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  1. Willem R.

    Experimenting with DMSO for Tinnitus Relief: Personal Protocol and Early Observations

    In what way are you better than before using DMSO? I’ve also been experimenting with DMSO since August of this year, but so far, I haven’t noticed any results.
  2. Yu.3

    15 Months of Tinnitus with No Improvement, Except for Occasional Good Days in a Row

    Anyway, I basically have about 15 bad days a month. The other 15 range from good to decent. For now, that’s the situation, as I haven’t really seen an increase in the number of good or decent days. The fact that I do have good and decent days shows that, on those days, my brain is somehow better...
  3. Joey72

    Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Tinnitus

    I’m sorry to hear that happened to you.
  4. A

    Commercial Lidocaine Patch as a Treatment for Ear-ringing

    I can order a 10x14cm or a 12x20cm.
  5. HighleyTall

    otoscopy What the heck did I found in my ear?

    otoscopy What the heck did I found in my ear?
  6. HighleyTall

    Tinnitus Worsening After Starting Blood Pressure Medications: Are There Any That Don't Spike Tinnitus?

    Maybe try Felodipine. Dr. Prof. Eggermont, a well-known tinnitus researcher, said it lowered his tinnitus: In conversation with Professor Jos Eggermont It didn’t work for me, unfortunately.
  7. HighleyTall

    Out of curiosity, can you share more about how it helps specifically? On the tinnitus front. If...

    Out of curiosity, can you share more about how it helps specifically? On the tinnitus front. If so, has it noticeably lowered the volume or made it less intrusive? Does it reduce the pressure feeling in your head?
  8. Jammer

    Tinnitus Worsening After Starting Blood Pressure Medications: Are There Any That Don't Spike Tinnitus?

    I have hypertension and take Olmesartan and Hydralazine. Neither of these has increased my tinnitus.
  9. A

    Losing Myself Because of Unbearable Tinnitus

    Another day. I didn't sleep at all last night. Every time I drifted off, I had a bad dream that woke me up, and when I woke up, all I could think about was the tinnitus. The same nightmare repeated each time I tried to sleep. I feel like I'm falling into a deep depression—how could I not? It's...
  10. H

    Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Tinnitus

    Was anyone able to find the results online? I looked but couldn’t find anything.
  11. MrConall

    Ultrasound-Guided Stellate Ganglion Block for the Treatment of Tinnitus

    @ErikaS, did you go through with the SG block? I don’t see anything about it on your page.
  12. LukeYoung

    How do the feel

    How do the feel
  13. LukeYoung

    It’s a terrible feeling, but I’m sure you would be terribly missed. Hold on, hope for better.

    It’s a terrible feeling, but I’m sure you would be terribly missed. Hold on, hope for better.
  14. LukeYoung

    NAC May Have Helped My Hearing Loss, Although It Definitely Gave Me High-Frequency Tinnitus

    Interesting. I’ve never tried it myself. I never found any evidence that it helps, so I never bothered.
  15. Alexware1

    Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation for ETD: Ask Me Anything

    Yeah, an ENT said he could see a pressure issue in my left ear and recommended an allergy test, a nasal spray, and balloon dilation surgery if the first two don’t work. So, is your tinnitus reactive in nature? I don’t have hyperacusis, but my tinnitus gets a lot louder after listening to loud...
  16. S

    Do You Still Watch TV?

    I can’t watch without loud masking. The low-frequency hum I have is constantly being masked and unmasked by the TV sounds, and it’s impossible to tolerate because it turns the steady hum in silence into a loud, chaotic buzzing noise. Masking doesn’t work perfectly, but with the fan on high, I’m...
  17. Eloy79

    Introducing Tinnitus Quest

    From what I’ve read in their profile and articles, they use non-auditory electrical stimulation.
  18. S

    Right-Sided Low-Frequency Tinnitus: Suspected Vascular or Somatic Origin with Vacation-Linked Relief

    Question, as I sit here at night ready to tear my hair out. Can you watch TV? I find it impossible unless I have significant masking noise. Otherwise, it’s constantly off, on, off, buzz, and so on, depending on who is speaking on TV or during breaks between scenes. It’s just impossible to focus.
  19. S

    Yes. It's the feeling that is worst. I don't give a f*** about the whining anymore. But the...

    Yes. It's the feeling that is worst. I don't give a f*** about the whining anymore. But the feeling of pressure, being nauseous, feeling like someone is burning my ear with a laser from inside my head, that's the deal breaker. This condition is more than just the noise.
  20. S

    So, I have a choice. Be nauseous 24/7 and feel like my head has been hit like a baseball bat OR...

    So, I have a choice. Be nauseous 24/7 and feel like my head has been hit like a baseball bat OR feel somewhat normal, but be tired. I did some major damage to myself 6 months ago, and I've been slightly nauseous and had balance issues since then. Luckily Betaserc medication helps, but makes me...
  21. N

    Commercial Lidocaine Patch as a Treatment for Ear-ringing

    There is only one size from Aspercreme.
  22. ZFire

    2024 US Presidential Election

    Projection much? You're more fixated on the obvious pun, and there's no real pushback from you over supporting the Pedo-in-chief. Odd. So, I think my point still stands: Trump can do no wrong in your eyes. You cultists seriously need to be studied in the future. Fascinating creatures...
  23. K

    Can Guanfacine Make Tinnitus Worse?

