I got the report from the CT scan I had on Tuesday. It was similar to the report I got last March. Apparently I have a hole in the bone above my left middle ear from what I understand.
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I had an acoustic trauma event where I was exposed to a hammer striking metal for about 5 minutes. This put me into a medium tinnitus and hyperacusis situation for about 1 month, after that, my tinnitus was mild enough to be able to cope with. THEN, only 1 day later, I was fixing a 250 watt stereo and someone pushed a button on the remote while my ear was next to the speaker and wham! 130DB of white noise to the ear that was 2" from the speaker!
Now my tinnitus is loud and hyperacusis is really bad. So my question is this: Should I start counting my potential recovery time from the 1st event or second event? I am 2 months out from 1st event and 1 month out from the 2nd event. Thank you kindly everyone
Now my tinnitus is loud and hyperacusis is really bad. So my question is this: Should I start counting my potential recovery time from the 1st event or second event? I am 2 months out from 1st event and 1 month out from the 2nd event. Thank you kindly everyone
Is tinnitus common?
After hundreds and hundreds of hours of research my
unwavering opinion is that tinnitus is NOT caused by hearing
damage; it's underlying cause is a neural gating deficit.
Hearing damage (amongst other things) may result in lower
upstream voltages consequently exposing the deficient gate
allowing the neural noise to cross into conscious perception
to be experienced as tinnitus. Ergo, fixing hearing damage may
also, curiously, lower tinnitus. But if you actually want to cure
tinnitus you need to address the underlying deficiency at the
neural gate.
unwavering opinion is that tinnitus is NOT caused by hearing
damage; it's underlying cause is a neural gating deficit.
Hearing damage (amongst other things) may result in lower
upstream voltages consequently exposing the deficient gate
allowing the neural noise to cross into conscious perception
to be experienced as tinnitus. Ergo, fixing hearing damage may
also, curiously, lower tinnitus. But if you actually want to cure
tinnitus you need to address the underlying deficiency at the
neural gate.
It's hard to believe the holiday season is just around the corner and the year is coming to an end…
Has anyone had any luck with adding vitamin D3, Taurine, Lipoflavonoid, or NAC to their daily regimen? If so, how long to take effect for a positive result?
Can hyperacusis ever recede or go away? Anyone with experience here?
Can someone tell me the reason why am i living like a cockroach instead of being happy all the time? And what's the point of living like this if the end is already known?
Do you guys have much experience treating ADHD pharmaceutically? Any clear no-goes with T et cetera in mind?
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Nick47 wrote on Cmspgran's profile.
@Cmspgran Interesting. How much Pregabalin do you use? The Gabapentin certainly takes some focus off my condition and reduces stress. When did you drop the Gabapentin? Was the combo still effective over time? I advise you to make an appointment with the GP, tell them you are really struggling, what helps and be candid. You obviously have an understanding GP and honesty is the way forward.
The first time I used Gabapentin, i bought it online. I am not advising you to do this of course.
The first time I used Gabapentin, i bought it online. I am not advising you to do this of course.
Hello! Im about 7 weeks in from the onset of Tinnitus and Hyperacusis. Yesterday was a "good" day for me and I was able to distract with "ocean sounds" on my earbuds at a level of 12 on the volume. Today is much louder tinnitus and not a good day at all and have to turn my ocean sounds to a volume of 30 to even compete with the ratio of tinnitus to ocean sounds yesterday. How could it be that yesterday my tinnitus was "acceptable" and today much louder? I was happy that it was a sign of my tinnitus subsiding, but today I am wondering? Im not sure what to do some days its very loud, leaving me confused, scatterbrained, sad, and my nerves shot. Any advice on how to combat this tinnitus thing? Any advice is much appreciated - thank you all so much!
I'm no stranger to this condition worsening. I suspect some of the long haulers here are in the same boat. Like clockwork, new/worse symptoms every 2-3 months for me. But I can deal. This recent worsening though. Brutal. Metal wine glass humming on top of *everything*. No rhyme or reason. Just started out of nowhere.
Anyway how ya'll doin. I hate it here.
Anyway how ya'll doin. I hate it here.
Low humming has been getting worse as of late... no idea why. T seems louder in general most days. I keep praying it will get better again... but this time around everything is different for better or worse.
@Jan64 ben jij nog actief hier ..ik had t via de thread geprobeerd maar ik probeer t hier nog een x
I went to mall for dinner with my girlfriend and her sisters which was around marina it was atleast a good day this saturday (thanks to 0.5 clonazepam of course) almost 0 pain i wasn't aware of my tinnitus most of the day since i was outside.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
Waking up at 2:00 am with blaring hissing in my left ear is getting old. I will be getting another CT scan of my temporal bone next Tuesday.
sometimes i hit stuff bcos im mad at T and then it makes a bang and spikes T lol 
I can adapt to tinnitus, but with severe hearing loss is I didn't expect to get, will the second shot save me or no effect? Despite 3-week onset, will there be improvement despite my odds is 1/3? What if I live like this forever? What if it really does work? If it really does work, I hope I can enjoy hobbies again like normal. No way I'm give up my hearing that easily.
And after a horrible few days I come to my once a month easily manageable morning buzz day (natural hormone fluctuations I guess) where I sleep like the before times and my pain and pressure settles for a few hours... I could easily live a normal happy life and feel very much like my old self, until the crushing realisation if I did I'd just end up without these brief reprieves.
I bizarrely find my self having to keep them secret too because everyone's positivity bias creeps in and they assume it's getting better.
I bizarrely find my self having to keep them secret too because everyone's positivity bias creeps in and they assume it's getting better.
A lot of screen time definitely increases my tinnitus symptoms.
Is there any long term medication i can take for my panic attacks and anxiety im scared i might harm myself (jumping out from my window etc.) i am fairly suicidal can anyone help me please?