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Unfortunately, I visited the periodontist to discuss the possibility of having some teeth pulled. She explained that molars are difficult to extract and often require significant drilling to separate the roots. She also mentioned knowing a specialist, but they are located out of town—about seven...

I used to live next to a railyard. Although I didn’t really hear much noise from it, I eventually developed severe tinnitus and had to be hospitalized. Their diagnosis was a “nervous breakdown.” The next part of my life was a living hell. Eventually, I found a new home in a different city. I...

@pinereader, there really is not much of a good answer. If I see a train approaching, I head in the opposite direction in a hurry. I have been trapped inside a medical hospital when the fire alarm went off. That gave me a tinnitus spike for probably six months. I had to sell my house and move...

@Michael1122, thanks. It has really been rough, but at least the spike is not as brutally bad anymore. It has been nine days now. It is definitely still unpleasant, but compared to the first night, there has been some improvement. I am not sure if it will return to baseline, but somehow, I feel...

@Michael1122, when my tinnitus was in a stable chronic state, I could handle it. The problem with this spike is that it’s extremely intrusive and, frankly, almost frightening—it leaves me in a daze. I had to resort to a single 2.5 mg dose of morphine, which was difficult to obtain since getting...

@mikeh, I’m pretty sure I also have “gain” tinnitus, where it seems to get louder with more ambient sound. Right now, I’m keeping the volume very low. I also use natural sound—specifically, the Restful Rain CD, which I ripped to FLAC format. My daughter removed the very quiet parts, so I ended...

Definitely, you are damaging your ears with loud music. Welcome to the club. As for cannabis, if you take CBD, CBDV, and THC, I find vaping that combination to be a good option. You measure out 80 g of CBD/CBDV flower to get 75 mg of CBD, 75 mg of CBDV, and 10 mg of THC flower. I use 25 percent...

I’m struggling today. The sound of my own voice is too loud. I usually play Enya in my office, but my tinnitus is clearly intrusive and far above the level of the soundtrack. I’m just not getting any more drilling done. If I have to get by with 20 teeth, that’s more than enough. I have 28 right...

@mikeh, I used to be like you, needing complete silence to sleep. Unfortunately, I ended up wearing earplugs all the time since there was always some noise coming from somewhere. A very knowledgeable audiologist told me that was the worst possible thing to do, and I can attest to that. I gave...

I’m taking some pretty heavy doses of medication as well. Carbamazepine can easily become toxic, even at 300 mg. At higher doses, you could fall without being able to protect yourself. I normally take 150 mg twice—once at night and again if I wake up around 2 or 3 AM. Right now, I’m taking 450...

It was the drilling noise.

I’m now reading about dentures, and I don’t like that idea either. I’m thinking a mind-over-matter approach might be best. I see a lot of people here with severe tinnitus that sounds just as bad as mine, if not worse. I think I’d rather die than have all my teeth pulled, go without them for...

I’m thinking about just pulling my teeth and going with dentures. It seems very drastic, but it’s 2:30 in the afternoon, and I’m still in bed. Before the dental work, I was actually starting to do alright. My Clonazepam was down to 0.25 mg, but now I’m at 2 mg, plus Lyrica 225 mg and Seroquel...

I just got back from yet another endless trip to the dentist. I must have chipped a filling, except he said two were chipped and needed to be repaired. I could only handle getting one fixed. There was a lot of drilling, way in the back, where the bone transmission to the ear is intense. They...

My office is pretty quiet. I actually work full-time—with overtime, lol. It’s pretty crazy. I play quiet Enya music at work to help distract from the tinnitus, and it works pretty well. How do I do it? Grit, I guess—and knowledge.

I'm on 0.75mg Clonazepam I try to taper down slowly

@kyscrivens, I’m almost housebound, but I can still drive my Tacoma or Jetta as long as I use noise-canceling headphones. I rely on noise-canceling headphones a lot—in stores, in hospital hallways, and while driving. Somehow, I still manage to work full time, which feels like a miracle. It’s...

