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Could be, my eustachian tube was blocked on the right side for well over a year. Seems a lot better now. Best to let an ENT check you out. Those hearing aid places are in it to sell product.

I haven't posted in a while and I haven't visited this site much in the last few months. I thought I should check in to share what is new for me. I'm doing much better. It can't all be chalked up to the passage of time but that certainly has helped. I found that little coping things that I...

they only reduce by 19 dbs you might want to bring some backups, something like this. https://stanleypersonalprotection.com/Pre-Shaped%20Foam%20Earplugs The sound won't be great but it will protect much better. Consider getting some custom molds done for future concerts.

I love music more than I hate my tinnitus. I agree that the acoustic guitar seems to be louder than my little VOX amp when on 3 or 4. I had molds done and now I'm waiting for the plugs to be made. I will be back at it soon. Still not too sure about going to a live show though. I also enjoy...

I fired my GP of many years and my ENT who wasted about 3 months of my time. If your gut is telling you that they are too passive or dismissive of your condition move on.

If you have tight, painful jaw muscles, stuffy ears, or have trouble chewing or opening your mouth along with pain in the ear and clicking sounds when you open your mouth, then by all means get evaluated for TMJ. I had all of these symptoms and I have found relief of these symptoms from...

I thought I should bump this thread back up. I Have TMJ and had an appointment with the best TMJ specialist in Vancouver. He refitted my mouth guard and prescribed a pain killer and a strong muscle relaxant to take before bed to stop me from clenching when I sleep. After only a few days my ears...

If it works that is all that matters. t is a symptom with many different causes and it isn't one treatment fits all. I have had much relief from Physic and acupuncture as my t is partly due to tmj. Inflammation causes my t an several others that I know to spike so it would make sense that the...

Swelling in the jaw joints can have an effect on the ear and the ETs. It can even affect hearing. Treat all areas of swelling that you can. My sinuses are packed full of mucus according to my CAT scan, but because I have been using flonase I can breath normally through my nose. I do have...

I have TMJ which leads to inflammation of the ETs and backs up the sinuses. Clearing up the congestion is a challenge and this stuff seems to be doing the trick. Yes it's in the neti pot with the saline solution.

I've got several frequencies but the most annoying one is the low buzzy one that seems to be linked to inflammation my ETs. I think I might be on to a solution. My new doctor prescribed Budesonide / Pulmicort, the kind that is usually used in a nebulizer, to be used in a neti pot. I had my first...

I saw an oral surgeon last week for TMJ. He wants me to go on soft foods, plus heat packs on the jaw pretty much all the time and 600mgs of ibuprofen every 6 hours for 2 weeks. I may also go for botox shots in the jaw muscles if this doesn't do the trick. If your dentist does a pano have them...

Wow hearing loss from masking? What's you theory on this? Was it too loud? I mask daily though I'm trying to move away from fans and to more natural quite sounds.

I'd consider going to an oral surgeon and get a pano of your jaw .

I like your way of thinking; don't let T drive the bus. We need to love doing things more than we hate our t. So many t sufferers are also music lovers. We need to find ways to continue with out passions.

happens to me a couple of times a week and always goes back to how it was before

Well I guess it's time to post some positive news at a time where we on this forum have been asked to delve into the dark side on a somewhat regular basis. I am at 6.5 months and I've found that I've managed to habituate to my t. I went through the maladaptive thought patterns and truly hard...

Hi Richard, I'll take a stab at the 3rd question. Wear them any time that you would have worn them prior to having t. Wear them when using power tools, loud concerts etc., but also include one notch down such as the gym, loud trips in the 68 Mustang etc., places that would have been okay prior...

Not sure if this was mentioned on this thread but many of the drugs prescribed to tinnitus patients such a anticonvulsant and AD drugs carry a warning of suicidal thoughts. These are very real and should be discussed with a doctor immediately. There are also common thought patterns that people...

Get a pillow speaker pronto! I had the same problem and it helps a lot. 6 months and getting better by the day.

