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@Dimanoise, I have nothing to offer besides sharing that I feel your pain. I just turned 25 a few days ago, along with my newfound tinnitus. Been 2 months now. I am taking it very hard, but just want you to know you are not alone.

Hi Danny, thank you for the encouragement from 12 years ago, I'm glad to report I'm still around, but I would have to say very tough going. A few weeks ago I ended up in a too noisy of a car and I've got another tinnitus spike. It is just so frustrating that I was doing well and now I've got...

Sure, but just avoid taking it more than once per week to be on the safe side and avoid building tolerance and dependency. 2 mg Clonazepam is equal to about 16 to 24 of my Ativan pills! That's when factoring in potency equivalency and half-life differences vs. my Ativan 0.5 mg pills, taking the...

I’m well aware. I was trying to be supportive and stop them from spiraling into further anxiety over something they’re not going to have any control over. From the original post, it sounded like anxiety about the event. If it does get worse, which I hope it doesn’t, then we can advise. For the...

Today there is some anxiety rolling in, along with some ear pressure and ringing, still about the same level. I did not get a good night of sleep. I went to sleep around 12:00 am, woke up at 3:30 am, fell back asleep around 5:00 am, and then woke up again around 7:30 am. I am obviously new to...

Tinnitus studies feel habitually delayed, paused, or forgotten. FDA approval takes decades, time we simply do not have. We need fewer studies and more action. We can transplant a heart, but we cannot figure out how to stop a noise in the ear. Why is this? I honestly do not know 🤷 But tinnitus...

Minnesota governor Tampon Tim Walz:

Welcome to the support forum. Here, many of us have deep empathy for what you’re going through, as a lot of members have been exactly where you are now, dealing with a new acoustic trauma followed by hyperacusis. This experience is very common among members here, myself included. I struggled...

This is hyperacusis or reactive tinnitus. I get the same feeling after. Keep it low (20-30 dB) and download a decibel app.

Welcome to the forum, from a Canadian in Western Canada. I’m sorry about your struggle with tinnitus. When tinnitus is new, it can definitely cause havoc with our emotions, especially with our ability to focus on anything that requires listening. Sometimes new tinnitus can even make it difficult...

Hi @Dimanoise, you are in the very early acute stage when things are terribly difficult. With the steroids, it's up to you; however, they rarely help even when taken shortly after for tinnitus. They may help in cases of SSNHL, though usually when taken within 72 hours. This may be a 6-month...

I’d like to start by telling you, @Sonia554, that everything you’re feeling and going through is FULLY understood by me, and by many others here as well. The distress this is causing you is similar to living inside a horror movie, yet everyone around you, including family and friends, cannot...

I know they’re very different drugs, but in the context of tinnitus spikes, when would Clonazepam be considered, and when would Prednisolone be considered?

Sorry to hear about your setback. Setbacks are quite common on the road to habituation. One consolation you can tell the tinnitus bully is that you’ve reached habituation before, and you can reach it again. This actually happened to me. After suffering terribly when tinnitus first struck with...

Exactly 1 week ago, I suffered noise-induced trauma. The next day I felt fine, but it’s been downhill since then. I went to 2 walk-ins on the 2nd and 3rd, but neither they nor I understood how serious this actually is or how bad it could get. So they didn’t give me any steroids, although I hope...

I sent an email asking why the tinnitus study was paused.

Nice, @Halsy. I agree with everything other than Lenire. It's a con. Good advice on choosing medications and using them.

The inflammatory event only lasts a few days, really. It should not cause damage, however, recent knowledge talks about central sensitization, and that the trigeminal complex is oversensitive once you get hyperacusis. So non-damaging sounds can trigger the whole system again. Read the...

Thank you for the reply. My tinnitus and hyperacusis actually started in 2018 from Neomycin, not Prednisone. I am aware that Prednisone is ototoxic, just not nearly as much as Neomycin. I’ve taken Prednisone 4 times in the past, primarily in the first or second year of having tinnitus and...

That was nearly 2 years ago. I never took Mirtazapine. Earlier this year, I tried Buspirone (BuSpar) for about 2.5 weeks before giving up on it when the stomach pains started. I am not taking any anxiety medication now except an occasional low-dose Lorazepam (Ativan), half a pill at 0.25 mg...

These days, Lorazepam does reduce my tinnitus, unlike when it was less severe. I figure Clonazepam would help me with that, too, then.

"Please note this is not a treatment study. The information we collect will help us develop better research tools and advance our understanding of tinnitus mechanisms."

Guys, we are VERY close to making a decision about which research project(s) to fund. We have an Executive Board meeting this weekend to discuss. There's one project in particular that we're excited about. But, and I hate to say this, we may not be able to make a public announcement about it...

I use the Tinnitus Therapy app on my phone, but I do not listen through an earbud. I just play it in the background, and it achieves the same effect. I recommend keeping it at the minimum level needed, since I have read from some sources that pure tones could potentially affect your hearing...

@Jaysterk, with regard to the Prednisone, I would say a definite no. It is only indicated for SSNHL, and even then, it must be taken within 72 hours. You also mentioned that it initially caused your condition, probably as a result of rebound inflammation. I am nearly 6 weeks into a setback...

I can certainly understand the desire not to make things worse by experimenting with new medications, although it might be something to consider once you have become more used to the tinnitus and things have settled a bit. I cannot say I have ever heard of bright light making tinnitus worse, so...

