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Hi there! No, I have not had my gallbladder removed (and I believe, if memory serves, my ejection-fraction was in the very high teens when I had...

Awesome, Joy. Exercise is really good for your overall health, as you know. Tinnitus requires several things in order to be established and...

If you are able to stop or change your Tinnitus through external stimulus to your ear, as you describe, you may have a curable condition called a...

Christopher, I am so sorry that this has happened to you. I wish I could promise you that it is going to go away; during the first 2-12 weeks,...

I completely understand your terrible frustration, @Guest48938493. On the one hand, you started out venting your frustrations by accusing...

@Guest48938493 - I agree with @GregCA and @billie48 entirely. But all of that said, it's very simple: Tinnitus has no cure. And it is almost...

I completely agree with everything that Karen has said above. If your pulsatile tinnitus is part of a somatosensory pulsatile disorder, like...

Definitely do not give up, ever. This is a process for everyone. You will encounter victories, approach understanding, and re-discover silence...

I think everyone has to go through their own process of understanding and evaluating their tinnitus. It took me months of research and trial and...

I, for one, really appreciate your backstory. If it's any consolation at all, I myself am a very analytical individual, an evidence-based...

Thanks! Yes, I figured that I had essentially engaged in self-led CBT using a lot of the techniques described by the methodology. However, I...

Real ototoxicity is exceedingly rare; it only strikes 1 in 15,000,000 people. In other words, you'd have a better chance of winning the lottery...

Just to tie this together -- this right here should give you a sense of what the root cause of your Tinnitus was. For many of us, living highly...

The good news is, yes. Spikes in Tinnitus are almost always temporary; and even when they are not, because you have previously habituated to...

This feeling of despair is really common. So, too, is the feeling that "wow, this can't possibly be real," or "sure, it's great that everyone...

Firstly, I am so sorry that you are in throes of this right now. Secondly, I know exactly what your experience is like. What you are describing...

Firstly, I am so sorry to hear about your sudden onset last year. For what it's worth, I had a very similar onset, at least on paper. I had...

This a question for all of you who have gone through this, or for our clinicians (especially @Dr. Hubbard) who may have some insight here....

There is both good news and bad news to this situation. First, some background. Tinnitus has its origins in hearing loss. Whether that hearing...

There is actually medical basis to understand some of this effect, and it is grounded upon damage to the Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus, or DCN. When...

Speaking from personal experience, magnesium is one of the only supplements that has made a discernable difference in my anxiety levels and it...

Strictly speaking, using headphones at a reasonable volume will not cause (or exacerbate) hearing damage. However, with individuals who have...

While the origin of Tinnitus can be found in hearing loss, its expression (and our sensitivity to it) is actually grounded in a very complex set...

If anything positive can be gathered from this episode, I would hope that it is awareness. Fortunately, because they caught this right on the...

I agree with seeing a Chiropractor. When I went to see a chiropractor after it was suspected I had TMJ, I noticed significant improvement to my...

Yes, you rightly observe that for those of us who have suspected TMJ complications, the face, neck, and upper back muscles are all interconnected....

Any tinnitus that deviates in volume based upon sleep is usually attributed to an underlying physiological aggravating cause. I have found that a...

There are physical exercises that I had done during physical therapy to address jaw and neck issues that helped tremendously. I should really...

My Hyperacusis lasted only about 8-10 weeks at the very start of my Tinnitus, and it was pretty terrible. But then it gradually faded away. I...

I took vinpocetine for a few weeks, and ultimately noticed minor improvements in my Tinnitus, but also had some neurological side effects...

Interesting hypothesis. I've checked all of my labs since the onset of my tinnitus last November, and I never had a Magnesium Serum test...

I thought I'd resurrect this conversation with someone scholarship from the past two years reflecting on the link between Omeprazole (a Proton...

I thought I would revive conversation here. In my case, I've got confirmed diagnoses of somatic pulsatile tinnitus syndrome, and physical therapy...

@linearb is right on this, @Nucleo. In particular, there is a lot of compelling research that has been done on the dorsal cochlear nucleus, or...

Hi @Leodavinci, First, glad to hear that Prednisone may be helping you! I should warn you, in case I haven't already - it's going to be...

Hi Sara, While most cases of Tinnitus are caused by hearing loss, this is only the case in about ~60% of all Tinnitus cases. Most other tinnitus...

I understand that this is your opinion, but the data and research doesn't actually support this view. My own research, which is really just...

@Cheza and @Leodavinci are both correct. Neuromuscular Inflammation is a major cause of Tinnitus (affecting about 30% of all Tinnitus sufferers),...

Hi Sara, Welcome to Tinnitus Talk! It's very clear that you're dealing with neuromuscular inflammation -- this is the primary factor for Tinnitus...

Hi Steve! Firstly, I'm so sorry that you've reached this heart-breaking conclusion. I think everyone who suffers from chronic tinnitus reaches...

Interesting. Thanks, @Carl Horton. My doctor reviewed some x-rays, and out of an abundance of caution, has ordered a Cervical MRI for me. She...

While there are only a couple of definitive tests that exist in the world right now that can reliably (or at least, to a greater degree of...

Hi @derpytia, You hit the nail right on the head with your final sentence there. With Tinnitus, you are likely to have post-hyperacusis fleeting...

Thanks, @Carl Horton - Out of curiosity, how loud did your Tinnitus get? Was it unilateral or bilateral? Was it a hiss with a tone? Some other...

Thanks, Carl! We've got some great orthos here in Boston, so I'm going to see if they can take a look at some tests I had done early on.

@Carl Horton this is an incredibly inspiring story. Did your "neck doctor" have a title? I've been to see several doctors - neurologists,...

Hey @Carl Horton - Thanks for the update! How did you get your condition diagnosed? Is there a specific doctor you went to see about getting your...

@Rube is totally right. Please stop surfing the web in search of stuff about Tinnitus, drink plenty of water, take a hot shower, get plenty of...

Thanks so much for tagging us, @Codaz. In my case, it's becoming clear that "TMJ dysfunction" is too specific a diagnosis for what is really...

This is entirely possible but exceedingly rare, and so, you can use a process of simple elimination in three tests to determine if this is worth...

It's important to note that Dr. Levine's studies theorize that there are really one of two scenarios where the DCN is compromised: Neuromuscular...

After reading Dr. Levine's paper on Somatic Pulsatile Tinnitus Syndrome, I went to Massachusetts General Hospital for a follow-up on a diagnosis...

Thanks so much, @Suffering. This is a great synopsis of treatment available to people who have compromised Dorsal Cochlear Nuclei, like all of us...

@Nucleo is correct: Prednisone completely resolves my tinnitus, usually within 36 hours of starting a standard 50 mg taper regimen. However, by...

Precisely the very definition of habituation, so I wouldn't be alarmed. If anything, you're habituating exactly like those of us who have...

Does your condition match Dr. Levine's reported circumstances? Namely, does it have a somatic component and can you silence it by applying...

I get that you're cynical about this, and it's hard not to be if you're still struggling with your tinnitus. However, if we ever want...

I apologize for the tangent, but since you brought it up, can you tell us a bit more about efforts to deny you a place at the table? Your writings...