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Your 'benzos' may not be making matters worse at all. How much sleep did you average before getting tinnitus? Many people aren't even aware of how many hours of sleep they are getting on average. At the time of your last post, it would have been five months of living with tinnitus. That's...

What do you recommend for people who go to the dentist and need fillings or a root canal? How can you minimize the bone conduction noise so it won't affect one's tinnitus?

This seems to mirror my recent experience. In my apartment block, there is a mini-horn alarm in the bedrooms and another type of alarm in the hallways, which is not as high-pitched. In November 2020, exposure to these alarms caused me to develop severe, permanent tinnitus in both ears. Last...

It sounds like distorted hyperacusis. I get this when my refrigerator compressor is running loud, which is at the very beginning & end phases. The sound amplifies a humming sound in my right ear, which makes it seem as if the refrigerator sound is making a horn-type sound. It's the way reactive...

Lots of factors to consider which makes it more difficult to pinpoint what's happening. From what I've read one can develop TTTS from TMD, anticipatory fear of loud sounds & stress/anxiety. Do you have pulsatile or somatic tinnitus? Have you checked Dr. Silverstein's website? He does surgery...

Were you using the sustain pedal? If so that could be the cause of your problem. I had to stop using the sustain pedal altogether after I ended up with reactive tinnitus. You also should be careful of the decibel levels as they may be too high at times. I couldn't play the piano for many months...

Could you please give us specific insight on what you did to 'treat' your tinnitus & hyperacusis over those 3 years? You simply said that just by being careful you went from extremely troublesome tinnitus & hyperacusis to nearly no tinnitus & hyperacusis over a 3 year period.

The smoke alarm detector went off at my Mom's place a couple weeks ago & I panicked. I ended up going onto a chair to press the reset button in hopes of shutting it off. As I reached forward with my left arm, the damn alarm sounded and hit my left ear like a gunshot. Now my left ear is even...

Do you follow a sleep hygiene regiment? There are also newer pills for insomnia which work differently then what you're taking. Do you use sound therapy during sleep time? There's also Melatonin tablets (and natural way's to increase your Melatonin levels) which help with sleep. Have you seen an...

Some of us, including myself to some extent, who suffer from suicide ideation on here seem to be saying they really suffer from not getting validation from others. This is not unique to severe tinnitus/hyperacusis. For example people who suffer from neuropathy, colitis, IBS, scoliosis...

So first of all you've created this fallacious circular reasoning that since reactive tinnitus presumably was a term which was first introduced online, it therefore has no value. That's an appeal to authority fallacy. In other words, how can a bunch of laymen tinnitus sufferers create a category...

Practically all recognized medical conditions were at one time not recognized by the medical community. Lack of recognition by the medical community is not proof positive that a physical condition does not exist or should be taken with grain of salt. Not long ago the medical community didn't...

I haven't had any consultation with Treble Health but I have watched Ben's YouTube videos for at least the past year. I don't think of him as a conman but he is a businessman who has a successful business. I don't care for his clickbait subject titles but that's what people do on YouTube to...

I notice that if I listen to a particular ambient sound for a while, my tinnitus starts to mimic that sound. Maybe the sounds of the cicadas is contributing to your night clicking sounds you are experiencing. When waking up in the middle of the night & one has trouble falling back asleep due to...

Not sure if the term nocturnal tinnitus is accurate. Do you use any sound therapy during the day or at night? Two things to consider: 1. It's not uncommon for one's tinnitus to get worse throughout the day as there are many factors that could contribute to causing it to get louder or spike...

A regular dentist can not do the root canal that I need & the endo I was referred to, who is considered best in the city, does not do laser either & there doesn't seem to be anyone in my city who is a root canal specialist that does laser root canal.

I also need to see an oral surgeon to have a root canal near top front where my gum is swollen & infected. I haven't even had any drilling since I ended up with reactive tinnitus & hyperacusis a couple of years ago so this is terrifying for me. Someone told me to take NAC supplement 2 weeks...

