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Would you care to share the info on the doctor you visited, @persimmon? In my case, I have hearing loss with tinnitus. I would love to see if they can help. Thank you.

Hello! I don't have much to offer except that I share the experience of sudden hearing loss, with no improvements despite the steroids they've given me. They tell me that my only hope for restoring my hearing is a cochlear implant. Have they said anything like that to you? Please keep us...

Hello everyone, I’m a 54-year-old father of 3. On September 13, 2025, I noticed that my hearing on my right side wasn’t working. The next day, Sunday, I went to the emergency room, and they said I had packed down wax and needed to use an ear wax solution for a week and I’d be fine. The...

It’s gotten a bit better, but I’m still hearing it all the time. I used to be at stage four habituation. I’m now at late stage one, maybe early stage two. I habituated so long ago the first time that I honestly don’t remember what I did or how long it took. I just remember that at some point I...

It’s unbelievable how quickly things can change. I was fine with concerts and hearing protection for 16 years after developing tinnitus, and I didn’t make it worse during all that time. Suddenly, this year, that’s no longer the case. What really upset me was someone I know comparing me going to...

Well, I would definitely get rid of the fire alarms. Personally, I’d rather risk getting burned than put up with tinnitus. How about your ten kilohertz pulse tone? Do you think using that again might help?

Sitting anywhere except the back, if I remember correctly, could be asking for trouble. I remember before I had tinnitus, watching some movies where I even noted the loudness of certain scenes. They were definitely loud enough to cause bad spikes at the very least. In the back row, I think it...

Hey Nick, I really want to address your comment. I’ve had the new inner ear MRI, and it showed zero hydrops. I’ve had Eustachian Tube Dysfunction for 16 years and previously had grommets inserted, since otherwise my eardrums would pull inward due to negative pressure. From my own research over...

@Paulie87, I wear hearing aids as I have hearing loss. No help with tinnitus. I have them on low amplification. I'm absolutely not wearing headphones again, though. Lesson learnt. But ultimately, it's high time for treatments and to stop the ridiculous word salad we experience from ENTs and...

It’s sad when you do what you believe is the right thing, stay within reason, enjoy life with precautions, and follow what doctors often tell you to do, yet it still gets worse, just as you described. What happened yesterday really upset me. Someone I know personally compared the stupidity of...

Very good and detailed post. Seven linked alarms is impressive. I dislike smoke alarms, and I only have two. As soon as I hear that small peep that signals a battery needs replacing, I put on my ear defenders and take care of it. If you had your ear defenders nearby and used them but still...

Acoustic shock June 2023

You will not really know where you will end up with this for about a year. You may experience a very good improvement, but even a fairly decent improvement will still be fine. Your brain will adjust to the new situation, and you will begin to tune out any remaining noise automatically. You will...

This is how money should be spent: to improve the lives of people, to fund thousands of researchers, and even to seek knowledge for its own sake.

Yeah, I thought I could deflect to you and you might find it humorous. The only nerve that is bothering me today is the static in my left ear. I hate this noise and am unsure how to manage it.

Deflection much @just1morething? Did @grate_biff's post hit a nerve?

Hi. I am at the stage you were in, and I am wearing ear defenders all day and night, although I already know this is probably a mistake. Now, if I take them off, even a whisper triggers a spike. Do I just leave them on? And for how long before I can start taking them off, even for 20 minutes at...

@Paulie87, it happened to me last year. I wore earplugs. I went to three bars, spent one hour in each, and took a thirty minute rest outside between each bar. It caused a six month setback. From March to September this year was the best run I had since February 2022, when my tinnitus, H, and...

I had loud noise exposure at an indoor gun range with inadequate earmuffs. I did not shoot, but I was next to a stall where multiple shots were fired. I experienced ringing as soon as the earmuffs were removed in the lobby. My friend did not have any impact. I went on two weeks of steroids...

No, it wasn't. And just one more thing! Why do Americans fly off the handle by seeing child nudity, but treat gun violence as so damn natural? Just asking for a friend.

I’m doing better, thanks. It has mostly gone down in volume, although it still fluctuates from day to day. Yes, it is really sad.

Hi, thank you so much for your response. I started steroids on Monday, so I’m really hoping they can make an improvement. I’ve already noticed some improvements, although I have also developed new symptoms, including constant tinnitus. I’m desperate for help, but hearing from other people like...

