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I’m back and so is the much dreaded low-frequency drone. It was sort of stable for almost a year and 6 weeks ago it came back with vengeance. I remember that afternoon there was a car idling nearby and I know that could trigger it but for a year I had no reactions so I didn’t move. Stupid...

I’m very sensitive to low frequency sounds. Three weeks ago I was admitted to hospital for 3 days. Right above my bed there was an air conditioner vent, fairly loud, rumbling away non stop. it was so bad that I used earmuffs almost for the entire stay, day and night. I knew I will pay the...

Today the loudest siren, sounding like an air horn, went on for 10-15 seconds across the street at the childcare centre. I was inside the house with front door opened, so some 25-30 meters away. I’ve been in tears all afternoon as I feel my ears are burning which I take is not a good sign. I...

Can somebody relate to this please? I’m in absolute panic! It started two weeks ago, I woke up during the night and my head was shaking from this thundering sound. It has been on/off since, usually happens upon waking during the night or in the morning and can linger for some time. I have...

Five shots were fired very close to my house. I was inside and all windows and doors closed, still very damn loud. How dangerous is this sort of noise for our ears?

Has anyone heard of this or even better tried it? I joined a very large Facebook group of users and some report improvement in tinnitus, others nothing, some got worse and some got tinnitus after starting detox. https://www.trsdetoxaustralia.com.au/

Dear Dr. Nagler, First of all welcome back! Hope you are doing ok! Yesterday morning a very heavy bottle fell inside the cabinet next to my right ear. I experienced sort of fullness in my ears but no change in tinnitus. 5 hours later hissing in my right ear turned into a high pitch screeching...

Yesterday a very heavy bottle fell inside the cabinet right next to my ear. It was a flat bottle so when it fell there was no bottle neck to ease the load, it fell flat down inside the cabinet. There was a loud bang, like a gun shot, which was audible even in the room next to the kitchen. My...

So... another 11 hour visit to Australian public hospital emergency while I’m waiting for gynaecology appointment (can’t rush these things)!!! I had CT scan with contrast and immediately after I noticed whooshing sound in my right ear, but only few pulses. Last night in bed it was full on...

I’m due to have surgical procedure so I would like to ask if ear protection is required/recommended during surgical procedures? If so what should I use? Maybe I’m overreacting but one just can’t be sure that there won’t be tray full of instruments flying to the floor or some other unwanted...

Are Bose noise cancelling headphones used to block noise or to listen to music? Can Peltor muffs be used during a flight?

I was watching a YouTube video that required sound to be turned very high due to poor sound quality and afterwards I changed to something else forgetting to turn the volume down. It was a sudden blast of sound and went for few seconds until I recollected myself and turned it down. My ears now...

Is it possible to experience increase in tinnitus a few weeks after noise exposure or is the reaction usually immediate?

I've been going through a really tough time with low frequency drone spike. I've had spikes before but never for this long, over 2 weeks of worse and nearly a week of suicidal level. I'm not eating, drinking, sleeping... I'm a complete I functional mess. I’ve been on Mirtazapine 30mg since...

Can anyone please recommend a quiet split system air con?

Nothing more to add really! It’s an ongoing battle, a cry for a nice word of understanding. A hug or reassurance to tell me he’s here for me! Instead it’s always my fault, I don’t do anything to change my situation, I don’t listen to doctors (!!!), I only do what I want and as of today it’s...

@Ed209, Here’s an idea, just an idea! Feel free to ignore or think about it! While being invisible is a huge disadvantage of tinnitus, I think the “good” thing is that it can be heard! How about setting something on Facebook for example, with the choice of sounds and asking the viewer to...

This is what it’s like :( Day in, day out... I’ve had enough! Who would have thought something like this is possible?!

So.... few weeks ago I ended up in ER with severe pain in lower abdomen, suspected kidney stones! I was given endone 10mg and indometacin 100mg (suppository) and the following day I woke up with the best tinnitus ever! It was short lived (1 day only) but I’m sure it was due to these drugs or...

Couldn’t believe my eyes today! A van parked on the corner of two busy main roads doing hearing checks! This is how valuable funds are wasted!

Hi guys, I’m still battling the decision of ENT who dismissed my claim that my tinnitus was worsened by air con noise at work. He said: the perceived increase in loudness of tinnitus, whether at work or elsewhere, is probably a reflection of recruitment to low pitched sound. 1. I tried to...

I hope this can be posted. Is there a good sound engineer on board who would be willing to explain a few technical things to me? Thanks!

So... I've hit the rock bottom. Unless this depression and anxiety is addressed I don't see myself being here much longer. I know I need something but I'm scared to take proper AD. Are there any alternatives that you guys maybe had success with?

My tinnitus has been horrendous but the last two weeks it’s gone even worse. The only reason I can think of is oral prednisone that I was on but didn’t taper off because I was struck with stomach (gastro) virus and stopped cold turkey. I was on it for a week then another round shortly after. I...

On Monday, 3 weeks ago, I went to pharmacy for a consultation which took place in a small glass room, not bigger than 2 x 2 m, glass door closed. As the pharmacist was going through the cupboard to get a book, something (I think it was a plastic protein shaker) fell out of the cupboard onto...

So after 5 years of struggle with drone noise which affected me in so many ways (family, marriage, friends, my happines and purpose of life overall.....), now I have reactive hissing with ear pain that is very likely to cost me my job. I'm not a workaholic but loosing that last thing that I...

Just to have a bit of fun, replace any word in a movie title or song with word "tinnitus"! Here's a few: Tinnitus Odyssey (Space) Tinnitus Wars (Star) To Kill Tinnitus (Mockingbird) The Tinnitus Case of Benjamin Button

Who would have known that ears can do this to a person:(

Not sure if I can post this but since there was a thread on melatonin I wanted to share what I've been recommended to use hours before bed, while watching tv or being on a computer. Glasses that block blue light so your body starts producing melatonin getting you ready for sleep. I've only just...

