Anyone know about tinitus?

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About 3 or 4 weeks ago, I started to get a terrible 'ringing' in my left ear. I don't know why they call it ringing. It sounds more like the shreiking eels that you run into below the Cliffs of Insanity. For about a week, it remained on all the time, varying in volume from just annoying, up to headache-making, very loud.

I couldn't get to see a specialist, so I went to a GP. He said "it sucks to be you.... I'd rather treat spine patients than people with tinitus because we at least have something to offer." He did some basic tests and recommended a specialist.

Through some insurance snafus, then my trip to NY, I haven't seen a specialist yet. It's no longer on all the time, but at times it's more than just annoying.

I thought about posting this in the spine section because there is a possiblity that this is related to my c-spine. My left ear is the area with the nerve sensations occur when my c-spine is acting up. I have mild issues there all the time. A client of mine is an interventional pain management doctor. He suggested that I could discover the relationship if I did epidural injections... if the shreiking goes away... it's my c-spine. Interesting idea?

Anyone know about tinitus?

Thanks

Mark