Recent content by SedonaGal

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    Hey, Needing Some Success Stories Here. Tinnitus After Sudden Hearing Loss.

    I just turned 57 and fit profile above. Sudden hearing loss in right ear with T and extreme vertigo. No hearing has returned, still dizzy and still have T 24X7. The T level waxes and wanes but never goes away. Gabapentin has been helpful (need Dr. prescription) and I sleep well and wake up...
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    I'm New Here, My Tinnitus Has Been with Me for 8 Months. :( Sorry This Post Won't Lift Your Mood

    I also have T for 8 months! I suddenly lost all hearing in right ear with T and Xtreme Vertigo. I am still dizzy and T drives me crazy sometimes too. I have found Gabapentin (need Dr prescription) helps me sleep and when I wake up T is lower (builds throughout day starting with coffee maker...
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    My Tinnitus Story (Success Story and How It Got Worse After Hearing Loss)

    I hope they will find a cure for us all. I read in AARP that in next 5-10 years they will be able to regenerate hearing with gene therapy which regrows the hair cells and also using nerve growth factors to reconnect inner ear cells to the synapse. But for now, we suffer. I had sudden hearing...
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    Tinnitus Onset with Vestibular Events

    For me, Gabapentin has been helpful in reducing the T noise level. The lowest effective dose for me is 75 mg but sometimes I take 150 mg. I buy the 600 mg tab (doctor prescription required) at Costco for $30 for qty 30 then I use a pill splitter to customize dose. Do NOT use with meclizine or...
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    Onset of Tinnitus After Using Noise Cancelling Headphones

    I was wearing NC headphones for about 4 months while watching TV for an hour or so in the late night (so I didn't disturb my husband). One afternoon, I hung up from a cell phone call and had high pitched ringing in right ear with complete hearing loss and 5 hours later extreme (crawl on floor)...