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  1. Johnny Karate

    I took it for almost a year. I take it now when I take certain meds that are ototoxic. It...

    I took it for almost a year. I take it now when I take certain meds that are ototoxic. It protects your ears from further damage. Does nothing for the loudness of tinnitus.
  2. Johnny Karate

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    Ototoxic drugs and noise exposure.
  3. Johnny Karate

    An ENT at a learning /experimental hospital. They are always doing trails and trying new things...

    An ENT at a learning /experimental hospital. They are always doing trails and trying new things there.
  4. Johnny Karate

    NAC 1000mg a day. Google it to read up on its interactions with cancer just to educate yourself...

    NAC 1000mg a day. Google it to read up on its interactions with cancer just to educate yourself before taking it.
  5. Johnny Karate

    Erectile Dysfunction (ED) and Performance Anxiety — Has Cialis or Viagra Impacted Your Tinnitus?

    It is a shot. You would have to go to a urologist or your regular doctor I would assume?
  6. Johnny Karate

    Erectile Dysfunction (ED) and Performance Anxiety — Has Cialis or Viagra Impacted Your Tinnitus?

    Switch to TriMix. Zero worry about it affecting your ears.
  7. Johnny Karate

    Yes

    Yes
  8. Johnny Karate

    Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection with Pre-Existing Tinnitus

    My spike went down.
  9. Johnny Karate

    Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection with Pre-Existing Tinnitus

    I don't want to chase rabbits in this thread but here is my update. I started taking Naltrexone around a 12.5 mg dose and the second day I took it at night before bed, I woke up and my tinnitus was back down again. I will continue taking what I have left which may last me 3 weeks. Search...
  10. Johnny Karate

    Thank you for the encouragement as well. I was doing great until I got COVID 2 weeks ago. My...

    Thank you for the encouragement as well. I was doing great until I got COVID 2 weeks ago. My tinnitus went back up to very loud. I started the Naltrexone back 2 days ago and my tinnitus has lowered back down again. Further proof for me that in my case the meds work. I hope they did for you as well.
  11. Johnny Karate

    Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection with Pre-Existing Tinnitus

    It has been 11 days since I tested positive for COVID-19 and my tinnitus increased around day 5. This morning is day 11 and it has not lowered at all. It’s horrible. I took steroids. They did nothing at all.
  12. Johnny Karate

    MSM for Treating Tinnitus — Share Your Experience

    I started taking MSM, 3 grams in the A.M. and 3 grams before bed, this weekend. My tinnitus has been loud since COVID-19 a week ago, unfortunately no improvement in the (hopefully spike) I am experiencing now. I can report that the hip pain and restless leg that contributes to my insomnia has...
  13. Johnny Karate

    Tinnitus After Amoxicillin, Habituated — Now a Recent Spike After THC (Marijuana) — Feeling Hopeless

    Famotidine causes tinnitus.
  14. Johnny Karate

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    Yes it did. Please read back through this thread as I go into detail about the relief I have experienced.
  15. Johnny Karate

    Post Your Favorite Songs

  16. Johnny Karate

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    First off, I am so sorry you are experiencing this type of tinnitus. I have had the pain and pressure that I described as a "wet saw cutting into the back of my head". Lots of inner ear pressure. I also suffered from aural migraines twice, where my vision was highly distorted with the round...
  17. Johnny Karate

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    Yes. I have no plans to stop taking Naltrexone at this time. I'm starting to wonder if doubling the dose might silence my tinnitus after some time. I doubt it, but who knows really.
  18. Johnny Karate

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    I just happened to drop by the forum today out of boredom. I would like to report to you that those side effects went away after around 2 weeks. I am back to drinking 2 to 3 cups of coffee in the morning, Red Bulls on the weekends and also back to OMAD for supper. The anxiety went away...
  19. Johnny Karate

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    I got you bro. Follow these instructions: https://altarp.com/how-to-prepare-low-dose-naltrexone-ldn/ Did it myself once and still have it in the fridge... I guess I'll take 25 ml of it tonight so it doesn't go to waste. I was going to do LDN and just switched back to 25 mg pills.
  20. Johnny Karate

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    Well I was 100% anxiety free for around 13 years prior to having panic again. They have all been medicine induced. The other medication that induces panic and depression for me is steroids, and I wake up to panic with sleeping meds like night time cough syrup. So for me it is a stark contrast.
  21. Johnny Karate

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    I had some panic attacks. I cut out a lot of caffeine and started moving my OMAD to lunch instead of supper. Eating made the anxiety I was experiencing around noon go away. I have had some stomach pains that only last a second or so. I can fall asleep much easier than prior.... which is...
  22. Johnny Karate

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    I take 25 mg a night. Half a 50 mg pill.
  23. Johnny Karate

    Hottopic29 The cause was ototoxic drugs. I had terrible loudness hypercausis especially at the...

    Hottopic29 The cause was ototoxic drugs. I had terrible loudness hypercausis especially at the beginning where loud noises was like a pencil shoved into my ear. It eventually went away but I think that the large doses of taurine and NAC I was taking at the time definitely helped to modulate it...
  24. Johnny Karate

    Johnny Karate Beer always lowers mine. That may be a good sign that the Nal my help you!

