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I've taken them both (I will be 74 next month), but my favorite is Tadalafil. I was concerned about this too but it has not made any difference in my tinnitus. Blue Chew has great products, but not so great shipping and customer service.

Welcome to the New Reality. It's unfortunate that this convicted felon is going to escape any sort of penalty, but hey, this is Amerika! Ain't it great? The idiot was elected president by other idiots. It doesn't bother me though. When I look at the government's intrusions into my own life, I...

I know a smoke shop might seem like an odd place to look for tinnitus help, but bear with me. I went to my favorite smoke shop today, where they must have a thousand different products. I have had good luck with a disposable vape containing Delta 8. It gives a mild high, almost identical to...

This is true. It really is that simple, at least on the surface! The key, I think, is to engage in something that naturally absorbs your attention, something you enjoy or find challenging. For example, if I have a cold and end up staying home without much to do, I notice my tinnitus much more.

Oh yeah, I went through all the same things the original poster did. I was also very concerned and scared that these episodes might be permanent. Long story short: things didn’t get worse. I still experience spikes, even after several decades of tinnitus, but they always eventually recede. Over...

This film explores this question in a very thought-provoking way. I'm in love with Ms Fromm.

A GP gave me tinnitus by prescribing antibiotics, and when I mentioned the tinnitus to a therapist, they insisted the ringing in my ears was the result of past psychological traumas. Isn’t this exactly what the “Peter Principle” is all about—how people rise to the level of their own...

If all else fails, try ignoring it—not by pretending it isn’t there, but by finding ways to mask it. For me, that might mean riding my eBike on a crisp fall morning, going on a photo walk, heading to the gym or the pool, or watching a movie. The more I live a “normal” life, even with tinnitus...

The Mayo Clinic website says: Acute bacterial prostatitis is usually caused by common strains of bacteria. The infection may have spread from other parts of the urinary or reproductive systems. Chronic bacterial prostatitis generally has the same cause as acute bacterial infection. It may occur...

The short answer is that insurance companies do it simply because they can. What I want to know is, why isn’t dental care covered? Someone could be stone deaf and toothless and still get no help, even if they have “medical insurance.” That, folks, is what you call a racket.

The idea of the “monkey” is interesting, but that’s not quite how it works. Everyone’s experience with tinnitus varies—some a little, some a lot—and knowing the exact cause doesn’t necessarily lead to a solution. Generally, people with tinnitus are already on high alert to avoid further ear...

I’ve been fortunate that any spikes in my tinnitus have always been temporary (and it’s a looong list of triggers). Eventually, it returns to baseline, which is fine by me—as long as it doesn’t worsen permanently, I’m good. Of course, like all of us, there’s an underlying fear that it could...

People with tinnitus are naturally more aware of any changes in their hearing. They should be particularly cautious about exposing themselves to anything that could worsen their hearing or tinnitus, such as stress, high altitudes, flying, and certain medications. It’s quite a lengthy list, but...

Tinnitus often makes people more aware of their body and its sensations. Floaters typically come and go on their own, and they may disappear as quickly as they appeared.

What’s worse is that many insurers don’t cover dental, as if teeth aren’t part of your body or something—just a bunch of extra enamel you can do without, in their minds.

It has come down to a choice between the lesser of two evils. On one hand, we have a newcomer, an untested figure with, admittedly, a pedigree background that reflects a sense of political responsibility. On the other, we have Donald Trump, a person who, while he may do a competent job, is a...

I assume that goes for heterosexual couples too :>] Thanks for the heads-up on the vaccine. I'm going to wait and see until there's enough data to really understand its effects. However, I'm definitely concerned about the antibiotic, as it was an antibiotic that caused my tinnitus in the first...

I predict that Biden will announce he will not run, and Kamala Harris will be the Democratic Party's Presidential Nominee within the next two weeks. Time is running out, and November is not far off. The Democratic Party is losing votes daily as they flounder with no one in charge. It's time for...

These two guys are the sorriest presidential candidates that I've ever seen. We have a choice between a guy who is obviously too old for the job and won't admit it and one who is now a felon, a pathological liar, and also too old! You couldn't cook up a bigger nightmare election if you tried...

The Democratic political machine isn't scaled up for large national operations. Everything is about the local grass-roots idea of going to people's homes, jobs, and churches and reminding them to vote. Maybe we should go over the candidates with them if they need help. But this here is obviously...

I've been reading many articles on OpenAI, and to me, it appears to be a thinly disguised excuse for more mass surveillance. Like most people, I have a home computer and use it frequently. Too frequently. This is where most of our lives are being tracked by companies like Google, which has...

