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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?

I developed tinnitus about two weeks ago. It started out very mild, and at first, I was just ignoring it. I did not even notice the reactivity, but it has been gradually getting worse. I went to an ENT and had my hearing tested, and everything came back fine. I do have issues with my cervical...

The same thing happened to me last week. I’m so angry.

I’ve got this too, two months after an ear infection. It’s a low-frequency, warbling tinnitus. Sometimes it merges into a constant tone, then shifts back to the warbling. It’s horrible.

I’m another hum sufferer following an ear infection two months ago. It has an irregular rhythm but is constant. It gets worse when there is no ambient sound. Sometimes it becomes a steady hum, while at other times it pulses, though not in sync with my heartbeat. It measures around 100 to 150...

Ugh, I have the same thing. Low-frequency tinnitus (around 100 to 200 Hz). It warbles and is irregular. I think it’s always present, but most daily noise masks it. At times, especially when I’m in bed, it can turn into a constant tone. It also seems worse in certain rooms, yet barely audible in...

@SpiralPath, life sometimes throws us curveballs. Just when we feel on top of the world, a crash can happen. I have had so many ups and downs in my 55 years that, honestly, I see it all as one big adventure—good times and bad. But stay hopeful. This too shall pass. You are still quite young...

My doctor prescribed 0.5 mg, one to two times daily, since October 2024. I also take 50 mg of Zoloft. I will pray for you, @delta784. Thank you, @linearb, for your very detailed response. Klonopin tends to lessen the distress, and my tinnitus has come a long way toward quieting down. I have...

Happy 4th!

Hello, I do not take it regularly. I only use it during very difficult periods, and I usually take 0.25 to 0.5 mg every three days, one to three hours before sleeping. I have never taken it for more than two weeks.

So, the clinical trial hasn't even started yet? Damn.

He also has multi-tone tinnitus. This condition takes everything from me. Combined with noxacusis, hyperacusis, tonic tensor tympani syndrome, and other ear problems, it becomes extremely difficult. My advice to you is to protect your ears, because you never know when things might get worse...

Therapies targeting recent-onset cases are where most of the successes seem to cluster. (Mind you, I have submitted my patented cure for recent-onset tinnitus — 100 percent natural — breadcrumbs! But don’t tell anyone. 😎) It makes you wonder about the connection between psychology and...

Go on! Silver-tongued, pseudo-academic, raising our hopes… But if you are actually onto something, that would be wonderful. So, where is the catch? Does it only work for early-onset cases who happen to be billionaires? 😟

What I meant was I have to drive at least 30 miles for most things, which isn’t great when your ears and face hurt.

I'm only 29. How long have you been taking it daily?

@momus, have you tried Clonazepam?

Hey @Mark F., Thank you so much for the response. It really means a lot to me because I feel so lost right now. I am worried because I feel like tinnitus will eventually win. It may only get worse over time, and my quality of life might keep declining. It hurts more and more to watch myself...

I think it is incredibly hard to say, honestly. It is a purely internal perception, so it has no actual volume associated with it, and the relative volume it seems to have compared to the rest of my audio feed is extremely variable. It depends on factors like fatigue, muscle tension, hormone...

Dry needling seemed to provide some occasional improvement. I am still experiencing both good and bad days, but overall things feel more balanced. For now, I am holding off on continuing the dry needling therapy, as I am concerned about the risk of hitting a nerve or potentially making things worse.