Recent content by Sydnears

Welcome, @Stiwuuh. I do not have any good advice, as I am still new to the hum myself (3.5 months). It is driving me absolutely mad. But I find some hope in knowing that many of our members have experienced it going away for periods of time. Would you say you had habituated to it in the past...

Hi @billie48, You’re a ray of sunshine on this forum. Thank you for the positivity. I have a loud humming in my left ear, and I hate it so much. It turns on and off depending on which low frequencies I can hear, which I understand is common. It makes it very hard to get used to, since it’s so...

It’s concerning that @Mumbo has not logged on since his last update. :(

Just a word of warning: Amitriptyline spiked my tinnitus for 36 hours. If you decide to try it, start with a low dose—around 10 mg.

My doctor recently prescribed Zolpidem for insomnia. I understand that it is very similar to Zopiclone. It had no effect on my tinnitus. It did not help much with insomnia either. It just made me a bit drowsy, but I did not get much sleep otherwise. The next day, I felt suicidal. I have never...

How are you doing now? I am three months in and struggling. The noise I hear is an irregular, low hum…

Fifty years… you poor thing. I developed it at 41, and I cannot imagine still struggling with this at 91. I will be long gone by then, one way or another.

Any updates, @Eric N? I have a tooth that likely needs a root canal, and I'm dreading it.

I tried all the medications three months ago when I developed severe tinnitus. Ambien was the worst — I felt suicidal the next day. I had never felt like that before, and it scared me. Honestly, if I had owned a gun, I wouldn’t be here. I threw the rest out. The others (Mirtazapine, Trazodone...

Has anyone used Apple AirPods with the noise-cancelling feature? Are they better than regular foam earplugs? I have a lower molar that’s starting to ache. It already has a filling, so I suspect I’ll need either a root canal or an extraction. It’s on the same side as my tinnitus. I’ve been...

ENT appointment was a waste of time. I did have an ear infection as the initial cause, and I was told, “It’s likely nerve damage, try to manage the tinnitus, nothing else can be done.” I asked about medications to try, but was more or less dismissed. I may try to get a second opinion, but to be...

I do not have any helpful advice, @Marc22, but I want to express my sympathy. Your hyperacusis makes me feel sad for the life you are now having to live.

I have been told that tinnitus associated with hearing loss is permanent. I have bilateral high-frequency hearing loss and associated tinnitus. It has been 10 weeks now. I am just looking for success stories from people who have hearing loss and have managed to habituate to their tinnitus to...

I found out it was the LDL test, conducted at 100 decibels with multiple beeps. I now have a new high-pitched noise in my right ear that is much worse than my previous tinnitus and is audible everywhere. It has been two weeks now. I am going to file a complaint and hope this does not happen to...

Any updates, @LindaKetchie?