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An Update Last Wednesday, I went to the ENT again. This time, the audiologist performed an extended high-frequency hearing test that goes up to 18 kHz, something most clinics do not offer. From this test, I learned the unfortunate news that my left ear, which has noticeably louder tinnitus...

I'm getting it now @Meinz89. Seems to be intermittent, but when I try to listen to sounds, it suddenly comes on sometimes. I can feel the sensation in response to external sounds, so I can't mask it. Masking in general ain't a good idea as it stops habituation. It's new, distressing. I think...

Hi Delta. How are you feeling today? Has the Clomipramine helped at all? How well are you managing your relationships? Hope I'm not too intrusive. These are all things I think about. Well wishes.

Restless legs has decided to join in now. Took a zopiclone 2 nights ago as tinnitus was raging. It didn't help much and gave me 1 hour sleep. Last night I got 2 hours broken sleep and restless legs not helping. but tinnitus was mild during the day as long as Im not around any noise other than...

If I tense my jaw in just the right way, I can create the sound I think you're experiencing. Is it the same thing? If so, maybe it's just muscle tension. I did get a deep, fast vibration sensation/sound, like a bumblebee stuck in my ear, at one point in my recovery, which went away.

So are some people just taking Clonazepam now and again rather than every night? Does that mean there are no withdrawal issues from it when you do it that way?

What do you mean by 'think in the language of tinnitus?' How long have you had tinnitus? Can you mask it at home and/or at work? I've been using fans in every room to help cover up my most annoying tone, and this allows me to watch TV, make food, and focus on other things.

it is so crazy to me that i habe failed out of habituation two times now.. my energy is so low.. it was such a shitty year.. also landlord wants to get rid of us. i will not find a quiet place like this again..

Have you ever had this before? Since getting this new tone suddenly last week, it feels like I’m back at the beginning of my tinnitus journey. It’s so completely different than what I was experiencing before, and it’s been hard to stay calm. While I feel pretty sick over this, I tell myself...

The prototype looks like something that came from the 1970s, like the 1st Walkman. Good luck raising that $3M, lol.

I find mine highly variable. Some days, it is the loudest thing I can hear, and I hear it outside. Other times, it is just a faint hum. The volume can vary hugely, even within a single day. I don't think mine has any pattern; it just seems random. I do think anxiety can make it worse in some...

I can’t seem to find anything to mask it. The sound isn’t as distressing as the sensation. Has this faded over time for any of you and is it mostly linked to an overloaded nervous system?

It’s now been nearly 2 years of dealing with rhythmic tinnitus. I’ve had all the necessary workup and scans, which exclude a vascular cause, and my hearing is normal in the left affected ear. I’ve got an appointment to see Prof Bance to discuss whether middle ear pathology, such as the tensor...

Thank you. I pray your condition does not worsen, and remain hopeful that there is treatment on the horizon for all of us.

Just an update. I’m feeling a little better today. My rest wasn’t that great, but I’m happy about the dental appointment. I started my Amoxicillin at 1 x 500 mg every 6 hours, and I’m on dose 2. It’s nice to have a forum and a search function to help with some of the anxiety I had around my...

Europe should be far more concerned about Muslim immigration, as it is already 6% Islamic. It is estimated that by 2050, this amount will increase to between 10 and 14%. In the U.S., they currently make up about 1 to 1.2%, which is expected to rise to 2.1% by 2050. Islamization of European...

Thank you for the warm welcome! It's been very cathartic reading other people's journeys—treatment plans, recovery stories, and updates. I've read your post before, but I'm going to re-read it because it's such a valuable guide that so many people can learn from as they navigate recovery. I'm...

I like how the video implies that after (potentially) curing/relieving your tinnitus using Auricle, you should go right back to being a musician and/or attending live concerts. I get the symbolic gesture, but lol :dohanimation:

On the topic of money, I’m both happy to see increasing funding for tinnitus research, but I’m also sad when I put this in the context of Auricle still waiting for a $3M seed fund. If only we could get Auricle to market now and have something that can at least alleviate some people’s suffering...

Yes, unfortunately, from as early as late October, people here already start lighting fireworks, and then it gradually increases until New Year’s Eve. I heard a firework from relatively close by last Tuesday. My dB meter showed 74 dB maximum and, I think, 82 dB peak. That’s why I mentioned it...

Unless you live in Anaheim, California :D

We are all in hell. I am in hell. And i do not feel anything anymore. I am not afraid anymore. I am just exhausted. It eats away your energy. Why does this exist...

OP, ignore this poor advice, as it could lead to you and your family getting seriously hurt or losing everything in a house fire while you’re away. More fires are starting today because of the number of lithium batteries being charged throughout the home by different family members. My...

I pray for the best, @LindaKetchie.

Maybe in the future they can enhance the efferent feedback... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11999434/

0.5 mg. My tinnitus started after an extreme acoustic trauma in January 2009. It was caused by a monitor technician who irresponsibly turned up the volume gradually to an extremely high level during a session. A few days later, I noticed mild tinnitus for the first time, and I also developed...

you were one of the quarterstones in my 2nd worsening. Without you... well.. don't want to think about it. Sammy, you are a machine and i know, that you fought for this so hard. I am glad, that you are doing well better now.

