Recent content by Tinniger

In my opinion, Mirtazapine is a good sleep aid even at very low doses (3.75 mg). However, it has one common side effect: weight gain. In my opinion, it is therefore unsuitable for people with a BMI of over 28.

9 : 36 (2017) Maybe there are new voters five years later.

Only 6 votes?

I have unilateral tinnitus on the left, which can be strongly affected by moving structures of the face (somatic tinnitus). A lateral shift of the lower jaw to the right with the hand strongly intensifies the tinnitus. A lateral shift of the lower jaw to the left also produces a - clearly...

Sorry, I did not read the big red font and immediately voted for the left ear. But am only affected on one side.

I doubt that earplugs are useful at all in normal ambient noise, such as driving a car.

Bump.

Daily intensity fluctuations, from 1/9 to 9/10. There must be reasons for this. I have been watching my (unilateral) tinnitus for years now - I am severely limited by it and have taken early retirement. Often the night and sleep make the difference. From bad to good, - but also from good to...

A high number of tinnitus sufferers report significant fluctuations in tinnitus intensity, often with daily changes. This too would actually be an argument against the fact that hair cell damage is a common cause of tinnitus. Because the hair cell damage does not fluctuate daily.

Benzodiazepines enhance the effect of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).

A few months after my tinnitus started I was in a highly renowned tinnitus clinic in Germany. All the experts there did not know that somatic tinnitus existed, and all my explanations were smiled at and not taken seriously. I am sure that my tinnitus is only a subset of the sound I can produce...

Noise-induced. What noise? Can you influence your tinnitus somatically?

My "problem" seems to be very rare.

ENTs have no knowledge of tinnitus. They are the completely wrong contact persons.

My tinnitus is exactly the same hissing sound that I can also produce by shifting my jaw sideways.