I have tinnitus , but not all the time.
I got Covid very mildly last February and then long Covid reared its ugly head at the end of August. The muscles at the top of my arms and legs ache all the time and I have an almost constant pain in my chest. Then I got the 'low buzz' tinnitus.
Last Tuesday I got sudden hearing loss in both ears. I went to A7E as this can be a warning that a stroke is on the way. I was sent to ENT and told that there was no blockage or infection. I went to see a nurse practitioner at my GP's surgery and she said that if it's not a blockage or infection it must be because I've had high blood pressure for some time.
I've lived with Heart Failure for a few years now so I check my weight, blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen saturation most days and I do NOT have high blood pressure. 135/82 today with a resting heart rate of 62 and oxy of 99%.
So, as usual, I've done my own research and found that my muscles ache because the enzyme that tells the muscle how much oxygen to take out of the blood flowing through it has been affected by Covid. My heart is a muscle so that explains that too. Lack of oxygen to the arteries in the ear can cause sudden hearing loss (and tinnitus) so I think I've got Long Covid.
Reasonable assumption? Trying to get any sort of help for long covid is a waste of time. Clinics have been set up - but all they do is gather information from you and offer no help.
I've had a chest X-ray, blood tests, ECG and Echocardiogram but I've had to push hard to get these and I am awaiting the results.
Like you, Kermit, I have no faith in the NHS because of their incompetencies causing the death of a loved one so I use the NHS to gather information and then find my own natural solutions where possible. My heart failure was caused because my GP gave me Tramadol for arthitic pain. He didn't tell me that it could cause arrhythmias that could cause heart failure. He didn't monitor me and let me use Tramadol for more than two years leading to HF at level four. I could write a book about the NHS errors and omissions that my family have endured.
I try to work along with Mother Nature now and I use Earthing to reduce inflammation and to keep my cells properly charged. I use light therapy for most other things. A friend and I decided to do this a few years ago and designed our own 300watt light with LEDs that are from 415nm to 1070nm wavelength. Blue light sets the body clock if used on a morning so it knows when to do various things. It also kills germs - including viruses. Green help with pain. Red and near infra red penetrate deepest and help with pain, healing, and they also energise the cells to produce ATP (energy).
Well worth the research if you have the time.
