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    Major New Problem for a 15 Year Sufferer

    steelbanks i think ive been where you are standing i got the dreaded T 22 years ago and it nearly destroyed me for quite a while but in time... after several years...i got better and better to a point where i was doin really good and i didnt pay any attenion to it ! ! ! then...ah...
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    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    Hi Louise....great to talk with you again you ask a very important , and for me, difficult question first, the short answer..subjectively , just off the top of my head, i found that clonazepan worked for me for over a year both attenuating sound loudness ( and sound type...less EEEEEeeee in...
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    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    hello old friends... its been awhile ive read with great interest the conversation above and would offer a few observations if i may there are without doubt hundreds of prescription and non prescription drugs that can induce...cause...tinnitus some of these drugs, like aspirin, when...
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    Propofol-Interrupted Tinnitus Later Suppressed by Amantadine: a Case-Report

    interesting, i too found that after anesthesia my tinnitus was suppressed thanks joejunior for the find best mt
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    Resveratrol Reported to Protect From Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

    "Resveratrol, a compound found in red wine and red grapes, has long been hailed for its antioxidants -- and now, a new animal study shows it could also protect against the harmful biological effects of hearing loss. The study, conducted in rats, shows that resveratrol could have protective...
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    H2 Antihistamines, Famotidine, Tinnitus

    thanks, my youngest daughter took it when we were hiking around mt rainier national park is that you in front of the taj mahal !
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    Poll: Did You Know What Tinnitus Was Before You Acquired It?

    I heard a passing news story many years before I got tinnitus and only remembered it after getting tinnitus and thinking about what it could be, the news story did not attribute causes as I recall, (loud noise or medications), just reported that some people have incessant noise and no known...
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    Aspirin

    ive never noticed aspirin to effect my tinnitus , better or worse, i cant explain it ive taken two aspirin twice a day when in pain, and, then some time later, gone several weeks without any and just dont notice a difference
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    Describe Your Tinnitus

    1.) What ear(s) is your T in? tinnitus appears about 3/4ths left ear 1/4th right 2.) Would you describe the sound as coming from the ear or do you find it is coming from inside your head (and where in the head- middle, side, back. etc.)? seems to come from the ear 3.) Is there only one...
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    After Onset of Tinnitus I've Taken or Tried the Following...

    NAC , and ( niacin many others i cant remember that supposedly improved peripheral blood flow)
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    Do You Have a Family Member or Relative Who's Also Got Tinnitus?

    my brother has mild tinnitus and my dad got tinnitus after chemo therapy (cisplatin)
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    Tinnitus Textbook Devotes Chapter to Cannabinoids

    yes ive read and been told sativa aggravates tinnitus and indica can be a help where i live the state government says its legal, but the federal government classifies weed as a schedule one drug..."a most dangerous drug"... and the drug police really seem to enjoy their work, so i wont be...
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    H2 Antihistamines, Famotidine, Tinnitus

    cookie me too...it just seems like so often, when a med indicates tinnitus as a rare side effect...i get it funny thing, aspirin, one or two tabs a day..or none for a week, seems to not have any effect on my T and for so many others aspirin is problematic tinnitus is very strange and...
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    ASO-Type Drug That Can Effectively Rescue Hearing Opens the Door to Development

    pen thanks for the article hmmm an ASO drug "RNA-like molecule, called an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)" i try to learn these words, and struggle...but the idea that researchers can manipulate the g-nome to overcome hearing loss is great news...hope they hurry up ;) best wishes mock turtle