Search results for query: intermittent tinnitus

I should have habituated to tinnitus a long time ago but due to my depression issues, benzo tolerance, and the fact that benzos are a depressant kept me from having habituating thoughts... I have been reducing my klonopin more and more but it is a struggle because of withdrawal problems and the...

Hey @DebInAustralia. Curious where you read about Quercetin being ototoxic? I’ve been taking it + Bromelain for about a year prior to my chronic onset of tinnitus (that’s been intermittent for 5 years). However, and I’ll update this in my original thread, 2-3 days of high dose Prednisone took...

I noticed when I took phenergan - an antihistamine - that the PT lessened or disappeared.

My right ear is worse in terms of damage. My tinnitus is bilateral (in my head) except when it is quiet, when I can tell that it is coming from my right ear. Mine is like static and is sometimes so quiet I don't notice it (1/3 of the time). The other 1/3 it is louder and annoying, and the...

My vote is putting in an order for different parents but unfortunately, that requires time travel which like a cure for tinnitus hasn't been invented yet. My TTS has inexplicably subsided of late. Will probably come back but I'm riding the wave right now. Honestly, TTS doesn't bother me...

Hello, Just seen the title of this thread. It really stood out to me. I've had tinnitus for 2 and a half years. My tinnitus changed between 3-4 months. At the start, my tinnitus would come and go but sleep always made it better. I could wake up in the night and the tinnitus wouldn't be...

Good to hear. Yes sorry, I missed your other reply. That is interesting because I have vibrations and nerve sensations all around my body too. However, I've had that throughout my life and only recently had this, so there may be no correlation. But let's keep that in mind if we notice more...

The answer may be both! Less salt. Less food! On the Alternative Treatments section, there's a thread about following the 5:2 diet (5 days of regular calorie intake, 2 days of partial fasting). Some people have reported good results with this...

New User Information Gender: Female Age: 52 How Long Have You Suffered From Tinnitus? (Date of Onset): Dec 15, 2014 How Did You Get Tinnitus?: Other (define below) Explain How You Got Tinnitus: Depression, anxiety, medications Is Your Tinnitus in Which of the Following?: Head What...

I use Resound tinnitus masking 'hearing aids' that both generate their own sound and allow me to transmit music or sounds from my MP3 player to them. I also use headphones at times. Stevearrison has a good set of masking sounds at...

I should qualify my response above (post #2). I stand by everything I said there. However, I was referring to a sort of long-term average, over which my tinnitus does not change much. On a more granular level, as in day-to-day, my tinnitus changes immensely: it is either on or off. Half the days...

With low pitched tinnitus and intermittent fullness, cochlear hydrops comes to mind - but that's really much more of a guess and much less of a diagnosis at this point in time. My suggestion would be for you to see a neurotologist for a thorough evaluation, which will clearly serve you far...

Is there any merit in trying Prednisone after 6-7 months onset of tinnitus and hyperacusis from loud noise exposure? Hyperacusis I believe developed later probably from overprotecting ears and has been improving noticeably with using appropriate protection for the situation and regular exposure...

Dear colleagues, Although my case is still recent, the oddities about it made me write in a plea for help. Relying on your own experiences and on your years of reading about others’ experiences, I would likely to kindly ask for your insights and help, so I can better understand what is going...

Hello, I'm 23 years old. About four months ago, I was unexpectedly exposed to some very loud noise for 10-15 minutes at a concert that I assumed would be much quieter than it was. The following morning, my left ear felt very "full" and I heard an intermittent ringing in both ears -- not like...

I have the same situation, but I have had this just for 4 months. What do you do for sleep?

I think we have to give up naps.

Hi all, This looks a great site to share views. I have had high pitched T since early twenty's (now 54) now have low frequency hum morse code intermittent T since 2011 following a bout of Eustacian Tube Dysfunction following the flu. It comes a go's but mostly comes! Been looking at various...

