Hi.
I suffer from tinnitus. I'm not sure how
long i've suffered from it, because i've
just gradually become aware of it over the
past 2-3 years. I have it in the form of
a constant ringing in my ears, in which
consisting of one global tone in both
ears, and a slightly lower-pitched tone
(probably in the region of 1khz or
there-abouts) in my right ear. I
generally forget about it during the day,
but when i'm laying in bed at night, I
become aware of it.
Over the past few months or so, my ears,
generally speaking, have been okay
(besides the tinnitus, of course). But,
every so often one of them will cloud over
a bit (mainly my left ear) due to a wax
build-up. I obviously don't want to stick
cotton-buds down there, so I went and
bought some otex ear drops.
I got home and read the leaflet, and it
states that sufferers of tinnitus
shouldn't use them. It doesn't give any
reason as to why, so this is exactly my
question.
What will otex do to somebody suffering
with tinnitus? Will it make it worse?
And, if so, why will it do this?
I haven't used the otex drops yet, since
i'm cautious of doing so. On a side-note,
i'm a male and only 20 years of age, if
that matters at all.
If there are any specialists here, then
suggestions on a cure for tinnitus (which
i'm pretty sure doesn't exist... Yet), or
at least some tips on treatments that will
maybe help to reduce it. From what I
understand, it's merely nerve impulses in
my brain producing the tones, and so I
guess this is exactly why it is so hard to
treat.
Thank you for your time, and any knowledge
that you can share on this.
Onlyone-jc.
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