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I live in a really loud city. Sometimes I don’t have my earplugs in because I forget, or because I’m new to bike riding and want to make sure I can hear properly. But there are some insanely loud car engines that blast by, along with motorcyclists whose bikes are unbelievably noisy. It really...

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Good news! :) Yesterday, 11 days after onset, I had a new audiogram, and my hearing is restored. There are a few small 5 dB differences, but I was told that will improve with time. The only interesting thing I have to deal with now is distorted sound—everything sounds metallic. But that should...

All signs point in a positive direction, @Sonia554! Hang in there, accept that setbacks can and will happen, and remember that you’ve got this!

Update: The audiologist tested my ears and found some mild to moderate high-frequency hearing loss, which isn’t unexpected given my age (48). Apart from that, my hearing levels were within normal limits in both ears. He also noted that my right eardrum, the ear that’s been ringing, was somewhat...

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If new teeth can be grown, including the nerve and everything, doesn’t that mean other nerve cells could also be regrown?

The Treasury Department is considering minting a $1 coin bearing President Donald Trump's likeness on both sides. It will be intended to honor him and commemorate the United States' 250th birthday next year.

If I get a good night’s sleep, the volume is MUCH lower in the morning, sometimes almost undetectable. I often wonder why that happens.

I’m so sorry, @PVR. There are many stories out there just like yours, where people had extended exposure to lawn equipment such as leaf blowers and lawn mowers and eventually healed completely after one and a half to two years, even if they saw no improvement at the one-year mark. There is still...

Thank you so much, @Escalado. That means a lot to me. I posted to your profile as well, but the limited character allowance there is such a hindrance. I hope and pray that I am on my way to becoming a true success story. No heaviness in my ears, no tinnitus, back to normal. I am actually doing...

I saw the same presentation and decided to try it. I have been on it for five weeks, and so far it has done nothing for my tinnitus. However, along with the tinnitus, I also had severe balance issues. Within a week of starting Audizen, my balance issues were completely resolved, and I can...

How was your experience with DMSO?

I am planning to try it soon. How do you get distilled water? From a pharmacy? Why did you switch to a cotton swab? In theory, should we not avoid using a cotton swab since it can transfer substances into the DMSO?

Update: I have been dealing with some spikes, but through this I discovered that my tinnitus might be related to ETD, so I have been treating it as such. While tracking my symptoms, I noticed that when my ear felt blocked, I started using Sterimar and a nasal decongestant. According to ChatGPT...

As Trump’s dementia progresses, he continues to exhibit seemingly childish behaviors such as mood swings, tantrums, irrationality, forgetfulness, and vocabulary problems, which are similar to those seen in young children. Such regression occurs because the brain cells of those afflicted are...

Yes, I've found it useful as a masking/distraction device. It obviously doesn't mask anything as it is not sound, and for the record, I have never found any sound masker that could mask my tinnitus even a little bit, but it does work for me as a soother, a distractor away from the tinnitus...

Im not gonna make it i puke from stress every morning

Could you tell us how it went with the device? I’m so desperate that I’m willing to try anything.

Amazing, very happy for you! So you don’t dilute it with water? You use 100% DMSO? I’d greatly appreciate it if you could share a link to the product you’re using.

As much as I have the reins on tinnitus now- I don't on the world around me. To be around anything louder than 70db hurts... Yet every event I go to the speakers are turned up to 100db and I see no one else wearing earplugs... Why the fuck is everything so loud, and I'm the only one reacting...

That’s awesome. I’m just beginning month nine. I’ve had a lot of reduction, but it’s still there. This gives me so much hope, and I hope I can say the same at one year.

It was getting much better around nine months, and almost completely gone after a year. I was so happy. =)

Was it helping with depression?

My tinnitus came back this morning but those 10 minutes of complete silence were wonderful

7.5 mg. It messed with my brain as well. I was not a fan, to be honest!

