hi ali,
i have ringing in my ears on and off, but have no idea if it is RSD related. who would know, since no one even knows what the heck rsd really is or how to cure it???? Joan

Hello!

I have ringing in my ears but it is controlled through my dentist. I have severe TMJ and wear a splint at night. That along with controlling congestion from allergies does eliminate it most days. Stress can definitely increase it for me. When I am stressed, I tend to grind my teeth which causes all sorts of jaw problems--headaches, ears ringing etc and the splint helps a ton to take the pressure off of my jaw when I sleep. It also protects my teeth, which I tend to crack! Hope that helps!

Hi Ali,

Tinnitus is unfortunately a side effect of many of the drugs we take for our RSD, of course this doesn't mean you should not have it checked but usually there is not much can be done whilst on the medications.
I find that not putting myself into the situation where I notice the noises is the best way to cope with it.
Going to sleep with some quiet music or having some background noise of some description is helpful.
Please take care
Tayla

I got that good ole Tinnitus too! I had it to a small degree before RSD but within 6 months after RSD it got much worse! I can't have it completely quiet at all or it's so very loud it makes me actually hurt physically and it seems so loud it pierces my skull! UGH!! The TV is always on anyway and at night I've always slept with a radio on and when I met my hubby he slept with a fan on so he got used to my radio and I got used to his fan. LOL I'm really happy now that I like a low hum while I'm going to sleep or I think by now I'd have gone nuts with all that dang ringing and buzzing going on.

Since getting RSD I also notice that I'm much more sensitive to noise in general, I'm sure most of us are. Thumping bass noise hurts now and I also can hear very high pitched noises that no one else can, well except the dogs. LOLOL

Hugs,

Karen