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I would like to wish everyone across Tinnitus Talk the happiest of holidays and a very quiet, happy and peaceful New Year! May God Bless us all! Judy

thanks for the response. my post was moved to this thread and after reading it guess I now realize how common this thing actually is...you mention you have been able to stop the continuous sound for large portions of the day with supplements. May I ask what supplements were able to do this for...

I hear one sound continually, a high pitch that I always describe as a "ballast going out in a fluorescent light sound". I have noticed when I bend my neck forward toward my chest, that sound gets louder. Anyone have any idea what that could mean? Or, does anyone share these same symptoms...

curious, do you mind my asking what brand and dosage of St Johns Wort that you recommend? I have been thinking of trying this but know very little about it. thxs

can you please tell me the brand and model of the muffs you bought? thxs

PJ. I am curious how your Lyme's was diagnosed. I had a serious tick bite on my ear in 2016. It was bad, drained a lot. Anyway, I took meds during that time for like 3 weeks seems like doxicycline or something like that. U also tested positive for Lyme's but when blood was sent to another...

most definitely! That being said, my tinnitis has not really eased up much since the onset but anything loud definitely puts it on another level and sound sensitivity spikes. For example, the music at my church is loud. When I go to church these days I wear high fidelity earplugs. Even then...

I am close to 6 months in with tinnitus myself. Have you seen an ENT (not that I think they are so helpful in my experience)... I have seen 2. Your symptoms do not sound like mine as I don't experience dizziness. That sounds a little like Meniere's disease (you might google that and see what...

Quick but important question for anyone who has knowledge. I have noticed NAC supplements are being used extensively for tinnitus. I read somewhere, on another site, that it should not be used if you have amalgams. Does anyone here have any first hand knowledge about this information?

I got tinnitus around the same time as you. I do agree with you the more I visit here and research tinnitus or research tinnitus anywhere for that matter, the louder my tinnitus/hyperacusis becomes. It is important for me however to learn as much as I can about tinnitus, so I can learn ways to...

Think I screwed up and hit yes when answer should be no..sorry to mess up the poll.

That was absolutely lovely. I wish you the best of luck in your treatment. God bless!!!

I cannot found a link online to this device "Tackler". Can you please tell me where it was purchased? Thanks

these tests were the exact reason I got this loud pitch hyperacusis/tinnitus which has never stopped since I left the ENT's office mid July 2019...it is now October 11, 2019. I went into the ent's office that day with intermittent ringing that I had first noticed in May 2019. At that point it...

I personally don't see this as being any worse than those of us who take anxiety meds to get thru this tinnitus hell. I can't believe that God would condemn any of us for dealing with our pain as long as we are not hurting others. There are many Christians that I know who would gladly be your...

Do you mind my asking what SNRI you are taking? I have been trying to get by without thes drugs but it is effecting my entire life... negatively. Thxs

I just saw the ENT Dept at Johns Hopkins this past week and basically got the same info... very depressing! Recommended no medicine... headphone use at minimum 30 minutes a day lower volume than your tinnitus (hope is brain will lower volume of tinnitus as it strains to listen to music) and...

This is so confusing to me. This week I went to a reputable John's Hopkins Clinic in the US. I was seen in their ENT clinic by an otolarynologist. I took with me my audiogram from another local ENT's office. I also had a disc of my brain MRI and a CT of temporal lobes. The doctor did look at...

Hi...FYI I can see the long post you are referring too. Sounds like you are much better with diet and exercise than I am. I need to work on that. I usually eat low carb and never sit down (always doing something active though not necessarily cardio) but this tinnitus/hypercusis is trying to...

I too have tinnitus that started in 5/2019. What a journey this has been the last few months. I believe I have hyperacusis as well. Hyperacusis is a sensitivity to ordinary sounds that others perceive as normal. I believe there are different severities of hyperacusis as some sounds actually...

I just wanted to say I agree with you totally. I felt my trip to Hopkins to their ENT dept was also a waste. The Otolaryngologist I saw basically insisted I had tinnitis due to hearing loss although said I was hearing quite well except at high decibels. Told me he too had tinnitus for 10...

Thank you John for sharing your testimony. I too have had many life issues to deal with, but tinnitus leaves you with a hopelessness like none other. Doctors give you no hope, some simply don't understand what we are dealing with, while others seem too busy to really care. It is very...

John, was wondering what blood pressure meds you decided to use..I too may need to go that route. Thxs

This makes me curious. When I drink alcohol my tinnitus always gets louder when I quit drinking. I don't understand why it wouldn't be the same for everyone. I have noticed people say to avoid alcohol. Now..while I am drinking...say after having an IPA it quietens but doesn't last long.

I think Amitriptyline may have been what started my tinnitus as well. I had however been taking a low dose 25 my for pain for a few months prior to the tinnitus onset. However the week the I first noticed the intermittent tinnitus noise was the same week my Amitriptyline dose was increased to...

