- Mar 6, 2014
- 67
- Tinnitus Since
- 02/2013
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Stress + SSRI medication
Hello @Dr. Nagler
Since I did not want to hijack the previous thread on my personal experience on TRT I decided to post my question here.
First of all some info on my particular case: I developed sudden billateral tinnitus during a period of greater anxiety and after starting antidepressant (SSRI) treatment 2 years ago. All conducted audiological tests did not show up any significant hearing loss. Audiometry results are excellent. I also do not suffer from any hyperacusis, loud noises do not cause me discomfort. My T could be characterized as "centralized" being more of a head noise, thatfor I strongly feel that my condition is more of a CNS phenomenon rather than an ENT-problem. On a "good day" my T is maskeable by external acoustic stimuli while on a bad day masking is impossible due to the fact that the prominent frequencies rise above the 14 Khz threshold. Needless to say, I feel greatly disabled by this condition and need to do something about it..
1 year ago I consulted an ENT who prescribed me TRT treatment. Since my insurance covered the costs I acquired behind-the-ear white noise generators after consulting a TRT specialized audiologist. Although I approached this treatment full of hope and with an open mind I unfortunately had to drop out because the white noise generators seemed to actually aggravate my T instead of having a soothing effect. It actually feels like if no matter how high or low I turn the volume my T adapts to the white noise and intensifies as if it is being "provoked" by any attempt of partial masking. There have been several attempts to restart this treatment on my behalf but every time I wear those generators over 2 hours my T goes sky-rocket.
Does that mean that I belong to the unfortunate 20% that do not benefit from this treatment? You probaly might have encountered similar cases like mine. What is your advice?
Thank you very much in advance,
Best regards,
Mario
Since I did not want to hijack the previous thread on my personal experience on TRT I decided to post my question here.
First of all some info on my particular case: I developed sudden billateral tinnitus during a period of greater anxiety and after starting antidepressant (SSRI) treatment 2 years ago. All conducted audiological tests did not show up any significant hearing loss. Audiometry results are excellent. I also do not suffer from any hyperacusis, loud noises do not cause me discomfort. My T could be characterized as "centralized" being more of a head noise, thatfor I strongly feel that my condition is more of a CNS phenomenon rather than an ENT-problem. On a "good day" my T is maskeable by external acoustic stimuli while on a bad day masking is impossible due to the fact that the prominent frequencies rise above the 14 Khz threshold. Needless to say, I feel greatly disabled by this condition and need to do something about it..
1 year ago I consulted an ENT who prescribed me TRT treatment. Since my insurance covered the costs I acquired behind-the-ear white noise generators after consulting a TRT specialized audiologist. Although I approached this treatment full of hope and with an open mind I unfortunately had to drop out because the white noise generators seemed to actually aggravate my T instead of having a soothing effect. It actually feels like if no matter how high or low I turn the volume my T adapts to the white noise and intensifies as if it is being "provoked" by any attempt of partial masking. There have been several attempts to restart this treatment on my behalf but every time I wear those generators over 2 hours my T goes sky-rocket.
Does that mean that I belong to the unfortunate 20% that do not benefit from this treatment? You probaly might have encountered similar cases like mine. What is your advice?
Thank you very much in advance,
Best regards,
Mario