Joined the club. Headphone use. I can feel it as if my eardrum is in a constant state of tension, so I suspect this may be a middle ear issue, likely involving the middle ear muscles. If that is the case, Baclofen or Cyclobenzaprine should eliminate it.

Ok, I was really impressed for a moment because going from a 6 out of 10 to a 2 out of 10 is a big improvement in only 2 weeks. It took me about 10 months to get down to a 2 or 3 out of 10, coming from a 6 out of 10, so it was a bad case but not severe. I was still really depressed, though, and...

Need help and advice with this one. I drive a sports car, and a Mustang pulled up next to me at a street light and revved it for about 6 seconds. The Mustang had a straight pipe exhaust and possibly long headers, so they usually clock in between 115 and 130 dB. A few minutes after the...

So how are you now, @Toad?

Interesting, but I can't risk multiple MRIs even with hearing protection.

getting T was so easily avoidable (for me). and then it worsening, and worsening, and worsening, was so easily avoidable. but nope, it all had to happen didn't it. with all kinds of physical pain now too. safe to say i did NOT handle T well.

Still the same ring tone. I keep talking to my son about tinnitus so he can better protect his hearing, and I found out that a couple of people I do some work for also suffer from tinnitus. I did notice that my back tooth still has some slight discomfort, so I will make a dental appointment and...

"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country with two pencils." Trump speaking about American austerity and leading by example - he has concepts of a plan to cut back on the gold trinkets in the Oval Office. /s

Those are two completely different drugs with different purposes; you can't compare.

@MrConall, I don't remember saying this. I would use protection, not necessarily double. All I've done is just avoid those places altogether.

Hi, yes, it was Holtorf Medical Group in El Segundo, CA. They are good at helping treat complicated health conditions.

I'm averaging 3 hours a night, @RunningMan. I'm pretty much hanging by a thread right now. Did you ever give Mirtazapine a go? My GP prescribed it to me last week, but it continues to sit in my top drawer cabinet.

You could try electronic earmuffs for shooters. These are designed to limit noise to 83 dB(A) maximum, but do not muffle softer sounds. Personally, I prefer the Sordin Supreme Pro-X with neckband and gel pads. I don't think that this is a valid conclusion. @simon225 posted his question on the...

In general, when should someone take Clonazepam versus Prednisolone? For example, during spikes, is one more recommended than the other? Thanks!

I did wonder if I was having migraines and if they were to blame, since too much bright light makes the tinnitus worse. But I do not want to risk it getting any worse by taking drugs for migraines that are known to make tinnitus worse. Thank you, @Scruffiey. What I am going through does sound...

Thanks for the reply. Do we know anything about the longevity of this treatment? Specifically, how long after stopping stimulation does tinnitus come back? Moreover, does the patient hear any sound while being stimulated? I have more hope for this implant than SSD since my tinnitus is non-somatic.

Unfortunately, I have bad news to share. During the first week I used ACRN, I stayed in my living room, where I had spent most of my recovery after surgery since I needed an electric hospital bed. The results I noticed there felt like real improvement. However, a few days ago I moved back to my...

5 year trophy... is that so. Thanks tinnitus talk. If only that calmed this atrocious spike. And so it goes. Hope some of my friends here are doing ok. I don't pop in much anymore.

"Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times." ― G. Michael Hopf, Those Who Remain

This article appeared in The Lancet and is currently in the news in the Netherlands regarding the treatment of post-COVID patients with issues such as brain fog, sound sensitivity, etc. Could there be a connection? Treatment was done with lidocaine–hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin: a soluble...

They raised $100 million in Series A funding. A phenomenal amount. They have a tinnitus study that is paused. You can sign up for the database if you live in America. https://www.nudge.com/

Stress will have put your brain into "Danger alert" and as a result, neurones in the auditory cortex will have "shut the filter gates" so that your hearing (and hyperacusis) will have become more hyper-sensitive.

I am the original OP. It feels painful to come back here. After the 14-month update, I went through a period of tinnitus “remission,” but in June 2023, I started experiencing symptoms that were later diagnosed as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I spent another year or so trying to coexist with...

i hate the fact that i am falling out of habituation again and again. It is so exhausting. It is so troublesome. I know i must conquer this, but i have no idea how. I don't know, if i can habituate again, when i know, i can get this again and again and again. Habituation is not a fix, it is like...

I retired from the car industry at age 59 due to tinnitus after a 30-year career, and I now receive permanent disability benefits because of it. I started selling cars in the early 1990s before moving into finance roles, ultimately becoming finance director and GSM. Most of my career was with...

Hey Bertman, from Canada! Did you ever sell cars?

Welcome to the nightmare. As long as you have it, it is always going to be difficult, but it is never as bad as when it first starts. My best advice, which took a lot out of me when I was trying to figure things out, is to get on medication quickly. Go see your family doctor and ask about...

I’m assuming you have had a cerebral angiogram and that it came back normal. It definitely sounds like a vascular or cellular issue. There is another member on here who described a kink in the vessels near their ears that caused pulsatile tinnitus, and it was not picked up with MRIs. A...

Well, it has been over 10 months now, and I am not doing well at all. I have gotten considerably worse over the last month for no apparent reason. Thanksgiving was a disaster. It was too much for me, so I sat in another room and cried. My sister texted me afterward to call me entitled and...