This is so true, the quality of and the methods used by Acupuncturists, Physiotherapists and Chiropractors vary so widely that it is difficult to make blanket statements about their efficacy in regards to tinnitus. I'm going of my third session of Acupuncture today. At the end of the session she...

Ask to have the audiogram explained to you, I found that both of my ETs spoke very generally about this unless pressed.

Shad girl you can make it through this. Things you an try right now include inhaling steam, sucking on throat lozenges, get a prescription for Flonaze and consider using a netpod. These things will help free up those ETs. Also work on getting proper rest so that your body and fight T and repair...

Yes, I hear it all the time though it seems to change as the fullness and pain in the ear increases, quite the mystery.

I have no wax, I thought I had ETD but both ENTs I saw say no. I was reading a fair bit about stapedial myoclonus last night, looks like it could mimic a lot of other things. I read about one person who had the procedure to cut the muscle. Once it was cut they no longer had the flutter / safety...

Hi Chelles, did you get this diagnosis from a doctor? I feel like something is poking into my eardrum but it could be a muscle spasm, a 5 month long muscle spasm. I was reading about the surgery for this and it doesn't sound too pleasant. I'm doing physio and acupuncture right now. I'm thinking...

I have this too, hope it goes soon.

I was diagnosed by an ENT. Yes the Acupuncture really helped to break the tension cycle, I only had needles on the bad side so far but I intend to have both sides done next time I go. I am a clencher when I sleep. I had a special night guard made, a few teeth reshaped to help improve the bite...

My Chiro has 3 patients with tinnitus, one of them claims his was caused by the dentist when getting a couple of filings in his back molars. One of my friends has had T for years. When I first got mine I was beating myself up about it pretty good. He said something that really helped me to stop...

Sounds a lot like TMJ. I was miss diagnosed and it took about 4 months before I was properly diagnosed as having TMJ. Before that my GP thought I had an aggressive ear infection. I had pretty much the exact same set of symptoms as you are describing. I'm now getting Neural Manipulation, Chiro...

I had it really badly for about 3 months in my right ear only. I used an earplug only when absolutely necessary, maybe twice a day (i.e. walking alongside a busy road, in the gym.) I pushed myself to do things that would be considered normal daily tasks without the plugs; I'd unload the...

I have been following this debate for a while and I'm beginning to wonder if the improvement in hearing in the LLLT group might be from the positive affect lasers can have on inflammation. Could it be that by reducing the inflammation leads to better overall health and function of the inner ear...

I've got the same and I like the low one found on this site https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~dattorro/Tin/tin.html

I've tried everything, I can sleep well about 4 out 7 nights. Things that help me the most are long walks in the evening, minimum of one hour, doesn't have to be power walking. Pillow speakers with the sound of raindrops falling on a tarp plus a second speaker in the room with low jets engine...

Yes I do but it's above what is measured by audiologist. It's likely around 12000hz as that's where much of my T is.

make sure they manually manipulate the nerves in the ears

I guess I'm the only one trying it. I'm having a very quiet day so I think it might be helping.

I have noticed that there are a few in this group who are trying Trobalt with varying degrees of success. I am curious if any have had the blue skin side effect. https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/news/news/trobalt-warning-effects-skin-and-eyes In my youth I worked in a hospital where some of the...

I went for my first session of Neural Manipulation today. It was very different from traditional physiotherapy. I was wondering if anyone else has tried this, I am using it to treat TMD if it works it could also lower T (I am hoping). Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Sleep is the key in my opinion. Best to search through this forum to see what people are doing to rebuild their sleep. Lack of sleep can have so many negative effects on your body and make your T seem so much worse. You may also want to see a dentist to see if it is related in anyway to your...

This is a good thread, I'll tack on a couple more things to try. -stick to strict sleep routine, for me it's 10 to 7, no naps -breathing for relaxation, meditation before bed -exercise during the day, for me it's often an hour long walk in the evening -I tried many of the things listed above...

