Recent content by Steve Hubert

Filled out the form. I'm more concerned about high frequency hearing loss being an exclusion criteria than the length of time with tinnitus.

You're welcome!

Natalie, please know that I am not suggesting you go against your docs advice. I am mentioning that there may be alternatives. However, you may want to consult with a naturopathic physician or Integrative Medical practitioner who understands this kind of thing more thoroughly than you are...

He preferred I do the aspirin but understood my reasons for not wanting to.

81mg. Yes, the T returned to baseline after I stopped. I was pretty convinced I did not want to take blood thinners so I researched the natural products. There are many and it seems like natto was one of the chief ones that had some science backing it up.

I know. I had to look into this myself due to similar concerns. I tried the low dose aspirin for about a week before going the alternative route due to believing my T was worsening.

In terms of blood thinners you might consider nattokinase which is found on line or in some health food stores. Read up on it. Your doctor probably won't appove, but there is some decent research for it.

Maybe. You raise a good point that many fail to appreciate. The level or quality of the T can fluctuate and because of that habitation can be made more difficult. Tinnitus can reach very high levels and while many will manage to cope, habitation may not be an likely outcome as it would be...

Going on 8 years and no cure and no remission. I have had days that I didn't hear it though, so, there's that.

No it wouldn't. Evening news is the least likely place you will hear about it. It will be in a forum such as this.

I agree with much of what is said here in terms of habitation. That said everyone is different and so is there T. Habitation does make it tolerable, however, oftentimes T can worsen due to subsequent events-trauma, medication, and hearing loss. It's not a linear process.

Best of luck. It seems like one thing leads to another.

When anxiety is part of the picture it's difficult to know if the T is due to coming off the medication or due to the increase in anxiety. I took it for years and it seemed to help with sleep, anxiety and tinnitus to some degree. Coming off it did create a rebound for all of those things for a...

What are you noticing that is making it hard? And, are you taking it for sleep or as an antidepressant?

How are you tapering? As you know Mirtazapine has a stronger antihistamine effect as you lower the dose. Most people just "jump off" this drug at the dose they were taking because of that.