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Just reading these stories, even though you mention some worry about there not being many more, has been massive for me and already puts me in a better place than before I read them. I had a really tough time last night at work on night shift. I had convinced myself that the game was up and that...

I have asked several ENTs about balloon dilation and they all wouldn't do it. I'm actually going to see another ENT next Monday, requesting that I have it done. I really think the balloon dilation will fix my predominantly left ear tinnitus.

In the summer of 2021, I noticed a high-pitched ringing sound that pulsed with the rhythm of my heart whenever my heart rate was elevated. When my heart rate was at rest, the high-pitched ringing would be steady. I went to the doctor for this, and he just said, “You have tinnitus, likely from...

Sounds like a Ginkgo biloba buncha bull to me.

Did you take it on an empty stomach? Prednisone can increase stomach acid and irritate the stomach lining, so you should always take it with a meal. It can also raise anxiety levels. The first time I ever took Prednisone, I was a nervous wreck. It can cause changes in your tinnitus while you are...

Omg, that just started happening to me three days ago after being prescribed Prednisone. It also made my tinnitus increase drastically 😭😩 and I am only on day five. I am supposed to take it for 11 days, but I am stopping the medication tonight, and tomorrow morning I will see my ENT again to let...

I was prescribed Prednisone because my doctor thought I might have inflammation, but it worsened my tinnitus tremendously. I am positive it was the prescription, because my tinnitus had been steady for six years, always the same ringing that I had grown used to over time. Then suddenly he gave...

Get another hearing test. If you have had a decline in hearing, a hearing aid may help. Mine is the same, reactive. It is annoying, since nothing helps to mask it at night.

I cannot believe I came across this, I want to cry 😭. I have had tinnitus since 2019, a steady ringing along with hearing loss. It was not that uncomfortable, and it was manageable. But about a week ago, I woke up with my head feeling like it was underwater. My ear, the one with tinnitus, felt...

Reading posts like this is good for the heart. Still, I am always a little scared when I have to hear certain sounds, like at the dentist. Over the last 16 months, I have avoided most sounds. You could say I have spent about 90% of my time in silence. But of course, sometimes you are forced to...

No way, for me too. It has been more than ten years, and it does not improve.

You're lucky, amigo.

It is mostly gone now. A couple of years in, it started taking breaks every so often, and for almost a year it has been quiet most of the time, with only the occasional bursts when it comes back. I live in the countryside, so I know what real quiet sounds like. It is not just habituation. When...

Quite a disgusting birthday card from one pedo to another. Isn't this the letter that Our Glorious Stable Genius insisted doesn't exist? The one he is suing the Wall Street Journal over? It's beyond disgusting. What a disgrace. Fuck every single GOP member & Republican voter who supports this...

I think my hearing is improving in my more heavily affected ear. The audiogram I had a month after the incident showed some mild high-frequency loss. It was still well within the normal range, and I did not notice it in daily life. However, around month three, I used cuff-style earbuds for a few...

This is reactive tinnitus. Your brain is trying to fill in the sound gaps from the damaged hearing cells, but it is not doing a good job of it.

Maybe it is like Lipoflavonoid, which is a ripoff!

Tinnitus improves over time? No way. I have been a sufferer for 44 years, and I know it does not. :(

I have been a tinnitus sufferer for 44 years. I lost all my hearing in a motorcycle accident that was not my fault. I received a cochlear implant in 1989, then had to be re-implanted in 1992 after being assaulted while walking home. My tinnitus began about six months after losing my hearing, and...

So is Memantine worth a try? What are the side effects of this drug?

Hi all, I have had severe tinnitus since 2020 after acoustic trauma and infection. Over the years, I had learned to adapt and live with it as best I could. In March of this year, I visited my mom in the hospital, where she was dying of cancer. The next day, I woke up with noxacusis pain, an...

Sorry to hear you are having a difficult day with it. Healing is not linear, and there will always be harder days along the way. That is normal and human. After more than 20 years with tinnitus, I have been through countless ups and downs. I am not sure how much of my writing you have come...

In case it is useful, here is a one-paragraph summary from ChatGPT:

I'm having a rough day with this today, so I asked ChatGPT to pull some recovery stories. There are 2000 views on this thread, and no one has posted to say their tinnitus has improved over time. That's disconcerting. ✨ Story 1 – Mark (noise exposure, Month 7 → Month 11) At Month 7, Mark said...

Anyone reading this, I want to say that life did get better after about a year. I got on Effexor and started focusing on the positive. It came back six years later, but I am coping better now, even though it was difficult at first.

Hello everyone, I have had average, higher-pitched tinnitus for as long as I can remember. But now I have a strange “overlay” sound that mixes in with things like fans, people breathing, certain parts of music that have a constant tone, running water, the air fryer, and similar sounds. It does...

