Recent content by wiektor

I am selling my Konftec laser with 660nm and 808nm… I used it for three months last year but don’t attribute any improvements to it.

I had hyperacusis for about three months before deciding to try Clomipramine. I did not experience any pain with sounds, so it was loudness hyperacusis. It was catastrophic, and I was at my wits' end. I wanted to wean off because I was completely healed from hyperacusis and depression, so my...

I only had this whistle. My tinnitus used to get a lot louder with everyday sounds, but luckily, this is rarely the case now. I'd say it varies, but it's much more stable. I don't have meaningful hearing loss up to 8 kHz; there are a few dips of 10 dB, and that's all. Clomipramine gave me a...

I just meant: habituate to a "normal" life - protecting against anything too loud - and you'll habituate to your tinnitus. I just couldn't stop living because one day, my tinnitus got louder, and I thought it was something stupid that caused it. I don't believe anything below 80 dB can damage...

Hey! I'm doing very well, ear-wise! I have an everyday life again, really. In the last 4 months, I went to over 10+ parties (with foam earplugs), took two overseas flights (12h duration each), took several shorter flights (1-3h), kept using my headphones (AirPods Max capped at 75 dB), had loads...

Yeah, I understand where you are coming from and I agree with the essence of it. However, it does feel off when you come here telling a good recovery story and people try to challenge your own truth while trying to frame you as crazy person who'll get worse again. I don't get anything back by...

I know hell, I was there for months. No speaking, barely eating. Believe it or not. I thought my life would never happen again. But it did and it was Clomipramine for me. My caution is to protect above 90 dB. Everything else I have done did not worsen my tinnitus. I always carry my earplugs...

Extreme sweating, increased anxiety, very dry mouth, insomnia, heavy constipation, increased tinnitus perception, restlessness, sugar and carbohydrates cravings, difficulty to orgasm but increased libido.

Summing up the depression to the side effects isn't fun at all. It's actually extremely scary - so I can relate. And I understand why you've given up. For me the side effects were intense for 5 days after starting a new dose, then it would start settling over the course of another 5 days where...

It's nice that they ran this poll, but it's biased. Users who come to Tinnitus Talk are mostly those who have disturbing tinnitus and/or have a very strong attachment to it. This is not targeted to a wider audience. As everyone already noted, there's quite a LOT of people around us with tinnitus...

You can find more details of my hyperacusis and tinnitus in one of my first posts on Tinnitus Talk. Again, I only got better because of Clomipramine. First weeks were full of side effects but that's all.

I was worsening DAILY until the very first pill of Clomipramine. I find it very intriguing that people challenge a good truth here and prefer to stick to the doom a gloom most of the times... I don't blame anyone for that though, really. It's the depression that comes with tinnitus +...

I had severe loudness hyperacusis.

My quick research (aka Google) shows that the antidepressant dose for Nortriptyline is 75-100 mg, so I don't think you can really say you tried to tackle you depression with that dose. This is my third time with an antidepressant. They worked all the time: 1st Fluxoetine, to treat GAD and...

My sleep was fucked for a good three weeks with Clomipramine. But I promise once the side effects start slowly vanishing, the most invigorating feeling is when the depression starts to go away. It's a similar feeling to benzos, but much safer and intended for the long term. That's common with...