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S
Still getting this weird nausea feeling after certain sounds. I just played old game trought CRT-TV and the volume was not even loud. But it's the high pitch whining that gets to me.
Kain
Yeah I hate booting up my N64 and PS2 on the CRT, that high pitch noise is rough.
W
I saw you reached out to some of these doctors who are pursuing DBS. Would you send me their email addresses? I might be able to help them with some of their funding challenges.
PennyCat
Scrolling thru my own profile posts should provide me enough reassurance that my TTTS will subside again as it has done many times before. But my anxiety will not let me believe that. I can't stop freaking out and am terrified it won't go away this time. Please tell me I'll be okay. I'm so miserable
PennyCat
I'm so afraid that everything keeps getting worse and staying worse. I'm not sure it'll ever get better. I know I've improved before, but this time idk. I feel like I have to just give up.
PennyCat
When I woke up my hearing in my left ear was muffled (not completely, just had an underwater sensation). It lasted maybe an hour and mostly seems okay now. Also had loud, frequent fleeting T in that ear. ENT said they can see me tomorrow - should I go even if it seems better? If it was SSHL I'd think it would be persisting longer than this. Could maybe just be from my TTTS?
D
This kind of episodes troubles me as well. Sudden pressure, loud (different than my usual) tinnitus and sometimes changes in hearing (temporary, lasting around 1 hour). The description fits hydrops, but everytime I saw a doctor they found no other signs of hydrops. So they told me it might be transient ear ischemia, ear migraine, spasm or SBUTT. I also got TTTS and MEM, so I don't know what to think anymore.
D
Just in case, I suggest you take some steroids/Prednisone, Betahistine, vasodilators or anything you have in hand.
delta784
how are you
Joshua Macleod
I'm okay at the minute. More importantly, how are you?
delta784
i have so much anxiety non stop except im sleeping and ear pain + tinnitus im planning to start gabapentin for anxiety. i had no choice its making me how can i say non functional
Sodlin
Still spike from below incident. Cant really understand why it spiked so huge. wore earplugs and everything so makes no sense....
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Sodlin
@MindOverMatter i dont even get superanxious anymore im just getting tired and irritated when the spikes comes more like "man what did i do this time" then they just linger, sometimes even tho i didnt feel like it was "loud" myself.... i would say my hyperacusis is around 70 DB now but still i can be in enviroment that i feel isnt that loud (like talking with people) and still get spikes....
kingsfan
@Sodlin Mine's from years of loud noise exposure.
kingsfan
You have to take into account the attenuation of the earplug across frequencies. NRR and SNR ratings are an average of about ~9 frequencies (from 125-8,000 Hz). There will be variances among all of the frequencies attenuated. There's also really no testing above 8,000 Hz, so who knows how much protection is being provided against the ultra-high frequencies of a child's scream.

But even apart from that, certain frequencies seem just be spike things in general, regardless of the volume, probably due to the over-excitability of neurons that have been observed in tinnitus patients.
M
hi there..
has Betahistine helped you out so far?
S
Hi! Well, can't be sure if it's betahistine or just time helping, but when I started taking it, later the same week, my ears did feel better. Nothing major but still an improvement. So far, each week I feel slightly better.
delta784
how long you used clonazepam which dose
streifzug
0.5mg, 3 years. It helped half a year then it started to worsen tinnitus even though I was still taking it every day. I tried to taper it carefully and very slowly (5% per month), but the attempt resulted in catastrophic tinnitus. I reinstated but that only made it worse. One year later I am on tinnitus death row. I worsen from every little bit of stress and even sounds below 65db. I regret taking this poison every day. There is noone who can help me now and I believe that I am dying from this shit.
delta784
i can feel you im the same im only taking once a week since 6 months 0.5 is it bad?