I'm in the same boat. I don't know how much longer I can 'exist' with this. If I can't work then I'll end up broke with no one but my mother. I can't see how I can start anything when I'm struggling every day with this, especially my sleep which is critical for being able to be able to work...

What is an effective daily dosage for Zopiclone? And for how long were you on Zopiclone? Are you still on it or did you taper off to get off it?

Not sure what you mean by 'here'. Is that in your home, apartment or office? My fridge compressor creates a louder tonal sound in my right ear but over time with using sound therapy, it masks it & is less noticeable even without sound therapy depending on time of day. It's usually very...

I believe our best hope for a treatment or even a cure will be in stem cells. Diet & exercise, if we can do it regularly, helps to cope better. I have reactive tinnitus & some hyperacusis & hoping that the reactivity part of it will fade away but so far no luck.

That's big part of what is probably making your condition so bad or even causing some of them. Our emotions affect how we feel physically & mentally. Once those events are dealt with, or in far distance, the better you will become & stronger to be able to cope with your health issues. That's...

Isn't there a store that delivers in your area? If not, try finding a small grocery store to do your shopping & go at night when it's quieter. For lack of better term you have what is referred to as phonophobia aka ligyrophobia & should seek counselling for it. I don't like the terms ending...

Depending on time of day - I will do my chores i.e cooking, cleaning, laundry or get involved in political discussion online (as long as I don't feel to stressed by the subject) or watch talk videos on different subjects or go on Twitter or Facebook.

Hyperacusis in general is an umbrella term for sensitivity to sounds. Usually external sounds seem much louder then they actually are to healthy ears. It's some form of amplification that happens in the auditory system or even perhaps certain areas in the brain for whatever reason. It's commonly...

When I get a good night's sleep, then I'm able to cope with it better. But that doesn't always equate to a better day as that depends on many factors - mentally, emotionally & physically. Just knowing what triggers it & learning to not over react to it was a learning process over months & still...

This is difficult because the health professionals don't recognize reactive tinnitus as a subcatergory of tinnitus. If one doesn't acknowledge its uniqueness, then how can one ever get good advice from these professionals? So far the best advice I can give for us with reactive tinnitus is to be...

I'm jealous of those that say their tinnitus has improved over time. For me the best thing I can scrape up to say is that I'm doing my best to mentally get used to it which isn't all that encouraging. I was hoping the reactivity component of my tinnitus would settle down over time but...

I have reactive tinnitus and am very concerned because I need to have a root canal. Don't know how I will be able to get through it.

Since I'm taking medications at night it's difficult to assess how long my spikes would have lasted, since the meds usually help me by the next day after a spike where it's back to its 'baseline' reactive oscillating tinnitus. But some days are so debilitating that I become suicidal & then a...

This has happened to me on a few occasions. The worst time was once where I was in grocery store and out of nowhere this sound encompassed my whole head for a minute which felt like an eternity. I had discovered there were 2 large refrigerators right behind the wall where it happened. Note...

Why wear hearing protection all the time? That will only make you more sensitive to sounds. I can understand wearing them when exposed to loud noise/sounds but other than those times it's not advisable to wear them. It's important to find a way over time to make your ears less sensitive to noise.

Very interesting thread. Tinnitus, hyperacusis, noxacusis, phonophobia, etc... all these conditions are not well understood by the medical & health professionals. Today there is a small percentage of audiologists & researchers that are taking more interest in these debilitating conditions...

If that is in fact the case, then Michael someone can logically conclude that BTE or ITE sound generators can also cause more damage & worsen tinnitus in the same manner, no? The sound level could be set too high by the audiologist after all he/she can't hear how loud the patients tinnitus is...

I & many others could only wish it would be completely silent. It's now over one year for me struggling with reactive tinnitus (tonal & atonal sounds that change in character from day to day) & hyperacusis & haven't had a full complete second of silence. Maybe a half of a second but not one full...

Is there no other physician you can see in your city/town? What I was referring to was the fact that Klonopin has been approved by Health Canada. Physicians are reluctant to prescribe it because their Board of Colleges are monitoring physicians who are prescribing benzos because of them being...

