Cervical spondulosis and tinnitus

mellman01

Are there any others on here who have Cervical spondulosis that can give them raging tinnitus from time to time?.

suzygirl

I have cervical spondylosis and tinnitus. I have just had my ENT appt where he said I had early menieres disease. I also get dizzy, muffled hearing and buzzing, vibrating in ears.

He is sending me for an mri to confirm fluid between ears. However he never asked about pre existing conditions. :roll:

My mom has cervical spondylosis and tinnitus, hers is connected to neck movements and menieres has been ruled out for her.

I beleive it is when the neck is inflamed it irritates a nerve that causes the symptoms so anti inflammatories are supposed to help.

What did the doc say?

mellman01

Hi SG haven't been to my GP with it as I'm not sure they/he will be botherd to do anything if I did go, I posted on here as I suspect mine is neck generated, also mine comes and goes all the time but I have it more than I don't, yesterday had hardly any it was lovely but today it's going for it big style, it can do my head in but I'm not sure what can be done for it other than hearing aids and the way the NHS is going they aern't going to want to give me any and the price of none HNS ones is silly.
If you've got hearing damage would you have it all the time or can that also come and go do you know??.

barbara12

Hi Mell
Tinnitus can be caused by quite a few things, some medication have been known to cause it, and also ear infections , so if I was you I would go and see your GP, other wise you will not know what causing it.
Just a point sometimes if your ears need syringing it can cause the ringing, so you go and get them checked out...but dont forget the GPs are on strike tomorrow.. :shock:

suzygirl

Mellman, the hearing loss can come and go with this type of condition as does the tinnitus. You should go to the gp, nsaids can cause tinnitus for example.

frogmorton

Suzy is right mell

some nsaids do cause it. My friend got it after only using them for 6 months (mind she has cervical sponfd too :? )

Love

Toni xxx

mouseymousey

I've been taking Diclofenac for years and as a result I have tinnitus. I would urge you to go to your surgery and ask for a hearing test. I have x2 hearing aids (they are tiny) and they do help. I'm still taking the diclofenac but thats my choice. Also Action on Hearing Loss (RNID as was) has a lot of information.

PowerOn

I have both of those but did not know they are connected!
for some reason the tinnitus has died down recently (last few years) but I often have bouts of not being able to hear properly, ENT gave me ear plugs and told me to keep my ears dry!!
The ear plugs made no difference at all although I used to go swimming often which I haven't done for a long time- don't know if the swimming affects anything as I get my ears wet when washing hair etc, maybe bugs in the swimming pool?
I haven't had an ear infection recently which I did have often.
Not on an meds.

mellman01

Hi all well I must say you've done me proud with all your replies, I have had various issues with me flappers(ears) over the years and it's odd as my tinnitus comes and goes but more often it's with me than not, it has a patern and normally I have a lot of it when my neck is less painful then it clams down when it's really painful so this is why I thought the two were linked, that said though I've also been exposed to a lot of noise over the years and I'm sure some of it is damage but I don't know how much, my main point is this, does tinnitus from actual hearing damage come and go or is it with you all the time?.
My guess would be it's all the time but I'm not an ear specialist hence my thread, right now it's going mental, and Last week was the same but all day Sunday I had hardly anything it was bliss but Monday onwards it came back :x , it's really odd, in some ways I've got use to it but right now it's getting to me, do hearing aids get rid of it or do they just amplify all sound?.

mouseymousey

For me they 'soften' it? You probably know that like Arthritis their is no cure (sorry). I love my hearing aids, but; they amplify everything - so supermarkets & public places can be a bit of a nightmare. Mine have a volume control, but I know the more modern ones the NHS are issuing don't all have that. The people at the hearing clinic are really helpful -my gosh moment was driving home the first time I had my hearing aids - I hadn't heard the indicator click click for so long I had forgotten it!
Can't say strongly enough - go and chat to your GP to get a referal and Action on Hearing Loss have a website too.
Oh one last thing - they also help with balance (for me).

mouseymousey

For me they 'soften' it? You probably know that like Arthritis their is no cure (sorry). I love my hearing aids, but; they amplify everything - so supermarkets & public places can be a bit of a nightmare. Mine have a volume control, but I know the more modern ones the NHS are issuing don't all have that. The people at the hearing clinic are really helpful -my gosh moment was driving home the first time I had my hearing aids - I hadn't heard the indicator click click for so long I had forgotten it!
Can't say strongly enough - go and chat to your GP to get a referal and Action on Hearing Loss have a website too.
Oh one last thing - they also help with balance (for me).

mellman01

High mouseymousey thanks for that I wondered how they worked, I've come to accept it's always going to be with me but sometimes it does go on a bit, I'll do as you all say and go see my GP but I fear he's not going to help me as he's in charge of the budget so I'd imagine he's a tight as a duck bum right now.

jilly

Hi I have just been to see the ENT about this problem , I have tinnitus most of the time which i am used to, but lately my hearing has been coming and going . I have cervical spondulosis and get a lot of pain in my ears .
Anyway it seems i have swelling in the ear that has tinnitus which as then caused me to have a lot of wax build up, because the opening narrows . I have have been given some ear softener which it seems has removed the wax . my hearing is much better but the tinnitus is just as bad . The ENT doctor told me i had to get used to it , has it wouldnt go away its part of having the arthritis he said .
Sorry i cant give you any better help it seems we are stuck with it . lol .
jillyx

valval

mel mention it next time you at gp at least it will be on your notes then and you never know they might help good luck val