Going to quit caffeine at least for a while. For over a month I have had noise in right ear. First just annoying, then loud enough to disturb sleep. My primary said many people have sinus problems due to bad air, suggested nose spray, rinses and benadryl. Didn't work, benadryl didn't help me sleep, just gave me nausea. Went to specialist, she found small piece of wax stuck directly on eardrum and pulled it out. Didn't work, it's gotten louder and louder. Imagine an alarm clock perpetually ringing in your ear. Five weeks without a night's sleep or a moment of peace and quiet. Ready to ask doctor to remove entire internal structure of ear, sacrifice hearing on that side for end to noise. Long shot but seeing if giving up caffeine helps. To sleep, perchance to dream (Shakespeare for all occasions)
Primary physicians are near worthless for hearing problems. Get referred to an audiologist. It sounds like you have tinnitus, no pun intended. B12 and Magnesium may help. No cure so far and surgery helps only about half the time.
Oh man, there's differences in different coffees. I find Boyd's to have the best flavor and smell. I tried drinking it black the first two years that I began drinking coffee but just couldn't take it. Finally I gave up and started adding just a small splash of half and half and hit nirvana. Don't use sugar. Can't tolerate a lot because it sends my tremor problem over the top. Not too crazy about decaf but I do succumb to half decaf and half regular when there is Boyd's coffee around. Add a donut and life's pretty good. Make that a breakfast at the Original Pancake House which serves Boyd's coffee and I'm all in.
My wife has tinnitus and we've been to all kinds of specialists to no avail. She use to work in a cookie factory with all kinds of constant loud sounds and we figure that's where it got started. Stay away from loud noises.
Also started using the Starbucks app. Order drink before I shower and then pick up on the way to work. Pretty good, saves a shitload of time
Depends on what you get. the Vienna blend is pretty good and the Park Place blend i like also. Saying "Starbucks" is like saying "Denny's". Do i like eating at Denny's? Not really but there are breakfast dishes there that are good. Do i go out of my way to find a Starucks? No. I don't go out of my way to find a McDonalds either.