Not to downplay anyone who has had a particular reaction, but if you look at the side effects of almost any medication, tinnitus is listed somewhere. I take Ibuprofen when I am sick, and it has not affected my tinnitus.

Awful attitude by this guy. I’m sure, though, that it will calm down eventually. I’ve mentioned this in numerous posts on Tinnitus Talk before: healing of chronic or bothersome tinnitus is not linear, and it never will be. There will be ups and downs, spikes and setbacks. There will be tears...

I just put the Q-tip in the bottle, and it picks up enough liquid, just like water. Then I immediately put it in my left ear, slowly as far as it can go without harming anything inside, and let it stay for about a minute. After that, I do the same with the other ear. It has not completely taken...

I finally got a date for my hearing test: July 2, 2026. Yes, that is how far out they are booked. It feels more like I was making an appointment for a car repair than for a hearing test, lol. I will not know until then if any inner ear hair cells are damaged. At least I finally have a date set.

I am really sorry to hear that. I wish I could offer some help.

WOW! Thanks for sharing. Did you also experience tinnitus spikes after certain sounds when you were afraid of them? I would love to see a second part where you talk a little more about your tinnitus and how it reacted. I can really relate to much of your progress. I also deal with a tense jaw...

I had a similar experience. I was in an accident on a scooter where I injured my back and neck. During that time, I also took 2400 mg of Advil over the course of 24 hours. I am not sure if it was the Advil or the muscle strain, but since then my tinnitus has been slightly more intrusive and now...

I can't wait for the day my hearing is fully restored I will be crying so much.

Really hate that alot of my coworkers got their "hands full" and put calls on speaker phone on max volume next to where i sit and talk. I always cringe for 30-60 seconds then i have to put my earplugs in but still they keep doing it everytime and saying "im so sensitive". It litterally hurt my...

Hey Sonia. Have you a link for the community Facebook page, please ? I would like to read it. How are things right now ? Your battling skills are very important for me and my recovery. I really do hope you feel in a better place.

Oh, what a lovely world! War in Europe, genocide in the Middle East, chaos in America, Japan growing old and gray, and China? Well, we don’t really know.

Hi all, I’m looking for some advice as I feel stuck between a rock and a hard place. Just under six days ago, my tinnitus started after a few drinks and snacks at a party. There weren’t any particularly loud sounds, so I don’t think it was noise-induced. The next day, I took a two-hour flight...

I’m really sorry to hear what you’re going through. I can relate, because this is actually my first spike (if it truly is a spike), and mentally it has been quite overwhelming for me as well. My baseline was always manageable before, and I lived with it without too many problems, so this new...

I’m so sorry this happened to you as well. What dosage did you take?

My taper attempt failed badly and left me with catastrophic tinnitus that will not stabilize.

I had to log back in here because for the first time ever I barely hear my tinnitus. I just got over a fever a few days ago, and during the fever it got really loud. Now 4 days later it’s like 0.01 ss just in the right ear. Left ear is totally silent, can’t hear anything. DUNNO IF THIS IS GOING...

First and foremost, I am truly relieved to hear that you are gradually getting back on an even keel. That must have been a terrifying episode for you, and I know how petrified you must have felt. I felt awful reading about what happened. This individual is clearly not thinking straight, and it...

@Sonia554, thanks for linking those! The urgent care doctor should not have said that, because it is not true. People do make full recoveries from tinnitus. I had a seashell reverb tinnitus after my initial accident, and it became completely imperceptible. From my own experience, I strongly...

What a horrific experience after all the progress you made in the past 8 months. My heart goes out to you. But there is hope. A smaller motorcycle, for example, a 250 cc, would put around 85 to 95 dB at your ears from a distance of 50 feet. If you were plugging your ears most of the time, that...

Hello @Karatekutya, I have had tinnitus in my left ear for 16 years, and recently I developed a spike like you. I have never had one before, and I am here looking for support after having a throat virus and laryngitis. I posted about this before but received no responses. It has been exactly a...

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