Galaxy..mine has come and gone several times..it is with me now.pulsatile tinnitus...doctor says vestibular therapy might get rid of it..I've NEVER heard or read that...he's a very good, young, hip to brain injury guy, but I think he's wrong on this one...Feel pressure in left ear but so far no tinnitus...

Kevboy...I like your quote at the bottom of your message..

This references a medication that is used for tinnitus IF it is caused by vestibular problems...I will mention it to my doctor

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21860977

There are posts regarding SERC throughout the forums here.

Thanks Lara. I never heard of it even though vestibular test showed central vestibular damage and I always mention Tinnitus. I am definitely going to read about it.

My has been there since accident. (3 years yesterday

It gets super loud when I have done too much ... Not just being i. Noisy places but thinking, reading. Talking with a friend, etc.

Different frequencies too. At least I shiuld have had some harmony bewteen my ears!!!!

Thanks Mark, its from a song called Hear Me Now from Hollywood Undead. Excellent band, I miss listening to them.

So this past week Ive been extremely sick. Kidney issues from my prolonged over use of OTC meds because my neuro is a tard. Anywho this has been the worst week for tinnitus ive had. No matter what its there. Today im feeling slightly better (midsection swelling has gone down slighlty, no vomitting, no cough, no fluid buildup in lungs, still a slight fever but at least I can hold down food n water) and the tinittus has eased up a bit.

My brief bout of tinnitis might not count as major enough for this, but I lightly stepped into a door with my shoulder (didn't even hit my head) about 5 months post-injury, which perplexingly caused a ringing in my left ear that wasn't super loud, but definitely was irritating. It stayed with me for about a month, but gradually got better and now I don't hear it anymore.

I use my tinnitus as a gauge for when I have done too much. It keeps getting louder as I over stimulate my brain. I almost always have loud buzzing at bed time and mostly none in the morning.

The tinnitus most traumatic brain injuries sustain is likely due to hearing loss or some sort of damage to the inner ear.

The best way to get this tested is an otoacoustic emissions test to test if your sensory hair cells are PRESENT or ABSENT.

Mild TBI are likely 50/50 chance of recovery. A lot depends on the degree of hearing loss and factors such as age.

If it is your first major head injury, without a skull fracture, your chances of Tinnitus going away are likely GOOD. However it may take up to 12 months.

I notice my tinnutis gets extremely loud if I've over done it. If I don't take brain breaks and think that I can do what I did before my accident and overdo it- it gets worse. The ringing is reminiscent of going to a concert and coming home with your ears ringing.

A question I have is does anyone also get headaches with the tinnitus and/or a an alteration in your consciousness (like getting spacey or feeling as if you're dehydrated and out of it, or inability to pay attention)? This has happened to me often since my injury and it is weird. I have to lay down and do nothing to get back to baseline. I'm curious if anyone else experiences this.