I'm kinda non-plussed at the amount of money they collected. Santa Klaus came early to California this year, I guess. Has this got to do with Climate Change and Global Warming? :)

I just started Wellbutrin, I've been feeling so depressed and suicidal. I read that it made your tinnitus worse. I hope it's not the same for me.

I hope you’re doing better, @Nes. From my own experience over the past year, I’ve learned that protection is not a good option for normal everyday sounds. However, if you’re experiencing symptoms like the ones you mentioned, I would be very careful and take things very slowly. Start with basic...

How are you doing today, @momo?

Dental appointment done, and X-rays were taken. My tinnitus seems stable right now. I went in for a cleaning, but I steered the visit toward tooth discomfort instead. It turns out I have an infected tooth on the upper left molar, and I’ve been referred to a periodontist. The dentist prescribed...

I'm in my late 40s. 2 mg of Klonopin is roughly the equivalent of 40 mg of Valium (https://www.benzo.org.uk/bzequiv.htm). No one would consider that anything other than a really high dose (https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/diazepam/how-and-when-to-take-diazepam/). I'm not trying to be unhelpful...

I love how you went from "177 countries are stealing our lunch money" to a full crime-stat TED Talk in one reply. That's Olympic-level pivot. :whistle: If crime is dropping, that's great news. Truly. Feels like something is simmering, though, that would kill that statistic. Hope I'm wrong...

I’m 25M and an engineer, at least that’s what my job title says. I never thought I was a very smart person. I’ve been depressed my whole life, which affects my memory and retention. I feel like Tinnitus takes up about 80 percent of my brain capacity. It feels like I’m incapable of learning...

Welcome to the forum. Your experience with tinnitus is the opposite of mine. The first time, 10 years ago, when my ultra-high-pitched tinnitus and severe hyperacusis first hit me, I was in full panic mode. The brain treated it as a mortal threat. So it created havoc in my mental health, and it...

Welcome to the forum. Others above have given you good suggestions. I agree the lower frequency humming tinnitus is maskable. Try using brown noise with many free apps to mask tinnitus. I find airplane cabin sounds pretty good with this. It can be bothersome at first, but you can habituate to...

I’m going skiing in January, and I have mild hyperacusis. The main things I struggle with are the sound of wind and the scraping noise of skis on very hard or icy snow. I’ve tried earplugs, but occlusion makes things worse for me, and I end up feeling vibrations in my head much more strongly. A...

I’m doing much better. As of about 1 week ago, I’ve reached phase 2 habituation. I’m unaware of my tinnitus more often than I’m aware of it, though periodically it will assert itself and I’ll notice it again. This sometimes happens when I hear trigger sounds like music, fans, or other low...

Thank you, I'll be careful. I do sometimes get an uncomfortable feeling, but I am wearing them in the day, whereas at night, I guess you might have been tossing and turning when you were asleep, so that produced friction? I also am wearing (see photo) ones that don't plug up one's ears, so they...

okay, i know now that i have reactive tinnitus.. i need to get my head around it and don't want to make it anything worse. artifical noise is not good for me, so i need to listen to my t all the time, but since it is quieter it is okayish. Time to dig forums..

I think @Sonia554 is very right in his or her answer, but sometimes when you’re down the rabbit hole, it’s hard to tell yourself “it’s fine,” especially when you’ve recently had damage from something you maybe thought was safe. When I briefly googled how loud a chainsaw can be, it seems it can...

It’s hard to know, right? I feel the same way. I don’t know whether my hyperacusis comes from the actual damage itself or from overprotection. When something happens, like a loud sound, I try not to take a step back in my habituation progress. I try to stay at the same level, relax for a set...

How are you doing now? I’m sorry that you’re going through this again. The fact that you reached such a deep level of habituation before, to the point where it was gone for months at a time, says a lot about your nervous system’s ability to settle, even if it doesn’t feel that way right now...

My T is bad

Well, tonight seems a bit loud. Hopefully it calms down. I did my normal stack of Magnesium, L-Theanine, and D3 plus K2, but no Benadryl. I slept for about 1 hour, then woke up, and now it is a bit noisy. I have the sound machine going and the TV on, but the ringing seems louder.

Trump is not "embarrassing himself", and who cares if he is? Why are you so concerned about issues in America? No country is perfect. I have already explained, in previous posts, that it's leftist organizations like the ACLU that prevent guns from being restricted from people with problems...

Thanks for doing that. They didn’t return a response to my email.

Thanks for the suggestion. I am linking the Nudge general interest form page here as it took me a few minutes to find it.

I have a dental appointment tomorrow at 8:30 am. I said my prayers, and I am pretty sure a crown will need to be replaced. The dentist wants to do a cleaning, and I plan on asking for a manual cleaning. I have been trying to get out some, and I am wearing earplugs. I went to get a tire fixed...

Pardon my lack of understanding; I still don't know what they are trying to do or how this will help tinnitus research. Are they just collecting "brain data"? How would any of us participate in it, and what's the impact?

I wanted to share my experience because I still can't fully wrap my head around it, and I'm curious if anyone else has noticed something similar. Years ago, when I was an audio engineering student, I made a mistake that a lot of us probably have at some point. I had my audio interface volume...