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I would be interested in these exercises if you can share them.

I finally saw the ENT yesterday. My ear drums are fine. My hearing is excellent. He does not think the antidepressants caused my tinnitus as it stopped when I quit taking it. Weeks later it started again though. So what caused it? He thinks the biggest factor is my TMJ which also flared at...

I am over a month in now. And kind of a wreck. I’m trying very hard to battle the depression and be there for my kids. I have a 15-year-old that uses drugs and is suicidal. I just can’t cope with him and this health issue. I’d say it’s no worse other than the initial escalation. At first just...

Why do people say it’s worse in the beginning? Does it actually go crazy then settle? I really feel I need medication. But this started for me with Zoloft and stress/TMJ. So won’t it be counterproductive? What is safe to take for pain? My jaw is really sore. Any alternatives aside from...

It’s very early. Just a few weeks. I know I know it’s early. But I’m very anxiety prone and very much a negative thinker.

I’m am struggling so very much. My tinnitus seems to be getting worse. I can only sleep with Ambien. But I’m scared to take it or even anything as meds played a part in this. I can hardly work. I really want to die. How do you ever get used to it? At first it only affected my sleep. Now it’s...

I’m new with tinnitus for other reasons. But just wanted to offer you some hope. My ex husband had tinnitus from shooting a gun as well many years ago. He was scared it wouldn’t go away too. It was many years ago but his did go away. Probably within a week or month. Can’t remember now. So hang...

My tinnitus was first noticed after taking ADs. I am a person who easily gets in their head. I have MUCH stress with a suicidal 15-year-old. I really think I need meds to help cope right now. What meds are generally safe with tinnitus? I’ve seen Clonazepman and Xanax. Aren’t doctors wary of...

Would using the AirPods for noise cancellation only be an issue? No music or video. Man the noise on the bus home drove me crazy! Ears are really hurting.

Can you share the specific link about the benefits of sound therapy? I can’t figure out which one it is. This sucks because I have never been able to sleep even with the slightest sound. Will any sound machine from Amazon do? Are apps just as good?

Thank you. I have never liked loud music. I work in a talkative environment and often wore AirPods with noise cancellation through much of the day, at a reasonable volume. So there’s that to throw in the bag of causes I suppose. It’s odd. For a couple of nights (not in a row) I swear the sound...

Do AirPods (at reasonable volume) make tinnitus worse?

Thanks for the reply. Both of those ADs I took were in June. As my TMJ is also flared up I had been taking Ibuprofen too. I suppose it’s hard to say which but I absolutely feel stress is related. My shoulders, neck, and up to ears have been tense and just out of whack. I started a new job role...

Hi all. I’m a newbie with tinnitus. I have been suffering extreme stress with work for over a year. I had been taking Zoloft for a long time. Yet I was tired of taking it and quit. Months later in June things got so bad I decided to start again. After a few pills got tinnitus only at night...