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Many people here want to shorten their lives, not extend them lmao. Although, maybe we can reverse back to a time where all of our hearing is perfect and tinnitus isn't something we know about yet.

He doesn't skip any other days either haha.

Certainly in some way, although it remains to be seen to what degree.

Yeah they haven't gotten back to me yet but I'm sure this kind of thing takes time. Nope, I specifically asked that at the start. Nothing like that. If I had, you bet your sweet ass none of you would have heard about it until now or ever depending on the paperwork.

I have slightly more confidence in OTO-413, simply because I think that hearing tests are probably more conclusive than self-reported TFI changes if it does go right.

I've contacted the clinic and requested the information. They are reaching out to Otonomy and will call and email with a response. I inquired about their OTO-413 trial they were running when I was there and they told me it has been completed and that only a few other locations are still...

Yeah sure. It felt a bit like a kick in the stomach when I got the news yesterday morning. I sympathize with all of you as someone who took part in this trial and completed it. There's a lot of talk about the placebo effect going on and it makes me wonder if I didn't receive some sort of truly...

Even lower tinnitus three weeks after this course of Prednisone.

They did, I signed a release and sent them over and also provided some supplemental audiograms I had done outside of my healthcare network with a specialist.

Yep, I have a lot of friends that shoot and do loud hobbies and I've made them irritatingly aware of this thing.

I'm obviously not a doctor but that's the only thing I'd do, I'm sure others will chime in. Mine was up for about two days before it went down.

The middle of the head hiss sucks pretty bad occasionally, but I'm light-years from where I was a year ago. I found out through some data yesterday at work that one of my customers was struggling with tinnitus and was able to give her some info and links to helpful stuff so that felt good. I...

I had a bit of an acoustic shock the other night while being a designated driver for my friend. It was downtown and noisy but not any more than normal and I got blasted in my right ear (bad one) by super loud car exhaust that kicked off all the way down the street. Instant tinnitus spike in my...

I'm about, I check here pretty frequently. Thanks for asking!

That's odd. I have a droning/conch shell type tone that is low in my right ear that I can modulate by inserting my finger about half a nail in and pushing upwards on my bone.

The fact that it has improved this much is a very good sign. You will likely heal more provided you avoid noisy environments, keep your stress level low, sleep plenty and eat well. Keep us posted but don't obsess too much.

This a great story. We need more info on here about tinnitus caused by stuff other than noise. The latter is important but it's a complex issue with more causes than people think. My worst tinnitus spikes have been during colds and having COVID-19.

Mirtazapine had zero effect on my tinnitus when I took it.

1. There are ongoing clinical trials for the condition. 2. Many causes despite hearing loss and noise insult getting the most press. 3. Address concerns without telling me to bugger off and put on a fan. 4. Literally everything @Matchbox said above.

I'm grateful to be at the point where I worry more about my strange slightly one-sided hearing than my tinnitus.

I remember back over a year ago when mine started I didn't realize how loud it was and I jammed the silicone earplugs so far into my ear canals that it took them a hot minute and some tweezers to get them out again. That was before I joined Tinnitus Talk. I'd wear earplugs and earmuffs in any...

Hell yes. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxbusiness.com/technology/3m-50-million-army-veteran-earplugs-lawsuit.amp

After the improvement in the highest tone it has remained that way and all since spikes have reverted to new baseline. All good.

Yeah, I've mentioned this but with the numbing cream, I literally couldn't feel it when I got the OTO-313 shot. He told me he was done and then we were done.

Thanks for posting this. I love this song and have returned to it many a time for solace and comfort. My parents have her CDs from her early output, I'm 22 now but when I was little we'd listen to her on car rides. It's one of those fond childhood memories I return to when life overwhelms me...

It's pretty stable, Klonopin reduces it somewhat. It's maskable but it's gotta be pretty loud or rather specific not to perceive it at all. I have an air purifier I got a year ago and that usually masks it during the day but when I lay down at night for some reason I perceive it more. It...

Yes! Some of those ACRN tracks on YouTube work wonders for my centralized noise. Most sound horrible and are way too loud for us but a few I've tested are quiet, not grating and work well. That combined with Dr. Shore's research and the electrical pulse aspect might be helpful.

