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    My Tinnitus Is Back Because of Antibiotics

    I had 3 teeth pulled a few months ago, and I was put on a Z pack for a week to control the antibiotic growth. I noticed the same thing for my T. Very Very loud after taking the pill. After I was off the Z pack, my levels returned to where the were before. Antibiotics are just a drug like...
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    To Reduce the Level of Sound with Earplugs

    The 3M classic ear plugs are very nice, with a Great fit. These were given to me when I went for my first T doctors appt with my hearing test. I wear the older 33 db ones at night and on planes (vacuums too) - the material is a bit harder than most ear plugs. Sometimes hard to find in...
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    Hello!

    That was incredibly inspirational. I don't know how to make a tearing up emoticon, but yeah. I'll be reading these words and coming back to this general thread often. Thanks for the welcome!
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    Hello!

    @James Thanks for the words of encouragement. I do computational work, so some earphones, with not-too-loud music, helps to drown much of the T while I work. I've now moved to a much-more quiet work area, as some of the noise would make it worse, even over music. I'm sleeping better once I...
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    Hello!

    Thank you for the welcome, it is good to know that I am not alone, that there is hope, and that life can be enjoyable even with it. Thank you so much. I will research those drugs to see where they hit and how - perhaps one can be useful. I hope at least one of them is not a small molecule...
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    What Was Your Life Like a Few Weeks Before Your Tinnitus Started and a Few Weeks After?

    Heaven, hell, hope, and then the end of hope., which is slowly coming back... I want the hope back, the smiles, the normal ups and downs of life back. I want to be the person I was before the T. Just need to keep pushing on I guess.
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    Trying to Remember What It Was Like Before Tinnitus

    I've had it worse after long (even short) car journeys, and I too run away when someone else is vacuuming. I wear earplugs at night from all the general noises. One thing you could try is to carry around cotton. The cotton can significantly help the T from cars/air conditioners/etc. when I...
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    Hello!

    Hi all, I've been suffering from T for about a year now. Every day feels like a battle that I don't want to fight anymore. I've been on several treatments from my T/Migraine doctor, and none of them seem to work. The only thing that seems to relieve it for some time is alcohol, which comes...