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It seems a bit better now... maybe just a viral infection was blocking up my ears a bit?

Hi all Looking for some advice. I got Botox in my lower jaw to help migraines and clenching my teeth. It was not near my ears, it was in the jaw closer to my mouth About a week later I noticed my lymph nodes below my jaw were swollen and my ears are super blocked. My tinnitus has almost...

I would second this. I would say other than that most cases are permanent

I'm a 1.5/10 but the first year was sucicidal bad. I didn't leave the house for nine months. I had to work very very hard to find a way to keep going.

Tobramycin after years of reflection was the cause of my tinnitus. I used the eye drops, too much as I pushed to hard, literally five minutes later the tinnitus started. Never has gone away since. That being said, I used too much by accident, it might be ok if you use the correct amount.

How do you know they accept tinnitus as a condition? I cannot see anything except they will accept people who are not well, i.e. going blind due to old age? Tinnitus still may not be a satisfying criteria unless it is found elsewhere on the website.

You have BFS. I'm happy to chat to you about it as I freaked the fuck out and gave myself a severe case of it and then convinced myself I have severe RLS and will never sleep again. Anxiety, what a great time.

It has gone away for me. All I can say is it was a very bad few months when I had it... I occasionally still get it but nowhere as bad. There is a lot more hope that the thumping goes away than 'real' tinnitus.

Same, mine happened during an ear infection. It went away after about 3 months, unfortunately the infection seems to have left me with bad pain in my feet. Life seriously sucks.

Mine was 100% stress. A lot of doctors told me that is not possible but I was having multiple anxiety attacks a day for the week prior to the onset. I couldn't calm down either, I wish I could go back. I was terrified of everything, literally terrified of using anything which would make it...

Mine was shocking in the beginning. I couldn't believe how loud it was whenever I walked into a room. I had a break down for 8 months and barely left the house... Over two years later and I can sleep in silence. Occasionally there are days when it is annoying but it is about 20% of what it was...

Is yours widespread throughout the body? How do you find it possible to sleep? I am really struggling with the nerve/twitching issues I have through my feet. It is honestly so hard, sometimes I google how to end it all and I'm not sure how much longer I can pretend.

I feel the exact same, doctors have done nothing but destroy my mental health ever since I became ill with tinnitus etc... most of the time it is up to us. It is great to hear it is subsiding. I bet it will completely disappear over the next few weeks/months.

Mine took months to go away... I had to really calm myself down.

I've started on melatonin which helps me feel tired but does not shut down the thoughts that keep me wake. Are you sleeping?