Recent content by Michael Jack

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    Clonidine (Blood Pressure Medicine) Safe to Take?

    In trying to prevent my mild tinnitus from getting worse, I am taking every preventative measure that I can. Today I was prescribed Clonidine (blood pressure medication) for a very specific condition that actually has nothing to do with blood pressure. Since my condition (mild motor tics that I...
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    Tinnitus Gone For Days At A Time: OCD Still Getting The Best Of Me

    I have had all of those obsessions in the past. I think I have been through the gauntlet when it comes to OCD. It is definitely relentless and unforgiving! This is how I am with tinnitus and my OCD: "What if? What if… were constant questions in his mind. Sometimes he felt as if his brain...
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    Tinnitus Gone For Days At A Time: OCD Still Getting The Best Of Me

    I have honestly been that way since I was a kid. It seems to always be something that I am obsessing over. While I do not wash my hands 1,000 times a day like the "classic media portrayed OCD sufferer does, I definitely have real OCD. Most of it involves mental obsessing and checking. For...
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    Tinnitus Gone For Days At A Time: OCD Still Getting The Best Of Me

    I am about 5 or 6 weeks into my journey with T in my right ear only. It was not caused by a specific loud noise exposure (I have not been to a concert or bar in over a year) and I have not taken any medication besides Advil for a day or two over the past year. ENT said my ears looked fine and...
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    Could TMJ Be the Real Cause?

    One important thing that I forgot in the original post is that the area where my TMJ joint is on both sides of my face and the area under my ears going down the sides of my jaw are extremely sensitive to alcohol and sugary drinks. If I drink alcohol or soda, I will get the worst shooting pain...
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    Could TMJ Be the Real Cause?

    In my short time with tinnitus, I have noticed that there seems to be a thousand different apparent causes. Since I have really bad OCD, I will literally research everything for hours on end. One of the issues that I came across that makes sense in my case is TMJ. Since I was 15 years old (I am...
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    Gone for 10 Days and Suddenly Back

    Really frustrated. My tinnitus started in my right ear only around five or six weeks ago. ENT could not find anything wrong. Hearing test up to 8000 Hz was fine and it did not go any higher. As I have OCD and constantly monitor my T to check the volume, I was surprised to find that it was...
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