
else where.

I have learned that it's not a matter of how many % of the day you are
aware.  A lot of posts here is about awareness but not about tolerance.

first you have to accept that there is no treatment at the moment and stop
spending time, money and energy on a treatment and live your life staying
out of noisy areas.  Spent time on everything else but tinnitus.