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I have severe tinnitus with multiple tones. However, I do home irrigation once a month without any issues. My tinnitus is slightly elevated after using it, but only for a minute or so.

Were all these deaths caused by suicide?

Hi everybody, I am facing a very agonizing dilemma: whether I should stay in the place I have lived for the past five years or move out. The possible reason for moving is that about 200 yards from me, a new building is being constructed — more specifically, a new recreation center for the...

I mean it sounds like you're struggling a lot to establish a noteworthy kinship between two treatments, by the sole virtue of Hubert Lim's role in the R&D of both. On those grounds, the suggestion that these two types of treatments might be compatible (at all) seems like quite some leap, don't...

In this study, infrared light was used on the auditory cortex, which is located in the temporal lobe. The paper mentions the use of patch-clamp testing. I’m not a scientist, but I believe this procedure requires a craniotomy.

Not sure how a drop would fix a brain neuronal issue 🤷‍♂️

I would go to an ENT. I trust a surgeon’s hands more. When I had an impaction removed with a curette, it definitely hurt. I think that is just part of the process. The skin inside the ear is very sensitive.

Was your initial trigger the antibiotics or noise?

Netanyahu nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize is like Ted Bundy nominating Jeffrey Dahmer for a James Beard Award.

Brief report: the day following the sound exposure went well. So, based on my personal experience, the Ayurveda approach seemed to work. I had done basti, gone to bed around 11 p.m., and woke up feeling pretty good. No spike!

Yes, waiting is definitely difficult. I hope they are successful. Who knows, they might even have promising data before then. If the cochlear implants monitor the health of the ear and patients send data daily, hopefully that helps move things forward. I’m not sure myself, though.

The short spoon scoop. That will make the earwax removal in your right ear more difficult. Gravity is a great thing that does half the work for you. Do not scoop anywhere near the eardrum. It is thinner than paper, and it sits about 2.5 centimeters from the entrance of the ear. You do this at...

He can’t even give a compliment without revealing his ignorance and prejudice. But hey, I guess that’s exactly what you love and relate to. Keep them coming!

I have just ordered the exact otoscope you linked to in that other thread. Is there any particular scoop that comes with it that you would recommend? Unfortunately, I cannot sleep with my right ear (the blocked one) on the pillow, as I have spinal scoliosis and always need to sleep on my left...

What does it mean that I’m “reaching”? Do you mean that I’m exaggerating? If you think I’m exaggerating, I invite you to read @kelpiemsp’s profile. He wrote this himself in 2019: “I am currently experiencing silence for the 1st time in 31 years. No wonder people are so upset. What a strange...

I came across this recently. It seems to be a relatively new product. I wonder if anyone has tried it. Since I have not tried it myself, I will reserve judgment. https://www.audizene.com/

I’m starting Cognitive Behavioral Therapy next week. My tinnitus is getting worse every day and every week. I’m trying to avoid all loud noises, but apparently even talking seems to make it worse now. I started taking Zinc, but it hasn’t helped. It might even be making things worse. Last night...

If you read my posts, you will realize that I am advising this cannot be done in a single session. Olive oil only softens the surface of the earwax it comes into contact with. As a result, that softened wax can then be gently scraped out using a curette attached to an ear camera. After the...

Thanks. This is the problem: irrigation might make things worse, but if manual removal fails a second time, I am not sure what to do. I am going to use olive oil drops, but they can sometimes expand the wax, making it even more uncomfortable. I am assuming the wax is pressed up against my...

I came back to say that my tinnitus is still probably 90 percent reduced from where it was during that time. I only hear it in very quiet spaces and when I lie on my left ear at night. I have been a DJ for 10 years now, and I own a nightclub, so I am constantly exposed to music in the 90 to 105...

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I cannot believe this thread is here, and has been here, for ten years. Maybe I did a search wrong, but I don't find any other posts from the author. Even if I did the search wrong, and he is a regular, this is simply BS trolling. This is teenage caliber comics at its best, or the lowest of the...

You are really reaching, my friend, and also being very generous about the merits of Lenire.

Does Audizen work, or is it a scam? It is being advertised online. At first, it appears as a Dr. Oz and Vicks “trick” to cure tinnitus, which is already a red flag. Then, a doctor named Dean Ornish presents a seminar, claiming that tinnitus is caused by inflammation of nerves in the brain. He...

I happened upon a craniosacral massage therapist at one point, although unfortunately he later left that field. I did receive some of this body-based work, and he was able to calm the tinnitus down a bit. Perhaps Kevin might find some relief that way. You may also be able to find a good...

Thanks for that. I guess I had completely misunderstood it. So Active Noise Cancellation is actually physically canceling the incoming sound wave, and it is not just a perceptual trick as I had believed. That is good to know. So in theory, ANC should be safe for people with ear damage. My...

Read these two postings: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/posts/717450 https://www.tinnitustalk.com/posts/717556 Irrigation may (if not likely) make you worse.

Oh man… it might be years before we know the results. It says the year 2027.