I've had tinnitus a long time--those long-ago concerts, don't you know? I also had an ear infection in December 2017 that caused major hearing loss in my left ear that my ENT doc now says is Meniere's disease, based on two audiograms a year apart. I'm not convinced--I don't have the vertigo and...

Yes, sometimes my tinnitus is pulse and high pitch, it can alse be constant. It is not a pulsatile tinnitus, It is a tinnitus caused by hearing loss and which has a somatosensory aspect.

That's my distortions! Thanx for the video. I have exactly the same type of symptoms apart from my regular polyphonic tinnitus. It got worse the last two weeks whilst it seemed to subside. I also get this with music, although the morse segment of mine sounds more like intermittent whistles...

I hear you for sure about the benzos, but I struggle with serious intermittent sleeping issues. I've been dependent on smoking pot for sleeping for 10+ years and the Klonopin is helping me ween off of that dependency and at such a low dose I feel like I am not trading one dependency for another...

I had RFA on left side C3-C4 C4-C5 C5-C6 a couple days ago. Seemed to spike my noise on left side, but am better now. I will have the same done on right side in about a week. Inconclusive so far on lessening of noise. I will check out Regenexx on C1-C3 later this month. At least I'm trying. :)...

Good idea. I thought about doing that too, two in one would be a greater benefit. I’m going to stick to regular for another month and see what happens. I heard stories of people treating their tinnitus with fasting too.

It’s hard to say. It sounds like intermittent tinnitus (the main tinnitus sound as opposed to the hum of which many get on top of the hiss) and as your hearing is damaged it stands to reason everything sounds distorted in these situations. Look into your jaw as pressure and fullness with...

@Greg Sacramento Thanks, that's along the lines I was thinking too. I truly think that it was a sum of minor causes eventually leading to tinnitus, but few are actually related to loud noise. I'm currently in physical therapy to treat my neck and eventually my core stability, I'm practicing...

Hello, Has anyone ever been told by an ENT that their tinnitus would go away? I'm going to repost my introductory post below, so you can understand my experience with tinnitus. I'm posting again because, after seeing an ENT, she told me that my hearing is actually above average, and that...

Hello there, I've had high frequency tinnitus for many years, it's one of those things that I got used to quite quickly and now I hardly notice it at all. However last year I started having intermittent low frequency tinnitus in my left ear, like many others at first I attributed it to...

@RB2014 I have had hyperacusis for nearly 2 years and it hasn't gotten better. Even on days when my tinnitus distress is reduced to near zero the hyperacusis does not calm down. I think this is the level it will stay at. My tinnitus is not reactive and does not seem to be affected by the...

Today I noticed when I tap my neck below my ear it sounds exactly like a microphone booming. What does that mean is going on? Should I see a NUCCA chiro?

Oh right... I think most people consider a spike to be a temporary increase in volume, I do. There's also a thread around here somewhere with a poll on if people have varying levels of tinnitus or a rather constant volume.

In a moments of quieter tinnitus (like now), I want to think constructively about my situation. I have two major issues I think: 1. Anxiety/fear/catastrophizing is back. And strong. I just do not know how to shake these feelings. They make me cry, pace, cause stress. As mentioned I continue to...

...actually your biggest problem, and is just serving as a convenient proxy? There's lots of people in the world who experience intermittent tinnitus or other unusual sensory experiences as a result of allergies, congestion or illness, who do not obsess or fixate on them. Conversely, there are...

Tinnitus can be very draining - I get it. I have had mine for over three years and am still having trouble accepting this as my new normal. I very much miss the silence and relish those few minutes once in awhile when the tinnitus is so faint that I have to focus to hear it. Night is the worst...

I do and some of us here do to, there are threads for low frequency tinnitus or low hum tinnitus or drone noise tinnitus. Mine is intermittent in a sense that I have it for a period of time during what I also have half days/days off then it goes into remission. The "active" periods are...

