Tinnitus Only? Help.

[kmailove2]

Hello, I've been to 3 ENT's with audiograms and they all said I had excellent hearing but I've been having the Tinnitus for about 5 months now and worried that it could be something more. The ENT's they don't believe I have anything serious causing my Tinnitus to push for an MRI or further testings just because they said my results from the audiologists is excellent. My ringing is like a hissing in one ear, and the other ear is like a low tone, that fluctuates when I pop my ears. I have had nasal inflammation before and allergies problem, post nasal drip, so they've all given me antibiotics and steroid nasal spray, but it doesn't seem to help for the tinnitus at all, the tinnitus was a lot worst in the beginning but now it has subsided.  I'm just wondering whether I should keep being worried that I have this T, or if anyone has the exact symptoms.

Thank you!

[arizonajack]

50,000,000 people in the US have Tinnitus. About 12,000,000 have it serious enough to warrant medical attention.

Less then 200,000 people in the US have Acoustic Neuromas.

In the absence of other symptoms the odds are substantially in your favor that you don't have an Acoustic Neuroma.

I've had mild Tinnitus in my left ear for about 13 years. It's the hissing like a tire continuously deflating. However, the Tinnitus (tone sounds) didn't start until about 4 years ago with the onset of other symptoms related to the Acoustic Neuroma.

Check out the ATA website:

http://www.ata.org/