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So, this is a very strange question (and I hope it doesn't upset anyone) but in the last few days I've noticed at times my T has dropped in its volume - or at least my perceived volume of it. Not all the time, but sometimes I'm not noticing it which is unusual for me. 2 nights ago I woke and...

Anyone have any experience with these antibiotics? Looks like I'll be on them for about 2 weeks. Thanks!

I know ibuprofen is a bit of a no-no for us, but does anyone have any alternatives? I'm dealing with a bursitis flare up in both hips and in a bit of pain. Because it's inflamation, it's been suggested I use ibuprofen but am a bit worried about using it for a few days/weeks in a row ... Thanks :)

So, tell me all about your must haves/must do's when flying Thanks! :)

So, I've joined a gym ... A very quiet gym! And I'm dying to listen to come music while I work out, but obviously like everyone else here I'm paranoid about using headphones/earbuds. Now, while I never listen LOUDLY, I'm wondering if there are now products what help protect your hearing? Or...

Hi T family! Haven't been here in a long time because *touch wood* at the moment I'm doing ok and working hard to ignore my sounds. Still there as loud as ever, but I trying my best. My question is ... The antibiotic E-mycin is a big avoid for us with T, but for people without? My baby boy...

Any T dramas with a cortisone injection?

More and more often I'm getting a droning/physical buzz in my head. Sounds like a low hum from a refrigerator or a car idling - and it's physical ... Vibrated inside my head. Most of the time it's so loud it masks my ringing. Apart from being so so scared that this is soon going to be my...

My sister is very outgoing, loves concerts, shows, movies, visiting bars/clubs etc, and I'm quite the opposite, and since T, I don't think I've been to a movie or been out to a loud bar since. My T can be reactive sometimes - even if it's just a family dinner with lots of talking/laughing but a...

Hi T family! Hoping you can weigh in on this for me. I've been doing ok T wise - I'm working on @I who love music theory :) but last night my nasty hum came back and my ringing went up to a level I'd not heard before. It also seemed a lot "sharper" if that makes sense. Took a while to get to...

I need some tough love - so no negative Nancy's please ;) I need a general anestetic. I've already cancelled the procedure once because I got cold feet, but I do need to rebook it. It's relatively minor and isn't anywhere near my ears (it's a small bowel biopsy). Will take about 10-20 minutes...

Just wondering...? I pretty much mask 100% of the time when I'm at home - even with 2 children some of the rooms are just too quiet for me to be in without my masking sounds.

I'm not coping, and last night was bad. Had a breakdown in front of my husband - and while I'm glad he was there, he hates not being able to help me :( My high pitched ringing T is hard enough to deal with, but now I also have a low humming sound that actually masks the high pitched ringing...

I'm a little late to the party with this thread, but just want to check in to see how everyone is after the recent siege in Sydney. I know while I didn't know anyone involved, Sydney is only about 3 hours from home and I have several friends who live in the city. It really struck so close to...

Been a strange few days. My T is spiking pretty badly (probably the worst spoke I've had) but I'm also noticing when I'm speaking it sounds to me muffled/like I'm talking underwater/blocked, but I can hear the other person fine. Sometimes it also seems reversed and I feel like I can't hear them...

Hi Dr Nagler, I have to have a general anestetic and the doctor said they will be using midazolam, fentanyl and diprivan (propofol). Any word on if these are toxic to the ears, or likely to increase my T? Thanks

damn. I have to have a general anestetic and the dr said they will be using midazolam, fentanyl and diprivan (propofol). I'm pretty much shit scared ... Which is appropriate considering the procedure will be done by my gastroenterologist! I can't find a hell of alot on these drugs - except for...

Hi T family :) I've noticed quite a few of you have fantastic senses of humour and I'm in need of a bit of help. My dad (severe T and hearing loss) wants me to organise a badge/tag for him to wear on his shirt so people know he has a hearing impairment but ... he wants it to be a little funny...

I've just finished watching Dallas Buyers Club and f*ck me! What is with movies now putting all types to tinnitus pitches and sound through them? Several times I had to plug my ears because of the loud high pitches in parts of it, so now I'm so focused on my T it's not funny :( and it's not...

