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Has anyone heard of this or actually tried it? An acquaintance told me she had good results with lowering the volume of her tinnitus and even experienced some quiet days using this treatment system. I found a practitioner who is almost local and spoke with her about trying this approach to...

Has anyone tried NeuroQuiet, the ear drops that are being advertised frequently? It looks like a scam to me, but like all of you, I’m willing to try just about anything to quiet my screaming head.

Looking for a doctor of any kind in Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill NC who understands tinnitus. Bonus points if s/he has it too.

Does anyone know of a psychiatrist in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area who is knowledgeable about tinnitus and treating tinnitus with pharmaceuticals? Even a PDoc who HAS tinnitus would be helpful, as he/she would "get it." Thanks!

I received an aroma diffuser for Christmas and have been enjoying it in my bedroom. However I'm noticing a significant spike ever since I started using it! Could this lovely scent of cinnamon apple cider be causing this spike? I have not changed anything else in my life. I'm wondering if this...

I thought B vitamins were helpful but I've realized that when I take mine I get a spike that lasts 8-10 hours. This seems weird as I've thought B deficiency could contribute to tinnitus. Same happens when I take Magnesium. I've tried every formulation of Magnesium and now taking Magnesium...

I live in Arlington VA and am participating in a tinnitus research study at Georgetown University Medical Center. This is not a clinical trial, it's a research study, so what I have gotten is not a treatment. But it did silence my tinnitus temporarily. Other participants in the study had similar...

There are so many Anti-tinnitus scams on the Internet, I recently posted asking if anyone had tried a particular one and learned from you guys that it's s scam! Saved me money and effort! So many newbies come here looking for help, I know they are just like I was, googling like crazy! Could...

I read that Omega Oils can help heal the auditory nerve for some people with T, so I thought what the heck it couldn't hurt, I'll try it. Well after three days taking it I now have T louder than I ever have and I have not done anything different except that. I do know that it can spike for no...

I have had T for almost a year. It's not real loud but it's bothersome. My new doctor just switched me from Armour thyroid to Synthroid and since day 2 my T has been twice as loud and very difficult to tolerate. I had almost habituated and now I'm back to square one. Any info on Synthroid and T?

When I first got T I researched and found that clonazepam could help lower the volume. So my pdoc prescribed it .05 2xday, and it did seem to lower the volume about 1/2. Now it's almost a year later. I usually take my first dose about 8 am, but today I forgot to take it. When I woke up my...

I'm going to an iMax movie next week, have not been to a movie since T started last December. Should I wear my ear plug only in my T ear or in both? Thanks for suggestions.

Has anybody seen the recruitment info from ATA to participate in a study to find out how much your t bothers you? I'm curious what would be the useful purpose of using the funding they got to find this out???

I keep seeing people saying that taking magnesium helps. What dosage is suggested? Any particular formulation better than others?

Treated myself to a ridiculously huge bowl of ice cream as a reward for myself for something..... Now got this big t spike going on. I'm betting it was the sugar...!?!? Ya' think? Or what?

Went to a t support group meeting at Georgetown univ medical center. Someone mentioned she saw an article about a study that show introverts who get t have a harder time dealing with it than extroverts, introvert brains are different than extrovert's brains. So I'm curious how many on our forum...

Dr Nagler, could you please find out for me if strontium would exacerbate my tinnitus. My GP suggested I take it because it bonds with bone in the same way calcium does and draws calcium to the bone as well. This is to help prevent osteoporosis. Well I've been taking it for a week (680 mg daily)...

My general doctor keeps urging me to exercise more, which of course everybody should. But I went to an aerobics class and afterwards had a bad spike for a few days. Now I'm reluctant to go back. It was not loud music at all, really just the instructor leading us thru the moves with the music in...

Just curious, I've noticed others have posted that it causes spikes for them and am realizing (big Mexican lunch today) that it does seem to make my t louder for hours. What do you think is in that kind of food that would stimulate the brain?

Dr Nagler, I had an aha moment today when I realized that today I put on a fresh estradiol patch (1/week) and now I'm having a serious T spike. I checked the ATA list of ototoxic drugs and found estradiol on the list. I am post menopausal and use the HRT to help prevent osteoporosis. Do you...