    Johnny Karate Beer always lowers mine. That may be a good sign that the Nal my help you!
  25. Johnny Karate

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    Thank you Uklawyer. I can still hear the whisper depending on how noisy the environment is. It's what is referred to as "head noise" commonly in the forums. My church is one open room with about 100 people all talking. I was speaking to another tinnitus sufferer telling them about the...
  26. Johnny Karate

    I have not had hyperacusis in a couple of years, but my severe tinnitus was also getting...

    I have not had hyperacusis in a couple of years, but my severe tinnitus was also getting progressively worse. So far this has been the only thing that has worked to actually lower the noise. I still hear it 24/7 but its much quieter and for me that's like a cure. I am on 25mg. Studies say that...
  27. Johnny Karate

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    Okay. My tinnitus went back up to 8/10 by the second day off the 25 mg. I took a low dose for 1 day and it did nothing. I know you are suppose to take it longer than that to get an effect. I decided that it was worth the risk and popped another 25 mg pill Thursday evening 3/24/22. I woke up to...
  28. Johnny Karate

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    *Update* I have stopped the 25 mg after experiencing panic attacks. Two panic attacks within 2 weeks. Right now I plan on doing a week washout and then start on low dose 4.5 mg to see what that does. For transparency reasons, I did take Zoloft over 6 years ago for generalized panic disorder...
  29. Johnny Karate

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    Anything to help. I have gotten many ideas from Tinnitus Talk and have tried a lot of the therapeutics folks have had some level of relief from. I am thankful and happy to contribute!
  30. Johnny Karate

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    No. I had to argue and plead with him. It got down to "do you ever drink alcohol?" I said yes. He said "okay we will put it down that you are trying to drink less." I said okay. He gave me a two month supply of 50 mg. I am taking 25 mg a day and plan on trying low dose 4.5 mg with my next refill...
  31. Johnny Karate

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    Yes. It has definitely lowered my tinnitus. I had tones "in both ears" prior. The right side is silent now and it lowered the volume of my overall tinnitus. 50 mg was too much and i suffered from panic attacks again while on that dosage. 25 mg is working good. I will most likely go to low dose...
  32. Johnny Karate

    Favourite Video Games?

    Currently playing Elden Ring and loving it.
  33. Johnny Karate

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    After reading about this, I went and got a 2 month supply of 50 mg from my doctor. Cut it in half, then in half again. Took it at 9 pm last night and slept like a baby for the first time in I don't know how long. I was worried it would give me panic attacks as I have suffered from those on and...
  34. Johnny Karate

    Share Your Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine Experience: Any Impact on Your Tinnitus or Hyperacusis?

    Well I pray you are right! My spike HAS INCREASED. It is so loud I can’t hear myself whisper and I am seriously freaking out. So loud that I am pacing and can’t rest. This is an insane increase. I got the Pfizer shot on Sunday. This has got to end soon or I’m going to lose it.
  35. Johnny Karate

    Share Your Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine Experience: Any Impact on Your Tinnitus or Hyperacusis?

    I went ahead at my wife's behest and got the second Pfizer shot exactly 3 weeks after my first shot on Sunday 8/15/21. My tinnitus is spiked again. Hoping it will go down after a few more days. It's a new pure tone ultra high pitch in both ears with break through tones. Strange...
  36. Johnny Karate

    Share Your Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine Experience: Any Impact on Your Tinnitus or Hyperacusis?

    I got the Pfizer vaccine today. I will report if there is any change in my sever tinnitus. I was scared to death it would increase my tinnitus. My mom got tinnitus from the J&J shot and it took about 2 months to disappear to the point she can’t hear it. The reason I got it is because my son...
  37. Johnny Karate

    I Now Have Tinnitus After Receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

    Just received my first Pfizer vaccine less than 3 minutes ago. Will report back if anything changes. I have severe tinnitus.
  38. Johnny Karate

    Poll: Recovery Time from Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine Induced Tinnitus Spike

    Q&A: Link between COVID-19 vaccination, tinnitus ‘worth looking into’ Tinnitus following COVID-19 vaccination: report of three cases Just to add to the conversation.
  39. Johnny Karate

    TNF Alpha and Brain Inflammation

    Thanks man. I am to the point where i am willing to try anything.
  40. Johnny Karate

    TNF Alpha and Brain Inflammation

    Where do you get Psilocybin?
  41. Johnny Karate

    Suicidal

    You are most certainly entitled to your opinion as I am mine. Not everyone in this thread is without God, so to those of us who believe it actually is a comfort. Let's leave the name calling in the school yard. No one here is trying to force a belief onto you. That's impossible anyway. For the...
  42. Johnny Karate

    Suicidal

    While I don't agree with everything you have written being an evangelical, I will admit that you are correct in your correction of what I at first stated. I apologise. Being a believer in eternal Hell has helped me and while I still believe in it, I also know that no one can judge another...
  43. Johnny Karate

