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I have mild tinnitus. It's super high in frequency, very close to my threshold of hearing around 13k or so (I'm 44). I mostly only notice it when putting on hea

by pier25 4y ago

I have mild tinnitus. It's super high in frequency, very close to my threshold of hearing around 13k or so (I'm 44). I mostly only notice it when putting on headphones (without anything playing). Also sometimes if I'm in a really silent room but that's not a daily occurence. It started about 2-3 years ago, weeks after my first COVID shots. I don't know if these event are related or not but there's mounting anecdotal evidence that more research is needed. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/covid-vaccine-trigger-tinnitus https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/covid-va... Some weeks ago I started taking some mushrooms (lions mane, etc) and niacin or nicotinic acid (a form of vitamin B3). Not niacinamide which is also another form of B3. I'd say on average my tinnitus has been reduced by 30-40%.

clsec 4y ago
I had mild tinnitus for years that I believe I got working w/loud machinery & going to lots of concerts (clubs are actually worse because you are more likely to stand next to the speakers). The morning after my second Pfizer mRNA shot I awoke to what amounts to a miniature jet engine inside my ear. It has persisted for 2 years & has been extremely stressful and disconcerting. After a long time (during covid) I was finally able to see my PC who sent me to an audiologist for a hearing test. The audiologist only found slight hearing loss at high frequencies in my left ear (the ear closest to the CNC machines I used to work with). She said she didn't see anything else abnormal & asked if I wanted an MRI to see if it could find anything. I agreed. The MRI found nothing wrong with my ear or eustachian tube. I've reported it to VAERS and have been sort of following Gregory Poland, MD [1](director of Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group), who also got tinnitus from his first mRNA covid shot. The issue definitely needs research. Dr Poland, along with others, have recently released a couple of reports [2,3] saying that we need a new roadmap for covid vaccines. I agree! Also, I used that tone generator site that someone else posted and it seems that my jet engine screams at about 18000 Hz. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Poland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Poland [2] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X23001962 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X2... [3] https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cidrap-unveils-roadmap-advancing-better-coronavirus-vaccines https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cidrap-unveils-roadmap-a... Edit to add VAERS website. If you suspect you got tinnitus from an mRNA vaccine please report it here: https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.html https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.html
- pier25 4y ago
  Thanks for the info. > it seems that my jet engine screams at about 18000 Hz It's impressive you can hear that frequency. If you don't mind me asking, how old are you?
  - clsec 4y ago
    No prob! I turned 57 in February.
    - pier25 4y ago
      Holy shit it's amazing you can hear up to 18k!
      - clsec 4y ago
        I can hear all the way to the top of that tone generator, 20,154 Hz. There are a couple spots in the 14-16K range that seem to drop out though. IDK what to say? lol
- codingrightnow 4y ago
  Before I got my first and only COVID vaccine two years ago I'd had vertigo on and off here and there over the years. 15 minutes after the shot, after not experiencing vertigo for a year, I was pulled over on the side of the road, and have been suffering ever since. The same thing happened to a relative. I'm not a conspiracy theorist at all and think overall the vaccine was probably positive, but we aren't getting close to the full story on side effects.
upcoming-sesame 4y ago
Mine started right after COVID infection. I was already vaccinated but got a very mild COVID. First sense of smell was gone and then tinnitus started.
dahart 4y ago
It generally kinda seems like maybe inflammation or other kinds of bodily stress increase tinnitus symptoms. Getting sick and having a shot have that in common, along with various accidents and other medications. Research into tinnitus tiggers is needed, but we have to be a little careful about implying the Covid vaccine can cause it, without comparing it to other things or to not taking the vaccine, since even though the shot might trigger an increase in symptoms, it appears getting Covid is even more likely, so the shot may be the route that is far less likely to trigger tinnitus. It also might be almost any sickness vs almost any vaccine. My tinnitus did seem to get worse right after my first shot, while I was feeling crummy, and then went back to normal. (It also gets worse when I’m low on sleep, sometimes when I exercise, and when it’s quiet.) A friend believes he got tinnitus from the Covid shot - but he’s ~50 and that’s when a lot of people first notice tinnitus. A huge problem with tinnitus is often you have it for a while before you notice it. I’m pretty sure I just didn’t become aware of my tinnitus until it had been there for months or years. It’s not surprising that an event that increases the symptoms might be blamed or associated with tinnitus, since you’re more likely to notice it, even if the condition was already there.
- ShadowBanThis01 4y ago
  I protect my hearing and do a lot of audio work. My symptoms definitely coincided with COVID shots. Furthermore, my girlfriend developed them as well at the same time (we got our shots at the same), but we didn't mention them to each other until after mine became severe after my last booster. Two hearing specialists confirmed that this is a true relationship, which is being suppressed in the media and in public. People, even experts in the field, are afraid of being "cancelled" for decrying this serious vaccine risk. And rightfully so. I've been reported and shadow-banned for simply making these statements and posting the links I provided above (which go to a research paper and mainstream news sources). The initial symptom after the COVID shots was occasional sudden attenuation of hearing in one ear, accompanied by a high-frequency tone. These both diminish over the next minute or two. After my second booster (which she did not get), my symptoms became severe and continuous.
  - dahart 4y ago
ShadowBanThis01 4y ago
"It started about 2-3 years ago, weeks after my first COVID shots." After experiencing hearing loss and tinnitus following my last COVID booster, I have seen two of the top specialists in the country, who were quite vehement in assuring me that this is a "true agent" and that information on it has been suppressed. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/covid-vaccine-trigger-tinnitus https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/covid-va... https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/can-the-covid-19-vaccine-lead-to-hearing-issues https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/can-the... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8443418/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8443418/ https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220523/Pfizer-COVID-19-vaccine-associated-tinnitus-responds-to-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation.aspx https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220523/Pfizer-COVID-19-v... https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/tinnitus-rare-side-effect-covid-vaccines-rcna20613 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/tinnitus-rare-sid... Facebook group for victims, with several thousand members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/265035901879921/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/265035901879921/

