Hello doctor,I am a 66 year old healthy male. I have tinnitus since two years. MRI is normal except for age-related gray area. But of late, any outside sound like flushing toilet increases the volume of tinnitus. Left ear 6/10 and right ear 4/10. The sound is the insect cricket sound. Moreover, since two weeks, I have serious sleep problems. It happened after my exposure to music played by a bus in which I traveled for five hours. That night, the sleeping problems started. Further, as I complained stiff calf muscle and a bit of pins and needle in the legs, especially after sitting in the bathroom, a nerve conduction study was taken. Before that, a VEMP test was done. Please give your opinion on those test results. Some local doctor yesterday suggested to take Niterest 0.5 mg tablet for sleeping and a relative who is a doctor suggested Melatonin 0.3 mg without any combination can be taken as it is also good for both sleep and tinnitus. Please kindly forward your opinion.
Hello. I would like to know some details about your problem: Regarding sleep disturbance: As you mentioned that your MRI brain was normal, there may be a possibility that tinnitus could be related to some ear pathology. For tinnitus, I suggest you consult an ENT specialist. Revert with more information to a neurologist online 