Good evening @dwlowrance, Welcome to Connect. I see it has been a while since you joined. I can see that you present a bit of a challenge..........with nerve conditions in both your ear and foot. I am wondering how long you have been dealing with the SFPN and tinnitus at the same time. I have also read your introduction and get the sense that being able to speak without interference from your ears is critical. You have asked for information about both. Do you feel that they relate especially when they reside on the same side of your body? Does the intensity of sensation in one (pain) coincide with a similar or different sensation in the other (noise/sound)?

When was your diagnosis of SFPN and how was it established? By a skin punch biopsy? Did your clinician begin a treatment program for you? The medication options and dosage choices are quite numerous. Perhaps you could share how you control your SFPN pain and the discomfort of tingles and pin needles.

If you hang with me now...I want to share with you what is happening as I type this. I am lying under a blanket because my feet are experiencing pain and the dreaded icicles of SFPN. As if that wasn't enough, my tinnitus is having a field day rising and falling in intensity as I try to concentrate on the process of thinking and composing this post to you. When they talk about multi-tasking...I wonder if this is what they mean in the chapter on aging.

Until I get some information about the details of your current sensations and the treatments/medications you currently use, it would be premature of me to jump in with my routine. Currently, I control my SFPN pain with medical cannabis and MFR or Myofascial Release therapy. The tinnitus is mostly at background level except when I need to think or create and then it "roars". I have noticed that when there is a sense of urgency, the tinnitus will back off or recede. My "sound" is of the chirping variety......like crickets. It has not changed in 3-4 years. One unusual sensation is when I find I can move the sound from one ear to the other by opening and closing my jaw.

This is a journey we're on isn't it? I am 78 and have endured orthopedic challenges all my life......not that I couldn't have avoided quite a few by being less aggressive and less daring.

Looking forward to continuing to see your name in lights at the top of my daily member list. What causes you the most concern and for what reason?

May you be healthy and whole.
Chris

Hi @dwlowrance I had a ruptured AVM(ArteroVenousMalformation) which left me with neuropathy after the 3rd and last surgical repair. I did experience the tinnitus soon after the AVM and before developing neuropathy. I tried a supplement of Lions Mane mushrooms after developing neuropathy. Within 3-4 months the tinnitus completely went away. I don’t know if it coincidently went away on its own or if the supplement contributed. I was so glad to have gotten rid of the annoying ringing that came and went periodically. I am still combatting the numbing and burning pain from the neuropathy. Best wishes to you in finding your remedy. I do my own research before seeing any physician and learn by trial and error. I have even gone as far as contacting a representative of a popular supplement company for information regarding the Lions Mane Mushroom. That person recommended getting my supply from a different manufacturer because his company did not produce it. Good luck. Toni