Any experience? Only asking because it's an anti-inflammatory and I usually try to stay clear of them... But my GP thinks I have bursitis in my hip and it's bloody painful, so if it's not going to upset my tinnitus I'd like to give it a go. (Only short term - just a week to see if it helps...

Hi T family, Just want to preface this by saying I don't want any negativity on this thread please. I'm in hospital with pneumonia, pluracy and dehydration. My 5th day :( and I'm facing my biggest fear ... Medications. I'm currently in IV penicillin, fluids and maxalon, and orally Ibuprofen...

Considered safe yes?

This is generally seen as not ok for tinnitus sufferers, isn't it? I've had a chest infection for about 4 weeks now. A lower dose of Amoxicillin seemed to help a little but now it's back again. My GP has just prescribed Erythromycin - even after I said that I'd heard it affected ears. She...

So, I've been sick with a nasty flu for about 4 weeks now. I took a short course of lower dose antibiotics (amoxil) and while I can good for a while there, I'm now sick again. So this morning whilst in the shower - where I do all my heavy thinking and create all my catastrophic scenarios ;) -...

Anyone seen a more random title? ;) Want to hear from all you outdoorsy types - how does camping/staying in tents effect your T - especially if it's windy weather. We have just brought a camper trailer (well, it's a little more upscale, but essentially still a tent over the sleeping areas)...

Hi T family! I just wanted to pop in and let you know that I haven't forgotten any of you and still think about how you are doing every day. I've been trying to stay away and put T out if my mind and coming here as much as I used to was becoming painful for me. People who got T after me were...

Taking my daughter to the circus this afternoon. And after the excitement of taking her wore off I'm starting to get paranoid ... How loud is it going to be? Obviously going to wear my ear plugs but what if they aren't enough? I'm freaking out! It's a 2 hour show with an interval. I'll be...

I had this done this morning and I'm now freaking that is going to spike/make my T permanently worse. Gosh it was so loud it was almost painful. Anyone had one of these tests with no effect to their T?

Just had another hearing test and this one didn't go so well :( she seems to think I have a hearing loss in a high register in one ear. I'm devastated. Seriously. I honestly thought my hearing was perfect and this has shaken me ... I found it really difficult and had to concentrate SO hard to...

So last night I had something very scary happen. Very scary. Might just be something that happens with chronic T but never the less, I want to pop in and see if anyone has had this, or their experiences. I woke up around 11pm (yes, I go to bed early!) and I had a totally different sound - A...

I finally got up the nerve to call a company who I thought did TRT, and they have been sold :( The people who took it over will do a session with me explaining T but usually they now just refer onto a psychologist. Or offer neuronmonics which I said I wasn't all that interested in at the moment...

Just wondering if your T spikes/changes in relation to your menstral cycle? I'm trying to work out if mine is/seems worse at certain times of the month or if it's only due to hormones As I'm just less able to deal with it as I'm more emotional.

Just thinking outloud here, my T has been more intrusive for about a month now. Louder, harder to mask, harder to deal with. I'm about 10 months in ... So I'm wondering if I've had some sort of "shift" and now it's my brain calling the shots rather than my ears - is in ingrained in me now?

I love my family, really I do, but they make me so frustrated sometimes. My aunt has just rocked up to my house with a gift for my almost 5 year old. Headphones for her ipad. Yes, they may be volume limiting, but considering what’s going on with my ears anything that goes over or in ears...

Hi T family :) I've been struggling for a good month now and am heading to the GP tomorrow to see if he can give me something to help with my anxiety surrounding T. To make it clear I don't want anything to be taken daily - only something when I'm having a panic attack over the T. I fully...

And I'm so nervous! It's for a community based organisation which helps underprivileged families going through hard times. I'll be doing some admin for them. Jeeze I hope they play the radio in their office, otherwise they will have to listen to my wind chimes ;p hahaha

A lady I had a reiki session with recently just sent me a message on Facebook linking me to a page which claimed ringing in ones ears is our "spiritual guide" sending us a message. So many people have commented about how their ears have been ringing constantly for days/months/years and they...

This is a total brain dump, but I'm having a loud day -actually loudest week ever :( and I'm wondering ... I've just taken one of my kids to the dentist for a checkup, and while I was there I asked how accommodating they are to someone with T as I need 2 fillings, and it got me thinking - I'm...

