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Hello, My tinnitus went away pretty quickly. If you haven’t tried already, B12 injections, along with methylfolate and iron supplements, helped reduce my tinnitus significantly. MiraLAX was horrible—I still remember that awful sound. It was absolutely the worst. But it did go away! I wouldn’t...

Thank you. I've decided against a colonoscopy for now because I just can't risk a worsening of two conditions I have, one of which is tinnitus. I just took a very small dose of MiraLAX and I'm still praying the spike it caused three days ago will go away. Of course as time passes, I get more...

I just took about 1/20 of a dose of MiraLAX about 3 days ago, after reading this thread and not feeling concerned. (Despite not feeling overly concerned, I still wanted to be cautious because I've read bad things about MiraLAX in other respects -- I literally put just a thin layer of the powder...

I've read his book, and another SIBO book, tons of online resources, medical studies, etc. I've also consulted with 3 gastroenterologists, with another planned later this month. And two naturopaths, with another planned later this month. Before the last two years, I never went to doctors. Ear...

Thank you. I guess she wants me to take something more for the first time because I've been bloated for months after reading those antibiotics. Then after the first major dose, I would do maintenance doses of something like the Calm. Right now, I've found and ordered a Magnesium Oxide product...

Hello. After harsh antibiotics last year, I have possibly developed chronic constipation (or else IBS). That has led to LPR or silent reflux, which may be the cause of recent tinnitus spike. Gastro doctor wants me to take Magnesium Citrate (a whole bottle or 300 ml) to try to clear out my...

Can anyone please share what drink you chose for colonoscopy, which didn't spike tinnitus?

Me too. But the only things I've read can help with hormones specifically are soy milk, and ground flax seed, both of which I consume daily. Do you have any other methods?

Oh and I did just now tell the acupuncturist what happened. He said he's never had anyone have a bad reaction. I am also dealing with some digestive issues caused by harsh antibiotics I took last year (normally I'm very healthy so all of this has been hell, to say the least). But I decided to...

Oh Jesus I'm so sorry. That sounds so much like exactly what happened with me, except I've had horrendous tinnitus in the past -- but I had surgery to correct and was just finally feeling better a couple of months before this happened. But I had dental drilling two weeks ago (root canal...

Stay away from heavy drilling. If you can't -- INSIST that they drill for 5 seconds, then take a 10 second break. I told the Endodontist about this idea. But I wasn't firm that it was required. I REALLY regret not being more assertive and absolutely insisting, which is what I'm planning for next...

Thank you. Obviously I would zero percent recommend it at this point. I've just started taking NAC, Curcumin, and Magnesium, and praying that this spike does not last. For me, most spikes resolve within a day or two. I should say that I had another recent very noticeable spike, three weeks ago...

Thank you. I've read a bunch of threads at this point. The scary thing is that for some people, it never resolved. That's always the danger and reason I stay terrified.

This makes me so sad. I did the same thing (root canal) about two weeks ago. I had an increase in volume that's staying steady. Meaning I haven't returned to baseline. And I'm really terrified because I go back for more drilling in two weeks. I just started taking NAC and wish I was more...

Hi. I'm so sorry your tinnitus never went back down. Have you habituated or are you still struggling? He put the needles just under my ear -- 3 of them, kind of in a direct line below the center of the ear (but on my neck). He also placed several on my earlobes. But I'm connecting the damage...

I have no idea what that even is! But thank you for the suggestion. Now I'm off to do some research. And of course the only question that matters to me is, if that or anything similar has happened, how in the world would I fix it? I do think this guy was experienced and also went to real...

I've been reading a book about menopause recently, I discovered that hearing loss is a possible side effect of hormone therapy. Besides the other risks, that made me decide against it. I know there is a study in which HRT helped tinnitus in a small group of women. But still, I can't live with...

Did your tinnitus ever go back down? Jesus this is horrifying. I just had one session last week and I'm beside myself with grief.

