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While in general I don’t think medication for sleep itself works well, I do believe that medication can lower anxiety and reduce the perception of tinnitus. This makes it easier to fall asleep and cope with it.

...was about 30 to 40 percent along the habituation path. If that makes sense. I’m not back at the bottom of the pit like I was, but I’ve returned to *caring* about the tinnitus again. I’ve also had some dark thoughts—you probably know what I mean—which has made me determined not to continue...

I’ve noticed that opening the wardrobe made a huge difference. Before, there was a lot of echoing and reverb. After opening up four wardrobes, it all disappeared, and I can now talk much longer before my ears start to feel “tired.” I’ll be putting up acoustic paintings and adding an acoustic...

Last weeks have been goin pretty good. Only like 1 "loud sound" incident each week. Focusing on relaxing and just getting my mental state together. Feels good when u got some energy to actually do something :) Feeling positive.

@Mags, thanks for the kind words. I really do hope we both improve and can get back to some kind of normality, or as normal as one can be with this condition. It’s great to see you doing a little better and able to do more. My fingers are firmly crossed for you to make a full recovery as well...

Went to ENT today. As I expected, no help. I was insulted when he said "Your ears look so healthy, I would want them myself! You have perfect hearing at your age!" Well, that is good. But still. Then why there is pain inside my ear then? Or the feeling of fullness or why my ears go haywire...

Noise level with my tinnitus did decrease. I’d say that since 2023, I stopped paying attention to it entirely, and even in the bedroom, I really had to focus to hear it. My hyperacusis also improved. It was in 2024 when I noticed that fan noise, car brakes screeching, beeps, and high-frequency...

I was on Venlafaxine years ago, and it didn’t give me tinnitus. Withdrawing from it, however, was a terrible experience, but it still didn’t cause tinnitus. I stopped taking it because it wasn’t helping. Years later, after a pharmacogenetic test, I found out that I couldn’t metabolize it and...

I need to be evaluated for cochlear nerve sectioning. I’m located in the Detroit area. Thank you.

@StoneInFocus, I must apologize. I let my feelings get the better of me. A wave of gloom came over me when I added everything up and concluded that, whatever promising research is making progress today, it will probably reach the market in ten years—by which time rheumatism or arthritis may have...

You have damaged your hearing cells. This kind of damage is progressive and tends to increase with age due to cumulative exposure to everyday sounds. You have not finished damaging your hearing cells. Further damage is still likely. You should aim to limit your exposure to noise levels below...

@trevl, again, what you say sounds very convincing and rational (and I really appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge on the subject), but there isn’t a single ounce of positivity in it, and that’s what I need most right now, being at rock bottom emotionally. :( What you wrote...

Sorry to hear that, @Bobby 84. It really sucks when we work so hard to get better and then things come back. I believe we’ll improve again, just like we did before. I’m functioning better now and doing more, which helps me feel more "normal." During the first month, I was barely leaving the...

Is it TTTS where my ear is fine then tenses up (feeling a little full) and T increases and fluctuates for a moment? Or is that some other silly problem.

I can feel your desperation! Next, it's Biden's flood in Texas?

I was just diagnosed with early acute Lyme disease three weeks ago. I'm pregnant, so they could only prescribe Amoxicillin for two weeks. I'm seeing a Lyme specialist soon to make sure there are no co-infections as well. Sudden, unilateral tinnitus is my only symptom. That’s why I wasn’t...

...Unfortunately, these side effects are usually not explained to the patient. If you read the medication safety data sheet (MSDS) that your doctor *should* provide at the time of prescribing (but often doesn't), you'll see that one of the common side effects for most drugs in this class is...

how old are you bro

Of course, you cannot know more than @Nick47 from the Tinnitus Talk forum. He clearly understands your body better than you do.

Folks, take a look at the following two conditions and see if either one—or, like in my case, both—might be what has been eluding you: Neurocardiogenic Syncope and Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome.

I’m similar to you, @Mags. My tinnitus had become manageable, even though it was still loud, and the distortions and dysacusis were gone. I had been doing fairly well for a couple of years after a four to five-year battle to reach that point. Then, after a recent sound exposure at a sporting...

Good news, @mky10159 — it sounds like you’ve improved a lot. Well done. I’m still hearing the world quite loudly, but certain sounds no longer bother me, so there’s definitely some progress. I’ve been going out more and exposing myself to sounds. My tinnitus is moderate now, and there are...

Long story. I spent years working in noisy environments and was doing very well until 2022. One day, I was sitting with a colleague in a work van when he slammed the door with all his strength. I immediately felt a sharp pain in my ear. It was likely barotrauma. From that moment on, I became...

All at the expense of... American taxpaying citizens.

I mean, I try my best, but I’m struggling during the day and slowly losing my mind. I’m kind of amazed that I sleep so well without any medication. It must be the exhaustion.

I’m exactly the same: reactive tinnitus and hyperacusis. Mine started on April 20th. I just woke up one day with screaming tinnitus. I’m trying to manage by habituating and spending lots of time outside in nature, which seems to help, as long as it’s not too windy. Wind can make things worse...

I think @Jupiterman is mostly right. I’ve come and gone from this forum several times over many years simply because I know what I have, and I know there isn’t a cure. Everyone else should come to terms with that as well. I fall into the “when things get tough, the tough get going” way of...

It turned out I didn’t have an infection. The tooth just looks worse than it actually is, and the pain is simply from it being exposed.

The term “chronic music distortion” is new to me, but yes, I suppose I have it. I often feel like I’m the only one who doesn’t understand the lyrics in most of the newer music these days. I don’t really consider much of it to be music, but that’s just my opinion. For me, it isn’t just music...

