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Thanks again! My uncle got me an appointment with one of the best ENTs in the country (Slovenia), but even he has little experience with tinnitus. Perks of living in a tiny country... His recommendation was to quit Propecia (finasteride) and try tricyclic antidepressants. I quit finasteride...

A year later, I'm still in a very bad place. I just can't take it anymore. I have what most people would call mild tinnitus, as I can still mask it quite well most of the time and I can sleep without masking (of course I hear it). But I just CAN'T take my mind off of it. It's driving me nuts. I...

Thank you for your kind words. I'm pretty sure the ear drum was not perforated by the toothpick as I didn't go deep enough. The ear drum is about 2.5 cm deep, I didn't go nearly as deep. Today it's gotten louder, the TV doesn't mask it, it's driving me nuts :(

Hi there, About 10 days ago, my ears felt full so I wanted try and remove some wax by myself. Didn't have any q tips, so I decided to use a toothpick and be careful (stupid, I know... so stupid). I didn't go deep, but as I was digging in my left ear I heard some popping, as if my ear canal...