Have Had Tinnitus For 6 Years - Please Help

Hi, Will, and welcome!

Sorry you're still having problems with tinnitus after 6 years. For most of us, tinnitus doesn't go away, but it does improve with time.

Please tell us what you're currently doing to cope with your T.

Are you using any sort of background sound during the day, and when you sleep? That can really take the edge off on bad tinnitus days.

Are you taking any prescription drugs, such as anti-anxiety meds, or supplements? Some of us find that following a good diet, limiting caffeine and alcohol, sugar, etc. can help. Also, some supplements that may help are vinpocetine, magnesium, pharma GABA, holy basil, etc.

Also, keeping active, exercising, and staying busy will take your mind off the tinnitus so that you don't focus on it so much. And that is the key --- distracting yourself, and not focusing on it whenever possible.

Do you have any hearing loss, and have you tried a hearing aid or masker? Those can work very well for some people, and you can test them for at least 30 days at no cost.

We wish you well, and hope you'll update on us what you've tried, and what you're using right now.

Best wishes for a calm evening,
Karen

 

Hi, @Fergie

I'm so sorry you're having such severe tinnitus right now. I notice that you've had it since 2000. Has it gotten worse recently, or has it been bad all this time?

What do you think might have caused your tinnitus at the beginning?

Have you found any coping strategies that work for you?

We're all here to help one another, and there's a lot of great information on this forum. We're glad you've joined us, and please let us know if there is any way we can assist you.

Best wishes,
Karen

 

Fergie,

It could be that when you quit smoking, there was some kind of chemical change in your body that triggered the increased tinnitus. Something similar happened to me, when I took blood pressure medicine. It could be just your ears' reaction to the change from smoking to non-smoking that caused it. I'm no doctor, so I'm only conjecturing, but that's my best guess.

Mine got a whole lot worse four years ago, after taking a blood pressure drug. It has taken some time, but my tinnitus is now a lot better. Yours may calm down, too. Many spikes are temporary, but they just take time to resolve.