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ajc, can I chat with you in private please ?

At this point, it has been 16 months, and I never imagined that a three-second sound in my AirPods could change my life like this. Every day I wake up not knowing what the day will be like. Around 40 percent of the month my tinnitus is tolerable, but about 60 percent of the time it is more...

I have a loud, annoying low-frequency hum around 100–200 Hz in my left ear. It started about four months ago after a systemic infection that affected my ears. I likely have some damage from this. The infection caused high-frequency loss, and although I also had measurable low-frequency drops...

Hi @scotty03874, I hope your tinnitus has improved. I also had a slap to the ear from a wave while surfing. I experienced aural fullness and tinnitus immediately afterward. The fullness went away after about four months. No one mentioned a PLF to me at the time, but some 18 months later, after...

August Update (05/09/2025) A short update, as not too much has been happening. I have moved out of my parents’ home now that university is finished, and I feel optimistic about what life in my new flat will bring. It is noisier with neighbors and general background sounds, so it has been harder...

Hi folks! Just a little update about my situation. I have been taking only 7.5 mg of Mirtazapine to sleep for a week now. Before that, I was taking up to 45 mg (the maximum dose) and then gradually reduced it to the minimum dose. I can clearly see a difference. My sleep is not as catastrophic...

5th day on Sertraline. I hope that I will not regret this...

what do you mean the cycle never ends

That is awful. I’m so sorry that happened to you. If I had read some of these stories about hearing tests making tinnitus worse, I don’t think I ever would have gone through with one. The same goes for ear irrigation. Now I find myself wondering if I delayed my own healing by having both of...

This was a new interview with the CEO of the company. He seems like a nice guy who genuinely wants to help. He said that results for Phase 2 should be available by next year and that they are already in clinical trials for cochlear implantation. He also mentioned that if they had the funds, he...

I noticed that NervGen’s pipeline page currently shows nothing related to hearing loss. Could we assume that if their current trial on treating spinal cord injury with NVG-291 goes well, there will likely be efforts to investigate the same drug for other uses?

Having a weird spike for a couple of days now. Been exposed to one scream pretty close to me, one door getting shut HARD by the wind because a window was open and hammering in a couple of nails fixing my roof (of course with dualprotection). Think it will be subsiding i a couple of weeks but a...

I'm not disturbed at all that Trump is getting a roasting in the European press. They supported a total idiot, Kamala Harris, because it would have been to their advantage, at the expense of America and the American people, if she had won. The population of the E.U. is larger than that of the...

lol, @Furetto and @Joeseph Stope, sorry for my tart responses. My PhD research is in vaccine design, so I’m very familiar with that field and loosely familiar with biotech in general. Joeseph, some people doubt that intratympanic (IT) injections will result in effective drugs for hearing loss...

I miss my old life going out without any problems seeing world clearer hearing much better. I will never forgive that doctor and myself never ever.

Given your current mental state, judging from what you write, that is definitely the correct decision for now. My advice would be to seek professional help sooner rather than later. Are there any counselors in your area who specialize in tinnitus, hyperacusis, CBT, or similar approaches?

Hi @Nick47, have you also experienced this type of intermittent beeping tinnitus? I have had it since the beginning, going on five months now, although mine is only unilateral. If so, did yours stabilize after a while? I have accepted that I likely have tinnitus that is not going anywhere, but...

Hi, I have this too in my left ear and have had it for the last five months. I am also seeking advice and understanding. Commenting in hopes that this gives the post a boost.

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/09/03/trumps-persistent-idiocy-has-hugely-diminished-americas-standing-in-world-affairs/ Trump's persistent idiocy has hugely diminished America's standing in world affairs US president confuses anxiety and obsequiousness he produces in other world...

Bowled over by your scholarship in this specialized area of medicine. I recall one post from @Nick47, not so far back, I believe from this year, where he mentioned that some form of delivery method, specifically injection, had fallen into disrepute. Was it the intra-tympanic delivery or the...

You absolutely can get better. You are only three months into your setback, and the auditory system often needs six months to two years to recalibrate. Your best friend is time. I am seven months in myself, dealing with tinnitus and some fullness in one ear, and my symptoms only started to ease...

Got hit with a sinus infection after not being sick for quite some time. Tinnitus wasn't that bad during the illness, but yesterday when all infection symptoms were gone, whoaaa did my tinnitus spike. Need reminded, is it normal for delay tinnitus spike following illness and it more than likely...

My guess is that this is temporary, as we are talking about a high dose for one day rather than over time. Time will tell. Give it another two to six weeks, and try not to think the worst. I believe there is a good chance it will calm down to baseline again.

Two weeks. Still spiking. :/

The biggest determinant of how fast you will heal is how quickly you return to normal sleeping patterns. Since April of this year, I have been suffering from an acoustic shock caused by a high-frequency hearing test that exposed me to 12,000 Hertz at 90 decibels. This turned my mild to...

