Recent content by Golly

It appears as though Nimodipine was studied almost 30 years ago as a candidate for tinnitus relief: The usefulness of nimodipine, an L-calcium channel antagonist, in the treatment of tinnitus A handful of patients reported an improvement. /G

Just stumbled across this related article: Loud music was blamed for hearing loss in her 40s. It wasn’t the cause. /G

Summary: Study identifies the mechanisms behind regenerating new cochlear hair cells. The findings could have positive implications for treating or reversing hearing loss associated with damage to cochlear hair cells. Can Hearing Loss Be Reversed? Research Reveals Clues That Could Regrow the...

For those considering Nicotinamide Riboside, please read this first: Popular Dietary Supplement Causes Cancer Risk and Brain Metastasis /G

My tinnitus started shortly after a mysterious (probably) viral ENT infection. I am not sure the relationship was causal. /G

I just came across this news: Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine-associated tinnitus responds to transcranial magnetic stimulation This is certainly encouraging for those with tinnitus linked to their COVID-19 vaccine, and perhaps for others too. /G

Tinnitus and sleep have always been closely connected in my case. I do not experience tinnitus while I sleep. Moreover, sleep acts as a sort of switch, turning my head noise on or off for the entire day once I wake up. The following article suggests that researchers are looking into this...

Interesting discovery discussed here: Restoring Hearing: New Tool To Create Ear Hair Cells Lost Due to Aging or Noise Gene discovery allows the production of inner or outer ear hair cells Death of outer hair cells due to aging or noise cause most hearing loss Master gene switch turns on ear...

Hello Again; I ended up cancelling my Moderna booster and instead opted for the J&J version (I was vaccinated with J&J back in April). I got jabbed yesterday and after 24 hours my tinnitus is unchanged (although I ache somewhat). I received some good advice from a friend of mine who is an MD...

I got the J&J vaccine in April with no change in tinnitus patterns. I scheduled a Moderna booster for later this month because of favorable reported mix-and-match protection. I am having serious (tinnitus-related) reservations, however, and may try to get J&J instead (although I am having...

Hi Everyone: A woman was successfully treated for depression with an implant in her brain. I wonder if this type of technology could be used to treat tinnitus? The so-called deep brain stimulator was apparently adapted from a device used to treat epilepsy (which itself may bear similarities to...

Hi Everyone -- It's been a while since I have posted, but I do monitor this site periodically, and I am committed to supporting it in any way I can. It's been months, if not years, since I have attempted to quell my tinnitus with the sounds and/or muscle-relaxing effects of a hot shower. But I...

I suspect the cause was a viral infection. I can't be certain of course, but I had a severe sinus and throat condition around the time the tinnitus set in.