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Tried taking 50 mg of Zinc daily for a month.... no help with my tinnitus

After giving up on my ENT, I decided to visit a family physician today. He told me that I should get a B12 blood level test. He told me that tinnitus is one of the major symptoms of low vitamin b12 blood levels. I will try to do the blood test tomorrow. I did some desktop research and found...

Has anyone had an experience of long-term usage of analgesic (pain medication) and/or anti-inflammatory medicines for improving tinnitus?

I have been taking 50 mg of benedryl on a daily basis every night for almost 6 months now. It has helped me get good night sleeps.

My tinnitus is cyclic in nature with a cycle period of about 7 days. For 7 days, the tinnitus is loud and clear, followed by 7 days of no tinnitus at all. This cycle has been going on for the past 2 years. I believe that this type of cyclic tinnitus is psychosomatic in nature in which the...

Is tinnitus a psychosomatic disease? or is it a symptom of an underlying physical/mental illness?

Today I noticed that when I use my thumb to apply pressure on my lower set of teeth, increases tinnitus loudness, while applying pressure on the upper teeth does not. Any ideas?

After doing some research on the internet, it seems that the main causes of tinnitus are well known. 1- Ear wax and or blockages 2- Certain drugs - mainly aspirin 3- The natural aging process 4- Meniere's disease 5- Otosclerosis 6- High blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, circulatory...

Question please: as time goes on, will the severity of tinnitus mostly likely increase, decrease, or stay the same?

@Bill Brunskill i have heard and read Apsirin causes T. It would be interesting to learn how aspirin induces T - consequently this could shed some light on possible medical chemical treatments.

@Tenna I am unable to pin-point the exact cause (or causes) of my T - but I have to admit that I did spend countless hours playing playstation games - and many times - with setting the speakers volume on loud. 2 years have now passed and still the T is going on a perfectly-timed cycle: 7 days on...

Thank you @Tenna - I agree with you that consistently thinking about T won't help, but I have to say that it is rather difficult to not think about my T - especially during the loud days - I have always had the problem of motion sickness when I am given a ride in a car or bus - so I know that...

I believe that you are correct - even though when analyzing the results of my log, I did not find any correlation between the level of tinnitus and the stress level. I believe it might depend on the the cause and type of tinnitus.

It was when I experienced a loss of a loved one in my life when my tinnitus started. The tone appeared to come from my left ear. It varied proportionally with my stress level. For a few days it was gone, then back on again. Then I started to keep a daily journal of the following items in...