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I have looked through Chinese forums for tinnitus sufferers, and I can say with confidence that no TCM treatment has been proven to treat tinnitus. Period. The TCM side of medicine in China is a very frustrating situation. Some parts of it do work, but instead of developing those parts through...

Could you elaborate on why animal models translate poorly to humans? I remember reading about Harvard Medical School’s research into regrowing hair cells in mice through gene therapy. The reason it worked in mice but will not work in humans for now is that the technique is very invasive, if not...

He seems to like it...

I am staying away in future. However, I still do not understand how, with hearing protection and no increase in tinnitus right after the concert, it suddenly became so much worse four to five days later. This happened after I stressed myself out reading stories on here. I went to a physio...

@Kam75, how are things with you? How's the tinnitus? How's your sleep? I re-read my earlier posts here, and I think what I wrote about sleep and the link is spot-on. Stage 1 (N1) is the lightest stage of sleep and occurs as a person first falls asleep (1 to 7 minutes). Stage 2 (N2) is where...

Agreed. And in the end, it doesn't really matter what term is used when talking about reactive tinnitus, and whether it is this or that. "Treatments" (not meds) available today, such as CBT, would be the same, no matter what you call it, or whether it is a subset of hyperacusis or not, @Paulie87.

This more or less sums it up. Reversing damage and "healing" anything in the auditory pathway beyond the eardrum is a monumentally more complex and difficult task, though, and the next best thing is treating the symptoms. That's the million-dollar question, isn't it?

I completely agree. I think it is mainly that many people are suffering and have suffered for a long time. They just want the tinnitus gone and are frustrated with the timeframe. The reality is that progress happens slowly, but we should be grateful for the people who are working on it. It is...

The dip at 3 kHz that I believe you are referring to is actually from my otoacoustic emission result. It is obtained by playing sound into my ear and listening for a kind of echo. It has nothing to do with whether I tell them I hear the sound or not. My actual pure tone threshold at 3 kHz is...

Hey @Robster, do you still take Mirtazapine to this day? I would say my mental health is pretty much on the floor after nearly four months of tinnitus. I have read so many posts about the connection between antidepressants and worsening this awful affliction, but I am at a point where dark...

Karbamazepina, Okskarbazepina, Gabapentyna, Pregabalina, Lamotrygina, Baklofen, Klomipramina. Are these medications effective for stabbing pain in the middle ear caused by sounds, as well as for worsening tinnitus?

Hi @Paulie87, I have read your story. You have noise-induced tinnitus and possibly low-level Ménière’s disease. After having hyperacusis many years ago, you are now always susceptible to these setbacks. Your setbacks come from prolonged loud noise. I am in a setback now, and in 2024 I had one...

In reference to those Salvation Army bell ringers that stand outside stores during the holiday season:

About a year ago the landlord served notice, and I ended up in the old folks’ home. I am pretty much the baby of the old folks’ home if you get my drift. I am sprightly, I enjoy life as much as I can, and I walk for an hour by the river most days. But it has a fire alarm. Getting exposed to...

Hissing today in my ear(s) and head is not good.

I have no clue what that is, so probably not. I have had no hearing evaluation at all since the incident. I have never had a hearing test in my life, so when July comes it will be my first. I am sure they will do that test too. My doctor said they will do every type of hearing test to fully...

Treating tinnitus is fine by me.

That looks fake. Trump said that only the American flag was allowed at federal buildings in the U.S.

Indeed—it's right to next to it in a QWERTY lay-out. Moreover, it's consistently spelled correctly afterwards.

I would assume it could work if they found a formula that is effective and safe for humans. Treating the underlying cause would be better, but having something that treats the symptoms would be the next best thing.

Yes, sort of. They are related in one way or another. I do not get sudden discomfort or pain from loud noise either, only if I have had a flare in tense jaw or TMD issues. About concerts and similar events, unfortunately I can only tell you one thing: stay away. It is a gamble with very high...

my right ear exploded since 3 -4 days after my sickness it was lowest since 14 months now right ear cuts everything 15 khz very loud it has to go away again. please :(

Dear @Tika, I am very sorry that you have to go through this. I did OAE tests three times over the last two years after getting tinnitus from a loud bar. As the person conducting the tests explained, an OAE result comes out negative for a given frequency when there is a hearing loss of around 25...

That is just a typo by the webmaster. The letter U is close to the letter I on the keyboard.

what method

Yeah. I made my situation worse 6 months ago. There has been some improvement, but definitely worse. Will write post about it later.

Like the title says, Germany is planning to invest 500 million euros over the next 10 years for CFS. The first thing I want to say is that I am extremely happy for these people. CFS is a terrible condition, and I am glad they are getting the help they need. The second thing I want to say is that...

I am praying for you that it will. I had a tube put in my right ear in August, and it turned out I also had a Staph infection in that ear. I have been taking ear drops and Bactrim for 2 months. The strange thing is that I hear popping and cracking noises in that ear if I bend down, burp, drink...