Was your post meant for @tpj?

It has been addressed: Trump loves a jihadist socialist after all.

It sounds like you might be a case where steroids help, but you need to take them as soon as possible, as far as I know. I did not take them myself, so I can’t say for sure, but others who did might chime in. I’m not sure if there are any downsides to taking them, aside from feeling a bit unwell...

I appreciate your time. I’ve had tinnitus for just under 16 years myself, so I do know it is often a mystery. It sounds like what I exposed myself to with earplugs never harmed me in the past. My initial acoustic trauma, which started it all in 2009, was from a three-hour concert with zero...

I’ve just been prescribed this. What is your assessment after two years?

Hi, I am really struggling at the moment. I have been wearing ear defenders for the last few days, and tonight I took them off for a moment. My daughter whispered at the bottom of the stairs, and my ears spiked terribly. A whisper caused it. How do I go from my hearing being this sensitive to...

As @Nick47 pointed out, it isn't just auditory-related illnesses, but several other areas of medicine and research don't translate well due to a combination of anatomy, physiology, and genetics, which differ in ways that strongly affect drug responses. I only have a very surface-level...

Hi, reading your post, I am interested to know how you went from isolation to healing. I am currently really struggling. I have catastrophic reactive tinnitus and hyperacusis, and I am wearing ear protection all day in the house. I am too scared to try sound therapy because some people say it...

Whether it is through Tinnitus Quest or simply because the world is getting louder and more people are suffering from tinnitus, or possibly both, tinnitus and hearing are no longer subjects that are stored away in the attic gathering dust. Or, for all I know, perhaps the editor of ScienceAlert...

Hi Adam, I do not know the details of what happened to your ears (acoustic trauma?) or what treatment you underwent. Have you tried CBT? I am asking because I am also from Poland and I am seeing on regular basis a very good CBT person who specializes in tinnitus. She is helping me a lot. She...

I can give this a try, but I wouldn't know where to begin. I live paycheck to paycheck with no room to spare, so I cannot really afford anything. Apologies. I am also unsure whether I will be referred to a tinnitus specialist once all my tests are completed. If my insurance covers it, then I...

If i had no tinnitus i think i could deal with ear pain better. Its just easy tinnitus is relentless its in your brain non stop doesn't even give you time to relief.

You are mild, brother. I'm 30, young too, and mine only got worse despite staying at home.

Are you still taking Clonazepam & Gabapentin?

i want to go back in time and not get these IV injections then i could be happy again this isn't me i know it :)

Trump says that Democratic members of Congress should be locked up and sentenced to death. Then he "Retruths" comments, calling Democrats domestic terrorists and that they should be hanged. https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115582703277798715...

Hi @Tika, I believe that Pure Tone Audiometry will be part of your full hearing evaluation. It is the first test that is done. To confirm its results, OAE is done next. Also, usually tympanometry is done. As it comes to finding the frequency of your tinnitus, you may try to listen to music...

tired of waking in a panic every single morning

Hi @Paulie87, I base most of my research on literature that I often source from PubMed. Cross-checking one unreliable source with another, such as ChatGPT versus Grok, is not the right approach. Doctors, unfortunately, do not know either. Regarding headphone use, I can confirm the following. I...

Hi @stephenz, it's a well-known fact, not just in tinnitus, but in many diseases. I agree there always seems to be a bit of an internet blackout when it comes to some parts of the world, and we do not see the full extent of what is going on.

Being intimate with anyone with a pulse feels so natural to him and to other men who did not feel loved or experience intimacy as children. For some, even having a warm penis in their mouth or anywhere else can feel comforting and fill the void in their hearts. It is time for you to accept this...

Anyone else have nausea and vertigo with Tinnitus?

I believe we are more prone to damage and setbacks around noise when we are tense and in a state of fight or flight. I have noticed this pattern in myself. Reactive tinnitus can absolutely settle with time. Only time will tell. However, I would definitely recommend proper counselling or CBT to...

I just emailed the company to ask when they plan to start clinical trials and whether they will be open to people outside China. If anyone is interested, their email address is on their website if you want to ask.

As far as treating the symptoms is concerned, I feel more optimistic about the attempts to imitate the relief that cochlear implants can provide. They aim to remove the trigger, which is the absence of input. In this case, the trigger would still be present in full force, while the drug is...

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...