Recent content by SillyMama

Hi, @Lane Thanks for the recommendation about DMSO. For now, I'm only using meds that my physicians approve, but I hope you have good results with it. Keep us updated on your progress. Others may want to try it. Warm regards, Donna (SillyMama)

Just a check-in. Still 100% sure that my tinnitus is somatic and originates in a muscle instead of somewhere in my brain. Still gets worse during stress. I'm convinced that my habit of clenching my teeth, and the MANY associated muscles are the cause. However, magnesium supplements and...

@Marianne F @KWC Hi, Marianne & Ken, Ken, thanks for the report on cold laser; I'm sorry it didn't help. I haven't tried it yet. My audiologist says I do have hearing loss (actually in both ears) but it hasn't annoyed my family to the point that they've asked me to get the recommended...

Hi, @billie48 I am so sorry you're going through this! I read through the replies from other members and it sounds like they have great advice. This may not address your circumstances at all, but I felt compelled to add that when I first got tinnitus, I *thought* I had vertigo because I had...

Yes, although I described it as "soprano crickets on steroids." It waxes and wanes. At this point I'm convinced mine is somatic tinnitus and is related to carrying stress in my neck and jaw. I have not yet, however, been able to unlearn that habit...

When mine started, I described it as "soprano crickets on steroids." I'm sorry I couldn't click more of the buttons on the poll. Some days it' has been constant, but once it went away for the better part of a year...

Hi, @WildMan and @Rafaa I am so sorry you're going through this. There is a small group of us who describe our tinnitus as chirping... and usually intermittent, which seems different from the other types of tinnitus. I have become convinced that mine is somatic, and related to tension in my...

Hi, Zach, There is a small group of us here who commonly describe our tinnitus as chirping. When mine started, I described it as "soprano crickets on steroids." But it was intermittent, worse at some times, better at others. After 3 years of this, I'm convinced that mine is somatic and related...

Hi, @dudeguywithstuff I'm sorry I never saw your post until now. There IS a group of us here with this intermittent chirping tinnitus. My tinnitus once disappeared for nearly a year, and it still comes and goes in a rather erratic fashion. After 3 years of this, I'm convinced that mine is...

Hi, @Jaskaran I'm so sorry you're getting different answers from different doctors. Most of us here have had that experience. Nobody really knows what causes tinnitus for sure and most docs don't know very much about it. I can't answer your question about the drops, but I think health care may...

@KWC, Hi, Ken, Thank you for posting! I haven't tried cold laser *yet* but I told my TMJ doc that I didn't want to take it off the table as a possiblity. I am eager to hear of your results. I'm learning to manipulate my sound, too. I know that mine (like most of us with this kind of tinnitus)...

Hi, Marianne and DoggoneT, Thanks for posting your progress. I’m realizing that I have an unconscious habit of tending muscles in my face and jaw. That seems to initiate episodes of tinnitus. Figuring out how to *not* do that (unconsciously) is not easy. But it helps me intervene to keep...

Hi, Marianne, I'm actually moving away from thinking mine is an upper cervical issue... I've recently discovered that it can help if I carefully massage my left TMJ region. (My tinnitus is in my left ear.) Sometimes I can reduce it or stop it that way. I'm also getting better at intentionally...

Hi, I read the whole article, which was pretty much entirely about a fibromyalgia treatment. That poor woman. I'm so glad that the chiropractor could help her. But her circumstances, and the signs and symptoms of painful fibromyalgia don't seem relevant to me. That husband's lengthy testimonial...

Hi, Marianne, Yes, I'm *trying* to keep using the Alexander Technique. It's difficult to stay mindful of posture, but it does help me. I especially try to use it at my computer and while driving. I also just finished about 3 months trying chiropractic, which made no difference at all for me...