Hi, did you have any luck with the Octagonal Atlas chiropractor?

Ah, sorry, my mistake. It is interesting that you have a dip at around 3 kHz, even though it is still within the normal hearing pass range. That is the same thing I get when they play high tones at the same frequency as my tinnitus. You hear the tone, but you cannot distinguish it from the...

Was calling Trump the gay candidate remotely plausible? Trump does not hang the Pride flag at the White House like Biden did.

Has a consensus been reached on whether hyperacusis and reactive tinnitus are actually related? I get zero pain or discomfort from loud noise, but my tinnitus reacts like crazy and often competes or changes to a higher, louder pitch with fan type noises, such as the ones from the air purifiers...

Thank you kindly for your reply, @Scruffiey. I really appreciate your honesty and valuable advice about this. It is great to have friends like you, and during the tough times it does not feel so lonely when you know you have brothers out there fighting the same fight with you. Thank you. Today...

I’m not sure about this one, since they spelled tinnitus wrong, but it’s still great to see more and more research and attempts to cure this disease.

This is more out of curiosity. If you read my post, you can see that I got bleach on my eardrum, which caused a burn but not a hole, and I was exposed to the noise of a table wood saw during healing while wearing headphones that didn’t block sound. I’ve had tinnitus ever since. December is month...

No worries, you will see that it works just fine. I have been using this method for eight years. If it still feels too loud, you can try light musician earplugs under the headband so you avoid the strong occlusion effect that foam earplugs create. Italy has some great places to ski and I cannot...

It is cool that there are biotech companies that continue to try. However, as far as I understand it, the drug does not aim to heal the underlying cause, which is the damage to the inner ear, but instead to compensate for it by calming the neurons that react because the damaged inner ear is...

Are you any better, Kerry? I feel so miserable 😞

My test result is attached in my opening post. I have perfectly normal hearing in both ears. Recently I have started to think that mine is neurological. The medication they put me on immediately after the surgery gave me severe hyperacusis for one night, and it disappeared the next day. The...

If i don't believe this happened to me and i am constantly saying its not real am i lunatic? Or am i having hard time accepting this is my real life from now on

It's strange how easily things can change, for better or worse. Yesterday morning started off okay, worked through pain that got better in the afternoon, but then things spiraled in the evening and progressed into today. I'm so tired of being hurt. I still cannot believe that this is my reality.

Life is so unfair since 14 months and i don't think its real i just turned 30. I was harmed by a clueless doctor now she lives her life and i am having panic attacks nearly everyday. I am in pain, i am on the verge of giving up i have no emotions since 14 months. Never laughed truly. I don't...

Their pipeline also includes Neu-003, a drug that targets epilepsy. Interesting considering our (limited) understanding of how "tinnutus" and epilepsy potentially overlap, as far as underlying neurological mechanisms go (Kv7/retigabine anyone?). They report data from a GPIAS (Gap-Prepulse...

The only medications I have been taking are Magnesium, B12, and daily vitamins. Other than that, I have been resting and avoiding loud places. That is all you can really do. Sleep, eat well, rest, and give it time.

Which medication caused your tinnitus?

The above article was published in 2023. The current NYT headlines regarding corruption in Ukraine are disturbing. It is critical that the United States implement rigorous oversight and accountability measures for foreign assistance to ensure taxpayer funds are not misused in countries with...

That I cannot answer for you. You will have to make your own judgments and learn your own limits. My ears are not your ears, my tolerances are not your tolerances, my damage is not your damage, and nothing in life is guaranteed or completely safe in any situation. Would I suggest a life of...

Hmmm, I cannot find the exact forum post I read earlier where the person with drug-induced tinnitus eventually had it fade to almost nothing, but here is something from Google’s AI search. I know it is not necessarily infallible, but still worth noting: Have you had a hearing test? That would...

The review acknowledges that high-quality randomized controlled trials are lacking, and that the standardization of protocols is poor. The underlying physiological and mechanistic explanations remain hypotheses rather than established facts. Many studies are small, not blinded, come from...

I have been on the tinnitus bus for 33 years, so I know a few things. If you do not have any pain, muffling, sound distortion, or fullness in the ear, do not bother with an MRI or CT scan. They are pushing it because that is how they make their money. I learned that the hard way, since a...

I got severe, relentless, high-frequency tinnitus after an explosion when I was in my thirties. I was also a frequent Walkman user before the explosion. I could not sleep and I wanted to end it, and this went on for well over a year. But gradually, and I want to emphasize this, very slowly and...

Thank you, @Larkspur. I found a handful of upper cervical chiropractors in the metro Detroit area. I will inquire if they specifically treat tinnitus due to loud noise exposure. Prayers and best wishes to you on your quest for relief.

Answer to the above silly meme: Because once the Dems (and some GOP members) had the votes, it was going to pass. There were several attempts to stop the vote from happening, such as a last-minute meeting in the White House Situation Room with Lauren Boebert, but that failed. That meant that...