Yes.. I should have just kept my mouth shut until I'd done better research. Green tea is actually healthy to drink and I guess it contains a fair amt of EGCG. You are right ringing of ears is only side effect at high doses and I think it's because if the caffeine. I apologize... I should have...

I was looking up these supplements you listed and a side effect for this supplement is ringing in the ears but then I imagine you are aware of that since you seem to know the research.

I tried to answer this as best I can. You know there are always loud noises I can't avoid like the screeching noise of my dog barking...maybe you have never heard a Shih Tzu bark...it is a high pitched shrill sound. I do not have to listen to a vacuum, food processor, any hair dryers or any...

There were loud tones to identify but again they were not hurting my ears at the time of the test I did not think.

Agree. You know I do not remember feeling any particular discomfort during the test and didn't even know a tympanogram had been done nor did I really know what it was.. I had never had a hearing test before and didn't really think I had a hearing problem so didn't think it necessary. The ENT...

I guess if I am being real my first exposure to tinnitus as a low volume sound was in May but it was ever so infrequent, barely noticeable and only a handful of brief incidents occured between May and my ENT appt in July. Sometimes I would think, am I hearing something. I actually thought it...

I don't know if you are still active in n this website but this is exactly what happened to me. I am positive I got tinnitus after having the hearing test/tympanogram. It was loud and strong right after I left that appt in July 2019 and it hasn't gotten any better and it it now Sept 2019. Judy

Thanks for this advice. I was thinking the same thing about those Bose earbuds although I have a friend who has tinnitus who keeps encouraging me to purchase. I'll continue using my white noise app. Judy Appreciate your comparison of earbuds as opposed to headphones. I don't actually use...

I am curious about these Bose sleepbuds...are you talking about the buds that have the 10 white noise options only? I have looked at these but am concerned that they may actually increase the tinnitus volume overtime.

yes, it was a standard hearing test (took like 10 min at best) which included a tympanogram....that's it! I don't get it either but it is true, so I will be very reluctant to have any further testing done, even at Hopkins. Thxs for the good wishes.

I just recently developed tinnitus but I have had the same reaction as you have been having. I have had to turn everyday sounds down like tv and all music in house and car. I eat out a lot and most of my favorite restaurants are too loud to tolerate now. I bought the high fidelity earplugs...

No, I did not. In fact, It was only having my a slight noise on occasion, not daily maybe not even weekly but I just thought it should be checked out by an ENT. Boy was that a mistake!!! I suppose my ears at the time of the test were in a vulnerable state and all the testing moved me over the...

Well mine was made worse from a hearing exam at the ENT's office. I too am 3-4 months into this journey of the tinnitus. I have researched and researched and although I love being on this site searching out ways to deal with this disease (for lack of a better word), I think dwelling on it only...

My tinnitus also began in May, 2019. Sounds like yours may be intermittent, is that correct? In May mine was intermittent, but come July it is a high pitched constant roar.

these are the ear plugs I purchased and I have already worn them a few times in loud settings but then every place and even small sounds are so loud for me right now. This is some helpful information you have compiled. I am sure it will help a lot of people. Since you are a musician it is...

Thanks for your support and believing me as it seems you are one of a few. I am curious to know what caused your tinnitus? I read somewhere you had Lyme's. I too had a terrible reaction to a tick bite in 2016. It just so happens that tick was on top of my left ear..bad reaction and did test...

nope

thxs for pointing this out...I don't know why, other than cost, they don't just routinely do contrast if they are looking for something then.

thxs for all the time it took you for this reply. Wondering what dose of these supplements do you suggest? Already started the Slo Mag, Tumeric, D and a B complex though my dosage may be off. Judy

tympananometry was done as well

thxs for replies. I will say this only. Maybe the hearing test (did have the tympanometry at the same time) was not the cause of the tinnitus per say but it did cause it to increase to the level of being excruciatingly loud and constant...never convince me otherwise. It was like "the straw...

I am very thankful to have found this site. I don't get much hope for brighter days anytime soon, but I can see there is a great support group here that really care about each other❤️. I am not quite sure what has caused my tinnitus. There is much about it I just don't understand. It started...

Curious what happened at your ENT appt? I too have severe tinnitus, think I may have hyperacusis, although other than a very heightened sensitivity to external, I do not know how it is diagnosed. It was intermittant from May, 2019 until July when I saw the ENT and had a hearing test. That...

Always sympathized with tinnitus sufferers but never really understood it until suffering with it myself!

I really enjoyed reading your article and was kind of amazed I was able to concentrate to do so. Tinnitus is new to me. I began experiencing this roar mid May, 2019 but only intermittent. Effective July 6 after having a hearing test at the ENT office, it became constant and very loud at all...