thyroid and tinnitus

I have had a thyroid issue for 9 years and I have dealt with Tinnitus on and off throughout. Last night I woke up with major ringing in my left ear and I would say a 25% loss in hearing. I went to the doctor this morning they do believe it may be caused by the Thyroid since I am way off still on my labwork results. Also, I do notice and I don't know if this is part of it but when I drink alcohol I tend to get the ringing that night and last night I had a glass of wine while out.

A lot of people report tinnitus when they are hypo. It's unlikely that your previous med "stopped working"; more likely that you needed an increase or that you needed to add a source of T3 to it. Many report that when their thyroid levels are right for them, the tinnitus goes away. Do you have recent lab results? If so, please post them (TSH, FT3 and FT4, along with the reference ranges, since these vary from lab to lab, so must come from your own report.

This is the first time I got tinnitus. I sure hope the tinnitus will go away when my thyroid levels get back to normal.

ve had some members who have had thyroid related tinnitus. When thyroid levels are optimized the tinnitus, typically, goes away. Elevated TPOab would be a basis for a diagnosis of Hashimoto's. There's another antibody test you might want to ask for, as well, that would also confirm Hashimoto's. That's Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TGab). Some people have only one of the antibodies, while others have both.

I am curious if anyone has any insights/experience with tinnitus and their thyroid levels. Over the course of about 18 months my Synthroid dose was adjusted down from 112 to 88 mcg. I was clinically hyper and dealing with lightheadness. My TSH levels now lean more towards the upper range 2.8 (with upper lab ref range of 4.2). Recently I noticed a hissing/air rushing sound in my ear. Of course we all know that the thyroid can cause just about any symptoms known to mankind.

ve been researching and knew a lot from this forum that tinnitus and Meniere has something to do with thyroid problems, but my Jap endo denied it. This time i'll insist it coz of the comments shared here.This Medhelp is really a big HELP. Thanks.

Hello, what valuable info. Thanks for sharing! I am going to order "The Thyroid Diet" right now! I have also found that Tai-Chi helps. I have always been into exercise, but I had to cut back dramatically since becoming ill. I am just now getting into a pilates/walking routine, and I plan on reinstating my gym membership next week. I, too, have ear issues: pressure, pain, congestion and sometimes bleeding from the left ear.

I understand that your thyroid plays a part in causing tinnitus. I have a severe case of tinnitus; therefore, I certainly don't want to go in the wrong direction along w the other symptoms I am having. How long after the increase of meds will it take to get to feeling better?

Actually, too much calcium from too much vitamin D can cause tinnitus and many other drugs can cause tinnitus and there is no real evidence for Vitamin D (low) causing hair loss or adding Vitamin D and gaining hair. However, hypothyroidism will cause hair loss and tinnitus. But you say your TSH is normal? So it may be due to some other drug you are taking or low iron or magnesium can cause hair loss. One in five people get tinnitus. So, it is hard to pinpoint the cause.

ve got a hypothyroid, which ANY thyroid problem will cause tinnitus as one of the major symtoms, it could very well be that your medicine isn't doing the job, despite your TSH being "within limits." See, blood tests can sometimes be a rather faulty way of determining whether your thyroid is functioning normally, rather symptoms have to be paid attention to equally. In general, getting the thyroid replacement meds right is tricky. 2.

I too have tinnitus and low thyroid. There are times that the tinnitus is almost unbearable and it is all I can think about. There are other times that I forget it's there or it reduces in its level and I don't hear it. I read someone say they stopped their caffeine. I think I am going to try this also. Taking the thyroid medications doesn't seem to help. You mentioned multivitamins, do they contain caffeine?

I also have hypo and tinnitus. For me the tinnitus started a little over a year ago and is constant although more in the left ear and is sometimes really loud. I've had lots of blood work and most is normal including my fasting blood sugar level (90). I do have a slight hearing loss in the upper range (translation: old lady ear) in my left ear. The ENT says I have tinnitus because.......and I may always have it (lucky me!!!

I had my thyroid removed in January 2016 and two weeks after my ears started ringing all the time and have never stopped.

html Of course the ear ringing could be associates with other issues, but since you stated you have low thyroid, I think we should look further at that. Please post your thyroid related test results and reference ranges shown on the lab report. If you have other symptoms besides the ones you mentioned, please list those also. If you are taking thyroid medication, what type and what is the daily dose?

I know how you feel. I went many years and saw several ear doctors who said I just have tinnitus and hearing loss and I just have to deal with it! Went to the specialist (otolaryn.), he ran every test in the book and by process of elimination, diagnosed me with meniere's disease. Some people get relief using Gingko biloba (to dilate the capillaries to the ear). I hope this helps - it's another avenue for you to check into. Good luck! If you have any questions let me know.

Hi, it could be related. The septal deviation and turbinate swelling could cause problems with drainage from the sinuses. And the turbinate swelling could be due to chronic congestion in the nose. Inflammation in the nose and sinuses can cause inflammation around the Eustachian tube, which is the tube that runs from the back of the nose to the middle ear and is responsible for draining the middle ear of fluid.

I have a friend who is hypo thyroid and is on medication. He has severe ringing in the ear, the doctor told him that it is tendanitus,and that eventually he will loose his hearing. He is 58 I bellieve, is this somthing related to hypo thyroid by chance, seems I read it was, but can't remember.

Otherwise food allergies, severe anemia, and high blood cholesterol can also cause tinnitus and muscle and body ache. It can also be chronic fatigue syndrome. Please take a second opinion from another ENT. Take care!

After 6 months of symptoms, making out my will and telling my family goodbye I was finally diagnosed with Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism about 3 weeks ago. I was given a dose of .025 and have been on it for about 3 weeks. My Endo does not seem as knowledgable as most and says that a lot of my symptoms are not from the hypothyroidism, yet ive had every test known to mankind.

I'm a male of 54 years and have tinnitus, do i have to check my thyroid? I also suffer from hypertension, diabetis 2 and have rumathoid arthiritis, and is 25 kg overweight. Please advise me what to do?

5 mg of methimazole (tapazole) to keep my hyperactive thyroid (now in remission) and graves disease (very slight now) in control. i'm thinking about buying some otc stuff to see if that works. anyone have any ideas on what it could be? i do listen to loud loud music when at my cardio kickboxing class, however, i am away now and haven't been there since may 10, and i still have the ringing or noise, like a sharp tuning fork noise or the noise from a hearing test.

If you have these levels and the refference ranges for each, you can post them here for member comments and advice. Tinnitus is a symptom that some thyroid sufferers have. Welcome to the forum and good luck.

Hi. I am a 59 yr old male. Symptons are always have been cold, tired, joint and muscle pain worse in fingers, I took Vioxx before it was removed , high blood pressure , tinnitus, completely deaf over 2,500 cycles in both ears. Hearing aids made no difference. Dentist last month couldn't freeze my gums with 2 needles of Carbocaine. 7mm nodule on thyroid. Blood tests TSH 2.15 ( range .465 to 4.68 ) FT4 11.17 ( range 10 to 28.2 ) Total T3 2.02 ( range .92 to 2.

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