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In my daily life, I’ve learned to live with these distortions fairly well. I’m already somewhat habituated to them, so they no longer cause me much anxiety. Since you’re only at the beginning, there’s a strong chance your distortions will improve with time. You should also reach a point where...

Hi, sorry for the late reply. My distortions are bad, and I have not noticed any improvement. I cannot escape the tinnitus. I hear distortions and reactive tones over everyday sounds, and when I cover my ears to block them, I hear my regular tinnitus. I am not sure exactly what you mean by...

I started taking 3.75 mg of Mirtazapine for sleep after the ear vibrations began. Otherwise, I try to avoid any medication as much as possible. Mirtazapine may be the cause of the musical ear, since auditory hallucinations are listed as a side effect. Everything else I took was before starting...

This happened to me as well. After taking Escitalopram for one week, I woke up with tinnitus and a feeling of pressure in my ears. I saw an ENT doctor that same day. The physical examination showed nothing unusual, but tympanometry revealed negative pressure, which usually indicates Eustachian...

It was Escitalopram, an antidepressant in the SSRI class.

Not much, actually, because both of my parents had been taking the same antidepressant for many years. They would even stop for a few days and then start again without any issues. So I was confident it wouldn’t harm me—but it did, even though I only took it for a week.

I’ve been suffering from this for two years. It was triggered after taking SSRIs for a week. For the past year, I’ve completely isolated myself at home and have worn earmuffs all the time, even while sleeping, because the distortions over external noises bother me. But it hasn’t improved...