I'm just wondering how you know Magnesium Citrate is "excitatory." I was just about to take it this morning so now I'm concerned. I've never had any problem with other forms of Magnesium. Do you think this would be temporary effect? And have you had first-hand experience with this or just heard...

I received Acupuncture 6 days ago from someone who should be good -- he is a professor at a local Chinese medicine school and from 6 generations of Chinese medicine doctors. He seemed to know what he was doing. My tinnitus was actually not doing too badly when I saw him. I was there for a...

I agree. I notice this more than most because my tinnitus is unilateral. If the drugs were truly ototoxic, then they would damage both ears. I had that happen once, with Metronidazole. With the Metronidazole, my existing tinnitus in left ear was worse, but I also developed mild tinnitus in my...

I have spoken to Neil Bauman at length. I am not a friend of his. My feelings are mixed. I do not think he's motivated by money. He spends many hours trying to help those with tinnitus for free, including unpaid lengthy consults and extensive emails. He also actually doesn't make a lot of...

Hello! I would greatly appreciate any info. Do you think your SIBO made your tinnitus worse? Did you ever treat your SIBO and, if so, how? And did your tinnitus get better after the SIBO was treated if it was?

This is an old thread but I always like to reply when I have relevant info, just in case someone in the future wants to know more. I took Rifaximin for one day (3 pills), with the plan of taking for two weeks. After taking the second pill, my tinnitus clearly was louder. But I had slightly...

I understand loving animals very very much. I also know that loving your partner should come first. You have tried to resolve the situation. At this point, despite being a huge animal lover myself, I really think the right partner would understand that your life comes first. Since she wants to...

I'm a personal injury lawyer who has handled several tinnitus cases on contingency. There are numerous comments on this thread that aren't accurate in terms of what lawyers will and will not do. Technically, this person might have a claim and theoretically could sue. The issue is finding a...

I have had a very long story brewing with my sleep / ear the last couple of months, with sleep getting worse and worse despite trying numerous different supplement combos (and actually with tinnitus getting better but not good). Long story but I went to the ER this week. I couldn't sleep for...

I've continued to have good luck with my supplement combo. I'm hoping to share a detailed sleep success story soon! :) It has taken a lot of trial and error, talking to experts, spending boatloads of money trying various supplements. But I think I'm finding on a good path to finding my sleep...

Thank you!! Needless to say, as lifetime distance runners, both my husband and I discussed this post at length last night. My conclusion is that a truly serious runner would never stop bc of tinnitus. Seriously. But what *might* cause an issue on a treadmill is the sound. I measured the sound...

I appreciate the advice. I don't mean this offensively. But running is saving me. My husband has had pretty bad tinnitus for years and has also been a runner. I have learned enough about tinnitus to know that people never know what's making it worse. Was it the ear cleaning? Was it the...

I'm becoming a big fan of CBD oil. I'm still experimenting with brands though. Make sure there's no THC. Labeling can be misleading for some brands. Also I take 450 mg Magnesium L-Threonate (bisglycinate also good) + 200 mg L-Theanine about an hour before sleep. Both help relaxing and sleep. CBD...

You owe it to yourself to move whatever the difficulties or costs. Get a camper van or old travel trailer to start, if necessary. (My husband and I have a travel trailer that we use; this is actually a nice way to travel & live.) I have had severe tinnitus (per THI testing) but sitting outside...

I'd say be honest with them without getting into the mental health issues. Just tell them that you are not opposed to vaccines, which is why you received one. But you can't risk worsening tinnitus with another one. I haven't heard any news of requiring booster shots, anyway. Or take the job and...

Maybe try therapy. This has been total hell for me. But I am trying every day to get better, find sleep solutions, and maximize every other aspect of my health (example: I'm about to check for any other vitamin deficiencies that could impact sleep) even more than I was already doing before...

