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Clinical trials are set to start in October in the UK. Keep checking their website for updates. http://www.autifony.com/autifony-tinnitus-quiet-study.asp

Well @Amelia hopefully Gary's post above will really encourage you. x

Hi @Amelia, so sorry to hear you are so unwell at the moment and I wish you a speedy recovery. I have not been on here in a long while, but I decided to login to tell my T family that after going through a very very tough time last Christmas and New Year and having a nervous breakdown, I've...

I have been keeping a diary lately - not solely for T - but I just put a little entry in each day that says "loud t" or "t hardly noticeable", etc, and I find it helps me to see all the times that it has been so much better so that when I get a spike I can be reassured that I can have periods of...

My son is 21, does dj-ing sometimes (stupidly loud), wears his iPod earphones on his scooter to work and has now just put an expensive sound system in his car. I've warned him several times that I do not want him to go through what I've been through but he is not taking it seriously. Then low...

Yes @Steve that's definitely it's main attraction.

Yesterday, I visited The New Forest National Park newforestnpa.gov.uk in Hampshire, England. I realise a lot of TT members live outside the UK so you may not know which area I am referring to. It is a very beautful, unspoilt area that has an abundance of wildlife. While I was there I visited...

@Amelia and @demi I totally get you about the negative comments outweighing the positive sometimes. When I first joined TT I found it incredibly helpful and positive, but when I was having a really bad time a couple of months ago, I had to stop logging in because I just found it too negative. It...

Hi @Saif it does not affect my hearing at all, funnily enough.

My ENT specialist referred me to the Tinnitus Team for Sound Enrichment Therapy. This consists of being fitted with masking devices and also having some CBT (to change negative thoughts about Tinnitus). I have had quite a journey with Tinnitus since it returned in October 2013. It came back...

Hi. I was put on Alimemazine 10mg which is an old style antihistamine. It's non-addictive and often given to kids with sleeping and/or behavioural problems. I took it while I was still up watching telly, and about an hour later, I got up to make a drink and thought my legs would give way. It had...

Hi all, this week Tinnitus is getting a bit of attention in the media which is great. Go to http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/ for lots of useful information, help and support.

Hi @Matty I will be thinking of you and praying. All the best.

I am due to be fitted with maskers soon. Glad to hear positive news about them.

Thanks Thomas - an amazing journey! Can I just ask though, how do you manage to accept the loud tinnitus at night? I am taking sleeping tablets at the moment and definitely don't want to get addicted. Once you've changed your mindset does it just follow that sleep returns to normal?

Hi @Amelia, feeling exactly the same as you today and this is just what I needed to read too.

Hi there. I was getting no sleep due to my T, which made me feel worse obviously, but then even when my T was hardly noticeable I still could not sleep, so think the real cause of insomnia was worry and depression. I literally went 5 nights at a time with no sleep at all which made me feel like...

I found this useful post about food, drugs, alcohol and smoke interactions with Tinnitus: http://www.tinnitus.org.uk/drugs-food-and-drink

I must say @Penelope33 I don't think I would ever have had the courage to put up such an honest post. I suppose it could be related although you say that you were depressed and that's what my GP and ENT specialist think has caused my T. I have been put on Prozac and am nearly two weeks in.

Many thanks for taking the time to share - I am am sure there are other successes who don't bother to come back and share.

Hi Lynnette, I've just started Prozac 10mg and already feel a bit more positive - could be a placebo at this stage but I don't care as long as I feel better. I'm sorry to hear you feel your treatment is not working. What dosage are you on? and could it be increased?

That is the same for me Demi - I noticed that if I put something in my bad ear it seems to lessen yet not good if I have it on the pillow.

I am so relieved to have stumbled on this thread today as last night was a terrible night for me. My T lessened quite a lot yesterday after 3-4 weeks of more or less being pretty loud, so I was feeling quite positive but as soon as I went upstairs to bed it got loud and kept me awake and I...

I totally agree with all of the above - the first few days and weeks are the worst. It is definitely your attitude towards it that makes it worse. I can have loud days where I feel fine and happy quieter days where I feel low - it sounds mad doesn't it! I promise you will get to a point where...

Oh poor you! I know what you mean about it varying so much. I wish it could just gradually get better over a period of time rather than seemingly get better then flare up for no apparent reason - it really takes you off guard doesn't it! Do you know what has caused yours? If it is fluid in the...

I was reading up on Cochlear Synaptic Tinnitus and found that there are some trials currently taking place of a drug called Caroverin - it is in phase 3 of the trials and is now being injected as that appears to be the best mode of treatment. It appears to be having very positive effects which...

Welcome aboard! I would definitely agree that you need to stay positive which is very hard sometimes especially if sleep deprivation has been a factor. I feel so manic at the moment - last night I felt so depressed with it, then I had a terrible night because it was very loud in one ear, but...

4 days ago, I booked an appointment with my GP as my T was making me very depressed. She said she can definitely see bubbles behind my left eardrum (which is the loudest ear by far) and has now prescribed Flaxinase Steroidal Nasal Spray. She did tell me to be extremely patient as it "takes a few...

Hi there, while you find this stuff interesting, I tend to try not to dwell on it as I have a bit of a propensity towards obsessional thinking. I have been through a terrible time battling with existentialism in the past so I prefer to skim the surface and not dig too deep. I understand it is...

Hi VT and welcome. You will definitely find this forum of great support and a good source of helpful information. Stay well.

Mine is so loud today and am struggling but I know that I would feel better if I could change my attitude towards it and not let it get me so down. I have had it before and have managed to habituate so am hoping to do so again. Thanks for posting and God Bless x

Hi AnneG, very very happy for you, and glad you posted. If it does stay away, please come back here sometimes to keep us informed as it will really give us hope. when I first got it, it would go away completely for a couple of days and then come back but eventually it stabilised till I hardly...

