Recent content by Karl

You're looking for a drug, but I think you, like so many people on this site, are searching in vain. Seems to me, reading these posts, that so many people with tinnitus are looking for that a drug. Tinnitus is typically due to hearing loss - destroyed cochlear hair cells. Are drugs going to...

This is my success story: It was four years ago that I got tinnitus from an ototoxic medicine. At first, it wasn’t much of an “eeeee…eeee”, and I could tolerate it. But eventually it became a major issue when I got a sinus infection. Then it became much louder. I couldn’t bare it, finding it...

derpytia - You may be stressing-out because you are trying too hard to make it go away. Also, this time of year can be especially stressful. I have not visited this website for a long time, but I used to write quite a bit. Tinnitus is much less a factor in my life now than it was 3 years...

There is hope!

AnneG - What Fish describes is GERD, which is what I have. Off and on, I have had initial bad sleep due to acid reflux. A lot of times I wake up, gagging. This is due to stomach acid which climb up the esophagus and cause the larynx to constrict, causing a person to choke. You may want to...

There are threads on this website about cutting the auditory nerves. I believe that for most people with tinnitus, if their auditory nerve is cut, their tinnitus stops. But not always. Unfortunately, it can get worse. That's why it's important to avoid situations that can damage hearing. But...

My vote is In my opinion, that's how it starts. It's the IHC's that get "down/dead". Your auditory nervous system isn't damaged. After the IHC's go down, the brain starts listening really hard to the down/dead IHC. The brain sends a signal to the down/dead IHC and the OHC, to "crank up the...

Jake - Please read this thread by Dr. Chris Heddon: Why do we accept that HL and T are the 3rd most prevalent chronic diseases in the world? | Tinnitus Talk Support Forum That thread is the most promising news I have read about the steps toward finding tinnitus drugs. A lot is happening...

I disagree with the idea that tinnitus "does not originate in the ear". There is the "initiation" phase of tinnitus, when it starts, which is usually in the ear due to hearing loss. For some people, it initiates other ways (probably due to a mix-up of sensoral signals with auditory neural...

Fortunately, alchohol has no effect on my T. I have a couple glasses of merlot every night. I really look forward to it. It's sort of my reward for getting home and time to relax.

Connie C - There is a new type of hearing aid that is surgically implanted, which may help you. See the following: http://www.wpbf.com/news/health/Boynton-Beach-man-touts-revolutionary-hearing-aid/-/8788734/21250678/-/a188jz/-/index.html It cost a lot: $30-$40K. You may want to ask if...

ColorRed: I agree. Even on this website, now and then I've noticed suspicious postings, wondering if the poster has a hidden agenda to sell something. Cher69: I'm like you, I have no problems taking medicine. I take medicine for high cholesterol, acid reflux, allergies and Remeron for...

Chris - These links are MAJOR news. So much is happening, things appear to be coming together. Fnally, we may have effective medicines for hearing loss and tinnitus.

Chris - This is major news! Have you contacted the Veterans Administration? I had read that they are developing ways to administer a drug through the cochlea.

I love discussions like this! Religion and science explain many of the same existential questions we think about. Where did all THIS LIFE and EXISTENCE come from? I remember, as a kid, thinking the world was flat, with oceans falling off the edge (complete with dragons on the other side of a...