    Suicidal

    You're right that I was strong. I do not know if all suicides end up in hell or not as only God judges a person. If the thought that hell is a possibility, and it is, keeps someone from crossing that line and killing themselves then it is a useful tool. It has personally stopped me more than once.
  44. Johnny Karate

    Suicidal

    DO NOT KILL YOURSELF. I live with LOUD tinnitus. It is possible. I can hear mine over a running lawnmower. You will get use to it. It just becomes a part of your life. I have been to dark places before. I truly understand what it’s like. Don’t go to hell because you suffer here. Seek Jesus...
  45. Johnny Karate

    Suicidal

    I just wanted to report that I just went through an almost two month spike that doubled the volume of my constant severe tinnitus. I thought for sure I had gone from a 7/10 to a 9.8/10 permanently. It was so bad I was considering trying to get on disability as I thought I had reached my point of...
  46. Johnny Karate

    Tinnitus Started After an Airplane Flight — It Keeps Worsening on a Monthly Basis

    This is NOT a 100% guarantee. Yes it can potentially worsen with age because of natural hearing loss that occurs for almost everyone. That doesn't mean that you will not habituate before then. It's a constant cycle of habituation with tinnitus. It gets better, then it gets worse, then it gets...
  47. Johnny Karate

    N-Acetylcysteine (NAC)

    NAC can activate and help grow Lung Cancer in former smokers. I stopped taking it because of that. NAC amide can increase bioavailability and reduce oxidative stress, but it does not decrease doxorubicin-induced cell death in H9c2 cardiomyocytes (29). In an animal model, NAC increased lung...
  48. Johnny Karate

    My Precious Sylvia Has Passed Away

    My deepest condolences. Stay strong and may God bless you and comfort you in this time of grieving.
  49. Johnny Karate

    Poll: Do You Mask Your Tinnitus When You Sleep?

    I cannot mask my T as it is too loud. That being said I listen to 10 hr long youtube rain and thunderstorm videos. Its just something else to listen too instead of only hearing the tone of T.
  50. Johnny Karate

    Intermittent Fasting for Tinnitus Relief

    I just eat a prepackaged salad that house some type of meat in it like turkey or bacon. These salads stay around the 300 calorie mark. Then I will have 3 scrambled eggs for dinner if I choose to eat that meal on a fast day. Just gotta stay below 600 calories for a man and 500 for a woman. On...
  51. Johnny Karate

    Intermittent Fasting for Tinnitus Relief

    I have started 5:2 and 16:8 at the same time. It def lowered my tinnitus. Some weekends I slip up and have broken routine because of a pizza party or special occasion. After 2 or 3 days of being slack, I notice the return of the tinnitus into the severe loudness levels. I can always hear it, but...
  52. Johnny Karate

    L-Theanine and/or GABA Calm?

    Can GABA supplements cross the blood brain barrier? Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the human cortex. ... It has long been thought that GABA is unable to cross the blood–brain barrier (BBB), but the studies that have assessed this issue are often...
  53. Johnny Karate

    L-Theanine and/or GABA Calm?

    L-theanine is not habit-forming as it does not lead to tolerance and dependence when used over long periods of time. You can read current stuff on GABA supplements here: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/health/gaba-supplements-glorious-gimmicky-or-just-garbage
  54. Johnny Karate

    Spike Driving Me Crazy — Has Any Supplement, Med, Exercise, Device or Anything Helped Your Tinnitus?

    I know this sounds crazy but I take 20 grams of taurine for 3 to 4 days when I get a spike and it seems to work. I take them all at once. I take 20 based on the 1 gram of taurine per kg of body weight. That is "suppose" to be safe. I have had no problems but talk to your doc first.
  55. Johnny Karate

    L-Theanine and/or GABA Calm?

    I take 600mg of Theanine 2 to 3 times a day and 750mg of GABA with 400mg of Magnesium at night. Works good together in my book. I also take 3mg of Melatonin nightly.
  56. Johnny Karate

    GABA CALM for Tinnitus

    I stopped taking it in the mornings. I only take it at bedtime with 400mg of Magnesium and 600mg of L-Theanine. Sleep is improved but my tinnitus is back to being really loud. I think I may try and take it in the mornings also starting this weekend and see what happens.
  57. Johnny Karate

    GABA CALM for Tinnitus

    @Lane Oh okay! Thank you so much for the advice and words of encouragement. I will continue to try it out.
  58. Johnny Karate

    GABA CALM for Tinnitus

    Thanks you guys for the info. I ordered some GABA from Amazon and started taking it yesterday and today. 750mg a pill. The NOW GABA brand. I have taken 1 in the morning and one at night on Sunday. I also took one this morning. It lowered my T by half and also "changed" the sound. It seems to be...
  59. Johnny Karate

    GABA CALM for Tinnitus

    I know this thread is dead, but I want to ask the people who's T was lowered by GABA supplements if they also perceived a reduction from drinking a lot or beer/alcohol? I get silence when I have had around 6 or 7 beers. Alcohol does similar things to the brain as GABA from what I am...
  60. Johnny Karate

    Severe Cough and Cold. Took Robitussin. Tinnitus Spiked to an Insane Level. Happened to Anyone?

    Mine went back down.
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