I thought about trying this on the guy with the Harley at the gas station who fired it up right next to me. If I had done it, the noise might not have happened again.

Hello, I’m new to the forum. I spent five years being told, “It’s tinnitus, you just have to live with it,” before finally getting more of a work-up. I explained to my PCP how truly bothersome it is: constant background tinnitus, a louder pulsatile whooshing sound on one side, and worsening with...

how old are you with tinnitus

@lostb1t, I don’t know if Quetiapine is specifically meant to help you calm down, but according to my psychiatrist and many members of Tinnitus Talk, it’s primarily used to help with sleep. Personally, I don’t notice any difference when I take Quetiapine for sleep, so I’ve stopped using it...

@Kam75, may I ask how you find Quetiapine? I’m looking for something to help calm me a bit during the day.

Something I’ve always wondered is if there’s a limit to how loud tinnitus can get. My volume keeps increasing every week, and every time I think, it can’t get any louder… can it?, it does. Right now, I’d say the volume is at a level that would be severely damaging if it were coming from an...

How are you doing now? Did your Eustachian tube dysfunction get better? I took a week of Prednisone for mild hearing loss after a loud event, and it caused an increase in my longtime mild tinnitus, hyperacusis, and terrible Eustachian tube dysfunction. I’m having the same kind of reaction. I...

I completely agree. I’m sick to death of this condition. I’m on Amoxicillin, but it isn’t helping, so I know they’ll probably put me on a -mycin next. I’m dreading it. How did it go for you?

@Suzerman, I don’t know if you’ll ever see this message, but if you’re still around, can I ask how you’re doing now? Did you ever find a solution for all your symptoms?

I’m in the exact same situation (2 months into tinnitus). I went to a tinnitus clinic, and they insisted on doing a new hearing test, even though I had one just 6 weeks ago. Now I have spikes in both ears and a new tone in one of them. It’s been 8 days, and nothing has changed. I’m so upset and...

That’s because most people recover naturally. It’s a lazy research design. In the case of Dr. Djalilian, it’s selective patient criteria meant to obscure the fact that the treatment doesn’t actually work. You could have people inhale their own breath, and just as many would show improvement as...

Hello! I’m wondering if anyone has experience with the antibiotic Cefuroxime. I’m currently taking it for Lyme disease because I had an allergic reaction to Doxycycline. My ears feel full and plugged, and I’m not sure if it’s from the Cefuroxime, allergies, or something else. So far, it hasn’t...

@sarahlouise89, has it gotten any better? For me, it usually goes away after a few weeks. It does go away for me. If I take B12 and magnesium, it usually goes away faster. It often happens in my right ear.

Yeah, I actually don’t have much trouble sleeping when I’m not overstimulated. Exhaustion knocks me out. For me, it’s more like I’ve reached a point of such extreme exhaustion that it causes tinnitus. I guess it damages my ears. I think I read somewhere that glutamate or glutamine—can’t remember...

Hi @sophia1688, I’m four weeks into the same situation, although my sound distortions occur with many things—leaves rustling, paper bags being crumpled, water running, and so on. Mine started after an acoustic trauma, even though I was wearing both earplugs and earmuffs. The exposure should...

I do not suppose you are still around, @Shoegaze, or that you have any update on your condition after all these years? Unfortunately, I am now dealing with the same issues, and I am finding it very difficult to live with at the moment.

Hello, Sarah here. Has anyone experienced a tinnitus tone or pitch that changes? Mine started as a humming sound and is now becoming more of a whistle. It is loud in my left ear, while my right ear is fine. I do not know what has caused this. Any help or advice would be appreciated.

@Mark F., Thanks for the kind words. I just hope you are right, and that there are better days ahead for all of us. This hope is truly all I have right now. It is the only thing that keeps me going.

This is for all the MAGAs.

Hi all, I was wondering if those of you still active here would be kind enough to check in and let me know how your symptoms are now. I have walked a long and strange path with my tinnitus and hearing issues over the last two years. At this point, the dysacusis is very prominent and affects...

Hello everyone,OMG!I’m not alone with this really bad noise coming from my head.My medications include gabapentin,could it have caused the tinnitus.I want to ask also,is there anyone in this forum that has an hearing aid for tinnitus?I have an appointment with an audiologist next week and I seem...

If you find a way, please let me know how. Thanks.

I had a normal audiogram three days ago (nothing else) up to 8 kHz, and I feel like my tinnitus has spiked. Is that possible, or am I starting to lose my mind? The strange thing is, I had another audiogram a month ago, along with tympanometry and an acoustic reflex test, and everything was...

Everyone is going to hate how screwed they are if they have a medical emergency. Two major impacts are going to hit the healthcare system that will affect everyone when they have a life-threatening illness. First, many hospitals that rely on Medicaid dollars are likely to close. The second...

What were your MEM symptoms, please?

Oh my God, I’m only 44. I don’t want to stay home, I want to live my life. I loved my life before this. I love spending time with my family. Now I’m stuck wearing earplugs and can’t go anywhere with them, and it’s making me miserable and depressed. I’ve read that some people get better from the...

How is this pseudo-academic? It is a legitimate research article. Anyway, here is the paper for anyone who is interested:

I have lived in Texas for almost 70 years, and Austin ranks near the bottom of the list of places I would want to visit, let alone live in. It has too many similarities to San Francisco for my taste.

If you could go to the pharmacy and get a pill to save your hearing after being exposed to loud noise, or if such a pill could be used by patients or professionals who are at risk, it would be a massive breakthrough. As far as I’m concerned, anything that treats ear-related conditions is a win...

Does it also get worse with high-intensity exercise?