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Two shots, three bouts with Covid. The third bout with Covid was the worse and I would have cut my head off if there was an easy way, the pain in my head that bad. Now we are in 2026 and my head feels so so bad and seams to be getting worse. The head aches, constant. The dizziness, constant. The ring in the ears now constant. About two hours of sleep nightly. Not much support for this in California. This 74 year old man who’s been around the world and seen quite a bit is in a real bind like never before. I truly feel everybody’s pain who is suffering through out the world. I definitely need help, I have been looking but not finding.

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@stevenj77 my daughter goes to Mayo for her cancer and was diagnosed with brain cancer recently on top of her other cancers she is living with. For her headaches migraines they had given her migraine cocktails while at the hospital. She is now on nurtec. She hasn’t taken it yet since her migraines have reduced but if she does use it I’ll let you know if it works.

@stevenj77 First, look for a long COVID specific practices, particularly those with a strong autonomic dysfunction/CFS/MS, etc.. emphasis.

COVID can directly damage the white matter in your brain, in addition to causing gray matter loss. Grey matter volume can be recovered; White cell death is not reversible. COVID acts like an autoimmune disease. It damages the blood-brain barrier, which allows more things to pass through, and simultaneously causes detrimental immune system activity in your brain and CSF.

There's currently a lot of research going on regarding long Covid that's finally shining a light on a lot of other conditions with similar and related symptomatology.

I highly suggest going to an ENT regarding your ears. The fact that it's continuing to be damaged, causing dizziness and tinnitus, after the Covid subsided is concerning. It's like losing your sense of smell afterwards instead of during.

Tinnitus is often caused by inflammation. The pressure damages the related main nerve of your middle ear responsible for your hearing. You can also lose your ability to hear properly or lose certain volumes and tonal frequencies. A hearing test with the ENT is an important thing to have done. They can see where you stand now, and monitor for additional losses. They may have some ideas on how to help. Sometimes losses can be regained. Unfortunately, the Tinnitus is pretty permanent. I suggest a white noise machine at night.

A sleep study also wouldn't hurt. Mayo has the absolute best facilities for that, so potentially having access to that is very fortunate.