Why Do They Always Say That There's a Big Chance for Tinnitus to Go Away in the First Months?

Well, the GP told me to take 400mg of ibuprofen 3x/day for 10 days because he thought I might still be inflammed from an infection. The morning after the 10th day, I woke up to T...

 

I have head hissing T for 4 months now and there is no hope for it to be gone I know

I even do not know these all neuromodulation treatments and stem cells therapies will be efficient for me too since I have no hearing loss. I think I'm the one who need Trobalt to reduce the T but the side effects are scary and there is no guarantee this will work either. Why do God do this to us? I see no hope for my case. No hearing aids worked for me. I even do not know if my problem is in my brain or in my ears...

 

Most people I know who have had some significant amount of tinnitus after an acoustic trauma have had it go away or reduce dramatically over 0.5-3 months.

That said, many (maybe even most) people I know well enough to have discussed this in their 30s or later who spent much time at concerts in their teens/20s will admit to having some small amount of high-frequency background noise that they can hear at night or in quiet environments. Most of these people would not describe themselves as having tinnitus.

 

You have no idea how lucky you are that your T is a hissing noise that you can't hear outside Many of us, myself included, have metallic whistling, ringing, and nails-on-a-blackboard screeching.

 

I also have some metallic whistling but my electrical sizzling and buzzing covers it. I really do not know why God does it to us.

 

I dunno either, man. It seems pointless for our brain to experience nerve damage in the ear as noise AND pain. I mean, isn't it enough that it hurts? We already know something in there's a little broken, Mr. Brain.

God looked the other way on this one - our brains are fully responsible for this mistake.

 

All the researchers seem to be converging on the idea that T is always linked to hearing loss. If this turns out to be the case in every tinnitus sufferer, then hair cell regeneration is the answer. Whether it is drug induced, stem cell induced, or gene therapy induced, there are some exciting times ahead!

 

It does seem to be the best bang for the buck indeed, as it can not only help T sufferers, but people with hearing loss without T too, which is essentially everyone since we all develop it as we age.

 

If the loss is slow the brain has time and can adapt to it
The issue is a brief loud noise that suddenly breaks the balance of signal coming into the brain - like an explosion , one loud event etc..

 

But why...
do some people, loose a good portion of hearing, but still...NO TINNITUS?
:O
Thats the question...., yesterday i met a woman who lost 50% of her hearing,
we are working together in a project, and she asked me,if i had some hearing loss too (because i was wearing plugs)
and i told her that i didnt, that i only had tinnitus.
and she was like... ohh so sorry to hear that, i dont have that, but i lost 50% of my hearing out of the blue, a few years ago, now i have to wear hearing aids (she was about 36 pretty young)

lol its kinda funny how we are all very different.

 

There's no evidence available to support (or disprove) the idea that restoring cochlear function will reverse tinnitus once it's firmly established.

My hearing loss is very minimal and my brain has had 15 years to "get used" to tinnitus as a normal homeostatic reality. I'm not convinced that restoring the hearing function that I had when I was 15 would necessarily get rid of the tinnitus.

 

You're quite right, there's no evidence to support it at this point but it's still worth pursuing. As far as your minimal hearing loss and lack of homeostatic inhibition, it goes to the more complicated issue of how the brain handles tinnitus in chronic patients. This is a whole other pandora's box I'm afraid...

 

Yup. Most of the structures that are getting the finger pointed at them in modern tinnitus neuro circles are much deeper than the cochlea (DCN, thalamus, etc).

 

Hi

I know its late, but I think mine was caused by citalopram or high stress.

Did you find any success stories that might help give me hope?

It’s been 4 months

Thank you

Ivan

 

Mine faded dramatically...so i guess that's what they meant. I don't know if it truly goes away even if you reach maximum silence. One more exposure will just push it out of stealth and go into revenge assassin mode. People who have T should tread lightly but not so light that they spend the rest of their life confined to a prison of paranoia. Live well but with limits ya know? Make it a fun game or something =P (not that tinnitus is fun )

 

Nice to see you @coffee_girl.

 

I feel much the same way, cautious, but not to the extreme. Of course, we all know our own situation best and what it is we need to do to stay safe.

 

I was almost in silence today. I've had T for month now. There has been improvement so I guess it's possible it could vanish.

 

This is very encouraging news, @Strife_84. I hope tomorrow brings you the same relief. Anything is possible, keep the hope.

 

Thank you

I've had some variation in T volume lately. Last night was very bad (lots Of TV and video games) , so I was actually surprised it was so low today.

 

You are welcome, @Strife_84.

 

You too hon <3. Hope all is well in your part of the world =]

 

I agree I doubt it will. If hearing loss was truly the reason for tinnitus then all people with hearing loss would have tinnitus, rather than only a very small fraction of them.

 

All is well, thank-you!

 

Short answer, to make you feel better.

 

because there is.

 

WHAT???? I'm pretty sure ibuprofen is what contributed to me damaging my ears in the first place.

 

When I first got T, about 3 months prior to my profile date it completely vanished

 

How it happen, your first case of Tinnitus and how long did it take to go away and what made it come back?

 

Music/Parties. It took 4 weeks to subside, came back after a loud house party because I was complacent. Yea it was my first real dose of tinnitus