Who else here has the hissing noise?

Anyone else here with what feels like a burning pain? My reactive hissing is back and so is this weird pain. :(

Has anyone habituated to low frequency noise? In 5 years of dealing with this noise from hell I'm yet to hear of anyone who can live with this type of noise that not only is tinnitus but also a vibrating/shaking feeling! What a nightmare!

I've been prescribed oral steroids 25mg for a week, skin condition, but as usual, scared to take them. When I asked dr if they can make t worse he said I'm very negative about my t and that only loud noise and hearing loss make t worse :banghead::banghead:This is the sort of ignorance I deal...

Has anyone tried laser acupuncture? I have an opportunity to have it done by medically trained doctor and it's all covered by Medicare, no expenses from my pocket! I read the succes story of another member but wondering if anyone else tried it?

Cure for hep c found! Today 4 meds released here in Australia! Great news for some 250K Australians that have it but I can't help and ask: what about millions of us? Why nobody cares? What's going on? :banghead::banghead::banghead::mad::mad::mad:

To realise a few very cool ideas to raise awareness?

This was shared with me by my tinnitus fellow friend @Dave AUS and I simply can't believe it! Maybe there is a hope that this country will come out of the Stone Age! http://www.2gb.com/audioplayer/152871

Went to shop few days ago and the interior door slammed so hard, I was maybe 1-2 meters away. Now my t is definetly worse than before the incident. Any chance that this is permanent increase:( Sorry guys, I know it was asked before but I'm freaking out!

Self explanatory question that still pisses me off after reading all the winging and complaining on this forum! 10K+ members still happy to sit back and do shit ass! And please don't tell me we are minority! Even if we are there's still at least few millions of us! So many attempts to do...

"Hang in there till the cure is found" This one is a winner in my opinion! Any others that come to your mind?

It just makes me wonder why celebreties are not doing more to raise awareness or push for more research for cure? So many of them, so much money they make, yet not a word of support. When celebrity is diagnosed with cancer it gets so much attention! All over TV, social media, foundations are...

Has anyone had any noticeable improvement on this diet?

Today is just another day from hell! Tinnitus hell! I'm thinking how little is known about this condition, how little medical world is interested! So I came up with an idea! What if I: - chain my self somewhere in city cbd and threaten to set myself on fire - what if I climb the tallest...

Just got an idea from @Zimichael's thread and wanted to ask, if you had an opportunity who would you like to meet in person from the board?

just wondering if anyone has tried any on those with any success?

I read that people get reactive t at the beginning but I'm 4 years in and now have reactive hissing. Any clue what would be the cause of this sudden change? Is this likely to get better (it hadn't for the past 3 months)? Having t is bad but this is another beast:(

http://www.eutinnitus.com/downloads/History of Tinnitus.pdf .......and we are still, some 600+ years later, going round in circles:(:(:(

which one is worse to deal/live with? I'm really struggling with reactive tinnitus and I'm not sure if it's likely to improve with time which apparently is the case with hyperacusis

At least of those whom you know don't have tinnitus and live normal lives like we used to (once upon a time)! I envy my friends who travel, go out, enjoy weekends with family and friends while for me....it's just a matter of surviving another day from hell:( It's a scary thought that this is it!

anyone else with this problem? What do you hear?

3 noises now! This is just too much! I'm not weak but this is impossible to live with:(

I really really hope someone else can relate to this. I have been having this hiss/sizzle noise on and off for over a year. Yes it's always upsetting but it never lasted this long. It has been over a month and hiss/sizzle is very intrusive but to make matter even worse this noise somehow reacts...

On top of a dreadful drone in right ear I also have a bit of hissing/sizzle in the left. This morning at 3am I woke up and hissing was so bad, almost as if it reacts with the music coming from the radio. Yesterday after vacuuming I could feel it being louder again. It's almost as if outside...

Are WNG's bought online supposed to be somehow adjusted by a professional or they can be used for masking as is? Or is tinnitus person only supposed to wear devices sold by audiologists? Thanks!

Didn't want to derail Autifony thread any further but just wanted to expand on @RCP1 's opinion that it's hard to understand why in 2015. we still have no universal relief (let alone cure) for millions tourtured by noise. One would think that GSK, for example, would jump on board and do a...

Ok ladies and gents! Let's do @I who love music challenge! Me and @DebInAustralia have decided to give this technique a go! Let's do it for a week and compare our results Sunday next week! Baby steps, one week is reasonable to start with then we discuss our achievements and hopefully continue...

Dr Nagler, I'm freaking out here as usual, suspected UTI, waiting for results till Sunday, dr said 50/50 chance I have an infection and prescribed Keflex! Is it safe tinnitus wise? Dr I saw didn't know much about tinnitus, Keflex and possible ototoxicity! Thank you! Val

I'm fuming:mad: I copped another positive, it's all in your mind talk by a colleague, breast cancer surviver. I'm angry because I didn't have guts to tell her why didn't she cure herself by the power of mind instead of going trough double mastectomy, chemo, radio.... I just can't insult anyone...

Dr Nagler can you please help with the two questions I have: 1. My Vit D came back being very low, so dr prescribed an oil form made by compound pharmacy, 100.000 units (in a syringe) to take weekly for 4 weeks, So 100.000 per week 2. Also my insulin level is very high 29 indicating insulin...

Dr Nagler are you familiar with this guy, he's an audiologist here in adelaide, South Australia? He is listed as TRT practitioner. You can PM me if you don't feel comfortable discussing people in public. I'm just desperate for help.