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@VRZ78 unfortunately, there is no way to turn the beeping sound off. He tried but it is part of the package .. If I knew that a huge spike in...

@Bobby B, no, you are getting things muddled up. I did not mention any test in 1986 (I think you are referring to the Acoustic Reflex Threshold...

still scared

Hello everyone. A month ago I tried laser in my country, with Dr. Procházka, who has published several papers on the success of LLLT in the...

Hello! Please advise: can Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy make Hyperacusis worse? I have heard that it is quite noisy inside the chamber and you can can...

Hello there! How many have had considerable success with HBOT? Thank you, Katarina

We really cannot avoid loud sounds ... not even by moving to a sleepy abandoned village like I have! (I suffered a MAJOR acoustic trauma when I...

Hello Gosia, I definitely recovered from the alarm but have had many many other "acoustic traumas" since. This just confirms what others have...

If I were to run to the doctor every time my ears encounter what I think is a dangerous level of sound, I'd have to take oral corticosteroids...

Thank you, @billie48. This is most encouraging. I will follow your advice and read up on the success stories too to give me faith ... It's just...

Thank you for that, @Rhea. I am not sure if the ringing was 70 db ... it seemed super loud to me .. but it is also the TYPE/FREQUENCY of its...

@Street Spirit I did look at Danny boy's page but I found a couple of recent posts where he says he still struggles with T...

:) we can talk more about it. Perhaps my medieval tower could one day become a commune for "sound-challenged" people like us!

@quietatnight and @Street Spirit thank you so much for your encouraging stories. I managed to sleep for 5 hours .. badly but still. My tinnitus...

You've made me smile, dboy. That's quite something given my situation! My ears are so "puffed up" now ... listening to rain sound to drown the...

It is not really an island. I just use it as a metaphor. It is my own island ... a nature haven, in Italy, a secluded medieval tower .... The sea...

Thank you, dBoy. Yes, I am very stressed about my impending move and have been stressed for several weeks now. Also, I have a neck pain issue too...

It did seem incredibly loud ... all the more so since I was sitting in a quiet room ... and right next to it. I've switched it off completely....

Moving to an isolated island just promised me smaller incidence of acoustic traumas and bigger chance for my ears and nerves to heal ... It was...

I am due to leave on Monday .... now thinking that I will not be there to leave ... I've had T since 1986 but it became a problem again after 24...

this is a true nightmare ...

Thank you, Danny. I will read through there and give them possibly a try. My only worry is that they make things worse :( ... a lot of drugs are...

Hello Danny Boy, is Keppa not for epilepsy? I am not epileptic .. I just have T and H. Did Keppra cure your of T and H? Why then are you...

Thank you for taking the time to respond but it does not really help to know that you too want to jump out of the window (or whatever death you...

yes, I read about Trobalt - I guess it is safe to take if taken only occasionally, on those BAD nights. From what I've read, there is no sleeping...

Thank you for your suggestions. They make sense. I have read your other message and have looked up the medication you take when you cannot sleep....

Thank you Dan! Which vitamin B. B 12? or B complex? Should I try all these supplements at the same time? Or one by one? Can you also give me...

Thank you, @Tel Aviv Tinnitus for taking the time to write about your experience and your conclusions regarding Dr. Shemesh's treatment. Very...

I will not email Wilden - there are 2 specialists in my country who use laser and I will contact them for their opinions. They offer laser...

The reason why I am looking for the "scary story" as you put it is because I have 2 very bad experiences with doctors/treatments. The impact of at...

yes, fingers crossed. I so hope the treatment will give you permanent relief (and us more hope). Now, I will repeat one question here -...

I think it is totally wonderful that the treatment has worked for someone and I am very thankful for any success story! @FERNANDO GIL, thank...

http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/community/blogs/our-guest-blog/new-funding-boosts-tinnitus-research.aspx fingers crossed.

Hi @Carloflogical .. I was asking the same thing and got this answer: In the Czech Republic, where I live, laser is being offered to patients as...

thank you @FERNANDO GIL. I will just go for it (the laser) and see where it takes me. If it does not help, I try STEM. As for ear plugs, I am not...

Thank you @FERNANDO GIL and @attheedgeofscience for your messages and explanations. I must say I feel overwhelmed not just by tinnitus and...

I am glad you are feeling upbeat about the treatment @Nick J. and I sure hope the LLLT will bring you permanent relief (and thus more hope for...

I am getting a bit lost in this thread (someone has merged my new thread with an existing one). Please illuminate me. People here talk about...

Hello again. I am struggling. My tinnitus - spiked after an MRI exam - is still very bad. In the days immediately following it, the sounds were in...

You are totally right. Unfortunately, my distrust of doctors and addiction to health forums have become pathological in their own right. It's a...

Also, I emailed a specialist in Italy, have given him the back-story and asked him about the treatment. He told me that neither corticosteroids...

Thank you, Frohike. Are you saying that you had a relief from corticosteroids and vasodilators pumped into your blood? I admit that I am a...

Me again. I went to see an ENT. I had a test done to see if my hearing has been affected. It is fine. I do however have an evident increase in...

i am sorry but what are ALA and NAC? thank you for the others. Will get them tomorrow!

Thank you, Danza. It's so trying this ... I'll try to relax and perhaps take a pill, to help me.

Thank you Yonkapin and Danza! Are there any contraindications when it comes to corticosteroids? I might have read somewhere that it can make H...

Hello Joe, just a question: were you told to eat Vitamin E supplement during your HBOT? If not, did you experience any negative side effects of...

and they did not tell you that the first time you went there? I know all about the "I wish I had ... " .. I too have been there and many of us...

Just wondering: why are you doing the HBOT again if the 1st course did not help you? Or did it help you with things other than T?

As for the Avatar: Vincent van Gogh apparently too had a severe unilateral tinnitus. He tried to deal with it by chopping his ear off, poor guy. I...

Hello Louise! yes, I too took a tranquillizer yesterday. I am not sure but it may well be that today's discomfort was caused by the fact that I...

Thank you, Louise, for your reply. I did not see it immediately, so apologies for replying so late. I have had quiet a few attempts with HBOT but...