living without a thyroid
My medication saga is a long and winding road of curves, hills and numerous crashes. Some days when things are crappy I think that I will never get it right, other times I’m so full of hope and think that I have finally cracked the code and found my magic dose. It is definitely a path of emotional ups and downs.
Hi, it’s me the queen of tinnitus. This lovely ringing in my ears has been with me since my complete thyroidectomy 16 years ago. Sometimes it’s deafening, other times just a low hum but it’s always there. Ringing, whooshing, buzzing, full feeling, noise sensitivity and even hearing loss can all be caused by thyroid hormone imbalance. I think I have had them all at various times over the years. Let’s break this down as I try to understand where all the noise is coming from and maybe you can relate to some of my ear issues.
Let’s assume for this post, that a persistent symptom is one that never quite leaves us.
As we all know, symptoms can sometimes be categorized by hormone. For example, a low or high T3 symptom or a low or high T4 symptom. But often times symptoms can just be from overall total hormone, either high or low. Who knows, maybe we can also look to our TSH for some symptoms.