It reduced the severity of my most prominent and irritating tone. I wore sound canceling headphones before, during, and after the trial as a control. It used to drive me insane, about a month after the injection the sound reduced and I'm able to use my headphones to block out the sounds of my...

If I could stop having nightmares about really dark shit that would be great.

Absolutely not. I'm fit and possess none of the comorbidities that most commonly kill people that contract it, despite having it before. The risks based on the statistics I've seen of me having a worsening of tinnitus are minimal, and yet I'm still not going to take a vaccine that I deem...

I'm not going to disclose what I use and my equipment but let's just say that I've done my research and what you've mentioned as being sufficient falls within what I use when I do practice. A lot of money has been invested in certain categories that mitigate sound. I was aware of the fact that...

I lacerated my toe to the bone a month and a half ago. It required crutches and stitches. Following that incident and medical care, I received more sympathy in a week for something comparatively minor than I did the entire time I was suicidal due to tinnitus prior to OTO-313. I had a little...

Lifting (daily), archery, shooting (with ample ear protection fear not), gaming, reading, history, learning Russian, hiking, and working.

I can only speak for the one tinnitus "specialist" that I visited a year ago. But I'll say this: There are certain people in audiological circles that have zero financial incentive for tinnitus to be resolved in any meaningful way. Take my "specialist" for example. She's a nice lady with a nice...

Yes, my whole POV during all of last year is in the OTO-313 thread in Research News category starting in April until now.

Okay, I'm not even going to lie, I was half drunk when I wrote that last night. I meant to say decrease lol. I meant my decrease in that tone, which has been permanent. It has improved, aside from the center of the head static hiss which is very high, and my morse code/dial tone in the right...

I know this is an older incident but I had something like this happen the other day. I'm very careful since the increase in my right ear that I got from OTO-313. I was listening to a YouTube video quietly in my truck while I worked. The guy who made the video felt the need to bleep out somebody...

Billie, thanks for writing this post. It's a really phenomenal breakdown of how to deal with tinnitus and also understanding the science behind it our flight-or-fight system and how it operates. If I would have been able to grasp that a year ago I could have avoided a very dark place and saved...

That's freaking epic.

In short, yes. I've developed a low and intermittent dial tone/refrigerator noise in my right (affected and treated) ear that waxes and wanes, much as my initial left ear conductive tinnitus did a year ago before it went away. The new tone is virtually inaudible in normal environments and I...

A ring to a hiss is a positive development generally speaking. Here's a good story: Both My Hearing Loss and Tinnitus (Almost) Cured — Caused by .223 Sniper Rifle Fired Near My Ear Good luck brother.

Don't we all?

Yeah about that. So I called them at their public number, they were super nice and transferred me to the correct people. The lady who works at Hough Ear Institute told me that they are still in clinical trials and are currently undergoing a two-year study that will complete in September of...

I couldn't even feel it when they injected me.

Alcohol almost without exception raises my tinnitus, but it's sometimes worth it to relax and make me care a little less.

Hey Doug! I'm super happy for you. I wanted to ask one thing that I didn't see answered in your original post. Did you see an audiologist or have any hearing loss that was able to be measured? Once again, I'm so happy for you. I hope more people will be able to experience remission as you...

Fluctuating a bit more, but always returning to the new low level during the day. Sometimes I wake up and it's worse and then I get up and move around and it dissipates, sometimes before going to bed it's louder and quiet in the morning. Frankly, because it's at a lower level most of the time...

Hey Vassili, I'd recommend cooking as much food as possible at home for starters. That way you know what you are putting into your body. I'd avoid oils like canola and vegetable oil and use butter, ghee, tallow, and olive/coconut oil instead. I lost about 40-50 pounds when the pandemic started...

Tinnitus still has remained low and not returned to anything approaching pre-administration levels. I'm about to reach the 1 year anniversary of the acoustic trauma that set it off too.

Nope, still the same new low.

Yes, they did. They took anyone into that trial that had it less than a year.

It's just a routine test, my hearing is fine. They only tell me about the results if there is something anomalous.

Thanks for posting Exit. It means the world to me. I am very hopeful for the future.