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I’ve had tinnitus for a while, and it’s getting worse each day. Last night I was teaching a jewellery class. It wasn’t noisy, and I wore industrial clamshell hearing protection. The hearth noise was about 75 dB, and occasionally someone might lightly hammer to shape a ring, but it wasn’t loud...

Update: It has now been 11 weeks since the noise exposure, and I feel like things are getting worse. I’m really struggling with sleep and mental health. I would be grateful for any advice. Thank you.

This is hilarious.

Everyone assumes that hair cells only respond to frequencies within the audible range. But I think there is a real possibility that hair cells also respond to other frequencies, such as those emitted by Wi-Fi or electromagnetic fields from electrical appliances. Perhaps tinnitus sufferers...

According to Google, only around 80 percent of people have a stellate ganglion. That’s because the definition of a stellate ganglion involves the fusion of two (or sometimes more) ganglia. The other 20 percent of people have the same ganglia, just without the fusion. I wonder whether this is...

I’m so happy for you, Jack! Very few people on this website have ever mentioned Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness, or its acronym, PPPD. (I know because I just searched for it and didn’t find much discussion.) I’m really glad you shared your story, because it might be relevant to someone...

@ECP, I read your post, and I can understand what you’re going through. I truly sympathize with you. I’m going through something similar that I don’t fully understand myself. I’ve had tinnitus since I was 23, after being exposed to a firecracker. I just turned 72 in April, so it’s been many...

Did this improve any for you? I know you said you wouldn't update unless a miracle happens, but I'm curious if things improved at all since this post? Even just a little improvement?

NRR is just one number representing the attenuation of thousands of frequencies, each reduced by varying amounts. It is also C-weighted, so if you want to compare it to an A-weighted measurement, you need to subtract 7 dB. From what I’ve read, you should really measure any sound coming from a...

No new wars? Oops, it’s actually: No! New wars! It’s similar to Bush 41’s “Read my lips, no new taxes” pledge. No new ones, just more of the old ones. One of Trump’s biggest campaign slogans was “no new wars,” and this was often used as a criticism of Biden regarding Ukraine. Now Trump posts...

Hey Joe. I was wondering how you are doing now? Any more clicking or middle ear spasms. Have you found a long term fix for your clicking?

Hey Colvis, How did your tensor tympani tenotomy go with Dr. Bance? Did it stop the sound reactive noises you had?

The audiologist did not tell me what she was doing during my hearing exam and blasted my ears with 95 dB, or possibly even higher. To anyone considering a hearing exam—honestly, don’t even bother unless you take precautions—make sure to ask exactly what the audiologist plans to do, and tell...

@SouthBound, do you have tinnitus or did you accidentally run across our happy little forum?

Some. But I’d probably consider it mild to moderate, and fortunately, I only experience it in specific situations—like when a sound briefly hits the pain threshold. For example, a plate crashing or a particular noise from my work computer during Zoom meetings. It’s not something I deal with...

That is exciting. It sounds like there was an anecdotal case of someone whose hearing was improved while on a drug that had a similar mechanism of action.

I’m surprised that it surprises you! What he does or doesn’t do has ripple effects on all of us. There is also some entertainment value, for obvious reasons. And non-criminal, hard-working undocumented immigrants! You know what I find funny? You say that guns don’t kill, people do. But when it...

This is interesting. Wayne State University in Detroit had an open enrollment in the spring to recruit candidates with tinnitus resulting from noise-induced trauma. They were planning to test the same drug, also known as Enbrel, to determine whether this treatment can reduce tinnitus distress...

Sertraline.

AdventHealth Research Institute Offers Phase II Clinical Trial of Etanercept for Treatment of Blast-Induced Tinnitus

I read your story, and it sounded very similar to mine. This feeling of having seriously harmed myself out of stupidity… it is truly terrible. The guilt, the remorse — I no longer feel like myself. I have lost a part of who I was. I am no longer fully present in my relationship. I am so sorry.

He is taking 1 mg of Clonazepam daily and is doing okay.

It seems like you do not have hyperacusis or noxacusis.

My parents are forcing me to go to the ER with catastrophic nox LMAOOOOOOOO pray for me

Looks like we're at war with Iran. So much for no foreign wars. It's a crazy time where you learn about a country going to war through social media.

Howard on Better Call Saul also was affected by EMI. /s

The last couple of trials showed clear efficacy, and her results have been reproduced at least once. This method definitely seems to work for somatosensory tinnitus. What I do not understand is why it still has not been tested on non-somatic tinnitus, which makes up roughly half of us. How hard...

I’m surprised you’re so fixated on Trump. Trump got our border closed and is deporting criminal illegal aliens and stopping the flow of deadly Fentanyl and other dangerous drugs. Harris would have been a disaster and would have kept the borders open. Trump isn’t perfect, but nobody is. He wants...

