Recent content by John B.

It wasn't acoustic trauma - but when my tinnitus started up it was accompanied with fullness in both ears (I only have tinnitus in my right ear). That lasted for about 4 days and then it broke, sadly the tinnitus decided to stay. There are times where it returns to both ears - in fact it...

I had both a cavity replaced and a wisdom tooth pulled. Before both, I mentioned to the dentist that I had tinnitus and I was going to put an ear plug in - which I did solely as a precaution. Neither event spiked my tinnitus that I can remember. One very odd thing I noticed when I was getting...

So the fullness subsided today - and the flutter pretty much disappeared. If I sit in a really quiet place, I can faintly hear it. One thing I noticed with the fullness - especially my right ear - was that I couldn't hear very well out of that ear. I was afraid I was going deaf...

Good for you @Mario martz - you are inspiring. I had a rough night last night and hearing your story of positivity was very welcome today.

@John Meyers I went mostly vegetarian last year - I made exceptions if I was invited over to dinner where they were only serving meat. I didn't want to have to be that person who required extra fussing. It wasn't that difficult - altho I found myself eating more of stuff that I know now to be...

Old post, I know. I've had mild tinnitus for about 14 years in my right ear. It was solid tone, in the 4k-6k range. The tone got louder over the years - but not terrible. In April I started getting a new form - a louder, less solid tone - more of a hiss. Then I was getting a high...

I have found that exercise before going to bed has greatly helped with sleep issues. I will regularly take an hour walk, or go to the gym a couple hours before bed. I also just feel better in general which helps with anxiety, etc.

I started meditating about 10 days ago and I've found some benefit. I use an app called Headspace - altho there are others (Calm, etc). You can try for 10 days free. I just finished my 10th free day today and ponied up the $50 something for a year. You might want to give that a try - at...

@John Meyers I think I'm watching that same documentary (on Netflix). I thought I was doing good by eating more fish, but there's mercury. I was having one or two drinks almost nightly when my tinnitus hit (April 2017). My doctor gave me xanax for anxiety, and some other meds to help me...

I was prescribed xanax for anxiety as well (April 2017). I quickly got off them because I was concerned about addiction / dependence on any drug. Toward the end I was taking small doses at a time .25omg (.5mg split in half). I went about 7 weeks without one, and took another .25mg as I was...

I was prescribed Xanax early on for anxiety related to my tinnitus. I ended up using it mostly for sleep, which it really helped me with. I never took more than two 0.5mg tabs a day - eventually breaking the tablets in half and taking 0.25mg at a time. I eventually stopped taking them as I...

Woke up to no detectible tinnitus briefly this a.m. It was glorious, but fleeting.

I'm going to try this as well - probably not with headphones. I find that when I focus on things my tinnitus tends to diminish. First time thru this game it seemed to calm down a bit - probably due to my increased focus.

Early on when I was having trouble sleeping I would occasionally take an Advil PM. I had no issues that I can recall - it actually worked really good as a sleep aid. When I saw that Advil could possibly aggravate tinnitus, I started taking Tylenol instead - but I rarely take aspirin /...

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