I just found out that my hearing problems, tinnitus and balance disorder are also related to the damn Hashimoto's.
Apparently my thyroid has been failing, attacked by antibodies for many years. In fact, for my physical build it should have a volume of between 20 and 23 cubic mm and It is, if lucky, a little more than 5 mm3, and is almost completely atrophied.
Over the past three years my ears have gotten worse at the same rate as my thyroid.
If it were just about going deaf, which was something I had already assumed and accepted, it wouldn't be much of a problem. But now the vestibular problem that doesn't let me even walk properly is another issue. For now the only thing that improves it is to continue taking corticosteroids.

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My belief until recently was tinnitus was only a painful ringing/constant ringing and didn't go away. What I perceived to be a normal 'static/white noise when my mind could not find any sound is actually common in

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Mine has gotten worse with ringing randomly rising in pitch + intensity until it will peirce my ear countered only if I find another sound to focus on until it fades away.

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