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I really appreciate this thread! It got me through a very bad time when I was experiencing pulsatile tinnitus while staying at someone's home, on a comfy cot. I think the fact that the cot and pillow were kind of thin contributed to being able to hear my heartbeat. I found out that if I used my...

Petrea, I hope you are feeling better! @Lane, I just bought an ozone machine from PromoLife yesterday, and I was wondering what experience you've had with it. I did just order the book you suggested, The Ozone Miracle. (y)

Sorry to hear about your difficulty, @Goose. And thank you, @Lane, for weighing in. I just bought a set-up from PromoLife yesterday, and am hoping for the best. I'll try the nasal insufflation, for sure, as I've had some sinus issues for a while, and that's the main thing I was getting it for...

I love this reply, for the most part, and can relate to the OP, because I'm going through what seems like a catastrophic spike at the moment. I did just get five head X-rays for a sinus condition, but I'm not sure that's the cause. At any rate, I just wanted to warn people that taking Benadryl...

I wanted to post when I was having a better day, to share that better days can be had, even in the midst of seemingly worsening tinnitus. I'm getting varying tones - in addition to the usual loud cicadas - in my right ear, and a sometimes noticeable solid noise in my left ear, and things seem...

I am so sorry you feel so desperate. I can really relate, having extremely loud tinnitus, in addition to a bunch of other debilitating symptoms. I'm writing to say that it is possible to habituate even when your tinnitus is very loud. I don't know how long you've had it, but I've had mine for a...

Sorry you're going through so much! I just wanted to say "hi" and maybe give some hope. What's happening with me is that it is loud, still, but it is so pervasive that it's becoming like background noise. I forget about it at times. I remind myself that it's not actually harming me in any way...

So sorry you're going through this, Pete. I get spikes throughout the day for, usually, no reason. Also, in response to eating, it seems. What's helping me now is keeping as busy as possible, including work, cleaning, talking with others or watching TV. Hope you get some relief soon! :huganimation:

I don't know if this is going to be helpful. I always say I'll come here if I get better with this louder tinnitus (can hear it over most things). Well, it's gotten to where I can go quite a while not even noticing it. So, there's that. It's so loud and constant that I didn't believe that...

So sorry you're going through this. I just don't know what to say, because, as usual, I'm also having more stuff added to an already full plate. Because I've seen how this is seemingly going to go on, I've decided to first volunteer, then got a job at the volunteer place. I just hope I can work...

This site is here when I need it, and I find it's a real lifeline at times of crisis. Thank you, Tinnitus Talk, for being there when we need you! <3

I'm so sorry you're suffering this way. Do you have any books on tinnitus? Maybe you could find something helpful there, if you do. I've bought a few, and when it gets really bad, it's helpful to at least know I could look in one of them. I know that sounds weird, but, what happens is, I seem...

Mine's kind of like that. Also, pressure-y, which makes it worse. Hope we all get some relief soon!

Great that it worked for you! But what is "head tinnitus," if you don't mind my asking?

I'm so sorry for everyone's suffering. I haunt this thread sometimes when the t, and/or some other symptoms, which make the t more problematic, get beyond the ken. I wanted to come back when I had something positive to share, to perhaps give someone hope for the future, but that wasn't the...

Yes, I have to think about what kinds of work I will be able to do, given the tinnitus, etc. Right now I'm volunteering, to test the waters. I find that lots of physical activity is helpful, as well as being around friendly people!

Oh, that's so nice! Thanks for taking the time to share the compliment. :thankyousign: Yours is nice, too, btw. I feel like I should know what it is, as I do like art. What is it? Oh, I see your name is "Damocles"... is that a sword over the guy's head?

I think I could enjoy life a lot more if I didn't have comorbidities along with the tinnitus. They seem to, at times, bring it to the fore, and are debilitating in and of themselves. It often ends up making the t seem that much worse, although sometimes they are to the point where they distract...

I'm trying acupressure, too! Which point worked so well for you, if you don't mind my asking?

Hope you get some relief soon. Wish mine would just pick a lane already - a good, low, consistent one - and stick with it! I get all kinds of variations.

Quite a bit, at the moment. It's bearable, then super-annoying, then bearable, then super-annoying or worse. Totally over it, but it's not over me yet!

For me, that "high alert" feeling seems separate from the perception of the tinnitus. There are times when I habituate to the tinnitus, and that's often when the "high alert" feeling is not there. I was going to ask people about this today. My high alert feeling may come from cortisol and/or...

Do you mind sharing which supplements have helped you?

Mine keeps changing, and is sometimes much worse than at other times. If this makes sense, I've "habituated" to even the loud tinnitus, by itself, for the most part, but not to the added pressure and/or hormonal mood change that sometimes accompanies it.

I'm really interested in this subject. Hope we get some input! :cool:

Just the right amount of information - thanks! So you're saying CBD with THC, from Harlequin, gave you a spike that never went back to normal? Would you mind elaborating on what the change was, if you don't mind?

Yes, it is certainly a lot to deal with, and a mystery to boot! I wish you the very best going forward. It is, no doubt, building our characters and making us stronger! I have a hard time even typing that, as I sit here with it hissing in my ears, too. Btw, your name is my younger daughter's...

Thank you for this comprehensive answer. Did you recover from what the CBD did? Did it ever go back to your normal baseline tinnitus?

I know what you mean about the tinnitus taking away from a hearing test. When I went in for the ear congestion, they gave me a hearing test first, and I wanted her to do the first part over, because I felt that I'd been too distracted to notice the first sounds. But she said the results were...

