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I've had tinnitus in both ears for more than three years. A consultant said it was triggered by a virus, but is it normal to have stabbing pains and to hear crackling sounds, too?Dina Berni, by email.Tinnitus means you 'hear' sounds such as…

My fingers and toes are freezing all year round, even in summer. Despite layering up, I still feel cold — even when my colleagues are sweating. Why is this?Jyothi Eregowda, by email.Although you say you know no one who feels the cold like…

For several months I have had a burning sensation on my tongue and lower gums. It seems to get worse as the day goes on. The doctor called it burning mouth syndrome, but could not suggest any treatment to help. It really gets me down.Angela…

My daughter, now 40, had a traumatic birth six years ago — soon after she started feeling unnaturally tired. A private consultant diagnosed fibromyalgia, and she has ME. She has tried everything — acupuncture, counselling, reiki — but the…

I take a brisk 30-minute walk three times a week and am relatively fit. But when I come to an incline, I feel a dull ache in my right shoulder and the top of my right arm. My GP dismissed the possibility of it being angina, and suggested it…

I’ve been diagnosed with dry eyes, and have been using drops and warm eye pads for two weeks. But it’s still very uncomfortable. Can you suggest any other remedy?Jayne Cole, Southampton.As many as one in four of us has dry eyes, but plenty…

Why does my husband get intense pain after walking for 50 minutes? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questionsBy Martin Scurr for the Daily Mail Updated: 01:30 GMT, 7 March 2023 <!-- <!-- -->…

My hands, feet and nose get very cold — my hands can go white with cold, even in the summer! I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis and for years I assumed I got cold because of that. But my kidney function tests also show a decline.I gave up…

Three years ago, itching started on my back. It has now spread to my scalp. Using an emollient spray hasn’t helped. I take a number of prescription pills and wonder if one of these is causing it? If you can help, it could save my…

Both my legs are stiff and hot all the time, and from just under my knees I feel like I’m wearing lead boots. The hospital says it’s probably arthritis. Can you offer any further suggestions? I can’t go on with this terrible pain. I’m…