    I'm actually planning on testing out propranolol -- just haven't made it to the pharmacy yet. I asked the NP to prescribe the lowest possible dosage, which is 10 mg. The pills are scored, so they can easily be split into 5 mg segments. I might as well split again, if possible, into 2.5 mg based...
  24. K

    Tinnitus Worsening After Starting Blood Pressure Medications: Are There Any That Don't Spike Tinnitus?

    Benazepril (an ACE inhibitor), Lisinopril (another ACE inhibitor, but on paper considered “more risky” than the former), and Guanfacine (an alpha-2 agonist also used for ADHD and anxiety) are the only high blood pressure medications that didn’t spike my tinnitus. Fellow ACE inhibitor Enalapril...
  25. Luman

    2024 US Presidential Election

    Shabba Ranks, Donald Trump, Tony Terry, Cyndi Lauper, Super Cat & Marla Maples at the Grammy Awards Party, 1992.
  26. Jammer

    2024 US Presidential Election

    Why are we trusting the nuclear codes to a stroke survivor who thought his recent cognitive test was hard? Unfortunately, MAGA seems incapable of admitting they got conned. They just keep moving the bar and doing all the mental gymnastics to rationalize that this is actually what they wanted.
  27. John C.

    Hidden Hearing Loss, Ear Fullness/Pressure, Hyperacusis, and Tinnitus After Second Acoustic Trauma

    Hey @jennyb123, I’m sorry that you’re dealing with all of these difficult issues. Ask your ENT about a condition called Superior Canal Dehiscence. It’s a hole or thinning of the bone in the inner ear that can cause many of the symptoms you’re experiencing, especially the dizziness. There are...
  28. Sparklecat

    Tinnitus Worse After Attending a Concert with Hearing Protection

    Nope, it’s worse. I have a new low ringing sound, which is somehow the most disturbing one, along with the metallic high-pitched ringing and some occasional beeping. I also get those weird episodes of extremely loud tinnitus that quiets down quickly, along with eardrum fluttering. I drive a lot...
  29. A

    Commercial Lidocaine Patch as a Treatment for Ear-ringing

    Thanks, I’ve read the thread, but maybe I missed it. What size do you buy and then cut in half? I see large and XL available on iHerb.
  30. Kain

    Anxiety has been killing me. T doesn’t even seem that much worse. More bothersome than usual...

    Anxiety has been killing me. T doesn’t even seem that much worse. More bothersome than usual? Sure. But the way that my ears FEEL is getting to me. I can’t help but to feel like I’m on borrowed time.
  31. Eddie.

    Six Years Later: My Journey Through Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Recovery

    Did you do anything special, or did it heal on its own? I’m at 10 months and still having multiple setbacks. Thank you.
  32. Meinz89

    Surgery Anxiety: Did Your Tinnitus Stay the Same?

    @Vincent R, thank you! Yes, I’ve already informed my OB team that I want to avoid any ototoxic drugs during both the surgery and postpartum recovery. I know the stress of it all, both physical and mental, will likely cause a spike. I just hope that, with time, it will calm down and not cause...
  33. Kam75

    Severe Two-Week Tinnitus Spike After Vacuuming Despite Wearing Earmuffs

    @Kerry151, I don’t mean to scare you, but once we have tinnitus, our auditory system seems to be weakened for life. You always need to protect your ears in noisy environments (above 80 dB). I personally use earplugs even when using the hair dryer. Spikes can last a long time. I’ve been...
  34. delta784

    Soon planning my end i don't want to exist anymore. Sorry fam

    Soon planning my end i don't want to exist anymore. Sorry fam
  35. N

    Commercial Lidocaine Patch as a Treatment for Ear-ringing

    Yes, for a couple of weeks after a flare. All the details about how I use it are in this thread.
  36. J

    2024 US Presidential Election

    Most likely, if there were any evidence that Trump had engaged in pedophile activity, it would have surfaced by now. It’s much more plausible that he knew about Epstein’s preferences and chose to turn a blind eye. But knowing someone’s preferences and finding out what they do in private are two...
  37. J

    Losing Myself Because of Unbearable Tinnitus

    I’m so sorry to hear that you’re feeling so low. There’s very little I can add, except to say that one year of tinnitus is still too short a time. Many people begin to pull out of the dive during the second year. In my first year, I used to go for long walks by the river, search everywhere I...
  38. T

    NAC May Have Helped My Hearing Loss, Although It Definitely Gave Me High-Frequency Tinnitus

    I agree with you that tinnitus changes over time, but I disagree that NAC didn’t cause some of those changes. On three different occasions, I noticed that just two to three hours after taking NAC, I would get high-frequency sounds that came and went. These only appeared after taking NAC and...
  39. ECP

    The CuraListic Program Helped My Tinnitus

    Both of those, as well as the levator scapula, scalene muscles, and many others—basically, the entire neck—are involved. It’s also helpful to try some intraoral massage techniques for the pterygoids and the tensor veli palatini, as those can help release tension in the ear. I wanted to post...
  40. D

    Can Guanfacine Make Tinnitus Worse?