I'm in Canada & you can definitely get Klonopin here.

Thanks Stacken77. I understand your condition is similar so ditto goes for you.

I'm now a few days past my first anniversary date of onset of reactive tinnitus & hyperacusis. I have not habituated to it. I have been suicidal since the day it occurred; visited emergency room three times - the first time was worth it since I received Xanax & ear drops but the second & third...

I use Lyrica for the nerve damage & Xanax for the anxiety & at least in short term usage it brings down the high frequency tinnitus level. Melatonin can work as well for lowering tinnitus intensity & for sleep. There's also YouTube video's with all kinds of frequency levels you can listen to for...

All I can say is that most people have successfully gone on benzos for tinnitus & then have tapered off; preferably with the close supervision of a doctor or being aware to do it in small stages & sometimes by taking another medication in its place before tapering off them. Most people's...

I don't support that it should be hidden & haven't read that anywhere on here until you mentioned it. Maybe it can be placed elsewhere, but it shouldn't be placed in a way that people on here have a difficult time finding it. The world needs to understand how horrible it is to live with this...

Here's an article that found me on my Firefox homepage. It explains the difference between Hope and Optimism. Something I struggle with on daily basis. I'm not here to preach anything. Just putting this here because it may be helpful to someone. You have nothing to lose from reading it &...

My reactive tinnitus gets really loud within a couple hours of awakening. It seems to get louder throughout the day & usually peaks. But sometimes I can experience an abnormal spike above my peak that becomes unbearable at night & then I wait for the benzo to help alleviate the severity. Very...

I guess one could find out the decibel's it takes to mask their tinnitus and use that as a measuring level of their loudness. I can't speak for that person. I agree everyone is different individually so different reactions to a stimuli, but at same time with reactive tinnitus and hyperacusis...

But there is a difference between reactive tinnitus and hyperacusis. It's not all about sound. I believe that's where you get stuck. I am beginning to look at how salt and sugar in my diet affects my tinnitus. That has nothing to do with external noises! Some people's tinnitus gets worse due to...

MindOverMatter, I didn't see your posting until now because you didn't click on Quote at end of my posting. I don't know if you have been told this but if you don't click on Quote button then users don't know they had a response to their posting when checking for messages. As your pseudonym...

To: Contrast Do you consider TRT a scam as well?

Mine is in its 10th month now & no improvement. Still have reactive tinnitus & hyperacusis. I've had 7 months of sound therapy to no avail using BTE noise generators.

So what then makes it severe in your opinion? Can't a frequency of tinnitus have different intensity to it that changes daily or hourly? I get severe spikes some that are almost unbearable. I have reactive tinnitus & some hyperacusis more so with right ear than left. I can't sleep without taking...

I have felt the same way in regards to God. I have very conflicting views about the existence of a great deity. It's certainly easier to believe in a merciful ubiquitous deity when things are going your way than when things are not. But being in an endless conflict with God or anyone for that...

Did you have sound therapy treatment of any kind prescribed by an audiology clinic during those two years or see a CBT therapist? Before getting ready for bed engage in an activity that brings you enjoyment.

Hi Swampy, how did your appointment with your audiologist go? Any new diagnosis?

I don't know about the loss of hearing sensation but some of the other things you mention sounds like reactive tinnitus. Some believe it's reactive because of the hyperacusis.

I looked into Ginkgo Biloba and even purchased it but haven't taken it because there were cases where people ended up getting seizures from it. There is a toxin within the nut and leaf of the herb & because it's not regulated you have no way of knowing how much of the toxin may be in the Ginkgo...

But what if you have as is my case oscillating up/down range of tinnitus sounds not just one static tone or hissing? The characteristics of my multiple tinnitus sounds also change sometimes within hours but more noticeable when I have very bad days. I have both hissing/roaring sound plus high...

By translation the word hyperacusis when broken down into its parts simply means over-sensitivity to sound. The Greek prefix Hyper means Over & the Greek root for Hearing is Akousis or Acusis in English. So you get Over Hearing. There are people who suffer with hyperacusis & not tinnitus & then...