I had the clogged ears, I found inhaling steam worked better than anything to help clear the ETs. 3 to 4 times a day at first, now I only need to do it once in a while.

This site describes the symptoms, I didn't use this doctor but I found this info useful; http://www.drmikepilar.com/tmj_symptoms.html I have had the ear pain and stuffiness for months, TMD is very treatable and treatment should help with the pain and stuffiness right away, the T can also be...

And your ENT would be wrong about the crackling jaw and the pressure in your ears. I was just diagnosed with TMJ dysfunction. You might want to visit your dentist for a second opinion. TMJ is treatable, I'm hoping my T will become less of a pest with treatment.

I just added binaural beats to my evening routine. I got an app for my iPhone that allows you to layer them in music or nature sounds. It might just be a placebo but I feel that they help me relax and Zen me out. Also love the pillow speakers mentioned by Matt01.

I've been following this thread for a long time and have really enjoyed reading the ongoing debate. When people are desperate they will take desperate measures. I've had first hand experience with cold laser therapy to aid in the healing of nerve damage and I felt it helped. That being said, I...

I'm at 5 months and I'm just starting to get a handle on sleep. I have to agree with the others: sleep is the key. I'll share a couple of things that have worked for me; I use binaural beats with ear buds for 30 minutes before bed, I have a pillow speaker set at really low volume plus an iPod...

I went to my GP with T and he sent me to the ENT so I'd expect that at least he would have some knowledge to share on the topic, none was given. He did find damage to my ear and sent me for a CAT scan then said that he could do nothing to improve the situation. I wanted an audiogram to map my t...

There are losers in every profession. My first ENT didn't map my t or measure my h threshold. His secretary did the audiogram. She had a thick accent but that didn't prevent her from reading for the voice recognition. The test took all of 5 minutes. He Refused to treat my ETD. 3 office visits...

A quick Google search turned up a couple of places that claim to treat tinnitus with lasers in my town. I will need to read this thread carefully and see what protocol they follow.

This is a really interesting thread. I once used cold laser therapy to help cure some nerve damage about 5 years ago. These machines that you have purchased are pretty much identical to the ones cold laser therapists use in my country. Many Wellness and Chiropractic clinics have these machines...

sounds like ETD could be part of the problem, my ears felt full for months before my ETs finally cleared

had the teeth reshaped first so that everything lined up better when the jaw was adjusted. it was a little unnerving to feel it pop in. Still got T though and mine is keeping me up at night

I had a similar situation. My dentist reshaped several molars on the affected side, two days later my chiropractor noticed my jaw was out and popped it back in. Everything seems to be working normally again.

You need to build up the dosage slowly with this or you will be a zombie. I didn't have T at the time I was on it so I can't comment on that.

Hugh you are only a couple of months in, chances are you will make improvement. Try to keep calm and make sure you are sleeping well. The term "Acoustic Trauma Tinnitus" covers a huge range of potential causes and levels of damage ranging those who have a pesky noise they can hear only when in a...

I have had hypercusis for about 5 months and I have a couple of questions. Is is normal to feel like you have unbalanced hearing when you have H in only one ear? Everything is louder and more clear in the H ear. My ENT said my audiogram was fine but I feel my speech recognition is off right now...

I'm at about the 5 month point in this journey and I've had a couple of important steps in the right direction. I started seeing a gonstead chiropractor a couple of weeks ago and he has been working to fix some biomechanical issues with my neck and lower back as well as realign my jaw. This has...

I have two tones, one very high and a low whooshing one. I've started going to a Gonstead Chiropractor and I feel he is helping to tame the crickets a bit infact as I sit here now I can hardly hear them. Before my treatment this morning they were screaming in my ears. The low tone is still there...

I had laser treatment for nerve damage about 5 years ago. I believe it helped reduce phantom nerve pain that I received due to a dental injury. I'm not sure if anyone has posted this study http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3063436/ Looks like it could have some merit in treating...