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I made the mistake of thinking a psychiatrist could help me with insomnia caused by tinnitus. When she told me she had never treated a tinnitus patient, that should have been the red flag to walk away. Instead, I allowed her to convince me that Lorazepam was safe and that 1mg was a small dose...

There are no "safe benzos", you mean non ototoxic. They can create fast dependence as well as withdrawal symptoms that last for months or even years.

I agree, many medications make tinnitus worse in the long run. In my quest to get 8 hours of sleep, I got caught in the benzodiazepine trap for months, and now coming off of them my tinnitus is worse than before. I used to wake up with a soft hiss, but now all I get is eeeeeee all the time at...

Unfortunately I didn't taper, as my psychiatrist did not advise me to do so. I was taking small doses intermittently 2-3 nights a week, so I did not think I was dependent.

Benzos ruined my life after only 3 months used nightly for sleep. Dangerous withdrawal symptoms had me thinking way darker thoughts along with depersonalization/derealization than tinnitus and hyperacusis ever did. I highly regret taking them and am still suffering protracted effects including...

In your case try nature sounds, but don't use mp3s or YouTube videos as the compression creates low quality sound that is harsh on sensitive ears. You need the full wave file or CD.

Usually it's because your masking or sound enrichment while sleeping is too loud and competing with your tinnitus. I turned my pink noise and nature sounds way down so it's barely audible and only masks the silence, not the tinnitus, and my tinnitus had turned much quieter in the mornings.

I don't know if the shingles vaccine was the cause, as I had many other factors coinciding (stress and Airpods sound exposure). The Shingrix vaccine is the newer shingles vaccine, which is supposedly safer because it doesn't use a live virus (which in the past had been shown to cause tinnitus in...

Is there a particular brand of passion flower you like? There are so many on Amazon that I don't know which one to get.

This is an English speaking site. Most people in the world do not speak English, hence the smaller number of people on this site. You are correct however, that tinnitus distress is only suffered by a very small percentage of people with tinnitus. According to recent studies, there seems to be a...

I'm in the same boat, going on 6 months. What really helps me calm down is hikes out in nature or near the ocean. Natural masking ambient sounds are much more soothing. Sometimes, the artificial masking sounds will drive my anxiety as well.

Possibly, although 300mcg of melatonin which equals .3mg seems like nothing considering I was taking 5mg.

I got you. Someone in the forums provided this page on broadband noise. I'm not a doctor and this information is not to be taken as medical advice. Please consult with your doctor: https://sites.google.com/site/johnsaudiopage/broadband-noise-therapy-1

How have those two supplements been working for you? I wake up with morning jitters/anxiety. Looking for something to calm that.

Well, you don't want to compound your health issues with possible diabetes, sleep apnea, or whatever might accompany that rapid weight gain. Some people have gained 60-100 lbs.