Recent content by Ken77

I am not a doctor but my tinnitus appeared one month after I took my last dose of benzos so I see it as a possible cause in my case. There are also a lot of anecdotal reports from other people online who say they got tinnitus during benzo withdrawal (usually temporary but sometimes permanent)...

Like I said in my previous posts, I didn't abruptly stop. I tapered for about two months cutting down my dose by a small amount each week. Maybe this was still too fast, I don't know. My doctor told me this was ok. I took the Lorazepam for 9 months, 1 mg per day. But I am starting to doubt...

Well I just did what my doctor told me so I don't know. My tinnitus sounds like a high pitched hiss and is very reactive to sound. It is relatively easy to mask with high pitched masking sounds but I do hear it over moderately loud sound (like the TV on normal volume). I would say it is about a...

Hi, Yes, I tapered the Lorazepam for about two months when I wanted to stop the Lorazepam. Unfortunately my tinnitus hasn't changed at all since it started and I am pretty sure it is permanent at this point. I am getting more used to it though and it doesn't bother me as much anymore. I am...

My parents (71 and 67) both have mild tinnitus that doesn't bother them. I have a friend who is in his 70s and he also has mild tinnitus.

I am fully vaccinated (two Pfizer shots). It had no effect on my tinnitus at all.

Sometimes when I wake up my tinnitus turns into a loud electrical "zapping" sound, similar to how people describe exploding head syndrome. I have no idea why.

My tinnitus is exactly like that too. In quiet rooms it doesn't bother me that much, but it is very annoying when watching tv.

I am 99.9% sure that mine was not caused by hearing loss or acoustic trauma. I just woke up with it one day 3 years ago and it hasn't stopped since. The only possible causes I can think of are benzodiazepines (lorazepam), which I took for several months during a very bad period in my life or...

I have noticed this too. When I am still half asleep my tinnitus is very quiet, almost like a whisper. Then, as a start to wake up it starts getting louder and much more high pitched. When I am fully awake it quiets down a bit again (until I get exposed to sound, then it spikes again). So weird.

My tinnitus isn't pulsatile, but it is always very high pitched and loud when I wake up. Sometimes it turns into this weird electrical zapping sound, which never happens when I am fully awake. I have no idea why.

My tinnitus is very reactive and I am sure it wasn't caused by noise damage.

My tinnitus may have been caused by benzos (Lorazepam). It appeared a month after I took my last benzo. I am not sure the Lorazepam was the cause, but based on what I have read online it seems at least possible. My tinnitus constantly changes. In a quiet room it is a quiet buzz, in a moderately...

Be very careful man. I know you are desperate, but taking benzos for a long time can really mess up your brain and make tinnitus worse (or even cause it in people who didn't have it before). I strongly suspect that benzos caused my tinnitus or at least contributed to it.

No, no improvement, sadly. My tinnitus hasn't changed at all in the 2 years since it appeared.