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I agree that positive thinking (or any sort of thinking) cannot change anyone's tinnitus. But there are a lot of things in between experiencing...

The THC can make tinnitus worse. It certainly did that to me. I finally had to get away from it because it spiked up the ear ringing so much....

Oops, I was wrong about this. Apparently, Ashwagandha is readily available and not the drug I was thinking of. I thought it was a psychedelic drug...

Feeling anxious about one's tinnitus is perfectly normal. Who wouldn't be? Especially in the beginning. I've had tinnitus for decades, so that...

Get off the antibiotics NOW! I have permanent tinnitus due to them. I have had it for 25-35 years now.

I know exactly how you feel. Weed was a part of my life (a BIG part of my life) for decades. It made music more enjoyable and we would laugh and...

My neighbor tried Ashwagandha last year and loved the experience. It sounds like a powerful herb with healing properties, and as long as someone...

Don't forget that during that time period, you have changed a lot. So what applied to the "you" of 20 years ago may not (and probably will not)...

Enjoying life or not enjoying life is a day to day thing whether or not someone has tinnitus or not. I love life! Was my life better before...

I find nothing anywhere that says cutting the auditory connection would have any effect on tinnitus. I've read of people who said that it did, and...

This is so weird. I've been taking Gabapentin for about 6 or 7 years now as a sleep aid and for neuropathy in my hands. It also used to help w/ my...

I found this information below at the Mayo Clinic. They give some details on what to eat and what to avoid. I tried going gluten-free a few years...

Yes, super loud theaters are probably responsible for people getting tinnitus and hyperacusis. They really should warn people, and I'm surprised...

Something to keep in mind w/ Magnesium supplements: For younger people w/ no known health issues, Magnesium supplements are perfectly safe. For...

This is all very simple stuff that people seem intent on blinding us w/ zero facts. Is there any proof of a "higher intelligence"? No. Is there...

I know exactly how you feel. I don't take anything for my tinnitus or nerves, mostly from fear it may backfire. Gabapentin has been my go-to form...

There appears to be no difference. The same psychoactive chemicals in magic truffles are psilocybin and psilocin. Of course, the mushroom and...

Thank you. That's very clear and helpful information.

A number has nothing to do w/ my tinnitus. That is arbitrary, subjective data. Why not 1 to 5, or 1 to 1,000? My tinnitus is not numerical. Like...

That's the gospel truth. There have to be bona fide, legitimate, double-blind trials, and the results have to be published in reputable...

I wouldn't tell them anything that wasn't job-related. I'm going to be reentering the workforce myself after a 30-40 year pause, and it's hard...

Capricious and contradictory... that pretty much sums up tinnitus. I always have a box fan running by my bed at night, along w/ a small sound...

The only reliable information I have is that the more I exercise, the more my tinnitus seems to amp up. So w/ mine, it's strictly a matter of my...

With me it's ear wax buildup, but anything in my ears or over them makes my tinnitus seem worse. Fooling around w/ my ears always makes me...

You should probably go w/ what your doctor mentioned, they know more about your history than a stranger on an online forum. Keep in mind that the...

"Let go, or be dragged." Zen proverb.

A couple of my favorites from former Governor of Louisiana Edwin Edwards... When asked if he thought he would win the next election, Governor...

Yes, that's dat 'ol debil in de details. We just don't know. The tinnitus in my left ear went crazy yesterday from just one energy drink. I've...

This seems to be the working model that many of us have w/ our tinnitus. Periods of relative quiet, but like the calm before a storm, something or...

I would be hesitant to put my faith in a machine that is so loud it could give someone tinnitus w/o proper ear safety protection.

There seems to be this "belief" that if you throw enough money at something and do enough research, all of a sudden, you have a cure for tinnitus....

This happens to me too. At first it used to concern me, but now I know that it's just one of those things that happen, and it gets added to the...

Once tinnitus occurs, usually due to damage to the inner ear, signals from the inner ear to the brain create the tinnitus that we hear. These are...

Clomipramine is a very interesting drug. While it's primarily an antidepressant, it can also be a good sleep aid, as you found out, because it...

I think different antibiotics are a problem/or not a problem on an individual basis. It was over 30 years ago when antibiotics caused my tinnitus,...

I honestly don't care if someone hacks my DNA results. Not that I have any anyway. Who cares who their ancestors may or may not have been? I have...

Life isn't the same for any of us. There is a chance your tinnitus and hyperacusis will improve, and a much lesser chance it will go away. I have...

I think the requirements for having a cochlear implant just are what they are. To me, this is a last ditch, high risk gamble "just" to simply...

This seems to be a hallmark of tinnitus. I have no idea of why it happens, it just does. For me, it almost always happens when I'm having a bad...

As someone who has had tinnitus for several decades, and spent a lot of that time looking for a fix (in my case, and pretty much everyone else, it...

I occasionally have my tinnitus spike, and it's often been due to earwax buildup. I think people w/ tinnitus may be more prone to this happening....

Anyone considering taking Metformin should have their labs done first. It's known to be a big problem for people w/ low kidney function or other...

Yes, I can relate to your early days when I first got my tinnitus. Sleep was almost impossible, and hardly anyone understood what I was...

I think it's safe to say that Cortexi is 100% snake oil. Around 50% of Amazon reviews say it did nothing, or made their tinnitus worse. Nothing...

Have you tried an OTC earwax remover and carefully swapped w/ a Q-Tip? What you are describing has happened to me several times over the years...

It's really not a surprise. Several decades ago I got tinnitus, and walked into the headquarters of the American Tinnitus Association in Portland,...

I get floaters occasionally, it's definitely a physiological thing and usually intermittent. Mine are just now and then and not always that...

Not to be the voice of doom and gloom, but I'd like to have a dollar for every time I've read of some Dr. Somebody or other who had invented a new...

Unfortunately, whoever advised you that you didn't need to protect your ears gave you very poor advice. You do. Maybe not w/ earplugs or sound...

Jeez Marie, this is one of the most toxic areas of any online forums that I have ever seen. I wanted to see if there were any thought provoking...

Yes, this is why they start when we're young. I'm a recovering Cathiholic myself, but have no problems w/ it. Catholics are often genuinely kind...

That's something that I fall into at times no matter how much I try to doing avoid it. Occasionally I succeed :> At this moment in time, it...

Thank goodness alcohol doesn't make my tinnitus worse. That assumes I just have 1- 2 shots of Bourbon, which is my normal consumption a day/night....

Most tinnitus is "chronic", in that it's unusual to have it occur and then completely go away forever and ever. That's the bad news. The good news...

Well, my tinnitus hasn't improved in 20 - 30 years, but it also hasn't gotten worse. Gotta celebrate the positives. Anything that calls attention...

If they can do the phone, then they can do Skype w/ video, or Zoom. That way you can see each other (up to 90 % of human communication is non...

When I go to different websites like the University of California, the Cleveland Clinic etc, they talk about counseling and behavioral therapy,...

That's essentially what I do. The volume being consistent shouldn't matter, it's going to vary anyway depending on how far away you are from the...

Oh yeah, there's a definite medical link between weed and tinnitus. The web is full of it, and it really amped mine up. So much, that I had to...

I have a HoMedics Model SS-2000. I have used it for years, it was around $20 on eBay. It runs on batteries or AC. It's quite small, so it's easy...