Hi all, I found this rather informative post stating that often the reason Nasal sprays don't work is that they are used incorrectly. This link gives clear guidance on how to administer them, so if you have been prescribed nasal spray for eustachian tube dysfunction click this link: Study...

Thanks for this - it's worth a try.

You are right to warn people. I have noticed that my left ear seems to budge a bit more when I use the balloon but have also noticed an increase in intensity of my tinnitus so am now rather wary of using it myself. I had also read that it was not too good to do the Valsalva Manoeuvre too much...

I sure do empathise with you Mick. I get panicky about mine sometimes and I do like my red wine as it seems to relax me. I probably should cut down though.

My initial Tinnitus came on slowly and gradually 8 months ago, and I was not aware of having been exposed to loud noises. I then went for a good 4 - 5 months not even noticing the T. However, I went to an extremely loud party on 19th October (my son's 21st with 5 DJ sets) but because I didn't...

Wow! Some interesting stuff here. I do eat rice once or twice a week and my tinnitus is mainly in my left ear. I had mainly stopped eating bread a couple of months ago but not because of any intolerance I knew of - just in an attempt to lose weight. I have also started taking magnesium and...

Hi all, I thought I would tell you about a product I've just purchased from Amazon for very low cost. £6 (roughly $10) It consists of 5 small balloons and a plastic "nozzle" for want of a better word. What you do is place the end of one of the balloons over the nozzle and hold the nozzle up to...

Mine started about 6 months ago and although really terrifying at first, and taking over my life, I seemed to habituate within about 6 weeks, although I will say that at the beginning I had some days where I couldn't hear it at all, but once it settled down it was there all the time but but I...

I first got my T 6 months ago, went through the initial anxiety and depression then seemed to habituate after a couple of months but in the very early days it seemed to pretty much alternate - 1 T-free day, the next bad, the next T-free and so on, then the days seemed to space out a bit where I...

Mine is aggravated by running water, the shower, toilet flushing, kettle boiling, TV audience applause and I should imagine, like Seal, a hot pan frying. Does anyone know the significance of this?

Hi. I found it lessened when I gave up caffeine. So I now drink decaff tea and coffee, and I certainly notice it gets much louder the minute I drink anything with caffeine in it. Mine is a loud hissing and whistling type and is very loud right now due to having just had a "normal" tea. I was...

Hi. You and quite a few other people state that running water lessens the T's effects. Oddly enough mine is the exact opposite. Other sounds such as the shower, flushing the loo and applause on TV seem to make it louder (just for the time those noises are happening). I would be interested to...

Hi Beth, so sorry that you are struggling. Mine only started back in March 2013 and I had overwhelming anxiety with it and wondered if I would ever be able to be happy with life again. After a couple of months I just seemed to relax about it and didn't notice it an awful lot, but then in August...

This is so interesting because literally a week before my tinnitus started, I had the most chronic, debilitating indigestion I've ever had. It woke me in the night and I must have eaten about 5 Rennies with absolutely no affect on the acid (it would normally only take 1 or 2 at most). After not...

Hi Aliglitter. Your tinnitus exactly mirrors mine! I went to the GP and she said I do have a build up of fluid behind my left ear drum - this ear causes a high pitched ringing/whistling sound which is also made worse by certain sounds (toilet flushing and printer at work) I keep trying to get it...

Hi all. I had a funny sensation going on in my left ear about a year and a half ago (the only way I can describe it is like Rolf Harris's wobble board - so I imagined my eardrum was undulating like that). Anyway, I was told I had an infection of the eustachean tube so was given antibiotics. It...

I have been on Zoloft for over 3 years but only just started getting Tinnitus a few weeks ago. My doctor seems to think that the side effect could have just appeared after all this time (I am not convinced), so she has asked me to come off them. I was on 50mg and for the last week have been on...

1.) What ear(s) is your T in? Mostly left. 2.) Would you describe the sound as coming from the ear or do you find it is coming from inside your head (and where in the head- middle, side, back. etc.)? Mainly the ears but sometimes central back of head. 3.) Is there only one sound, or...

1) How long have you had tinnitus? 3 weeks 2) Has it always fluctuated? 1st couple of weeks it was virtually gone every 2 to 3 days, then back consistently between 2 and 3 week, now seems to alternate days. 3) Do you think your fluctuations are somatic in nature (neck, shoulders, back, TMJ...

I am really confused by this! I have been on Sertraline for about 3 years. My GP has suggested I come off them as a known side effect is Tinnitus. If so, why are people going on to Sertraline as a possible help for T?

Sorry Molan, I guess I just re-posted it as it really helped to give me some hope and I genuinely thought it might help others. Obviously, I am new to this whereas it sounds like you have tried lots of things, and remember the sound of silence. I appreciate that one size certainly does not fit...

Hi Karen, I've cut out caffeine altogether for 2 weeks now but it does not seem to have had much of an effect. I also drink red wine in the evening but instead of making the T worse I find it usually makes it better - probably because it relaxes me. I do find that sleep seems to punctuate the...

Hi all, I found this extremely positive post on another Tinnitus support site and wanted to share it with you: This is my first post here because during my dark times I just wanted to avoid talking and thinking about it so much, but boy do I have a story for you. Specifically this post is...

Hi, thanks for the welcome. I am not aware of having any previous thyroid problems but when I saw my GP that was the first thing that came to her. She said that with a Thyroid disorder the tinnitus is usually constant - which it is in my case. I was amazed because I had been looking for possible...

Hi all, I am fairly new to this. It started just after the Easter weekend (end of March 2013). I had good and bad days at the start for the first couple of weeks and even had a couple of completely T-free days but when I woke up the following day it was back with a vengeance and gave me a great...