100%. I totally agree with most of what you write here, but I am confused about what you mean by healing. Most people who develop bothersome tinnitus, and go beyond the six-month mark or more, usually will not become completely tinnitus free. The majority will still have tinnitus, and they will...

You are right, I stand corrected.

That is correct. Only you will know. When I said tinnitus is complex, as there are many components that come into play, I was talking about individuality. No two people are the same, and we handle and cope with things differently as well. I was not referring to complexity in terms of how your...

Instead of creating a society where everyone can thrive, right-wingers want to pick winners according to their preferences. What groups historically lose when they do not conform to white Christian dogma? 🤔

In context it is not a major issue, I realize, but I would greatly appreciate any advice if people have the patience to read this through. As background, I have a hissing noise, more on the left than the right but present in both ears, that tends to cycle. One day it is intrusive, one or two...

I don’t think you need to worry about clippers or getting a haircut. If you are concerned, you could simply use noise-cancelling earbuds.

I think more people experience complete or nearly complete resolution after the six-month mark than we realize. There are not many studies that track natural resolution beyond six months, so we do not really know how long-term healing progresses, especially when broken down by cause. The studies...

Sounds like you’re a great candidate for Cilcare’s upcoming clinical trial! Lucky you. They are recruiting people with tinnitus and no hearing loss, with preference given to reactive tinnitus. I believe the trial will start in a few months. Since you’re new, that might feel like a long time, but...

Noise over time—loud noise—and eventually, I developed tinnitus. Then really loud events spiked it, and it ultimately got worse to where it is today. Unfortunately, I let my facial hair grow out, so now I have a beard. I don’t know if scissors alone would remove it all or even most of it. I...

Hi all, I took a fall two weeks ago and hurt my back. The muscles became tense and sore, and it was very difficult to move for the first few days. I’m now mostly recovered, but I still have a lot of stiffness and tension that I’m working through. On the first day, I took 2400 mg of Advil...

Yeah, I don’t know. I have the same issue. Ever since the spike, it’s loud at night when I’m relaxed. Previously, it was mild for me and I could sleep quite easily. Now, with a longer spike, it’s complete hell. :( I don’t think sound therapy works for me either, mainly because I have reactive...

Have you ever used Prednisone?

How old are you, sir?

absolutely no light at the end of the tunnel

My guess is that the most likely explanation would be number three: spasms of the middle ear muscles, typically aggravated by high levels of stress and anxiety. I’ve had bouts of this several times, lasting up to six months at the worst. It has always resolved with time, along with reducing...

@Zigs, @Daphne91: Hi, I’m a newer tinnitus sufferer (five months in) and also expecting my first baby this November. To be honest, I’m scared to death. I try to stay off forums because there’s often so much doom and gloom, but I’ve written a few posts here during tough spikes and always found...

Thanks, Pete, for your reassuring words. I sincerely hope that yours subsides soon. It’s terrible that we have no control over this situation. That’s the hardest part. I wish I understood the mechanism behind it. I first developed tinnitus in January of this year, so this whole experience is...

You’re only about four and a half months in. You’re still in the toughest phase, so hang in there. I started seeing big improvements come all at once around the middle of month six. One day, almost suddenly, I was able to drop sound support and sleep through the night for the first time. I’m in...

GOOD NEWS! GOOD NEWS!! Here is some positive news about my situation with the construction site. Since work began in early July, I have not heard any noise from it at all! Nor have I heard anything from another smaller site that has been redoing the steps of our City Hall right next to it. So...

Image-wise, it looks like Trump has dropped a clanger. He imposes his 50% tariff on India, allegedly because they are buying Russian oil and gas. China then steps in to take up the slack and supports India with a favorable trade deal. Who wins, who loses? I suppose the market will tell. China’s...

I’m near Chicago. I never Google. I don’t spend any time researching tinnitus. I don’t chase doctors, clinical trials, products, or solutions. I believe time, patience, and protection are the only real healers for sound-induced tinnitus. This board and ChatGPT are the only two places I go...

Well, no. That is not what I am saying. There is no magic bullet you might be hoping for to stop it. After the six-month mark, the chances of it disappearing altogether are very slim, in my opinion. However, if you habituate, you are not bothered by it most of the time. That is a win...

Yes, I do think time matters with this. Time, but definitely also mindset, in terms of how you react to the reactivity. The longer you try to fight it, the longer it will stay with you, with many negative emotions attached to it.

The strange thing is that the Morse code tinnitus comes and goes. I first noticed it a couple of mornings ago, and then it went away until it briefly returned yesterday evening. I just experienced it again a few minutes ago. I have had low-frequency tinnitus for many years, but I have gotten...