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IDK, my sample size is only n=1, but I’ve had 0% improvement over time. I’m still glad to see other people getting better, though.

I had to look up what a subwoofer was, but you’re right, that is a great description of what we hear! My audiologist suggested trying a sound therapy device, and maybe they’re right. It’s kind of like physical therapy for the ear. What if, when you’re on vacation, the constant stimulation from...

I’d like to warn you in case you are not aware. There is a risk of developing a patulous eustachian tube from balloon dilation, especially in individuals who do not have obstructive ETD. A patulous eustachian tube can cause autophony, which may be debilitating. Patulous Eustachian Tube...

I have almost the exact same symptoms. What are your thoughts on the theory of tensor tympani or stapedius muscle spasms? Sometimes I wonder if there could be a clog in there, and the vibrations, whether external or internal, might start a chain reaction of sound waves trapped with nowhere to...

Did the musical tinnitus (MES) go away for you? If so, can you please let me know what helped you, including any medicines or other treatments? Did your musical tinnitus improve? I have also been suffering with this hellish condition for the past five months. Please let me know if anything has...

Just for a few weeks.

Bump.

In my house, it’s hard to completely mask my tinnitus. If I’m having a bad day, there’s really nothing I can do. Only when I go outside, with all the sounds of people, cars, and so on, can I mask it more. In my case, I probably have a little bit of damage from that stupid sound. But I also...

How long did you use benzos for?

Exactly my point, many of us adapt and habituate. That is the nature of neuroplasticity, creating new neural pathways. I hope you get silence, as you wish for. Do not get me wrong. But being a perfectionist with tinnitus is not necessarily a good thing. It may lead to disappointments and make...

This study would be more useful if it focused on one particular cause of tinnitus and the remission rate, rather than looking only at people with tinnitus as a whole. I wonder if the general public sees everyone with tinnitus as one homogeneous group.

Ultrasound ‘helmet’ could treat Parkinson’s non-invasively, study shows A new ultrasound device can now penetrate deep into the brain, something that was previously impossible. This device can target regions of the brain that, until now, could only be reached with deep brain stimulation. That...

I have been dealing with constant, intrusive tinnitus for almost six years, which I believe was caused by benzodiazepine withdrawal along with significant age-related hearing loss. A week ago, I got new state-of-the-art hearing aids, and they have made a huge improvement in both my hearing and...

What caused your tinnitus?

I think the fear of sound and staying in silence may be holding back your progress. If all you give your brain to focus on is tinnitus, then tinnitus is all you will hear. Try doing the opposite of what you have been doing. Instead of spending long periods in extreme silence with only occasional...

Ha! Quite amusing, but it is not enough to go on. By the looks of things, Donald seems to like big blonde women—there’s Ivanka and his previous wife. I must confess that I also find big blonde women attractive, so I cannot cast the first stone. In my view, the real question is: how could Donald...

how old are you

It’s great to see one positive post that gives hope, yet it seems that immediately a hundred people rush in with discouraging comments saying there is no hope.

I think I am having a better day today. It spiked yesterday, but it seems to be back down to a level that I can mask pretty easily. I have some pressure in my worse ear that built up overnight, but it will probably dissipate during the day. The overall positive trend seems to be continuing. I...

The participants in this study were selected because their tinnitus went into remission. It is trying to categorize why. For some people, it does. For those of us here for a long time, it doesn't.

Has anyone tried QNAS Audio Kit? https://tinnitusclinic.ie/product/qnas-audio-kit-tinnitus-support-at-home/ They say this on their website:

Hey, I'm new here and I currently have tonal tinnitus. (LONG POST)! So let's start with my mistake. I poured household bleach on my head and it got into my left ear. (For those wondering why, I was insecure about my blonde hair not being blonde enough.) I washed it out as soon as I started...

So, do you think Effexor was the reason it improved? I am scared to try any medication, since they can all make it worse.

People elsewhere seem to call this dysacusis. I have been suffering badly from it since I caused myself barotrauma, and it has been driving me pretty crazy for about six months. I am always on the lookout for others who experience these phantom tones and beeps in noise, hoping to find some...

Hi @AnxiousJon, I also now have 24/7 myoclonus, along with hyperacusis and sound reactivity. It is strange how the ears seem to sync with rhythms. I have tried everything: dry needling, intraoral osteopathy, and acupuncture. I think Clonazepam may have created an echoing new sound and a whistle...

Thank you for sharing those stories. They have been a huge help and are keeping me away from a dark place. I have hyperacusis and reactive tinnitus, which have been getting worse since they first appeared on April 20. It is helpful to know that others have been in a state as desperate as I am...

A hearing test or a hearing aid will not help reactive tinnitus. In fact, they can have the opposite effect. The tones from a hearing test, which may be played up to 100 dB if required, are likely to make tinnitus worse, possibly causing severe spikes or even permanent worsening. A hearing...

Sorry, I missed your post. Thank you for your hopeful words. I wish the best for you as well!

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.

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