Recent content by Derek26

Yes, I got a spike the first day I took it.

Antidepressants don't cause tinnitus?

Hi there, unfortunately no. But that doesn't mean your case will be the same as mine. In the beginning stages when I took Prednisone it did not aggravate it. Only last spring, after sound exposure, it made it worse, but so did Cephalexin, an antibiotic. I've had recent noise exposure and...

@Lane, ok, it’s been two weeks and it hasn’t come down. I knew better then to continue to shovel with the snowblower so close but I didn’t want to be rude and just leave when he came to help.

Hey, I do have hyperacusis and it's a bitch. I took Prednisone before and it made it worse so I stopped the treatment. Do you have measurable hearing loss?

Can you try and mask the tinnitus with sound? Either with YouTube or on your phone. I know it's not fun to do. I wish there was something I could do or say, I know what you are feeling and going through. Nothing seems to help when in this state. Is there someone you are close to you can talk...

I think tinnitus is enough to make anyone anxious, even without a history of anxiety. When we tell people what tinnitus is, to those who don't have it, they say they wouldn't want it and couldn't stand it if they got it for some seconds. So that says something.

A man came to help me with my driveway after a snowstorm with his snowblower and I did not protect my ears. I already have hearing loss at 50 dB at 6000 Hz. I never imagined the noise could get this loud and high pitched. I'm struggling. Back to a few hours of sleep and panic. I was finally...

With my experiences, I had to learn to listen to my own body and how I'm feeling, not what doctors told me and believing them. If you feel that a certain medication is exasperating your condition, or contributed to it, trust that. I am taking Ativan for the anxiety and Zopiclone to help sleep...

I was taking Celexa when my tinnitus started. The tinnitus was mild at the time. For me personally, I noticed some antidepressants made it worse so I’m very careful now. I will know not long after I take a tablet if it’s louder. I think it’s different for everyone. What bothers me might not...

It is not your imagination. I’ve been dealt the anxiety card too often. I’m so sorry you had to experience this well too often complaint from seeing a specialist. Book an appointment with an audiologist when you can for clarification of your symptoms. And get this, I went to emerge once and had...

For me, stress has always exacerbated my tinnitus, but not caused it. Stress can do many things, effect many parts of the body, even kill. If they can make medications for "imbalances" in the brain, then I don't understand why they can't just make a medication to calm the firing neurons from the...

@Forever hopeful, I used to take Advil but stopped after being told that it can aggravate it. But the Naproxen did worsen it I could tell after 20 minutes of taking it and was on it for over a week. I'm on day 3 of not taking it and it's still quite bad. I'll never touch it again.

Anyone have worsening tinnitus, hyperacusis, hearing loss after taking Naproxen or Dilaudid? I ended up in the hospital last week, kidney stone ugh... I was prescribed Naproxen 500 mg twice a day and Dilaudid 1mg for when the pain got really bad. Ever since my tinnitus and hyperacusis are...

@Brian P, what is going on with your hearing from the meds? I used Ativan to ease the anxiety but it wasn't working as good and did not help with the noise levels. I find since trying to taper it is much louder but I've been exposed to loud sounds too in recent months so it's hard to say. Hang...