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Hi @Lane, hope you are well. Check out the photo of the acupuncture points in this thread: Repeated Modified Nerve Blocks and Auditory and Non-Auditory Nerve Stimulation A page or two back from the end is a photo of the patient BrysonKingMe. I tagged you before but I think it didn't get to...

I get relief from acupuncture. It lowers my volume until my stress ramps it up. Cranial sacral therapy helps too.

...tinnitus volume over time. Back in the 90s, I tried all sorts of treatments—infusions, low-powered lasers, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, acupuncture, and so on. The one that gave me the most relief was TRT (Tinnitus Retraining Therapy). That’s just my personal experience, though, and I didn’t...

Is the spot size of the NeoRhythm too large, or should it be placed differently on the ear or head? Also, where is the auditory cortex located in relation to the ear?

Thermal effects of acupuncture by infrared thermography test in patients with tinnitus https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jams.2019.05.002 Abstract Previous studies have confirmed the efficacy of acupuncture treatment for tinnitus. However, no relevant studies of the exact mechanism of acupuncture...

Did the worsening from electro-acupuncture improve or go away?

They seem to do some special acupuncture in these Asian countries. Was yours just normal acupuncture?

...in the world. I'm not surprised that you keep seeing their faces; I experience the same thing all the time. Thank you for recommending acupuncture. I'll definitely try it in the near future. For now, I think the most important thing is to adjust my psychiatric medication to help reduce these...

I meditate to help fall asleep. After 5 months of doing that, I find it works really well. I have never been able to shut off my tinnitus with meditation though. Could you elaborate on what kind of meditation you do/how do you meditate? It seems to me you have the ability the utterly calm your...

Interesting thought that your friend thinks her tinnitus is related to her nervous system. It definitely sounds logical! And great that you benefit from meditation. Perhaps one day I will try it. As of now I am still too traumatized by the new sound and loudness... Tinnitus is for sure...

Good to hear that acupuncture works for some people but is there a difference between laser acupuncture and regular acupuncture?

Did your tinnitus ever go back down? Jesus this is horrifying. I just had one session last week and I'm beside myself with grief.

I had it checked out and went through acupuncture a couple of years in. My neck felt better, but the tinnitus remains. I’m convinced, in my case, that it’s something in the brain. They say there’s a kind of filter in our brain, and I think the concussion might have stopped that filter. Life goes...

Also this website and Health CMI are affiliated with acupuncture and acupuncture schooling so they have a vested interest in promoting acupuncture....basically just blatant self-promoting. Apparently, Heath CMI believes that acupuncture fixes everything...

There is some pretty good correlation with when I have had acupuncture. I will at times have one or two good days after acupuncture. This is not a given, but some months it’s almost always true and other months the acupuncture is not as effective.

20 years of research doesn't change the fact that is is just electrical pulses that stimulate nerves (not unlike acupuncture) combined with sounds. Appears to me like an experimental treatment with little theory to back its efficacy up. Haven''t seen a single paper describing why or how that is...

I tried acupuncture for the first time today for ototoxicity caused by SSRIs. My tinnitus is quieter today.

I dream of the day I can become dependent on a device that will give me my life back, rather than an endless stream of SSRIs, benzos, sound therapy, hearing aids, Lenire, acupuncture, endless supplements and CBT, all of which helped not one whit.

...don't penetrate deeply. I don't think community massage can be a business model, although I wish it were. The reason why community acupuncture can be a business model at all is that in a standard private acupuncture session, the acupuncturist talks to you for a few minutes about your...

Hi @ZFire, I miss you buddy and I hope you are well. I was thinking of @Chinmoku today. I hope he's alright. If you are listening brother @Chinmoku, you are in our hearts and thoughts. Brother Z, I'll catch you around. Don't eat to much pizza at 3 am and stay awesome. Daniel

I also forgot to mention that I have done around ~12 rounds of acupuncture, using these acupoints, http://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/1598-acupuncture-quiets-tinnitus did not help.

There are studies that have shown acupuncture to be effective for certain subsets.

...There were more negatives and neutrals than positives and for the positives there were methodology flaws. And I am not claiming Acupuncture is ineffective. I never made that claim. I am saying there is insufficient evidence to back up the claim it IS effective. For conventional medicine -...

@KMc24, Glad you’re doing better. Is electro acupuncture regular acupuncture needles with an electro-stimulator machine put on separately or something different?

Acupuncture is so helpful. I wish I had found it earlier. It just takes the anxiety and edge off. I find myself reacting less to tinnitus and just living my life.

How many sessions of acupuncture before you started noticing improvement? Did you do general acupuncture or for tinnitus (ears only)?

I had the same experience in the early days when I tried this and Cranial Sacral massages. My tinnitus was quiet prior to the acupuncture, and my ears were screaming after.

Yes, I think the 64.5 percent for efficacy rate is way too generous, from personal experience and threads on this forum. 10 percent would be tops. Mixed with electricity sounds awesome, but it's not neuromodulation, the numbers seem way too high. I love acupuncture, but not for tinnitus.

Analysis of Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Acupuncture in Tinnitus Patients Abstract An effective acupuncture treatment must comprehend the influence of various factors, but studies in this aspect remain limited. This study aimed to identify relevant factors and search for the best...

Did stopping acupuncture help? Did you taper off clonazepam? If so what was your experience there as far as your tinnitus?

