Heal82

I started taking 10 mg Citalopram. Stopped it after 5 days. I was feeling proper suicidal. Now I am on Nortriptyline 10 mg. Doing much better now.

I feel like reducing anxiety and being able to sleep 7-8 hours is the first step in fixing H

Great to hear @Heal82 . I hope you keep getting better

Thanks, positivity is the cornerstone around which this condition heals. Thanks for taking time and leaving msg on my profile. I try to restrict myself to positive posts.

Was able to sleep for 4.5 hrs last night. The jaw pain had gone when under the effect of Hydroxyzine. Now, morning it's back, I have just now taken 10 mg Citalopram.

T is a fricken mystery.

I wondered about that too. Perhaps the brain can only focus on one tone at a time?

I believe if you have no hearing loss, the OAE test will just come back normal. You would not have enjoyed it with hyperacusis.

@Jupiterman is right.

Hi @Jupiterman, do you currently work or you are homebound ? And so you have H or only T ?

No, unfortunately I've never had any periods of no T since it started 7 years ago, for my it gets louder with certain movements. So I guess that's good news, you must have sine sort of somatic T that improved with movement

Also, I have multi tonal Tinnitus so it's not like all the tones disappear but one central tone of constant shhhh disappears briefly

I dont use toothbrush. I use dental floss instead. I am afraid what will be consequences of this approach, maybe my approach is wrong.

I just bought super soft toothbrush from Amazon and they are much better than what I was using untill now

VEGOLS Adult Extra Soft Toothbrush with 20000 Soft Bristles, (Pack of 6) Micro Nano Manual Toothbrushes for Protect Sensitive Gums, Black/White https://a.co/d/coFuHGS

Protect your ears from dangerously loud noise, but not from normal everyday sounds. Like conversations.

For me 50db is upper limit. So, for now I am wearing ear plugs all the time except when I am alone at home

Even conversations with my wife and daughter who speak at 60-65 db are bothersome. Switches and opening of faucets with pressure all create discomfort

I use a Fitbit for sleep also. It's so far off. It thinks I'm asleep a lot of the time just because I am lying still. It does seem more accurate if it thinks I'm awake, then I probably am. So I just use it as a guideline when figuring how much I slept.

Yes,you are right. Earlier my wife used to say the same thing and I never used to believe her. I need to say sorry to her for so many things!!

Yeah understand that. My T starts out lower 3 or 4 and ends 5 or 6 usually

Also, it seems to sound a lot more with ear plugs on. But, not having ear plugs on makes me fearful especially with kid in the house

Okay..I think I still haven't figured out whether I have reactive tinnitus or not. The Problem is my Hyperacusis prevents me from listening to any loud sounds. So, I really can't say that my Tinnitus is not reactive. It might well be.

Anything that comes out of a speaker.

I've always taken it to mean any sounds coming from speakers, headphones, and earbuds, which have of course gone though electronic circuits in route, as opposed to natural sounds in the environment. I sleep listening to a pair of bluetooth speakers emitting cricket/cicada sounds.

Tonight too, I believe it wll be as bad as yesterday night. However, i have made up my mind to have a sleepless night. It's not going to kill me hehe but benzo usage might surely

You should avoid taking benzos like Alprazolam (Xanax) if at all possible. They can do a lot more harm than good in the long run. I was prescribed the benzo Lorazepam 3 times per day @ 0.5 mg, but I take it about 1/10 th that frequency! It's 1/2 the potency of Xanax.

I took this after last Saturday which was on Jan-6. I need to be a bit more strict with this.

I use tylenol. If that doesn't work then I'll use naproxen or ibuprofen, but I try and use them sparingly.

When I was on an AD temporarily, I avoided NSAID due to possible bleeding. I'm more likely to take Tylenol for a headache, but at least I can take naproxen or ibuprofen again, which I've had to due for back pain before rarely.

Did you try visiting a sleep apnea expert ?

@kingsfan I've taken doses as low as 1 mg and as high as 5 mg, usually low, I've taken time release, I've taken well before bedtime, shortly before bedtime, at bedtime, different types, sublingual, never seems to make any difference for sleep, dreams, tinnitus, anything. Zolpidem works, though.

I've had tests and do not have sleep apnea at all. This is an issue that came with severe tinnitus.

Turning a page of a book?

That's what it seems like. My LDL are around 40-50 db. And turning a page created a sound of 65 db. My Tinnitus is very loud tonight. Unable to sleep at all.

We already had it, and 2nd chances are rare. Too bad some of us weren't warned. We could have avoided the fate. Others were just unlucky for no fault of their own.

I meant one more chance. And my chance means the ability to at least go to my office and work from there.