Well, if you do end up “joining the club” of chronic tinnitus sufferers — and note, you still have roughly until October 2026 (two years from onset) for your tinnitus to ease off or at least improve — so don’t give up hope yet. In my case, during the early stages, I was running around like a...

@Jammer, I have performed a lot of stellate ganglion blocks for other reasons, but I do not have any experience treating tinnitus specifically. I have to rely on the published studies.

Hello @daniel12345, do you have any TMJ disorder? I ask because I have the exact same symptoms, and I’m quite sure mine comes from my jaw. I have a hum in my right ear, sometimes accompanied by the feeling and sound of my own heartbeat. When I clench my jaw a lot, the sound becomes very loud...

Exactly the same for me! It can also mimic external noises, and it is sometimes accompanied by pulsatile tinnitus. The louder it gets, the more I experience the pulsatile component. I would say mine is around 500 to 800 Hz, although it is a bit hard to pinpoint, as it feels more like a...

I’ve had high-pitched ringing in both ears for about 10 years now. I recently had a health issue, and now I’m experiencing a low bass sound in my right ear. I can turn it on and off with certain movements, and it seems to be noticeable only when I am completely still. Also, if I cover my ear, I...

I am currently browsing each university website based on the Shanghai Ranking to find information about research in tinnitus...

After spending the evening at the club (I was wearing earplugs, but still got worsening tinnitus and hyperacusis afterward, along with balance issues and so on), I also noticed that I get nauseous whenever I hear high-pitched sounds. I have never experienced anything like this before. Is...

Success is understanding that there will be days that completely overwhelm you. This is the irony of living with a chronic condition. Spikes are extremely common and can certainly take a toll. Be patient. You are making progress. Spikes are simply a part of that journey forward.

How old are you?

This is not ideal, but academic language is much more restrained than advertising or everyday speech. Advertisers tend to exaggerate, and in casual conversation we often draw conclusions that would frustrate most academics. Dr. Shore only has a few studies that provide evidence that this may...

Do you have any idea where I could get funding for commercial tinnitus research? We need to run GLP toxicology tests as part of our IND package before moving to Phase 1 trials. Unfortunately, I have not been able to make connections with investors or founders. Networking events are too loud for...

How is Brian Fargo doing?

I’m going to have a root canal done using a laser called Solea, so they will not need to drill to open the tooth. I most likely will not get a crown, so if the root canal fails, I will just have the tooth extracted. Fortunately, the laser is strong enough to split the tooth in half, which means...

Read the abstract. It is vague and uses the word “may.” Nothing sounds promising.

Don’t give up. In the beginning of having tinnitus, we all experience moments when we do not hear it. Over time, those moments become longer—first stretching into minutes, then into extended periods lasting hours. Eventually, you may not hear the tinnitus at all unless you focus on it. Many...

I had the same thing done at dentist he hit with metal hammer on upper left and I now have tinnitus doctor is having me do auditory canal mri we will see.

If anyone out there is local to UC Irvine and can get to the Dr. Susan Shore seminar tomorrow, that would be great! Unfortunately, no recording will be made available... :(

Thank you for the reply. I have been reading everything I can find about DMSO. I finally purchased DMSO—both 99.99% pure and a DMSO/Aloe 70/30 mix in a roll-on applicator. I talked to my doctor and chiropractor about it and have an appointment with the audiologist on Friday. I want to get a...

Mine started when I was sitting right next to a WiFi router while completing my academic studies. It never fully went away, but it faded a lot — until Highland Broadband came and installed partial fibre (FTTC, fibre to the cabinet) earlier this year in the large house where I’m living. After...

Which SSRI would be your choice?

Bernie was found at the birthday party.

@SouthBound, thanks for your response. Have you worked with patients who have tinnitus?

Hello, are you still following the NeuroMed protocol at home? Have you found it helpful?

This is the handout I give patients: Within minutes after the procedure, an individual should begin to display and experience side effects from blockade of the sympathetic nerves on the side of the procedure. While these side effects may be unpleasant, they demonstrate the medication was...

Just a suggestion: try getting out into the sunshine, away from the sounds of traffic and city noise. The sounds of the river, birds, and wind can be calming. At the very least, you might enjoy the time spent there. Of course, how you manage that with trucks and cars driving and honking right...

Same for me. Weekly increases in loudness. I’m protecting my hearing in noisy places. Everything seems loud. I have perceived or experienced loud noises even with protection. On weekends I work driving a taxi. It’s an electric vehicle, so not noisy—around 65 to 70 dB and not continuous—but it...

Ups and downs. Don’t be too hard on yourself. This takes time.