...amount of attitude adjustment can resolve that fully. Another way to enhance the body's production of GABA and improve sleep is through acupuncture. It is very safe and there are no side effects or risks of chemical dependency. Point #34 on the gall bladder channel is particularly helpful...

Had 8 sessions, time did more good then the acupuncture, i had parralel acupuncture!

https://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/1695-acupuncture-plus-herbs-quiet-tinnitus

@StubbyJ Was the acupuncture treatment for your T only or for H too? I’m doing acupuncture right now for poor blood flow. I have T, and symptoms of PT not properly diagnosed yet and also have Hyperacusis. Thanks

...We went through my muscles along the neck and jaw, they were quite tight, and I mentioned I had weak tinnitus. The therapist used acupuncture around the neck and jaw. Poke in several muscles so I could feel it moving in muscles in the face and all the way out in the arm. Totally worn out in...

Yes good point - massage makes the therapist work 100% of the time. Nobody is going to pummel flesh for $20 an hour.

...thanks @DeanD :) Yes, it can. It can even help tinnitus from other causes - like neck tension, TMJ, or other issues. I treat myself with Acupuncture and notice improvement in my symptoms. I had an acoustic trauma and have hyperacusis. I have had improvement with symptoms of pain, plugged...

How is this different than acupuncture?

I've been doing acupuncture again - looks like my current insurance covers it. I've also been doing self-acupuncture for specific muscles around my jaw (really 'dry needling', and not acupuncture in that case). I think that's a little nutty and don't encourage it, but have been enjoying it.

Not sure if insurance covers it. My place is $105 a session. I am going twice a week.

Hi @Brian Newman -- I find acupuncture helps me as well. At one point it helped stop an episode of my ears burning after just one treatment. At other times, it helps bring a much deeper calm to my body and psyche, and my perception of tinnitus changes. From feeling like it's eating me alive, to...

It was TCM and yes there was a current/electrical muscle stimulation attached to the needles. He placed one in front of my ear and the surrounding on the side and back of my neck/base of my skull.

...Bluetooth use TinnitusPlay app sounds, Ayurveda, craniosacral treatment, TRT 2+ times, off-label drugs such as Klonopin and Gabapentin, acupuncture, Feldenkreis, rolfing, neurologist, counselor, and more. EACH of those approaches may have taken 1 to 8 tries with different practitioners...

http://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/1277-acupuncture-ginger-moxibustion-effective-for-tinnitus-new-study

I think you misunderstood if you think Dr. Shore's device is glorified acupuncture. 20 years of scientific research and successful double-blind, sham-controlled trials doesn't lead to acupuncture. Best thing would be to read the thread. You give some good advice in other threads but I plead you...

Here some info that might help: https://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/1450-acupuncture-effective-for-treating-hearing-loss I hope your acupuncturist knows this as well. The medicine is easy to get.

...or a planted testimonial. I don't blame them. The sad part is it's the researchers who could help us, but due to lack of - you guessed it - funding, they can't, when the money has gone to charlatans instead (stem cells, Mr. Mimbo Jumbo Jimbi Jam, laser, acupuncture, chiropractors, herbs, etc.)

Glad to hear! My tinnitus is probably TMJ/TMD-caused too. My left joint hurts the most, and my left ear rings the most, but my morse code is in the right ear for some reason. Looking forward to starting treatment too.

should we believe this? http://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/1450-acupuncture-effective-for-treating-hearing-loss

@Autumnly -- Thanks for posting this. A question that immediately comes to mind is whether 17-24 acupuncture sessions will be enough to ensure the positive results will last long-term, or will sessions need to be continued indefinitely to maintain any improvements. My best guess is that it's...

Some guy's comment from Reddit. I definitely see the points he makes. It was too good to be true...

...quite a few YouTube videos that demonstrate a number of points. My own acupuncturist who taught me how to do this says that 70% of acupuncture only involves about 6 major points. I'll try to find a video on those points that I regularly do. How and Why Acupuncture Works (Demonstration) -...

I would try acupuncture at a good clinic. Make sure the acupuncturist studied in China, they are better trained there. I still go twice a week; that’s the most noise I can manage. I can handle road noise on good days now with double protection. I still have 0 tolerance for high pitch noise...

Acupuncture Treatment in Patients with Chronic Subjective Tinnitus: A Prospective, Randomized Study Abstract Objective: This study investigated the effect, onset, duration of action, and short-term outcomes of acupuncture therapy for treating patients with severe chronic subjective tinnitus...

Sorry about your foot problem, from someone who also has foot problems. Instead of pills, I use weekly acupuncture treatments. These treatments are very good at reducing inflammation. You might consider this. Good luck.

...barely sleeping and had to take a Benadryl after 5 hrs last night. I'm hearing a bunch of new sounds, too. I've been reading all of the acupuncture threads searching for hope. Some say they improved with acupuncture. Some say that they got worse before they got better. I cannot imagine...

When my hyperacusis was severe I had several acupuncture sessions at a Chinese clinic and it always relieved my symptoms although the relief was short lived, as hyperacusis would flare up again in the presence of noise...

Hi I know it’s a bit late, but how did the acupuncture go? My tinnitus is from exactly the same as you, stress or Citalopram and I am trying acupuncture tomorrow. Thank you