Stanlex

Hey, I used to have major ear fullness. It was constant for the first few months, but after that it slowly reduced (with time away from noise) and now a year and a half out I find the fullness is much less intense and generally transient after noise exposure.

yes

I've had similar. It has indeed freaked me out. In my experience, the "bad" thing has already happened, and it seems more like its part of healing/recovery.

@Diesel but my current tinnitus started few weeks after I started getting weird fleeting tinnituses. However, this day episodes were much different, so it might indicate some healing, but also it might not.

@Tezcatlipoca what do you mean by fluctuations? That your tinnitus change on weekly/daily basis or that it changes every second like mine?

I've heard of people who don't actively hear their T unless they actually recall it or choose to bring it in the forefront of conscious awareness. That's a level I'd live to get to.

Habituation is psychological. However many people's T actually fades, and they get to the "can hear it only in quiet rooms" stage.

I really think you could be a success story. I have had this for 4 months, and it has not dropped and is constant.

Mine disappears for several seconds when I: remove earplugs; walk into the freezer at work; finish showering; rub my ears; eat crunchy food. It's not practical to always be doing any of these things.

@Stacken77 @PortugalTheMan I just read here on T Talk that curcumin stops body's natural tinnitus healing process. Is it true or bs?

@Stanlex if anything it's the opposite

@Stanlex Opinions differ. I don't know enough on the matter to give an definitive answer. Some on TTalk consider it having otoprotective properties. Curcumin seems to be an antioxidant which reduces inflammation, hence, should be good for damages to hearing. Some have claimed that it is high in Salicylates which indeed is not good for hearing. Though, there seems to be a few anecdotes of it reducing T. Hard to tell

Except for the many incurable autoimmune diseases that never resolve and can worsen over time. Suffering isn’t exclusive to tinnitus.

@Tinker Bell yes that's true. The only worse thing than achronic disease is progressive chronic disease. btw, how bad it must be to have progressively worsening tinnitus.

There is no magic pill. When T can get better, it takes 1-3 years to fade.

@Stacken77 Oh I see. The thing is that it is not stable. Its like hISs HiSS ... HIss ... :) Its constantly grabbing my attention

When a ring fades it turns into a hiss. If yours was a hiss to begin with, it means you haven't hurt your ears as much as the other people, so (assuming yours is fading) it should take you less time to get to the "can hear it only in quiet rooms" stage.

@Bill Bauer yes but the thing is that my T most probably was not caused by noise but rather something unknown and therefore there is no guarantee for me it will ever get better until I find out what is causing it and try to remove it

You'll get there, hang on

I sense sarcasm :)

@Keith Handy I always thought why listening to music at low volume is bad but listening to white noise is apparently harmless and even helpful when it comes to treating tinnitus. I don't even understand why TRT is good when it takes 2 years doing this therapy but according to dr. Hubbard 98% tinnitus sufferers habituate naturally in 6-18 months. So why would someone spend 6000$ on hearing aids for TRT?

You probably have some amount of SNHL or NIHL, have you had an audiogram?

@Tezcatlipoca no, I only had tuning fork test which was negative. And I also don't subjectively feel any hearing loss, just the T and D.

An audiogram test can Cause tinnitus.

It doesn't really matter whether your T was caused by noise. Once you have T, your ears have been compromised, and now ototoxic medications and noises have a higher chance of making your tinnitus louder.

@Bill Bauer how does it not matter what is the cause? I think it is a difference if it is caused by some underlying medical condition or noise damage? Why would noise increase someone's tinnitus that is not caused by noise? I suppose it would only add a new tone that is independent on the former wouldn't it?

@Stanlex some say 3 months is the limit to worry if you show no improvement

@Tezcatlipoca oh I see myself one month later falling into deep depression that it didn't get better

@kuromi but it got better suddenly or it was getting better from the beggining?

"Constant" can mean constantly loud or constantly soft. Be precise in what you wish for.

You can still mask, just don't overdo it

Wondering the same thing

From the articles I found on the internet, the sound must always be pulsatile.

Happens to me all the time

the secret is that you stay calm :)

The shower mutes my T for 15 minutes sometimes. I believe it’s the same for a lot of people. :)

@Sayeed I just started taking it. If it will work, I will take that until I habituate. I just wish something good will happen..

Let us know how you feel in a few weeks.

@twa absolutely the same. I quit it cold turkey, saw absolutely no benefit.

A "kind of" objective measurement would be to find a consistent sound environment that masks the T. If you feel it has increased, you can stand in that environment and see if you hear it. In my case, if my T is low, my right ear will be completely masked by devices in the kitchen, like the fridge - if I can hear the ring, I know it is spiked.

What's your dosage?

@TrevorSanders I take 10mg per day after lunch as my doc prescribed