by pier25 4y ago

clsec 4y ago

I had mild tinnitus for years that I believe I got working w/loud machinery & going to lots of concerts (clubs are actually worse because you are more likely to stand next to the speakers). The morning after my second Pfizer mRNA shot I awoke to what amounts to a miniature jet engine inside my ear. It has persisted for 2 years & has been extremely stressful and disconcerting. After a long time (during covid) I was finally able to see my PC who sent me to an audiologist for a hearing test. The audiologist only found slight hearing loss at high frequencies in my left ear (the ear closest to the CNC machines I used to work with). She said she didn't see anything else abnormal & asked if I wanted an MRI to see if it could find anything. I agreed. The MRI found nothing wrong with my ear or eustachian tube. I've reported it to VAERS and have been sort of following Gregory Poland, MD [1](director of Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group), who also got tinnitus from his first mRNA covid shot. The issue definitely needs research. Dr Poland, along with others, have recently released a couple of reports [2,3] saying that we need a new roadmap for covid vaccines. I agree! Also, I used that tone generator site that someone else posted and it seems that my jet engine screams at about 18000 Hz. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Poland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Poland [2] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X23001962 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X2... [3] https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cidrap-unveils-roadmap-advancing-better-coronavirus-vaccines https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cidrap-unveils-roadmap-a... Edit to add VAERS website. If you suspect you got tinnitus from an mRNA vaccine please report it here: https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.html https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.html

pier25 4y ago
Thanks for the info. > it seems that my jet engine screams at about 18000 Hz It's impressive you can hear that frequency. If you don't mind me asking, how old are you?
- clsec 4y ago
  No prob! I turned 57 in February.
  - pier25 4y ago
    Holy shit it's amazing you can hear up to 18k!
    - clsec 4y ago
      I can hear all the way to the top of that tone generator, 20,154 Hz. There are a couple spots in the 14-16K range that seem to drop out though. IDK what to say? lol
codingrightnow 4y ago
Before I got my first and only COVID vaccine two years ago I'd had vertigo on and off here and there over the years. 15 minutes after the shot, after not experiencing vertigo for a year, I was pulled over on the side of the road, and have been suffering ever since. The same thing happened to a relative. I'm not a conspiracy theorist at all and think overall the vaccine was probably positive, but we aren't getting close to the full story on side effects.

upcoming-sesame 4y ago

Mine started right after COVID infection. I was already vaccinated but got a very mild COVID. First sense of smell was gone and then tinnitus started.

dahart 4y ago

It generally kinda seems like maybe inflammation or other kinds of bodily stress increase tinnitus symptoms. Getting sick and having a shot have that in common, along with various accidents and other medications. Research into tinnitus tiggers is needed, but we have to be a little careful about implying the Covid vaccine can cause it, without comparing it to other things or to not taking the vaccine, since even though the shot might trigger an increase in symptoms, it appears getting Covid is even more likely, so the shot may be the route that is far less likely to trigger tinnitus. It also might be almost any sickness vs almost any vaccine. My tinnitus did seem to get worse right after my first shot, while I was feeling crummy, and then went back to normal. (It also gets worse when I’m low on sleep, sometimes when I exercise, and when it’s quiet.) A friend believes he got tinnitus from the Covid shot - but he’s ~50 and that’s when a lot of people first notice tinnitus. A huge problem with tinnitus is often you have it for a while before you notice it. I’m pretty sure I just didn’t become aware of my tinnitus until it had been there for months or years. It’s not surprising that an event that increases the symptoms might be blamed or associated with tinnitus, since you’re more likely to notice it, even if the condition was already there.

ShadowBanThis01 4y ago
I protect my hearing and do a lot of audio work. My symptoms definitely coincided with COVID shots. Furthermore, my girlfriend developed them as well at the same time (we got our shots at the same), but we didn't mention them to each other until after mine became severe after my last booster. Two hearing specialists confirmed that this is a true relationship, which is being suppressed in the media and in public. People, even experts in the field, are afraid of being "cancelled" for decrying this serious vaccine risk. And rightfully so. I've been reported and shadow-banned for simply making these statements and posting the links I provided above (which go to a research paper and mainstream news sources). The initial symptom after the COVID shots was occasional sudden attenuation of hearing in one ear, accompanied by a high-frequency tone. These both diminish over the next minute or two. After my second booster (which she did not get), my symptoms became severe and continuous.
- dahart 4y ago

ShadowBanThis01 4y ago

"It started about 2-3 years ago, weeks after my first COVID shots." After experiencing hearing loss and tinnitus following my last COVID booster, I have seen two of the top specialists in the country, who were quite vehement in assuring me that this is a "true agent" and that information on it has been suppressed. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/covid-vaccine-trigger-tinnitus https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/covid-va... https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/can-the-covid-19-vaccine-lead-to-hearing-issues https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/can-the... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8443418/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8443418/ https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220523/Pfizer-COVID-19-vaccine-associated-tinnitus-responds-to-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation.aspx https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220523/Pfizer-COVID-19-v... https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/tinnitus-rare-side-effect-covid-vaccines-rcna20613 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/tinnitus-rare-sid... Facebook group for victims, with several thousand members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/265035901879921/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/265035901879921/