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No, I took NAC during the early onset of my tinnitus from acoustic trauma, and it gave me high-frequency reactive tinnitus, which has been absolute hell on earth.

No one has ever developed hyperacusis simply by staying in relative silence. You might notice some sounds seem louder than usual when you’re exposed to them again, but that’s just normal conditioning of the ears. It’s similar to thinking high frequencies sound very sharp right after cleaning...

Do you guys think an improved version of Lenire might be available in the near future? A version that would not only help users adapt to tinnitus but also reduce its intensity, similar to Dr. Shore’s device? Maybe I’m dreaming a bit, but since this device has been on the market for about five...

Thank you for your reply. I’ve heard of women developing tinnitus after an epidural due to a CSF leak. It’s rare but usually treatable with a blood patch. I’ll be having spinal anesthesia, which directly punctures the dural sac, so there might be a slightly higher risk. Still, I’m staying...

Hi @another_person, I’m so sorry to read your story. The way you describe your tinnitus and how it affects your mood is exactly how I would describe my own experience. I use the same words as you, so yes, everyone here understands your suffering. The first time I had tinnitus, I was 21 years...

What the researchers are saying is that they can only compare one treatment group to another if both begin at the same baseline TFI. Because treatment group 1 did not return to baseline at week 12, which they had expected would happen, they cannot conduct any analysis on treatment group 2. As a...

Hey @Kerry151, I think we spoke before? I just wanted to thank you for your kind message of support and to ask how the past few days have been. I’m absolutely convinced that this spike you’re experiencing will eventually subside, so please try not to lose hope.

I wouldn’t lose all hope. Research is focusing on hearing loss and targeting older age groups since all of us experience some degree of hearing loss as we age. If they find an effective treatment for hearing loss, and if hearing loss is indeed the main cause behind tinnitus, I believe age won’t...

Let me get this straight. You didn’t take NAC for an already existing case of tinnitus that later got worse, but instead you actually developed tinnitus after taking NAC? If that’s the case, how much NAC did you take, for how long, and what was the reason for taking it in the first place, if...

I want to get better. I will have to get better for my family, for my brother and for my girlfriend. I am a good human being and i know it. I have a pure heart. I never harmed anyone else besides myself. I have to be better. I have to heal. Even if not physhically but mentally. This shit gotta...

Hi, I’m new here. I’m a retired mom and grandmother. I’m not sure when my tinnitus started, but I remember my hearing being muffled after a high school concert where I must have been too close to the speakers. Over the years, I’ve had occasional ringing that came and went for short periods, but...

New here. Found this site while reviewing Quietum Plus. Does anyone know if this supplement really works?

The spike is still bad. I was hoping there would be some improvement by now. I’m also in Canada. I find that if I get some decent quality sleep, I wake up with it slightly reduced, if that makes sense. There’s more of a hiss and the tones seem a bit lower, though it’s hard to describe...

It wasn’t until I took NAC that my high-frequency reactive tinnitus started, though I wasn’t completely sure at first since I had taken a few other supplements at the same time. I’m so sorry you’re going through this, OP. I’m ten months post-NAC use, and unfortunately, I haven’t improved. I...

@Meinz89, I’ve heard of people developing my form of tinnitus, a deep droning hum, after an epidural. I don’t mean to scare you, but I wanted to mention it since I’ve come across similar cases. On a positive note, my friend experienced tinnitus while she was pregnant, and it disappeared after...

I’m so sorry to hear about your experience. I have had tinnitus for about thirteen years. I also had severe hyperacusis when the tinnitus began, and almost all of it resolved within about a year. I share that for context. Over the past thirteen years, I have had at least two major noise...

Hey, I've had three surgeries under general anesthesia since my tinnitus got worse about six years ago, and none of them made it any worse. Before my first one, I had the same worry as you, so I did quite a bit of research, and almost everyone reported no worsening at all. I think you can...

I am 55 years old, and I understand that I will likely die with tinnitus given the circumstances. There is nothing available that could realistically work within the next five years. As I get older, my body will not respond the same way it once did, so even if something becomes available within...

Human study looking at ALA: The Effect of Alpha-Lipoic Acid in the Treatment of Chronic Subjective Tinnitus through the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory Scores

You were how old?

As I read through the forums, I remember why I deleted my previous account. Most threads were started a decade or more ago, and we are still nowhere closer to a treatment than the hopeful souls of years past. I see a thread and feel a flicker of hope, only to notice the original date and...

And now, after a few days, I’m back with a slightly different whooshing sound. This seems to be an unending process. I thought I was doing better. Nope. Good luck to the rest of you.

Hi friends, Some of you might recognize me from my earlier, sad lil posts this year — I developed tinnitus suddenly at 7 weeks pregnant back in April. I'm now 35 weeks and scheduled for a C-section on November 11, and while I'm excited to meet my baby boy, I'm also anxious about how the spinal...

Looking at the history of these forums, people have been saying, “Just a few more years, just wait a little longer,” for over a decade. I’m sure that even before these forums existed, people were saying the same thing many years ago. Frankly, even if AI found a cure, I doubt I would benefit, as...