Five months into my T and starting to believe the people who say "things really will get better." The best thing I've learned is that spikes really do go back down! In the beginning my T would spike and I would panic: "oh no if it keeps getting louder I cannot bear it!" Then in a few hours or...

I use my earbuds for many hours day and night, and lately I've started having itchy ears. Not deep like an ear infection, but just inside the ear canal where the buds go. So duh, it occurs to me that I never clean them and probably am contaminating my outer ear with germs! Yikes. Any...

The foam ones won't stay In my ears, the silicon ones stay in great. But I keep reading about how the foam ones offer such good protection. Are the foam ones really a lot better than the silicon ones? The apt bldg i live in has a fire alarm system that goes off periodically (110 dB in my...

If I sleep on my right side the next morning water runs out of my right ear. Left side, left ear runs water. It's just a few drops, clear, no odor. I have been told by my otherwise no-good ENT that there is nothing wrong with my ears or eardrums. Of course he didn't spend much time looking in my...

Has anybody tried the inexpensive hearing aids from MDHearingAid? Have been looking at their info, the premium model is about $600 for 2, which is soooo much less than all the others. All the reviews are good but I'd like to hear from some of you! Www.mdhearingaid.com

This is probably old news for a lot of people but some of our newbies may not know that the American Tinnitus Assoc sponsors support groups in many areas. I found a support group within decent driving distance and I'm so glad I did! This link also offers lists of resources for all kinds of help...

Here's a link to a 30 page list of all known ototoxic drugs. If you go to this page you will find a link to download (or look at) the list. http://hearinglosshelp.com/weblog/new-list-of-drugs-herbs-and-chemicals-associated-with-tinnitus-released.php

I've posted a couple of times about how my daughter developed Very Loud T and resolved it by going to a dentist who said she had TMJ and fitted her with a "positioning splint" which she wore 24/7 and finally it totally cured her T. Well I talked with her further today and she said she never did...

Now I'm scared that any common thing I might take will make this ringing worse. Sometimes I take NyQuil when my allergies are acting up, what's the deal on NyQuil!?

Had cataract surgery 10 days ago. Ringing now in both ears not just one, and very loud. Just learned that both the eye drops Rx I've been doing 4x daily are ototoxic. I cannot believe I did not check on this. I assume this will be irreversible. Anybody have info on these? Ofloxacin. Prednisolone.

I'm going to a different ENT soon for a 2nd opinion, the first one was rude, dismissive and totally uninformed about T. His audiologist did a hearing test that reported I have perfect hearing, although I am pretty sure that my left ear high frequency T is due to some hearing loss at that...

I was telling a friend that I'd read how lidocaine injection during dental work quiets tinnitus so I was thinking about visiting a dentist, haha. So he said he has lidoderm patches he uses for shingles pain and maybe if I stick one to my left temple (where my tinnitus shrieks) it would stop it...

I keep seeing so many comments that ENTs are not helpful and often not knowledgeable or even compassionate. Beyond checking the ears for possible physiological causes (treatable), do they do any T sufferers any good? Should we be seeing neurologists instead? Does "somebody" need to help...

Started with this almost 3 months ago, high pitched shrill in left ear, thought I was getting used to it, so now today there's also a little bell that rings about every 5 seconds. Does that mean I'm now going to have two instead of one? Is this normal? It just gets worse and worse doesnt it?

Just read about pink noise to mask with, how is this different from white noise?

I'm spending a lot of time with earbuds filtering the rain forest into my ears, it helps to keep me sane. But would I get used to the ringing sooner if I just let it ring all the time? I'm not masking to totally cover the ringing, it would really take a high volume to cover it.

I'm beginning to to realize that the more we talk about and think about T the worse it may get. I've found a support group that meets locally once a month and I'm wondering if I should go. (Will we sit n a circle and say "I'm so-and-so and I have tinnitus? :) I'm starting to habituate a bit...

I've seen these mentioned in several posts but when I google it, it seems to be hearing aids sold at a place in Nebraska. So duh, I'm confused. Is there an actual brand name for these masking hearing aids? I'm new at this, do please pardon me if i am asking the wrong question.

Can anyone recommend a medical doctor NOT AN ENT in the DC area who understands tinnitus and is willing to work with a patient to figure out possible causes that could be addressed or pharm assistance to help manage depression and anxiety? I've had no luck so far ... my PCP handed me off to an...