Recent content by Abby

Hi, what was the cause of your tinnitus? How long have you had it? Could you give me the name and contact of the clinic in Istanbul. Thanks.

My tinnitus started after I stopped taking Wellbutrin cold turkey. I don’t know if I could have avoided it if I tapered off it or not but it seems to be one of the drugs that causes permanent tinnitus. It did reduce a lot over time but taking another medication made it worse again. Your ears...

I checked all antibiotics for that particular bacteria and doxycycline came with the least chance of side effects. It was either I live with the bacteria that will cause worse symptoms over time or take the doxy. I didn’t really have a choice, I’m so happy it didn’t make it worse. Wondering why...

I actually ended up taking the doxycycline but I took it with NAC as another memberhere recommended that. Thankfully my tinnitus didn’t get worse and I think the bacteria is gone. I was supposed to go for a test today but fell ill so had to postpone and getting another appointment will take a...

True...I’ve fortunately made new friends and some are very considerate of my ears situation and our outings don’t involve very loud activities

Unfortunately my tinnitus has become reactive, so it competes with sound and gets louder. I don’t like complete silence either but it’s better for my ears.

Thanks Nanny, I've been reading that a lot didn't get affected by it but I seem to have been the 1% that did unfortunately. It wasn't so bad but my ears became super sensitive to noise after that and even going to the mall aggravated me. I have to go back on them again. I'm hoping this time it...

Thanks Michael, appreciate the links. I think I read on one about listening to some form of noise to mask it somewhat. That helped a lot before but it's gotten so loud that nothing masks it anymore and I can't increase the volume as I'm worried I'll cause more damage. I tried it last night again...

Unfortunately therapy for tinnitus isn't covered by insurance here and there are no therapists who deal with this issue. Not to mention how expensive they are. One session is about $180 to $200. i once went to a "tinnitus specialist" and he charged me $550 just to tell me that yes I have...

I was on lamictal for 2 years actually. Doctor told me I had cyclothymia which is mild bipolar. Turns out I was just in a very bad relationship. I stopped lamictal when I got out of it and I was doing so well until the tinnitus got worse. I'm just wondering how to ease my reaction to it. Plus...

Hi, I've now had tinnitus for a little over 2 years. I was habituating quite well towards the end of the 1st year but then had to go on doxycycline and ended up with worse tinnitus. It gradually started to get worse over time until now. It's as if the doxy started a snowball effect. I've learnt...

My doctor knows and unfortunately all the antibiotics prescribed to treat my condition are ototoxic. The least is the doxycycline. She even told me not to take it if I can handle the symptoms but the symptoms are quite annoying and it can affect pregnancy in the future. Although lately...

It's one of those conundrums, where I'm screwed either way but which one is worse , can't tell. Constant irritation and tinnitus or no irritation and worse tinnitus.

Only after doxy, and now I have to take it again and I'm scared of how much worse it's gonna get again. I've had tinnitus for 2 years. The last 7 months have been bad and this December it's been terrible and getting worse for no reason. I'm always careful with noise but everything irritates my ears

After prednisone, it took about 6 months for the tinnitus to go down significantly. However I had to take doxycycline and everything has gone to shit since then. It's been a year sine doxycycline. Everything affects my ears now, medicine and noise. I live in constant depression and anxiety that...