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  1. Chinmoku

    Ottomax Claims to Eliminate Tinnitus and Regenerate Hearing — Remain Cautious

    Just wanted to warn users that there are messages going around, especially in central Europe, about a supplement called Ottomax that is touted as regenerating hearing and eliminating tinnitus. If you google it, some of the posts claim this is scientifically proven and have pictures of brain...
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    Tinearity, a Bone Conduction Based White Noise Generator for Tinnitus Relief — Reviews?

    One of my well meaning friends who is not well informed on tinnitus sent me information on a device from Sweden, from a company called Tinearity. I went to their page for a quick check. It looks like a small disc-shaped white noise generator to be placed behind the ear and working by bone...
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    Abraham Shulman Tinnitus Protocol (Clonazepam Plus Gabapentin)

    This is the old Shulman et al paper: GABAA-benzodiazepine-chloride receptor-targeted therapy for tinnitus control: preliminary report That, based on brain imaging, argued that for some types of tinnitus the combination of Clonazepam and Gabapentin works. I have read that some forum members...
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    Flare Audio Calmer — Does It Help Tinnitus?

    A friend sent me this: https://flareaudio.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/43000583034-will-calmer-help-with-tinnitus- "[...] There are many different types of tinnitus but often tinnitus can present itself as a constant ringing which in audio terms is a resonance. Calmer removes...
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    Can Tiger Balm Help Tinnitus?

    I am in a group that discusses medication withdrawal and more than one person claimed that Tiger Balm helped their tinnitus. They applied it topically behind and under their ears. I am rather skeptical about this, but before trying I would like to ask whether anyone has benefited from this in...
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    Can Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) Exclude Ototoxic Damage to Hair Cells?

    Two specialists I saw ran the OAE test and, as it came out clean, concluded that ototoxic damage is unlikely, so they said I can keep taking my medication pregabalin (a more powerful version of gabapentin/neurontin). I pointed out that my tinnitus is very high frequency and that otoacustic...
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    Tinnitus Keeps Worsening on Its Own: Why?

    I read in the forum that usually tinnitus does not worsen on its own, but if it keeps worsening there is a reason. I am having this. When it started in Fall 2018, presumably due to a ear infection following a big cold, it was quite mild in retrospective. It has been increasing progressively and...
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    Suggestions for Good ENT Departments for Tinnitus in London?

    Quick question: does anyone in London or UK have good experiences with a particular ENT department in a London hospital for tinnitus treatment? I would like to have a new referral and will discuss with my GP, but I'd like to have an idea of where I could go. I saw that the Royal ENT hospital...
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    Sertraline, Agomelatine or Amitriptyline for Helping Mood and Allowing Withdrawal from Pregabalin?

    I am new here. I have had tinnitus since Oct 2018 following a cold, but was on Pregabalin for other matters. I give more details in my introduction post. I have been tapering Pregabalin for months, I am now down to 60 mg but tinnitus got louder and louder during the taper and my mood is very...
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    Tinnitus Started While I Was on Pregabalin — Now Trying to Taper

    I just joined. I have had tinnitus since October 2018. It started after a cold but at the time I was under a medication called pregabalin for other problems. I read that tinnitus is one of the side effects of pregabalin, so I have been trying to taper. It is taking a long time, since I am having...