@kyscrivens, I avoid spikes like the plague. The duration depends on the severity; it can last anywhere from a few days to several months or even the better part of a year. At times, it feels like I have one continuous spike that just builds on itself. It gets to the point where you start...

I am either lucky or unlucky, or maybe both. Anyway, I was in extremely dire straits about ten years ago. Back then, I happened to know a physician from years before, when I lived in the same area 30 years earlier. He was an intern at that time. He prescribed Clonazepam for me, which I took for...

Hi all, Luckily, I think I acted in time, and this spike is temporary. It is very frustrating. At my age, I am trying to cut back on medications, and I have noticed that I can actually think much more clearly now. Even though my blood level of Carbamazepine is below the therapeutic range, I...

Thanks! I managed to suppress it with medication. The combination of Morphine and Clonazepam likely helped me sleep—it knocked me out for seven hours. I took half a Morphine tablet (2.5 mg), 1 mg of Clonazepam, and 75 mg of Quetiapine.

I took another 5 mg of Clonazepam. I don’t want to take too much at once; I’m just taking small amounts until it has an effect. I even took 2.5 mg of Morphine, but getting to sleep feels impossible.

Hi, I’m doing some metalwork as a home hobby. I don’t normally use the rotary grinder, but I decided to measure the noise afterwards, and it registered at 105 dB. I was wearing the Soundcore Q45 noise cancelling headset, which is rated to provide 20 dB of protection. I worked on and off for...

@Terry23, your story sounds familiar and is pretty much the same as mine, except I do other work to pay the bills. It is very unpleasant to rely on this for income. I know of musicians’ hearing protection that can reduce sound to less harmful levels. For me, it has been a progressive and steady...

@Sven, high-frequency sounds, like chalk on a chalkboard, can be incredibly irritating. It is not just subjective; it is how our ears are likely tuned to prioritize hearing frequencies essential for speech. Sound is a compression wave, and even frequencies below 20 Hz, down to 1 Hz, are still...

Hi, At this point in my life, about 60% of my years are behind me. Having far fewer years ahead than behind is, oddly enough, a small relief. I haven’t attended concerts in over 20 years—not even quiet classical performances—let alone events reaching 90 dB. There’s a significant difference...

I always wear noise-canceling headphones in any store. Occasionally, I might even wear musician-style hearing protection. What you describe is unfortunate, but it will gradually lessen. Two weeks may seem like forever. I have been there. Once, I experienced a spike that lasted for six months...

Definitely. It used to be really bad. About 30 years ago, I was hospitalized for what they called a “nervous breakdown.” In reality, it was just severe tinnitus combined with sleep deprivation that mimicked a nervous breakdown. They put me in a very quiet room and heavily dosed me with Elavil. I...

I don’t want to get into a competition for “who has the worst case,” but trust me, you definitely do not have the worst case. Mirtazapine is really effective for a while, but then tolerance kicks in. Having constant, quiet background sound is essential. I’m actually on five medications plus...

Fifteen years ago, I was in really bad shape. I went on the ATA website and called every contact support person I could find. Twenty years ago, I went weeks with no sleep, eventually becoming psychotic with hallucinations—the full ordeal. My life has been pretty rough, balancing a full-time job...

This might sound unorthodox, but my doctor prescribed Prometrium, 200 mg. It works by feeding back on the pituitary gland, which helps reduce prostate size. At least now, I can pee normally. My serum testosterone is at the lower end of normal, which I’m okay with. The urologist did say it’s not...

You might need some Seroquel and Clonazepam for a while until you get into a new equilibrium.

Yes, sleeping with hearing protection can be tempting. I discussed this with an audiologist in Holland, Michigan, who’s consistently voted the best in his field. Here’s my experience: years ago, my hearing was deteriorating, and I thought protecting it was the right thing to do. When I asked an...

There are different dB scales: dBA is commonly used in industry, but dBC is what you really need to pay attention to, along with dBZ. Lower frequencies carry high energy, so even though they don’t sound loud, they can be very damaging to your hearing. If you can feel the low frequency, it’s...

