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I completely relate and that has been my experience. Once I decided to just learn to live with it…which for me was much easier to do after getting an MRI…it got 95% better.

Hi all! I know how important it is - especially to new folks - to hear that it does get better. That's why I want to share my story. I developed my T in Dec 2013. I had a really bad head cold and heard this humming in my ear. I thought my head was going to explode! I took sudafed - no help. Two...

Not sure if anyone is still following this, but I went to a new dentist who took a panoramic xray and said there is no evidence of damage to the disc/joint :) He also felt my jaw as I opened and closed and listend to my jaw with a stethoscope. What he did dx me with is a muscle spasm. So I am...

Hi there, Sorry you are going through this. I developed T a year ago following a cold. My T resulted from fluid in my ear. Lucky me. I got it loud and bad and I needed Xanax to sleep initially. If you are having trouble sleeping, talk to your dr about that. After a couple of months or so the...

Thanks!!! That helps so much. Funny - I put my fingers on the joint like you said and opened my mouth like you suggested - no popping, cracking, etc. my big problem is that when I talk my mouth/jaw gets sore and feels tight. I asked the dentist about exercises and she said I need to rest it...

Hi Russiancarl - thank you!!! I was getting all anxiety ridden last night and thought to myself - I don't even know if I have TMJ. She took no X-rays - just went by my history. What kind of specialist? A TMJ specialist (is there such a thing?) or an oral surgeon or a maxo....something or...

Hi there. I have had T for about a year now. I was a mess when it first struck - and it was loud, high volume ringing. So bad I need to take meds to sleep. Plus my anxiety levels went off the charts. I actually have recently gotten to a point where it doesn't really bother me so much. the...

Hi i who love music! Thanks for replying. Lol about the dog, I have a dog as well. Maybe I should be careful to keep it away from him! I guess I've been doing the damage for awhile, but this pain/discomfort came on rather suddenly. I just hope it gets better. On one hand, it does get better a...

Thanks for replying! Oh I am sure it's been over a week now. I'm so mad at myself for not pushing the dentist for an X-ray when I was there. I just told her what happened, my history and that was it. So I suppose either I have TMJ or an injured jaw! I just have this awful tightness by the...

Well...I had decided that I was going to live my life and not my tinnitus. Two days later I'm at the movies eating popcorn and my jaw feels not right. FYI -- My T is due (supposedly) to ear fluid and I've been dealing with this for a year now. Happy T anniversary to me! Anyway...I chew a lot of...

Hi - I hope you are feeling better. I just wanted to share that I get a low rumbling, too. Typically it's either a high pitch or the TV static sound. But every once in a while I get that low rumbling/hum. I don't know if it's the same as yours, but it completely freaks me out when it strikes...

Hi Dr. Nagler, Thanks for being here. I am a 44yo healthy person who's had T for just about a year. The short version is I had head/nasal congestion for a month - one morning I heard this low hum, I thought it was the furnace! It was my ears. I freaked out (I have a history of anxiety anyway)...

This is inspiring and so true. The sound itself isn't the problem for me - it's the anxiety that goes along with it. In going to try your sttategy. Thanks for sharing :)

Hi there! Just checking in to see how you are doing. My problems are similar to yours…started just after Xmas 2013 - eustachian tube. I'm seeing a new ENT in early January. Have the antibiotics helped? Would love any update thanks!

Hi there! I'm sorry you are going thru this, it is no fun. My problems started just after Christmas last year. I had a horrible cold and the I woke up with a low hum in my ear - I thought I was hearing the furnace? I do suffer from health anxiety…so of course I freaked out. Dr said it was fluid...

Thanks all! I didn't realize you had all responded :) I actually started seeing a acupuncture specialist and that actually has been helping me with the anxiety and the ear fluid issues to an extent. You are so right - I think dealing with the anxiety is my biggest challenge. Reading through so...

Hi all - My name is Karen. I'm a 44yo mom with 2 kiddos under 8. And I have this lovely little thing called tinnitus. It started in Dec of last year. For about a month I woke up with congestion, then it would go away. Right before new year's, I woke up and thought I heard the furnace making...