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I appreciate you posting. But seriously, years without even noticing it? I’m at 7 months now, and my oscillating low-frequency droning, head-shaking tinnitus is there whenever I’m awake. I’d love to believe I can tune it out, but I just can’t. It seems like a preposterous suggestion. Can you...

Do not trust NRR.

I’m a bit shocked by the responses here. We’ve been given a timeline. In less than five years, the device will be on the market. I’m very grateful that they announced their timeline and kept it realistic. Hopefully things will go smoothly, and we’ll be using it before the end of 2028.

I’ve grieved losing the future I wanted and everything I worked toward. I try not to feel anything now. I had awful luck but still tried hard, then I messed up, then more bad luck, then I messed up more, and all of that brought me from mild tinnitus, where I was almost getting over it last...

Thanks a lot for your answer, it is really informative and it matches what I am currently experiencing. I am dealing with hearing fatigue and a setback in my hyperacusis, most likely from being on calls with my friends too much and from not sleeping correctly. So I am back to protecting and...

Today’s struggle is tomorrow’s strength, today’s setback is tomorrow’s comeback. - Amit Kalantri -

Happy almost thanksgiving everyone! I haven't logged in a quite a while but I hope and pray everyone is doing well. I'm excited for thanksgiving, my jaw pain has been acting up lately, but I hope it lets up next week because I really want to stuff my face in peace 🦃

First, I am really sorry for what you are going through. When you have tinnitus, the usual safe volume levels no longer apply, and I wish this was talked about more often. What I have come to understand after living with tinnitus for half my life, originally from audio exposure, is that some...

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Which medication did this?

1 had a significant improvement.

does anyone have visual snow syndrome too?

I am pretty sure I have recovered as much as I am going to at this point, but I appreciate the sentiment. We all went through what you are experiencing now, and I am keeping my fingers crossed that you get complete remission, or at least close to it. Hopefully, you will be in the success...

Hey, another member of the wet ear club. We are seemingly a rare breed. The whistle could be coming from your Eustachian tube, depending on whether we are talking about an airy whistle or squeak, or a tinnitus squeal. In the first case, you could try some saline nasal spray, or a steroid spray...

JD, Cruz, and MTG are licking their lips at the prospect of the senile old pedophile making a fool out of himself at every turn. He might have the truly braindead MAGA that remain fooled, but Trump could tell them the sky is red, and they'd believe him. That's no achievement. Everyone else is...

There are no strangers on this forum. We are all bonded by the same pain we all share. No professional can truly understand all that we learn here from each other.

Since Saturday, and today is Tuesday, whenever I eat partially crunchy foods, I get a whistle in my left ear when I bite down. After that, my ear feels wet. I have had bilateral tinnitus for nearly three years now, but since Saturday, the tinnitus in my left ear has become much worse.

Well well well... :) https://nltimes.nl/2025/11/18/maastricht-umc-finds-breakthrough-tinnitus-treatment-deep-brain-stimulation

Hi Nes! I've been reading your posts, and things have been developing very similarly for me: nine months of overprotection, earmuffs at home and double protection outside, and for the last two months I've been gradually weaning off them. I can now be at home with just earplugs and even sit in...

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Thank you, thank you, thank you, brother, for the excellent advice. I am hoping for your full recovery soon, and I am wishing the same for everyone else who is suffering. May each day lift you a little more and lighten your burden until you reach complete recovery.

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Forgiveness can be the hardest part. My friend gave me the earmuffs and apologized after realizing they were not adequate for shooting. He withdrew from my recovery, and I think our friendship has suffered. Forgiveness is necessary. Focus on getting better, and do not let negativity impact your...

just read through your posts - I hope everything went well!

I have done extensive research on medication after taking one tablet seemed to cause mine, or possibly brought it out. The only antidepressant I am willing to take is Mirtazapine, which I am currently on and have been for two years now.

I have used hearing aids primarily as an attempt to treat my tinnitus on and off for the last several years. I have mild high-frequency to mild-moderate hearing loss at 8 kHz, so they do not make a noticeable difference in understanding speech, although I can hear more birds chirping. In my...