Just a whinge - no need to reply... Just having a run of really bad days which makes me so cranky - we have just celebrated my beautiful sons 2nd birthday, the weather is beautiful, my kids are happy and life in general is swimming along, and I feel so low in spite of all this :( For the last...

Not sure where this belongs (admin feel free to move) but has anyone seen a neuro in regards to their T? - not including for an existing neurological condition that caused T. We have just seen a pediatric neuro for my 4 year old (she is fine thankfully!) but he made so much sense explaining why...

About 4 times today my right ear all of a sudden has become blocked and the T has intensified - for longer than transient tinnitus (or whatever the T that is normal for everyone is called). I've had to equalise, yawn etc to get it to settle down however it hasn't settled down to its regular...

Hi everyone, Just wanted to pop in and update - especially after my last post about sinus surgery ... I had another ENT appointment and it now looks like surgery is off the cards as she thinks my issues are allergy related (I tested quite highly to dust mites). So our plan of attack now is to...

Not sure what I'm expecting to get out of this, but I just need to let it out. My main goal right now is to relax and habituate. I've had a few good days (experiencing a but of a spike at the moment) but I'm finding one thing that always draws me back into listening and thinking about my T is...

So guys, need some advice... I'm sure when I return to the ENT next week she is going to recommend surgery. My sinus issues aren't going away, I constantly feel like I have cement in my forehead and around my eyes and I'm miserable with facial pain and facial fullness. The nasal steroids id...

Need a quick answer from my T family - is stemetil ok to take? I'm having dizzy/vertigo spells and have been prescribed this... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prochlorperazine

No. It's my ears getting louder :( Not coping so well at the moment :(

Just need some perspective from some T veterans - I know the feeling of blocked ears can be considered a T "side effect", so how so you know when it's time to go to the doctors to get it checked? My T is increasing over the last week, I'm feeling a lot of sinus pressure (not that unusual for...

I recently had a mole removed from my face and needed 2 local anesthetics. Might have been my imagination but I think my T reduced in volume for a few days after. Any link?

Just wondering... I've recently had a few lovely low T days ( although I was making a conscious effort to mask more, not be in a silent environment, and try and switch off as soon as I thought about T) But last night my young son had a fall and I panicked. I was alone with the children and he...

So, had my fitting for custom plugs today and apparently I have the smallest ear canals in an adult she has ever seen! haha

Why can't this bloody T stay the same? I've had about 3 brilliant days - it's been there but it has hardly worried me, I've been positive, not stressed about it but then last night it came back incredibly loud and with a new sound in there - I've never heard it so loud, it was claustrophobic...

Hi, Just wondering if we have a central thread where members can list (and update) the supplements/medications they are taking?

Feel free to delete if this has been done or not appropriate, but I wanted to start a positive thread for those little fist pump moments against T Mine today was I actually sat down and did some crochet which I haven't since onset. I could still hear the T but I managed to concentrate on the...

Masking that use to work doesn't anymore, and while I feel my reaction to hearing it is less, I'm sure it's louder that ever. Not doing anything different and what I hate the most is that it isn't something anyone can help me with :(

Just a little whinge :( my husbands work has fantastic Xmas parties - great food, free drinks all night and really amazing bands. The last few years we have had the best nights, and we have just got the info through for this years... They are doing the same as last year - holding it at a...

So, I guess this doesn’t really belong in the support area, but wasn’t sure where to put it. I just wanted to update on my ENT appointment this afternoon. Have to say, she actually re-assured me a little about my T and didn’t dismiss me, which is a good thing (especially from an ENT so Ive...

Fish Oil on Amazon.com Any ideas if an omega supplement would be any use? I haven't read anything in terms of using omega for T, but seeing T is related to something in the brain, I'm wondering if it would be worth starting a supplement?

I'm up for a rant this morning (so fair warning...) I have the flu so have spent the last 3 nights semi-sleeping on the couch with bouts of uncontrollable coughing (husband is on long shift in the mines and needs his sleep). I'm tired and my T has seemed louder for the past week at least. All my...

Heard a new sound last night at bedtime. A low fan type sound. Kinda felt like it was vibrating in my ears :( Thankfully I *think* only heard the original high pitched sound this morning. Please please please let it have something to do with the cold I have!