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    Take it one day at a time. Things will improve. Your brain will eventually adapt. Also, make...

    Take it one day at a time. Things will improve. Your brain will eventually adapt. Also, make sure to get plenty of magnesium, it helps regulate glutamate.
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    Try not to dwell on it, there's no reason to blame yourself. Prednisone is generally considered...

    Try not to dwell on it, there's no reason to blame yourself. Prednisone is generally considered very safe, and there was no way you could've predicted such a reaction. I'm confident your nervous system will heal with time.
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    Most of my tones hang around for a week to a few months, but they eventually fade. Honestly, you...

    Most of my tones hang around for a week to a few months, but they eventually fade. Honestly, you (and me too) should be glad your tinnitus is from benzo withdrawal. Your system's overloaded with glutamate, which makes your auditory system hyperactive and causes all the weird tones, but glutamate...
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    Same. I had brain zaps and other brutal stuff after going cold turkey. Now even one...

    Same. I had brain zaps and other brutal stuff after going cold turkey. Now even one antihistamine messes me up for weeks. Only benzos and alcohol make me feel normal.
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    I took SSRIs 10 years ago, which led to tremors and some neurological issues. But only a year...

    I took SSRIs 10 years ago, which led to tremors and some neurological issues. But only a year ago after a concert, antibiotics and some bad luck I developed severe tinnitus. Needing rescue doses of Diazepam once a week hasn't helped long term either.
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    Hey, how are you doing? our tinnitus profiles seem surprisingly similar. Most people mention a...

    Hey, how are you doing? our tinnitus profiles seem surprisingly similar. Most people mention a couple of tones, but I get several dozen in each ear, and none of them are constant too--they're all rhythmic and melodic ("alien" as you described), like my brain is looping random bits of sound it...
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    Game Over? Worsening Reactive Tinnitus and Pain Hyperacusis with Severe Headaches

    It gets worse before it gets better, trust me. The first time I went through this, I stabilized after three to four months, and the peak of my distress came just before that. The change was sudden, with only a few days separating a very bad phase from a (relatively) good one. Even if it feels...
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    Game Over? Worsening Reactive Tinnitus and Pain Hyperacusis with Severe Headaches

    It has been five days since I stopped using earmuffs. I started by trying to desensitize in a completely silent room. The first two days were difficult, and I experienced a lot of anxiety while attempting to switch to lighter protection. I also continued wearing earmuffs at night. However, over...
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    Game Over? Worsening Reactive Tinnitus and Pain Hyperacusis with Severe Headaches

    Yes, but I made the mistake of overprotecting at home because I wanted to stabilize my variable tinnitus. It did stabilize, but at the cost of making my auditory system more sensitive, which made my tinnitus even worse when I tried to remove the protection.
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    Game Over? Worsening Reactive Tinnitus and Pain Hyperacusis with Severe Headaches

    Stay strong and take things one day at a time. Over time, things will stabilize, and you may notice improvements from month to month. The first time I experienced hyperacusis with burning sensations and reactive, multi-tonal tinnitus, I was desperate. It lasted for two to three months before it...
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    Withdrawing from Wearing Earmuffs at Home

    I have severe reactive tinnitus and hyperacusis. For the past month, due to a prolonged spike, I’ve been wearing earmuffs at home to stabilize it. What I’ve noticed is that when I take the earmuffs off for more than a couple of hours, even in the quietest room, my tinnitus spikes and becomes...
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    Tinnitus Surges to Extreme Levels Briefly Before Returning to Normal

    I believe this is referred to as fleeting tinnitus, which is apparently quite common and something most people experience at some point. In my case, these episodes tend to occur more frequently after a setback, which I suspect might be due to temporary inflammation. For example, after taking...
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    Blocked Ear Feeling When Lying Down

    Could it be Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD)? I experience the same clogged sensation when lying on one side, especially when my Eustachian tubes are not functioning properly, such as after an infection. When I wake up, I have to open my mouth widely and swallow to unblock them, similar to what...
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    Tinnitus Ramps Up in Hearing Protection

    Does anyone else experience a significant increase in tinnitus loudness and the number of tones when using hearing protection? Whenever I wear earmuffs, I notice dozens of tones that gradually grow louder over time. The volume keeps increasing indefinitely until it becomes unbearable, almost as...
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    Terrifying Fleeting Deafness for Hours: Is It Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss?

    I hesitated to take Prednisone because my symptoms were gradually subsiding. However, I decided to take it one week after the episode of deafness, which occurred three weeks after using Amoxicillin. I had three pills left from a previous prescription. I took 40 mg on the first day and 20 mg the...
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