@annV, many thanks. It is incredible to see yet another incomplete study. The authors did not bother to match the cause of the tinnitus with the medication that was taken.

It is a little concerning that they say “may” instead of “can” or “does.” I wonder if that is because there is no way to objectively prove that any particular person in a study even had tinnitus, much less that it went away. We know that it does go away for many people, or it becomes so mild...

Yes, exactly. I do not get too annoyed by the AC fan if it is not too loud. But I cannot really sleep with a regular cooling fan running, since it is just too distracting.

Attached.

The article below is cited on the “Tinnitus” page of the World Health Organization website: https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/deafness-and-hearing-loss--tinnitus In the section “Is there a cure for tinnitus?” it says: “There are also documented cases where tinnitus has...

I don’t think it helps much, and sorry to say, but sound therapy or sound exposure is not a proven treatment for reactive tinnitus or hyperacusis. Not even researchers have confirmed this, and Treble Health, in my opinion, is a scam. If it truly helped, there wouldn’t be so many members here who...

@MindOverMatter, thank you, friend. I’ve read many of your posts and truly value not only your sound advice but also the kind, considerate, and honest way you approach others. I’m still in a spike today, but I believe it will eventually calm down. I don’t have ear pain and only moderate sound...

I understand what you’re saying, and I agree. What I meant is that, after all these years, there is no hope FOR ME.

Hi… I’ve had tinnitus and hearing loss for six years, and I’m very interested to hear more about this Japanese Yokukansan formula. It looks promising for helping with tinnitus. Let’s hope!

So then he’s not legit? I don’t know. I feel like I’ve tried everything over the past few years, and absolutely nothing has worked. If anyone has figured out a way to overcome this Wim Hof tinnitus, I’d love to hear about it. One thing I can say is that the symptoms of our tinnitus seem the...

I’ve been taking each of those supplements separately for months, if not years. They don’t do a thing for my tinnitus. Sorry.

Just wanted to reach out and say that your posts are bringing me massive calm. Thank you 🙏 Sending happiness and tranquility vibes. We got this !!! 👊

I understand you, but I believe you might be doing yourself a big favor that could actually interfere with healing in the long run. Acceptance is the first step in recovery. Something like this was bound to happen at some point anyway. These things are part of living a normal life in the...

Hi, have you been offered Eustachian tube balloon inflation treatment for your left ear? Hi, what about now? Any improvements? Thanks.

Lmao. Ben Thompson.

I concur with @MindOverMatter. Do not read the worst-case scenarios. The vast majority of people improve. Not everyone finds complete resolution, but most discover that their tinnitus becomes non-bothersome over time. You experienced a minor exposure. Your nervous system is probably on high...

Something to consider: if you are going to wear ear defenders, they need to be one of the more substantial models with higher ratings. That said, I have found over the years that the highest NRR and the physically largest version is not always the best. I think this has to do with resonant...

No one has said my ears are finished. It is just a self-affirmation that I still have room for more healing and relief. If I had not gone through six months of severe tinnitus before it started loosening its grip a bit, my anxiety levels would probably be lower. They will likely come down as...

Trump is gutting all of our infrastructure. All of it. Our Defense Department will be left with a group of Trump sycophants in the driver’s seat, while experienced generals are fired simply because someone does not like to be questioned. It is confounding how diminished the US presence and...

Hello everyone, I have had baseline tinnitus in both ears for about 15 years. It has been a stable, constant tone that never really bothered me. Around 10 years ago, I developed another high-pitched sound in my right ear, but it only appeared when I yawned or stretched, so I didn't consider it...

I have exactly the same thoughts as you. I got mine from playing drums for fun one night, and I am not even a musician. It was only the second time in my life that I ever played live with other people. I even helped organize that night by looking for people online. I keep thinking that if I had...

I am sorry for your condition, but it makes no sense to come to the Support section and tell sufferers, “THERE IS NO HOPE.” That is exactly the kind of doom-and-gloom post we should all avoid, especially in the Support section.

Unfortunately, this is the nature of tinnitus, and yes, I have experienced many such accidents. Usually, a spike after an incident like this can last anywhere from a few days to two or three weeks. You have to remind yourself that these things happen and are often unavoidable. Stopping life is...

Who said your ears were done? If the tinnitus is only just noticeable, you really shouldn’t be worrying about it in my opinion. That shows how differently we are set up as individuals. To me, this sounds like a level of tinnitus that shouldn’t be bothersome where you are now, but for you it...

I appreciate the response, and I want to thank you and Tinnitus Quest for all that you do for us.

I recently got sick, and am experiencing SSHL. My left ear feels clogged and I can’t hear anything! It’s been 3 days please help. I’m terrified this is permanent.