Recent content by Ehren M

My answer to the title of this thread would have been different 1 year ago, but now the answer is 100% yes, I enjoy life at least as much as I did before I got tinnitus and (mild) hyperacusis. My joy has actually increased since developing my earhole afflictions because everything that teaches...

I understand your concerns and offer the following thoughts for you to consider regarding your decision. 1) When I developed tinnitus earlier this year, it is accurate to say that I was devastated and deeply questioning my path forward. I am a biological researcher with a PhD. I work for a...

If you are still experiencing muffling, as you noted yesterday, I wonder if taking prednisone would be beneficial for you. Prednisone can have a protective effect on the ears after damage. I think it acts by reducing oxidative stress in the ear, which is one cause of damage to the auditory hair...

Amazing and heartwarming to read this. I have also set my mind to the "brain rewiring" approach to healing the hyperacusis and tinnitus symptoms I experience. For one thing, it sets me in a much more positive headspace and makes me look forward to the cool shit I'll do to feed, refresh, and...

I received the Moderna vaccines and the booster shot. The second vaccine dose was rough, but the booster shot produced one of the strongest headaches I have ever had. Neither influenced the tinnitus symptoms I experience.

Right on, man. I look forward to seeing his paper after peer-review. Of course, if you wish to take a quantitative look at the numbers that you already have... holler and I can help.

The best way to address this question is to do actual research on this, like I suggested when I requested data from you. But I still have not received any indication from you that you want to or will share data.

I completely respect where you're at. I didn't mean to insinuate that I know what's best for ya, and I'm sorry if it came across that way. I really hope your situation improves. Cheers.

Nah I'm for sure scared, but I weight that against the sense that I'll be disappointed if I miss my time-window to give this a shot. I'm trying to get enrolled in trials and have now spoken with recruiters at three clinics. They're all telling me I'm too far away from the clinic to trust that...

I hope you reconsider enrolling in the trial. Here's why: Even if you get the placebo, your participation would help to get the drug to market sooner. So if the drug works, you either win by getting the drug early in the study, or if you get the placebo then you win by getting the drug after...

Side effects for me = terrible sleep if I take NAC after like 4 pm. Otherwise, I've been taking 600 mg/day for like 6 months. Not sure it's doing much, but it acts as an antioxidant and, to my knowledge, hasn't been linked to any health problems, so I figure why not keep chugging the stuff?

Good. From the small bit of attention I've paid to this thread lately, it seems like their sample sizes tend to be smaller than we might all hope for. We need a healthy balance of selectivity and inclusiveness of participants. It's certainly not an easy task, and my heart goes out to those poor...

I'm sorry to hear of your situation. The constant nature of your symptoms remind me of stories I've read by others on here (@Forever hopeful comes to mind) who have reported similar constancy followed by complete remission after like 2 years! Hopefully that's what you (and I) experience. Cheers...

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing! Let us know here if you keep doing it and seeing improvements :) Best of luck.

I am a PhD researcher in biology with an editorial role in a prominent science journal. Oddly, since gaining tinnitus earlier this year, I feel better at what I do at my job in all ways, and it does not seem coincidental to me at all. I think dealing with tinnitus forced me to operate in a less...