I remember @kelpiemsp, the “fortunate” person who experienced silence for the first time in 31 years after trying the University of Minnesota device. It is incredibly frustrating to know that a device capable of silencing tinnitus is sitting unused on a university shelf. Dr. Hubert Lim is...

So many of us have been there. Two months is nowhere near enough time to assume you are going to feel this way forever. It took me about a year to truly come out of the fog. Hang in there. Rule out possible causes with medical doctors, stay away from negative message boards, and focus only on...

ANC uses destructive interference. The offending sound waves never enter the inner ear as they are cancelled out. Note that ANC is only really good for continuous low-frequency sounds, as there is a delay for the hardware to sample, process, and output an out-of-phase wave.

I'm sorry you were subjected to this. My tinnitus from the Acoustic Reflex Test, though in only one ear, was also much worse than what I originally had at the time.

Magnesium Citrate and Magnesium Oxide both cause spikes for me. Magnesium Glycinate and Magnesium L-Threonate do not.

Back in the 1990s, when I was younger and had more energy, I tried this therapy myself: a low-level laser directed at my inner ear from behind. It was combined with an injection of Ginkgo biloba (I hope I am spelling that correctly), and I had to breathe in pure or nearly pure oxygen through a...

First In Human Randomised Trial of Rincell-1 in Adults With a Cochlear Implant

Seven months in, and the tone or ringing has subsided. It is quiet at night and during the early to mid-morning hours. The tinnitus now feels like it has shifted into my head, presenting as a low electrical buzz, like a power pylon. I suppose that is better than the tones, but it is still...

I have a completely blocked right ear. I can hear my jaw movements and my tinnitus very clearly, and I also suffer from hyperacusis. The audiologist today said there was no gap wide enough for him to insert the curette. I felt some pain as he tried his best, and it terrified me. It felt like I...

After about 15 years of living with this high-volume ear screeching, I would say: do whatever it takes to manage your stress, whether through medical support or physical activity. Manage your environment by avoiding situations with potentially high noise levels. I guess my wife and friends will...

I have been told that tinnitus associated with hearing loss is permanent. I have bilateral high-frequency hearing loss and associated tinnitus. It has been 10 weeks now. I am just looking for success stories from people who have hearing loss and have managed to habituate to their tinnitus to...

I found out it was the LDL test, conducted at 100 decibels with multiple beeps. I now have a new high-pitched noise in my right ear that is much worse than my previous tinnitus and is audible everywhere. It has been two weeks now. I am going to file a complaint and hope this does not happen to...

It is not the over-the-counter steroid for the ear, but rather the over-the-counter sympathomimetic, like Oxymetazoline. We do not have over-the-counter steroids available around here. The sympathomimetic works instantly and dramatically. Steroids, on the other hand, do not have a rebound...

Magnesium Glycinate.

No guarantees, but for me, the first year was the most mentally shattering and difficult. Things did get better. I went from catastrophic hyperacusis and tinnitus—where I truly did not know how I would make it through each day—to my current state about 12 years later. I would say the first year...

Greetings all, While bicycling, I just had a nasty sound exposure from an ambulance that blasted its siren—without any apparent need, as they were not on an emergency call as far as I could tell. They were leaving the scene at a slow pace on a narrow main street. While I no longer have...

What device is used for this? I was given a red light infrared wand that a friend used to help with pain. Is this the same thing?

Yes, Infrared Photon Therapy, also known as Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) or Photobiomodulation, is a treatment approach that uses specific wavelengths of light to stimulate cellular function and promote healing.

Let your son know that extremely severe tinnitus after acoustic trauma is often temporary, and it usually improves over the course of months or years. Habituation also tends to develop over time, making everything more manageable. In the meantime, tell him not to panic. Encourage him to stay...

Well, it is great to hear about some success. Zinc might be something to take when you experience a tinnitus spike, to help you get through the worst of it. It certainly deserves further research.

It is a disgrace for the research community that this is still being discussed and questioned. I suppose they will have to go back to severing hearing nerves just to prove a point—though this time, making sure the data is accurate. Of course, I am not volunteering myself. And how should the...

Any new developments on this? What kind of device is available to deliver these infrared photons? Is that just another term for low-level laser therapy?

@Lost life, I just came across this old post and hope this reaches you. Did you try it? If so, what were the results? My cousin gave me her portable red light infrared device, and I am curious about giving it a try.

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Okay, update. Yes, it helped for several days—then it stopped helping. I tried the “test” mentioned several posts earlier in this thread, where you put one drop on your tongue. If it tastes like water, you are deficient, and if it tastes metallic, you are not. On day six, it tasted metallic, so...

@Heal82 great to see that you have improved. Can I ask how many months in you started to notice improvement and what may have helped.

I found this helpful for falling asleep: https://www.youtube.com/@anaasterasmr I listen to it with small earbuds i bought, with which you can sleep (on your side too, they're small and don't pressure)

Would you find Dr. Pulec's data on cochlear nerve section questionable? Some people here have said 'saved lives'. Pulec claimed strong results.

Allow the ENT to visually inspect the eardrum and see if it looks like it is inflamed, pressurized or has fluid build up.