Hi, I have experienced exactly what you have previously described. The intermittent "static/electrical" noise that comes and goes all day.. Seems to be really bad when I first wake up and progressively get a little better throughout the day. Then I go to bed it it restarts again the next...

Hey all, I want to make an important note about the hum. A lot of people with the hum have the same unique experiences with it and it reacts differently to normal tinnitus. For example it stops when moving your head to tapping your head. I have intermittent hum too and it has all those same...

Thanks -- somehow I missed that thread... I probably just searched for the word "intermittent" in the titles. How is your tinnitus now? Has it changed in the intervening months? Thanks for your reply -- my doctor blithely suggested Clonazepam (with 4 refills!), but I don't think she's thinking...

All my tinnitus tones are intermittent or morse code-type sounds. They used to be quite reactive as well (to white noises such as a running tap or a blowing fan), but this has improved significantly, my perception tells me. While the morse code-tones themselves have not gone away, mine do tend...

@JodieStephens Tinnitus comes in many forms and intensities and no two people experience it the same. It can be: mild, moderate or severe. In one ear or both, known as bilateral tinnitus. The noise can be experienced as if it's coming from the middle of the head. It can be intermittent or...

I don't think so. I also have this crakling sound when i swallow. I've had it for years and I don't have ETD.

I have the same thing. I think it is the Eustachian tube.

Hello all, I'm new to tinnitus and am seeking advice on how to manage it. In short, I had a severe adverse reaction to the antidepressant Fluoxetine, which caused me nerve pain as well as a ton of other side effects. I developed tinnitus a week or so after I stopped the medication, so it seems...

Hi everyone. I'm afraid I'm still confused about something . . . From what I've read on here . . . am I correct in understanding that Tinnitus and Pulsatile Tinnitus are two completely unrelated conditions . . . with Pulsatile Tinnitus usually having vascular origins and (regular) Tinnitus...

I've tried them and didn't find it useful for my tinnitus, but if I had more than mild/intermittent hyperacusis I would try them and probably not listen to any music during that time. To me they feel similar to in-ear headphones but since they aren't sealed, I guess they should be less harmful...

My tinnitus, I believe, is of the intermittent, or fluctuating, type, although I wake up with it every day to some degree. By checking for it compulsively, which I did myself, you are instructing your brain to find something, which it will. That is a very hard behavior to break, but unless we...

Yes, that hum went away after about a year. I suspect it may have been some kind of inflammation of the mastoid as that was only thing that showed up in an MRI. I found Promethazine helped with the hum as did ginger, honey and turmeric drink. The present hum is more problematic. I believe it...

You're doing the right thing. 1. Hypertension can be a factor, but that solely usually isn't the issue. 2. The intermittent nature is normal for pulsatile tinnitus. This is how it almost always presents. 3. Don't panic. You're dong the right thing by having it investigated. The times it...

Are you talking about my initial pain symptoms 2 years ago or what I have now? How long before you noticed improvements?

Not sure, I think it was a combination of a couple of factors. I DJ'ed and noticed my ears were unusually sensitive. I was on a high amount of Amoxocillin, and I think it's side effect is noise sensitivity. A couple weeks before this I was experiencing more intermittent moments of tinnitus. My...

...feel my ear drum feel wet and moving constantly with a weeoooo sound, like an ambulance. Since then it has died down, with intermittent tinnitus. But I still feel some dull pain there from time to time, I read it can take months to dry out. Just wondering if there's anything I can do to...

I read the success story of @Barry Gradski on "Doing Nothing Worked for Me" thread as linked by @billie48. On the face of it; it seems like a good method. That is until you read that the author of the story frequently had silence with their tinnitus, that their tinnitus was intermittent. That...

After 2 overall rather mild days, I had another difficult night which has remained the case so far today. My tinnitus seems ridiculously inconsistent however, it's gone from a high pitch tone at the start to haywire electrical chirping to crickets and now to this strange intermittent electrical...