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I took trazadone for about 6 months when I first got tinnitus. It started to wear off/not work as well so I transitioned to over the counter sleep aids. I used sound pillow for awhile, but for almost a year now I only use a box fan or white noise machine, no pills. Tinnitus has not improved since onset.

No need to panic, viruses often do this.

User @LostinTX is going through the same thing at the moment: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/members/lostintx.44007/#profile-post-32871

How are your bears?

@Damocles i hope you’re right.. it seems to be from all the congestion I have, it’s just been very disruptive and impossible to mask. My bears are doing well, definitely have been holding them close during this hard time

There should be a dislike button here. Hope you catch some Zzzzzzz tonight.

@OnceUponaTime I know right? It’s like when someone posts devastating news on Facebook and people “like” it.

@Shoon I always noticed this but never asked @Markku why is there not a dislike button. {gigging}

a Care Bear?

@Damocles lol I didn’t see this before. Caught me off guard because I actually collect Care Bears, but have never stated that on here before

Allow your ears the chance to adjust. Stress can heighten it, try some mag, some nac, wear ear plugs or muffs whenever your ears clench or seize over too loud noises. Protection will be your best friend since your ears have been harmed by acoustics. Be mindful of some every day sounds like clapping, yelling, vacuums etc.

Do not take oxytocins.

I'm so sorry :( I know how you feel, I'm dealing with similar problem right now. You are so young - you have a chance to improve.

hang in there. regenerative medicine is on its way.. just taking its sweet time

Maybe take some sleeping aids to get out of that circle of death ;)

@Sironketchup i do take melatonin but maybe that’s not enough still;;

@Tanni i actually have always wanted to try water for masking, I just don’t know where to get such a thing. Water is always relaxing to me too.

I have a small water feature in the garden, and to sleep I just typed 'running water' into YouTube :)

@Tanni i might try that! I’ve been wanting some sort of small fountain for my bedroom since the sound is so relaxing, but I have no idea how expensive that might be lol

If there is a chance that you have an ear infection, see a doctor about it. Bring the list of ototoxic medications with you and ensure that what they prescribe to you isn't on that list. You might also want to paste the name of the medication into the search box on this forum, to ensure there aren't many horror story involving that drug.

Since quarantine I think I actually have insomnia, at this point it’s not just my schedule being wack, no I’m like.. actually staying up way too long and not being able to sleep until I just pass out

I feel you, Klonopin is the only thing that helps my anxiety. It doesn't seem to help the ringing for me though :(

oh been there honey, hope you figure it out

@Tweedleman @Tavia R im not sure if I should stop taking it or not,, because If I’m honest I really really need it, my anxiety has been spiking horribly lately

did your infections all clear up? hope things get better for you. maybe you could try amitriptyline or nortriptyline for sleep. It's an AD but is commonly prescribed in low doses to just function as a sleep aid.

@Tweedleman my infections have cleared, but I notice pressure in my ears still persists in my ears at times. I’ll also have a few days where it’s not noticeable, and then others where it’s so loud I can’t focus

In fact rn I fear leaving my room because I know I’m the bathroom it’s really loud and causes panic attacks

You might want to play the sound of crickets. They work well for a high pitch tone.

You might also consider taking Amitriptyline.

I think, yes. Doesn't effect me, but there are threads here about how hormones can cause increase in T.

@Kriszti that would make sense, considering it always spikes at this time of the month a couple days before my period, and I have really bad periods

Cannabis almost always equals a temporary spike.

@HeavyMantra i have heard that, I just find it odd Bc I’ve been taking them for a while and never had this happen previously

It’s not that I wanted to take the ibruprophen either, I took it twice bc the Tylenol just does nothing for headaches for me, and I was feeling like I was gonna vomit from this one, it’s just frustrating? What else should I take for a migraine?

Like I used to do excedrin, but that has A LOT of caffeine, which not only can I not have bc of my t, but also bc of my anxiety and adhd, I feel like I’m having a heart attack when I have caffeine

Also sorry for commenting a lot!! But I’m also getting loud pops in my ears again when I swollen, Idk if I have etd or not, tried to see an ent but covid has everything messed up rn and we missed it

Some people experience temporary spiked from dairy, others don't. You'll learn your own triggers in time

I am one of the people whose T seems to spike whenever I eat any dairy products. It sounds like you haven't experienced spikes following eating yogurt. In that case I think you don't need to worry about it.