I wholeheartedly agree. Let's be honest and realistic. There has been little to no progress with tinnitus assistance. Oh, there have been umpteen dozen studies, but nothing ever happens to help us. It's probably best to take things into our own hands. How could we do any worse? I keep a...

You all are the first people I've heard of who had their tinnitus disappear due to exercise. That increases my blood pressure and always accentuates mine. You mentioned jaw and neck issues, which are all connected and can mess with people's tinnitus, especially the jaw. One thing about mine is...

Have you all listened to the simulated sounds one would get from a cochlear implant? They are so alien and unlike what we hear with our ears that I would only think it's a last resort sort of thing accompanied by low expectations. The best estimate I could find of the number of people worldwide...

I have allergies, and when they flare up, my tinnitus also flares up. Coming from the desert in the American Southwest to the Deep South, where I'm originally from, has been an adjustment too. High humidity is a problem with tinnitus. I'm acclimated to the humidity after 1 1/2 years, but there...

There is nothing wrong with headphones; the problem is the volume. If someone keeps it low, there should not be any worries. I wear mine on my ears loosely. The last thing I want is to hear only the music. It's better that I hear ambient sounds as well so I can gauge the real volume of the...

I lost weight on the keto diet. It's genuinely not a diet that one wants to stay on long, and if someone has high blood pressure, heart issues, or high cholesterol, they probably should avoid it like Dracula avoids the sun. But it did work. The big problem is, what then? Yes, I gained the...

Well, as of yesterday, it looks like a one-horse race! Unless He Whose Name Be Not Uttered (Trump) can run an election from behind bars. He has finally found his true place in life, YES! His low-life relatives should be next for similar charges and trials.

Acceptance of the present is kind of a no-brainer. I mean, things just are what they are. Not experiencing that is a lie and leads to even more suffering because everything IS just what it is. We don't have to accept it; it's there whether we accept it or not. It is best to acknowledge reality...

I've been noticing two interesting side effects of Sildenafil, the main ingredient of Viagra (besides the obvious impact). First, it also works for many post-menopausal women. Second, my mind is sharper when I take it. It turns out that the drug is helping to delay the onset of Alzheimer's, and...

Yes, alcohol will cause tinnitus to spike. One drink, probably not, but a few will definitely do it. Smoking weed is even worse. Just about everything will spike tinnitus! Or so it seems. You have to take it one day at a time. The main thing is not to do things you know will make it worse...

The norm is that when you get it, you got it. I've only known a person or two that had theirs recede to where it didn't bother them so much... yet. It's not impossible, but seeing it go way down and stay down is unusual. Take heed, this can become a permanent and untreatable condition, and you...

I may have had tinnitus longer than anyone here, or at least longer than what I see. Somewhere between 25 and 35 years, I didn't put a mark on a calendar or anything, but that's roughly accurate. I wouldn't call my life normal because I still have to be super careful about exposure to loud...

Truth. It will be much worse because you cannot mitigate the tinnitus with ambient sounds. In every case I have heard of, the patient still had tinnitus even when the nerve was severed. Don't do it. Tinnitus doesn't work that way.

I've been married five times. Does that count as a sport? I always thought of it as more of a hobby.

This has happened to many of us. What I'm going to say now is not false hope; it's a fact: tinnitus does change how it presents itself. Meaning it can go up and down, and in my case, every time it has gone up it has later gone down. Of course, the opposite is true too. Just look at this as a...

I had exactly the same experience with sounds when I first got tinnitus, @Annika. I was on the verge of committing suicide. If a bus roared by me downtown, it was soul-shattering. It's hard to put into words just how terrifying that was. I still have it to a certain degree. When the ex and I...

My guess is that the tinnitus was still present that day, but you weren't aware of it. It's like if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it. Does it make a sound? Sure, the sound waves would still have been transmitted through the air, but if no one heard it... Humans are...

I agree that positive thinking (or any sort of thinking) cannot change anyone's tinnitus. But there are a lot of things in between experiencing tinnitus and not experiencing tinnitus. For myself, and I assume any human, when we're engaged in something we have our full attention on, we are not...

The THC can make tinnitus worse. It certainly did that to me. I finally had to get away from it because it spiked up the ear ringing so much. There is a lot of evidence that it's not something people should be using if they have tinnitus, and it could even cause it. This is a medical fact, not...