Thanks so much for posting! I'm glad you found answers. This has been a particularly rough day, following a breakfast of an orange, some almonds, and coconut. I've been looking into histamine being a culprit for a while. Sometimes it can be kind of confusing, for example, some say coconut is...

I think that's going to be me any day now. I already am at a low weight for some mysterious reason (doctors can't figure it out, used to gain just looking at food), and feel that histamine, and maybe oxalates, and maybe lectins, are having a bad effect on the tinnitus and, perhaps, sleep...

@Forever hopeful, I know the feeling! I hope you get some help soon. Having a lot of noise this morning, louder and more "pressure-y" in right ear. Just went to ENT this last week, to check on what I thought could be Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, and he said if I had ETD, it was a very mild...

I'm so sorry that's happening to you! I have had, in the last few months, bouts of noticing that, as I settle in, the tinnitus, just as casual as you please, gets louder as I'm lying there on the way to sleep. I guess this happens during the day, too, but I don't notice it. I just notice that...

I'm wondering if I'm going to be able to, with how it's going today. I am in a job search, with several debilitating symptoms going on at once, but I need to make money. The symptoms I have are, like the tinnitus, invisible, so I get a lot of the reactions that people get to invisible chronic...

Yes, I get those once in a while. Those people really get it, because they have relationships with someone else who shares what it's like with them. Lately, I've been reluctant to share that I have it, as people find it hard to relate to something so, frankly, horrifying (at least a percentage...

Such good news! What do you think made the difference?

I'm so sorry you're going through all of this. I know what it's like to have other debilitating symptoms on top of tinnitus, and they can really play on each other. I have paresthesia, for one thing, which results in burning/freezing feelings (among other unpleasant sensations) in hands/arms and...

He just said that a more powerful machine was needed. And it was not scanning an actual person when it was on, but I'm not sure if the tech had it doing anything like a scan at the time.

I think I heard one of those about a month ago, mistakenly thinking I was visiting one of the open MRIs that make a loud noise. The one I heard you could hear a little FM radio over - it was very quiet. I was disappointed to find out THIS was NOT the type of MRI MY doctor wanted me to get! o_O

Sorry to hear you had an increase. Hope it stays away! Mine got a lot louder last night, and is still loud today. I really hate the wondering of "Is this going to stay loud or attenuate?" And my increases always seem apropos of nothing! May we all find satisfactory answers soon. <3

This is not about "left" or "right," this is about the people who think they run the world making us believe any fool thing they put on the television, and laughing at us when we fall for their tricks! Their motto is "DIVIDE AND CONQUER," which includes pitting people against each other, and...

Thank you. I actually, not remembering this, said spontaneously today, "I don't know what to say, think, do, or feel," in the face of a pretty mild stressor! But encouragement such as you've posted here helps. I put in an application to volunteer today, as I can't work a regular job right...

I have the same problem with three serious health issues I'm dealing with. Hope you've gotten some relief since March! :huganimation:

What is "quacking duck"?

I come here at my worst tinnitus times, and Tinnitus Talk never fails to be of major help. Thank you so much! <3 :huganimation:

"Divide and conquer" is the goal of those who would destroy our lives. Don't let them fool you into using their playbook. :huganimation:

I have it, and the vote is at 100% for six people having the same! I've seen elsewhere that it is not unusual, even with people who don't have tinnitus.

I'm not saying they're different, but do you know what the rates are for non-"COVID-19" flu? And are there different strains of COVID-19? And isn't there something questionable about the test?

It's like living in a zombie movie.

Sorry that's happening to you. I've been getting more noticeable things going on, like hearing crackling when I move my ears, feeling a little clogged, sometimes some itchiness in the actual ear, which just goes away by itself. To clarify, what is the rationale for wearing the ear plugs?

That's great news - congratulations! :rockingbanana:

The people coordinating this shindig aren't going for "beneficial." They're ripping apart the fabric of society, traumatizing children and adults alike, muzzling those who will agree to it, all for something that has a 99.96 percent chance of survival. Much, much, MUCH higher than many other...

For anyone who doubts masks are important (video is about two minutes long, the rest is an ad), from "Awaken with JP":

I'm so sorry that is happening to you. I don't know the answer to your questions, but could relate, because the other day, I said a word, and, for some reason, it reverberated loudly in my left ear in a loud, very vibrate-y sort of way. Hope you get some answers/relief soon! :huganimation:

I'm not an expert, but I don't think softer tinnitus would ever be a bad sign. But I completely understand what you're saying about the ups and downs being wearing. If life would just pick a lane, I could probably get used to it! :cool:

I'm so sorry you're having such a hard time. I can understand the "trying to be polite" business, as I did that at church the other day for a complete stranger! He was going to play the bagpipes on stage, and I was very worried and was looking for my ear plugs in my purse. He started playing...

Thank you very much. Looks like the Chlorella won't probably be a problem. Although I did take an ION test earlier this year, and it said my GABA level was fine. My moods change due to hormones - I'm normally on a pretty even keel. It's such an in-depth subject, and there's always something...

I'm curious as to what you mean by this. I was about to start taking Chlorella, which is supposed to increase GABA, but does what you're saying mean that things that increase GABA could have a bad effect on tinnitus once you stop taking them?

Although I can understand the extreme upset that people are going through, having several debilitating things happening now myself, I'd encourage anyone considering suicide to please contact someone who can help you if you seriously consider going through with it. You are worth everything! <3

I think what we've seen so far will pale in comparison to the totalitarian moves that will be busted out in the wake of these first forays, now that it is plain that the command to "JUMP!" will usually be followed by the query "How high?"