Recent content by momus

Wow, you Trumpers are damn uneducated (what a surprise, with FOX Spews on day and night). Most of us have enough sense not to engage very much with racists who have no ethical values. That comment about the Democrats starting the KKK is stupid, wrong, and ignorant. But your insanity is not my...

Then you probably don’t want to do Zen meditation, which is often mistakenly called mindfulness. It wakes you up, it doesn’t soothe you or calm you in that way. I’ve practiced it for three decades, and after only three or four minutes I become much more aware of my tinnitus. Whether that...

A big thank you to the folks on this forum. You’ve helped me immensely by sharing your experiences. Without this forum, I would be at the mercy of every person in the medical field. I was prescribed Mirtazapine by a new doctor yesterday. When I got home, I looked it up. The thing is, I didn’t...

Yes, that’s not uncommon, and I get it too even after having tinnitus for over 30 years. It’s also normal for tinnitus to go up, down, and even almost go away temporarily. That can give you a little breathing room just knowing that a spike is not permanent. Mine can be aggravated by certain...

You need at least one doctor, and likely more, as well as a proper certified facility to conduct trials with tinnitus patients. Then you need the patients themselves, along with the money to pay them for their participation. Trust me, an individual or even a group of individuals cannot run...

Watch out for complications. Magnesium supplements are something we probably should not be taking because they can be harmful to our kidneys. I try to get magnesium from food rather than from a pill. The danger is insidious, as you will not know there is a problem until you develop irreversible...

If you do a web search, you will quickly see which medications are safe and which are not. Just check whatever medications you were prescribed and see if they are ototoxic. Do not expect your doctor to know or even mention it, so you will need to bring it up the next time you see them.

Basic science and an understanding of how things work in the real world make it clear that this is impossible. Once neural connections are made, they remain, and I know of no way to undo any of them. Even if that were somehow magically possible, how would you deal with the synaptic connections...

What @Varda said. There is no cure or quick fix for this, so we each have to figure out what works for us. Most importantly, there will not be a pill that “fixes” tinnitus. Doctors will usually be of little help and could even make things worse, as most have very limited experience with...

Exactly. I love being outside because I don't hear my tinnitus.

I think one needs to have patience with tinnitus. Believe me, I had none at first, and I was pretty scared. That was more than 30 years ago. Of course, I still have tinnitus — that is usually how it goes. I like to be outside as much as possible, as ambient sounds tend to cover it up. I assume...

Tinnitus doesn’t always come from hearing loss. It’s entirely possible that the tinnitus was already there, but with reduced hearing you’re less able to mask it with background noise. Yes, I had everything you describe — panic, walking down a street and suddenly crying, feeling panicky, and...

That has nothing to do with helping people who have tinnitus, which everyone knows is permanent and untreatable. This fact comes from the American Tinnitus Association, and in my several decades of living with tinnitus, nothing has changed. I wish I had a dollar for every website claiming that...

I’m a bit confused by your statement that your cheap headphones do not get very loud. In my experience, almost all headphones—whether cheap or expensive—can easily exceed safe hearing levels. The way you described experiencing only brief, 10-second episodes of tinnitus that would stop afterward...

On the first of February this year, I was attacked by two pit bulls while riding my eBike. The incident left my right ankle badly torn up. I initially went to a wound clinic for treatment, since regular doctors aren’t really up to speed on this kind of injury. Between the wound clinic and...