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    For Those with Tinnitus After Sudden Hearing Loss, How Are You Coping?

    It’s definitely not a pure tone. Sometimes, a pure tone comes through for a few seconds, and it sounds about two octaves (maybe just one) above high C. But for the most part, it’s a high-pitched white noise. In the first month, it sounded like a fire alarm. By the second month, it had changed to...
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    For Those with Tinnitus After Sudden Hearing Loss, How Are You Coping?

    I also suffered from sudden sensorineural hearing loss in October. I am getting along and improving slowly. I am using Lenire, and it helps mask my tinnitus really well. I also notice that my tinnitus fades from my awareness a few times a day, which never happened before I started using Lenire...
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    ASMR's (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) Effect on Tinnitus

    I came here to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing. I've also found some relief from my tinnitus when listening to ASMR. I couldn't sleep for the first month after my tinnitus started (due to sudden hearing loss from inner ear barotrauma), but when I gave ASMR a try, it really...
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    Suicidal

    Have you considered Paxil? It's an antidepressant that leans more toward anti-anxiety effects than stimulating effects, making it more calming overall. It's an SSRI with an anticholinergic component, which can help reduce essential tremor and may also calm tinnitus. I've been gradually...
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    Suicidal

    @AnonymousMouse Hold up. Have you tried taking any anti anxiety or anti depressant meds? I know there are a lot of people on this forum that are against meds, but klonopin definitely reduces the loudness of tinnitus for a day or two. I'm going on three months since my T started after I had...
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    My Journey to Tinnitus Habituation — Anxiety Was My Biggest Barrier

    Can I ask what anti-anxiety medications helped you?