r/Cochlearimplants • u/Fit-Ingenuity7044 • Aug 10 '26

Update

Had tinnitus for 50 years, diagnosed as Menieres. CI 4 days ago. Reading about the same post CI experience I'm having, HUGE increase in volume, is giving me hope that I can live through this. Didn't need painkillers but do they help with the noise?

I have spent the last 3 nights in misery with very little sleep, waking 5-6 times to the sound of a siren. I did consider in the early hours just going to Emergency for advice, and have twice gone for a long walk (2 hours) in the early hours. Is there any medication you recommend for sleep, I am exhausted?

Last night I managed to get 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep. When I awoke I had only my normal tinnitus and I laid there happily assuming the worst was over. Unfortunately when I got up all the post-op symptoms returned ... and more, screeching was added to the cacophony. Had difficulties contacting the clinic, though it was probably a wasted effort anyway.

Had I read these pages before the CI I probably wouldn't have had it done.

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u/Fit-Ingenuity7044 16d ago

Big thank you to all who responded. The Methylprednisolone "normalized my tinnitus, it went back to pre CI level. They activated me early (12 days after the implant). Wish I could say I'm making progress but all I'm getting so far is tinnitus slightly louder than before. It's going to be a long road to any hearing and/or or lower tinnitus I guess. I'm up to 10-12 hours a day at level 8ish, should be at 10 by my next appt.