I’ve heard gay is pretty much the norm in Norway.

Has anyone on here with Hyperacusis and Tinnitus had any luck with hearing aids?

May I ask if you have ever combined Gabapentin with Clonazepam? If so, did this combination bring any relief? Thank you.

Has anyone heard of XIRP2? https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(15)00200-4

There is so much uncertainty that it is difficult to make a clear prediction. One prediction that has already come true is that this will be a long war. Both sides are trying to wear the other down, whether economically, militarily, or psychologically. It appears that the Russians have changed...

Excellent advice, @Scruffiey.

Now I am sitting in the back row over here in Europe, so I do not know all the fine details. However, it seems that Marjorie Taylor Greene is becoming the focus of loyal Republican opposition to Donald. Mark my words, there will be conflict in the White House once they publish, translate, and...

Thank you so much, Sonia. This is all very helpful information. I saw an audiologist who has referred me to an ENT but I have not yet seen the ENT - all this information came from the audiologist. When I asked about steroids he said that was up to the discretion of the ENT. He emphasized that...

Hello everyone! After six years, habituation has finally happened because my symptoms have dramatically reduced over time. I still have quiet tinnitus in my right ear, but I only hear it when I go to sleep. Vertigo is completely gone. Hyperacusis is basically gone as well, although it can still...

In my personal opinion, the only real treatment that truly does anything is time, along with avoiding anything that feels too loud. Everything else is simply a distraction, and as it turns out, that is exactly what you need while you wait for time to do its work. Do whatever keeps you calm and...

I am nearly ten months in myself, and I can tell you that I have improved since Month 7. The intensity is dropping little by little. It is an outdated belief that once you have tinnitus, it is permanent. The fact is that most people do recover, either fully or to the point where they only notice...

When someone tells you something is "statistically unlikely", please ignore them, especially an ENT. They are not great at advising on tinnitus. In fact, they are downright awful and offer outdated advice, if any at all. Mine shrugged his shoulders when I asked him if I could recover. I didn't...

I’m sure he’ll be able to go to the cinema again at some point, as long as he uses hearing protection.

I’m happy to help and offer support wherever I can. This is a horrendous experience, and you’ll see a lot of hopelessness on these boards, but I think it’s important to emphasize that more people recover than don’t, especially after limited sound exposure. You can recover, no matter what anyone...

Well noted, Sonia. Thank you for the update. I appreciate you, and thank you again for your kindness in responding. It is rather cold and windy today here in Pennsylvania, but I braved the weather to go shopping at Target and pick up my buds. I have them charging now and plan on using them in...

I believe so, but I have an Android, so definitely confirm before buying. If you use them, be very careful with your volume. I kept mine at volume levels 1 to 3. Now that my symptoms have improved, I have stopped using them because even volume 1 seems too loud. You do not want to accidentally...

Thanks for the feedback. It has now been eight weeks, and the ENT keeps telling me to give it time. I can deal with the tinnitus, but everyone’s voice sounds like a broken speaker. My ears are very sensitive to loud noises. What frustrates me the most is that it was my own stupid mistake. I am...

I had an incident 9 days ago. I went to a gun range and shot firearms for the first time. I was provided with over-the-ear protection. Clearly, the protection was inadequate because as soon as I took the earmuffs off, my right ear felt wrong. I thought it would improve and go away on its own...

First, a huge thank you, Sonia and Scruffiey, for your kindness in replying. I appreciate you more than you can imagine. From everything I have read so far, if you have reactive tinnitus and hyperacusis, they say to stay away from light masking to ease daily distress. They also say that sound...

I first got tinnitus in 2012, but over the years it basically went away. I am not saying I habituated to it, but after around 2018 it was essentially gone. It would flare up a couple of times a year, then settle again. I was living a normal life. Last Saturday, eight days ago, my linked smoke...

Hello @ndhtdb, I have read your account of what may have happened. You have noise-induced tinnitus from headphone use. It is also what is called somatic, meaning you can change it through certain body movements. This is very common in noise-induced tinnitus and happens because other nerves...

right ear is feeling more sensitive and thumping a lot more in response to noises and it's starting to agitate me