Recent content by dd314

Are you sure they used the exact same parameters as in the study? tDCS is extremely sensitive to even small changes in parameters.

There was someone asking the opposite question, about hyperacusis patients turning the volume down very low, and she said you just have to be able to hear the audio. As long as you can hear it, it should work. I would think this also applies to people who turn the audio up in the opposite...

Most of the top LLMs I’ve talked to about tinnitus say that some tinnitus originates in higher-order structures, such as the auditory cortex. They also say that only tinnitus which can be modulated by movements of the face or neck involves the dorsal cochlear nucleus. I know Dr. Shore probably...

Here’s a question I hope gets asked: What the fuck is “somatic tinnitus”? I can modulate only one of my sounds, and it’s not even the worst one. Does that mean the device won’t help me with the other sounds?

Someone on Reddit claims they tried XEN-1101, presumably as part of an epilepsy trial based on their comment history, and it had no effect on their tinnitus. That’s disappointing.

Can you modulate those sounds with facial or neck movements? I have the same sounds you mentioned, and in my case, they tend to be non-modifiable.

You should always assume noise-induced spikes are temporary, if for no other reason than your mental health, especially when there are no additional ear symptoms (which is a good sign). You’re probably alright. Foam earplugs need to be rolled into a narrow cylinder and inserted deeply into the...

What do you think about cycling Klonopin once a week or every ten days? Would that help avoid physical dependence and withdrawal when stopping? I think it could work for those of us who are very paranoid about the withdrawal effects.

Essentially, hearing loss causes the brain to turn up the gain on auditory signals to the point where it accidentally picks up electrical noise from the face, tongue, and neck. This happens because auditory signals come from the cranial nerves, and they are all integrated together inside the...

Being in extremely hot temperatures lowers my tinnitus by about half. I only realized this past summer and I'm sure it's related to either muscle tension or vasodilation. Something to remember

It’s probably from Clarithromycin and Doxycycline. Drugs with those suffixes are known to be ototoxic. Anecdotally, I noticed my tinnitus became a bit louder after a short course of Doxycycline back in 2018. It sounds like you’ve got it under control now, though.

A decrease of 13 TFI points was used as the threshold for success. If they had lowered that to 11 or 9, there would probably have been many more responders than the reported 60 percent.

Penicillin and Amoxicillin.

Wi-Fi routers definitely emit a very high-frequency sound, but it should be at a very low decibel level. I have two decibel meters, and neither of them can detect the high-pitched squeal that my Wi-Fi router makes when measured in A-weighted decibels.