From my experience, tinnitus spikes become more frequent, debilitating, and prolonged over time. Many well-meaning people, probably correct in their own situations, advise me to use ear protection only when necessary. There’s a top audiologist in Holland, Michigan, who agrees with me: the level...

I’m taking CBG, CBD, and CBDV with good results. If you’re in the USA, you can look these up to check their legality and availability. Three weeks ago, I had a severe spike and took Clonazepam to help suppress it. I also started using isolate dissolved in propylene glycol. To use it, dilute...

I’m currently on Clonazepam 0.5 mg, and my plan is to taper it slowly: first to 0.375 mg, then 0.25 mg, and finally to 0.125 mg. I hope to do this over about two weeks. Ten days ago, I had a spike and temporarily increased the dose to 2.0 mg, so getting back down to 0.5 mg feels like progress...

Doctors are correct to be cautious with Clonazepam; the problem is, no one fully understands tinnitus or is eager to treat it. I found myself in a critical situation with my career in a different city when I experienced a severe spike in symptoms and went days without sleep. Fortunately, I knew...

Hello, I think you’re going to be okay. I’ve put my hearing system through some tough situations, back before the internet when there was little information available. People thought I was just depressed, and I ended up taking more and more amitriptyline until I became toxic from it and could...

It’s pretty wild how I manage to work full-time and keep going with life (after a fashion).

I’m just reading this thread because I take 60 mg of Mirtazapine. Seroquel works better at a low dose, such as 50-75 mg. Once, when I was very desperate, I took around 800 mg, which gave me a terrifying movement disorder where my tongue was pulling back into my throat. I know a retired psych...

Thank you for the interesting discussion. I'm not typically an anxious person, but a severe tinnitus spike can definitely make me anxious. I've experienced so many spikes that now I mostly just: Suppress it with Clonazepam. Ride it out. Hope for the best, since there's not much else to do. I...

Hi all, Clonazepam is basically a sedative, which is why I was told to take it in the evening. My job requires a very high degree of mental acuity, and as I get older, age takes its toll. Back in 1992, I was literally getting zero sleep. It was ridiculous—you can’t function without sleep. I...

Here is the revised version without hyphens: @Nick47 and anyone else reading, I take all my meds around 7:30 PM. The purpose is mainly to suppress my symptoms and help initiate sleep. I wasn't aware that Carbamazepine induces liver enzymes that metabolize Mirtazapine. This might explain why...

Clonazepam was a lifesaver for me. I had a massive spike in January 2015, just as I was starting an academic refresher course that was required for me to continue my career. I was in bad shape and out of town. Luckily, I knew someone from my training period, so I called them, and they gave me a...

I’m really grateful for the replies to my "please help me" thread. I just read the NeuroMed description and will try to adopt as much of it as possible on my own at home. I drink a lot of green tea, which does contain caffeine, though not as much as coffee, and it also has antioxidants. So...

About 35 years ago, I started noticing tinnitus, and it really freaked me out since I already knew there was no cure except for white noise. To “prevent it from getting worse,” I began wearing hearing protection, eventually all the time—24/7. This led to disastrous hyperacusis and worsening...

Hi you commented I'm not around? I'm around, don't worry, I ask the dentist to use intermittent drilling and usually all is good. Get things looked after promptly so as to minimize the drilling.

Don't worry. I used to have tinnitus off the charts. Initially, it would subside and go away in three days. Then, it would take a week. Eventually, it never went away. One day, it got to the point where I couldn't sleep—literally couldn't sleep for weeks on end. My doctor admitted me to the...

Thanks, mate, you make my day. It's almost like we are instant friends. The CBG I describe is difficult to procure and expensive outside of the USA. As for the THCV I describe, I have not seen it sold in any government store or dispensary. I've got access to CBDV as well. CBDV has poorly...

I've gone to 6+ years of therapy, and being authentic and expressing emotion is great. I used to be totally withdrawn and isolated, being able to do something that other people take for granted, such as like make friends or have meaningful conversations, which I never used to be able to do...