Friend, please hold on. Before you read this and assume I'm just another sufferer with "manageable" tinnitus — here to hand you empty positivity or false hope — please know that's not who I am, and that's not what this is. (Also, I'm sorry this is a long post) I have been where you are now...

Fasting seems to bring the volume down to a tolerable level every other week. Otherwise, I can’t function or sleep. I usually fast for 72 hours with only water, and occasionally I’ve gone up to five days. The volume starts to drop after about 24 hours and decreases even more by 36 hours. I love...

Yeah, a transatlantic voyage… Southampton to New York… Hmm, I think I’ve seen that before, and I’m pretty sure it didn’t go well, LOL. At least not for a guy named Jack. But jokes aside, it isn’t easy to arrange such a trip, even for ordinary people, let alone for people like us whose ears seem...

Unempirical update: four days after I stopped Cipro, my tinnitus suddenly went back down. I took one dose of Trimethoprim that night, and by the next morning, the tinnitus was back, along with some new, very mild ear pain. I haven’t taken any more since, and two days later, the tinnitus is still...

@another_person, how are you going to feel if you look down from heaven in a few years and a successful treatment has been devised by AI?

Hi Albert, I have might similar exploding head syndrom in my ear/head. How can I contact you here? Best

How old are you?

Trigger warning: morbid answer. I agree that death, probably, is the only getaway from tormenting tinnitus. However, we are all going to die eventually. It is inevitable. Why not stay around until the moment comes around by itself? If you can manage one more day, then you can manage to end...

Please don’t do it, OP. Are you in Canada? I doubt they would approve MAID for tinnitus, though I’m not completely sure. Can you afford to take time off from life, maybe a year or more, just to rest your ears? Spend a lot of time in nature. Calm your brain. Relax. Even if you have to go...

Canada is still planning to run the Reagan ad during the World Series. And now Trump has stopped all trade with Canada, our closest and most dependable trade partner, and now they plan to divest from the USA as much as possible. US lumber prices will skyrocket, and farmers will need to find new...

Saying prayers for everyone who is struggling. May you find relief from your suffering very soon, so you can live life for and with your loved ones. @PeteJ and @another_person, Is there any way to get compassionate care for your severe tinnitus? I would hope that some type of treatment...

There’s a small chance the cause is hydrops from the infection, which is why the low-salt diet was suggested, but it’s doubtful it will help to be honest. Yes, I think habituation is the goal we can work toward. I hope the MRI goes well—make sure to wear earplugs. I had one without contrast...

Today, the reality of my MAID decision has really started to sink in. Back in January, I wrote a goodbye letter to my family when I was deep in depression caused by this newly developed tinnitus. I read it again yesterday and was devastated. My wife doesn’t seem as upset this time about my...

Are you any better

Not really. I have seen many cases get better after sound trauma, it depends purely on luck.

Excellent news. An established company with all the technological building blocks and financial resources to make it happen, assuming the approach works!

Can you update your status once you have fully tapered off Prozac, please?

A mouse study from 2023, but interesting. Effects of pyrroloquinoline quinone on noise-induced and age-related hearing loss in mice

Hello, This is my first time posting here. I’ve been reading posts on this site and on Reddit for a while, and I finally feel the need to share my story. About eight months ago, I developed dysacusis and hyperacusis after attending my first-ever concert. The cruel irony is that I went on the...

Has anyone here had surgery with anesthesia (general or spinal) and their tinnitus didn't worsen? Hi friends, I wanted to share an update that I’m scheduled for a C-section on November 11, as recommended by my doctor. I’m feeling quite anxious since it’s major surgery, and I worry that the...

No stories like these are useless. They are important for the tinnitus community. I would also like to add that even if his case was not due to sound exposure or trauma, many of the same mechanisms are at play nevertheless.

I’m about to reach two months since I started living with this hellfire of a sound. One of the things that keeps me hopeful, aside from the good recovery prognosis, is that I keep trying new supplements and strategies to fix or reduce the tinnitus. This week, I’m adding Clinical Sublingual...

Lipoflavonoid will lipo your wallet.

It’s probably a great story, but it is useless for anyone suffering from tinnitus and hyperacusis caused by sound trauma or barotrauma.

I’m sorry to find you going through this. I’ve been a long-term sufferer myself since 1992. I got some relief in 1996 from TRT, which helped with the tinnitus but not much with the hyperacusis. In 2016 and 2017, the tinnitus seemed to worsen again, and now it is back to the disturbing level it...

New York Attorney General Letitia James, who has made a career of trying to "get Trump", pleaded not guilty on two charges - bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution - as she made her first court appearance in a mortgage fraud case on Friday, October 24, 2025. The...

It’s great to have a dedicated scientist here who is close to the cutting edge and can explain things. It seems the problem you’ve raised could be rephrased as follows: “The scientists need to create or design an ex vivo cochlea organoid that matches or closely resembles the human one.” It...

Multiple fire alarm tests at work today. Open T/Talk every time.

I’ve really lost hope in those kinds of predictions. 2023 also seemed promising, but FX-322 and the Otonomy treatments failed, and then the results from Susan Shore’s second trial were released. The device is probably being shelved now, given the recent news. I don’t believe anything new is...

You can use a saline spray, but I would not use decongestants or steroids.

It goes without saying, though it has nothing to do with the topic of logistics.