Oops, I was wrong about this. Apparently, Ashwagandha is readily available and not the drug I was thinking of. I thought it was a psychedelic drug that shamans normally use, and I have forgotten the name of that one. You see it a lot on meetups. That's the one I want to try. A lot of people have...

Feeling anxious about one's tinnitus is perfectly normal. Who wouldn't be? Especially in the beginning. I've had tinnitus for decades, so that fear that it will always be with me at very loud levels and could lead to suicide has resided. It has not disappeared, but it is almost never present...

Get off the antibiotics NOW! I have permanent tinnitus due to them. I have had it for 25-35 years now.

I know exactly how you feel. Weed was a part of my life (a BIG part of my life) for decades. It made music more enjoyable and we would laugh and laugh at the smallest thing. Who could complain? But it had a ton of downsides, too. Going out stoned on my eBike was suicidal. One's reaction time is...

My neighbor tried Ashwagandha last year and loved the experience. It sounds like a powerful herb with healing properties, and as long as someone is knowledgeable about things like this, all should go well. As always with herbs, know your source. I'd love to try it (I must have tripped on...

Don't forget that during that time period, you have changed a lot. So what applied to the "you" of 20 years ago may not (and probably will not) apply to the "you" of today. I've had tinnitus for more than three decades, and what used to work does not work now. I don't know about yours, but my...

Enjoying life or not enjoying life is a day to day thing whether or not someone has tinnitus or not. I love life! Was my life better before tinnitus? That's impossible to say. In the beginning, sure, I was looking to kill myself. That was around 30 years ago, and it is not nearly as loud now as...

I find nothing anywhere that says cutting the auditory connection would have any effect on tinnitus. I've read of people who said that it did, and I have heard of people who said it had no effect. What's missing in people's ideas on this is that tinnitus is not a sound; it is more of a feedback...

This is so weird. I've been taking Gabapentin for about 6 or 7 years now as a sleep aid and for neuropathy in my hands. It also used to help w/ my tinnitus, but now I'm not too sure about that. My tinnitus has been louder than normal lately, but I figured it might be due to seasonal allergies...

I found this information below at the Mayo Clinic. They give some details on what to eat and what to avoid. I tried going gluten-free a few years ago with no effect, but everyone is going to be different, especially where tinnitus is concerned. → Mayo Clinic: Gluten-Free Diet Here's what the...

Yes, super loud theaters are probably responsible for people getting tinnitus and hyperacusis. They really should warn people, and I'm surprised they don't get sued because the EPA and OSHA do have mandated legal limits to sound exposure that businesses must adhere to. Just don't do anything to...

Something to keep in mind w/ Magnesium supplements: For younger people w/ no known health issues, Magnesium supplements are perfectly safe. For older people, or people who may have kidney issues (not kidney disease, but possible weakened kidney function) it might be wise to discuss...

This is all very simple stuff that people seem intent on blinding us w/ zero facts. Is there any proof of a "higher intelligence"? No. Is there any proof that some supernatural entity created anything, anywhere, at any time? No. Is there any proof of life after death? No. Can anyone offer...

I know exactly how you feel. I don't take anything for my tinnitus or nerves, mostly from fear it may backfire. Gabapentin has been my go-to form of relief when things get too crazy and as an all-around sleep aid. I've been taking it for around 6 years now, almost every night, w/ no ill effects...

There appears to be no difference. The same psychoactive chemicals in magic truffles are psilocybin and psilocin. Of course, the mushroom and truffle are not the source of the psilocybin, that is contained in the underground mycelium fungus. Truffles are said to have less of the psychoactive...

Thank you. That's very clear and helpful information.

A number has nothing to do w/ my tinnitus. That is arbitrary, subjective data. Why not 1 to 5, or 1 to 1,000? My tinnitus is not numerical. Like for most of us, it goes up, it goes down, and the more I call attention to it on a conscious level, the worse it "seems". Much of this depends on our...

That's the gospel truth. There have to be bona fide, legitimate, double-blind trials, and the results have to be published in reputable publications of the highest order. Anything less than that is not good enough. That is standard criteria for any scientific claim and it has to be repeatable as...

I wouldn't tell them anything that wasn't job-related. I'm going to be reentering the workforce myself after a 30-40 year pause, and it's hard enough getting hired when you're 72. My old boss once told me, never put anything negative on a job application, only talk about the positive aspects you...

Capricious and contradictory... that pretty much sums up tinnitus. I always have a box fan running by my bed at night, along w/ a small sound machine that has several different types of sound. By having some other neutral sound in the room, my mind doesn't pay full attention to my tinnitus...