Hello doctor,
I have sudden constant tinnitus that started last week. I used to hold my nose closed while sneezing from the past four years, but I have stopped doing it now. And I had vertigo a few months back. I also use Rogaine.
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Please answer the following questions.
- Did you suffer from any loud noise exposure or trauma to the ear?
- Do you have any history of nasal or throat infection?
- Did you travel by flight recently?
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Hello doctor,
Thank you for replying. I did not have any trauma or have not been exposed to any loud noise. But, I do use generic nasal spray on a daily basis, because I have become dependent on it.
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Tinnitus is probably due to eustachian tube blockage caused by chronic nasal congestion.
I suggest the following. Consult your specialist doctor, discuss with him or her and start taking the medicines after their consent.
- Try taking oral decongestants, twice daily.
- Tablet Cinnarizine, twice daily.
- Tablet Vitamin B12 1500 mcg, once daily.
- Avoid using earphones and mobile phone.
- Get a pure tone audiometry done and send me the report. It will diagnose any sensory-neural loss, which might be the reason for tinnitus.
- As you have said you are nasal spray dependant, taper down the dose gradually and substitute it for saline drops.
- Take steam inhalation and chew a gum, which will also help decongest the tube.
Any further questions are always welcome.
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Thank you doctor,
It has been worrying me quite a bit since I am a hypochondriac.
Hi,
Welcome back to icliniq.com.
- Do not worry. Start taking the medicines after consulting your physician, and get the audiometry done. Further management will depend on the reports. You will definitely be benefited.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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