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I was told that tinnitus could be a symptom of acoustic neuroma which is a tumor. MRI can detect this. I had an MRI done and I do not have any tumors. Of course this is a very serious condition and I would guess it is a rare cause of tinnitus.

I think people take everything for granted lol. I am never making that mistake again. I am so glad to hear that you have some relief. I think I am getting habituated to my T and I havent really done anything, just gave it time.

I am finally becoming habituated with my tinnitus. I dont notice it too much. This may have to do with the fact I am keeping busy, but I also have other health problems so my mind doesnt focus much on the T anymore. I have had T for one year and it got louder after 6 months. What helped me is...

Do you have any specific short term goals regarding improving your life with T? Mine is to get a hearing test and get hearing aids if necessary. I am also making sure my diet is more balanced and getting vitamins and minaerals so I have no nutritional deficiences.

I was thinking mine would be called "A Year With This Ear" because it's been a year for me.

what would be the book's title? Why did you pick that title? No, I am not writing a book about my experience with tinnitus, I just thought this would be a thought-provoking/fun question.

Just maybe make sure that it is OK for you to wear plugs. I never got an ear mri, maybe the ear plugs would obstruct the view of the ear? But the ear plugs of course wont reach the inner ear. Maybe just double check with doctor if it is ok.

Hi. Not sure from your post if you are male or female. But I know hair thinning in females in sometimes linked to low levels of thyroid (hypothyroidism). Have you ever had your thyroid hormones checked? Hopefully the medicines used to treat hypothyroidism are not ototoxic (not sure if they can...

Has tinnitus made you give up any "bad" habits, bad being subjective of course. -I don't worry about minor inconveniences anymore and wish I had been less anxious in the past. Getting the wrong change by a few cents back from a sales clerk is no longer grounds for getting upset. Who cares...

Having tinnitus will not keep me from: -enjoying the big blockbusters that will come out this summer (zombie movie World War Z starring Brad Pitt come to mind :)). -looking at old family pictures and reminicsing. -losing weight and improving my overall health. -from watching re-runs of my...

Hi Martin. I just wanted to suggest to you, that when you do get an MRI that you should bring some ear plugs with you. I found the machine to be pretty loud. I am glad I had ear plugs with me. I got a head MRI and when I recently went to an ent, he wanted me to get another mri of the ear. He...

Yes, I did read about the incident with the hammer, I meant to say the hypersensitivity to sound you experienced seems to have a mysterious cause- unless you think you know what caused it. A hearing test can be helpful because my ENT told me that when someone has hearing loss, sometimes using...

Hi Phyllis. I dont have the hypersensitivity to sound, but is is pretty amazing that yours went away with the accupuncture treatment. i am sure some here would like to hear some more details. I am wondering if you have any TMJ issues since the cause of your tinnitus seems so mysterious. Did you...

My t was faint a year ago. i didnt know what t was back then. i was a little worried about the sound being there. What caused me anxiety was when the t got loud six months ago. i still didnt really know what t was. so knowing what t was didnt start me getting anxious. It was when this sound got...

I am referring here to cipro drops. i cant speak for ALL ear drops