    Thanks, and good luck with that beta blocker. Without going over the same ground again, one of the scariest stories I’ve ever read on this site was about Propranolol, so in my mind, that one’s ruled out for good, even though it’s considered the best for physical anxiety symptoms. How’s the one...
  41. alwaysmasking

    Severe Two-Week Tinnitus Spike After Vacuuming Despite Wearing Earmuffs

    Hang in there, @Kerry151! You never know. You truly, honestly, never know. Spikes can last a short time or a long time, and there’s no way to predict it. But I wouldn’t assume this is your new baseline yet. And even if it is, you’ll rise above it. For now, give it time, patience, and for all...
  42. alwaysmasking

    Sudden Hearing Changes, Tinnitus, and Fear of Steroid Treatment After Past Trauma

    If there’s a lot of wax in your ear, maybe it was up against your eardrum, and by rubbing, you might have loosened some of it. Anyway, I’m sorry you’re going through this. Sudden hearing loss is truly unfair, and I hope it resolves for you.
  43. alwaysmasking

    Surgery Anxiety: Did Your Tinnitus Stay the Same?

    Wishing you a healthy and safe delivery, @Meinz89. You got this.
  44. alwaysmasking

    Ear Pain After Accidentally Inserting Finger too Deep into Ear Canal

    I’ve made the mistake of absentmindedly digging around in my ears for wax. I’ve had the exact same thing happen as a result—some worrying pain and discomfort that I immediately assume will turn into an ear infection, make my tinnitus worse, and ruin my life. So far, that hasn’t happened. If I...
  45. LukeYoung

    NAC May Have Helped My Hearing Loss, Although It Definitely Gave Me High-Frequency Tinnitus

    There’s a lot of fluff in many of these responses, and to be honest, I couldn’t bear to read them all. I’ll keep it short. Your tinnitus will change in the early days, and it usually won’t settle on a baseline for a while. From what I’ve read, you already had tinnitus before taking NAC, so it’s...
  46. LukeYoung

    If it was sudden hearing loss steroid usually works

    If it was sudden hearing loss steroid usually works
  47. A

    Losing Myself Because of Unbearable Tinnitus

    As the days go by, I lose more and more hope. I want to call this a new tinnitus tone, and it's much more reactive than the previous one. It feels different, sounds different, and reacts differently than the one I've had for the previous 10 months. The only thing I changed in my life was adding...
  48. Luman

    2024 US Presidential Election

    Was that a Freudian slip, or deliberate? :LOL:
  49. E

    Suicidal Two Months After Tinnitus Onset from a Child's Scream

    Do you still take Magnesium Glycinate, @kingsfan?
  50. UKBloke

    Introducing Tinnitus Quest

    Why don't you contact Peter Tass and let him know about Tinnitus Quest and the funding pipeline?
  51. R

    The CuraListic Program Helped My Tinnitus

    What exactly did you do that affected the Eustachian tube? Did you massage the SCM, or the upper part of the trapezius?
  52. J

    Tinnitus That Follows a Sleep-Linked On and Off Pattern: Explanation for Cyclical/Intermittent Tinnitus?

    Mine is a very similar case. It comes on almost exclusively during sleep, and then almost always, whatever I have stays for the day. The pattern is every other day, though lately I sometimes get two bad days in a row or even two good days in a row. When it’s a good day, it’s either barely there...
  53. ZFire

    2024 US Presidential Election

    I don't know, maybe because there are also high-ranking democrats on that list, along with their mega donors. Go after them all, I say. But let's not kid ourselves here, Trump can be a pedophile, and you MAGA people would still vote for him.
  54. Kain

    Hope you’re doing well (enough)!

    Hope you’re doing well (enough)!
  55. T

    Hi Jack, I saw you are from Czechia, can you please tell me which otoneurologist have you...

    Hi Jack, I saw you are from Czechia, can you please tell me which otoneurologist have you visited here or do you know any good doctor that can help with Tinnitus?
  56. T

    Acoustic Shock → Misdiagnosis → PPPD: 18 Months of Pain and Finally a Way Out

    Hi @jack8092, I have a question. Were you ill (possibly with Eustachian tube dysfunction or just a stuffy nose), or did your ears feel full when you were training and pulled the headphone rubber tip out? Did you feel like fluid was leaking into your middle ear at the moment you removed the...
  57. Kain

    After 4 Years of Tinnitus, Right Ear Is Going Bonkers (Muffled / Blocked Hearing, Worse Tinnitus)

    It truly does suck. Hope you’ve been doing well with your spike!
  58. D

    Had all the nasty parts, reactive, hyperacusis and not even close to maskable. No pain though…

    Had all the nasty parts, reactive, hyperacusis and not even close to maskable. No pain though…
  59. D

    Hi, am not here that often because I consider myself cured. Let me know if I can help in any way😊

    Hi, am not here that often because I consider myself cured. Let me know if I can help in any way😊