I think it worsened mine too both dcn and ear tinnitus im plannning to stop should i taper even i take once or twice a week how old are you

can you help me with taper like i told i take once 0.5 a week when i meet my gf sometimes twice tuesday and saturdays 0.5 never upped a dose but definitely doesnt work as it used to before
streifzug
You're ok I think. Clonazepam starts getting problematic if you take it longer than 1-2+ weeks every single day. Quitting once a week shouldn't need a taper. I'd ask your doc or chatgpt for more info.
delta784
I had tinnitus my whole life basically very low level only right ear never bothered by it exploded after intravenous methylprednsilone became bilateral, gave me visual snow dysacusis and ear pain. the funny part is i used that medication for mild sound exposure i was actually aware how shitty severe ear problems are how idiot i am health anxiety and ocd ruined my life and my future. im only 30 im %100 sure i damaged my inner ear structure and i am last person on earth to deserve that shit i never been in loud stuff im asocial
alwaysmasking
I worked today. T started off bad. But it seemed to level off throughout the shift, and now it's much reduced... I don't need to mask at all.

I've noticed this is a common trend. Days where I don't work usually means terrible T all day. Days where I work... I'm OK once I get back.

This isn't a matter of, oh, I'm noticing it less - it's objectively quieter.

I wonder why this happens, and how to replicate it on days where I don't work?
S
Got a free ticket to theater to watch Romeo&Juliet. Decided to take the risk. Earplugs on of course. Tomorrow I will know how it went. Right now I feel OK.
S
Well. I managed it somehow, but it was still bit too much. Would I do it again? Maybe, but with better ear protection.
alwaysmasking
About four months into a nasty spike. It began with an increase in my right ear beep (one of the first sounds I heard back in 2020). The usual masking noise didn't work, so I started adding crickets on top. More bad days than good, and the bad days are bad. Started a new job; usually T is less bad after working a shift. A few good days but it seems even the good days aren't back to baseline. The major change: louder static in both ears. Trying hard to cope with the Back to Silence Method, which helps, but I usually just end up masking ...

But [knock on wood] the beep is slowly fading back down. The increased static is more resilient. Oh well. Here's to more good days!
S
This is such an awful process. I know I'm getting better, but it's just so dang slow. I started a new job in July, too, when it was still in its worse stages. Adapting to a new job while going through this is not fun at all.
Varda
I'm afraid that intravenous midazolam used for sedation during a gastroscopy will cause Benzodiazepine Induced Neurological Dysfunction (BIND) and worsen my T. Leaning towards just not getting the gastroscopy cuz F the medical establishment.
alwaysmasking
It sucks so much that we just never know what will make us worse or not. And then there's the whole issue of stressing out whenever we do try something new - 'cause then we listen obsessively and more often than not convince ourselves it's worse. I hope you continue to enjoy a quiet day here and there. Be well.
D
That condition is caused by prolonged use. In the short term, I've only ever heard of benzos and sedatives helping tinnitus. But ultimately it only matters what you're most comfortable with.
Varda
@dd314 I've heard that the condition is caused by not slowly tapering benzodiazepines. Midazolam is very short acting. During sedation your system is flooded with it via IV then suddenly it is completely stopped. The potential consequences of that sort of aggressive ON/OFF exposure to the drug frightens me.
Sodlin
Somehow i did get a HUGE spike from that kids birthday even tho i wore earplugs thru the entire 3 hours... stil very tired and felling abit "off" in the neck so hope that is the reason. the spike is only in one ear. Suchs a boomer....
BrOKeN_1
I think my addiction to caffine is keeping me from having meaningful improvement. But how does one live without it? Cocaine isn't an option.
MindOverMatter
Caffeine is, as you know, a stimulant - especially in higher doses. I still drink coffee, but max two small cups before midday. After noon I drink only decaf.

I would consider cut down on the amount if you consume a lot.
kingsfan
If drinking coffee means louder tinnitus, then so be it. I already lost my cigarettes to asthma. I'm not losing my coffee too.
PennyCat
Now my TTTS is back. Since this eventually went away for me and only occasionally flared up, I'm sure it will subside again but I'm scared that it won't. It's one thing after another
alwaysmasking
The not knowing is the worst. Well, it got better before, so there's a good chance it'll get better again. Hope you are managing alright!!!
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