I don't think this is true. Some people get better, many people habituate and leave this site forever (as I've done before and hope to do again), and, like everything else health related, there WILL be variations in those who take extra good care of themselves and their ears, and those who...

Am I the only one who would be scared because it seems like just about every drug or even ear procedure has the potential to make tinnitus worse? I would be terrified to have even a placebo shot into my eardrum (which happens to be made of cartilage because it was a graph replacement after...

I've been in hell due to lack of sleep, too. But some of my problem has been my reaction to various supplements that basically backfire then I can't relax and feel jittery. Tonight I think I'm going back to a combo that worked relatively decent for me (like 6 hours of sleep + sometimes another...

I haven't been interested enough to work since my tinnitus onset about 1 year ago. I am self-employed, work from home, and my work is always optional. I do think being able to relax is, very very slowly, helping me get better (either volume decreasing or I'm habituating, probably a little of...

I'm fighting a spike from Metranidazole, which I finished about 3 weeks ago-ish. Sleep has been tough lately but I'm experimenting with supp

Just a couple of things to know. Low vitamin D can cause insomnia. Also, even in Florida where I live, I've read from what I think are reliable sources that you can't get enough vitamin D from the sun from November-February. Everyone might want to have levels checked and be careful not to...

I kept having a HUGE nighttime spike with my box fan on high and white noise speaker pretty loud. I accidentally noticed volume went down when speaker turned itself off during night (and I didn't wake up until hours later). Now box fan on medium and speaker as low as I can handle, which has...

I've only read a few comments here. But those who decide not to get vaccinated absolutely should be denied medical care for COVID-19 if those who are vaccinated need care that can't otherwise be provided. The rest is insane and those who decide to ignore reality absolutely deserve whatever...

Hello! I'm dealing with the same issue (clogged ears). I've tried the streamer once and didn't notice much. Strangely, I tried saline spray which was magical the first time, and lowered my tinnitus volume a LOT almost instantly. Unfortunately, I tried using that again, twice, and within an hour...

This is an old thread but I wanted to comment to echo this advice. I stumbled upon the ACRN reference in another thread without instructions. So I went to the website and tried quickly to create a tone, which I had never done before. I very briefly listened to the range of frequencies, up to the...

I asked a very experienced oral surgeon about drilling in short bursts then waiting. He wasn't receptive. He was friendly but basically said I treat lots of people with tinnitus. Then suggested we just wait until my tinnitus improved (not totally unreasonable at the time because I was about to...

There are extensive published studies regarding the health dangers of keto. For anyone really interested in hard core fasting, you might want to check out true north health center in Santa Rosa, CA. I'm considering going there but waiting because I've had some success lowering the volume on my...

Did your spike from the saline spray go down? How long did that take?

Some people have reported on this thread that the TRT White Noise Generators (sound) made their tinnitus worse. My doctor just prescribed TRT for me (referral to another hospital). What is your experience with whether the TRT White Noise Generators might possibly make tinnitus worse? That...

I've had tinnitus for 1.5 years. I've used a loud box fan my entire life with no problems (my tinnitus was caused by ear infection / perforation / surgery). Now I can't sleep without the fan + speaker playing the sound of a brook (water). I have been wondering if this could make my tinnitus...

Hello. I'm somewhat new here although I've sadly been reading the comments over the past 1.5 years. :( I wanted to share that a very high dose of CBD oil helped me sleep, like knocked me out for a solid 8 hours, consistently, with very bothersome high pitch tinnitus. However, strangely, the...

I've just finished taking Metronidazole for 3 days. The spike caused by it was and is terrible. I stopped 2-3 days ago and the spike continues. I'm praying it's temporary but there are some depressing studies online. I can't post a link because it's a PDF but there is one where 8 patients...

I know this is an old post but in case anyone else searches. Topical steroids in the ear canal for seb derm made my tinnitus noticeably spike every time I tried using the cream. First it was just for 24 hours but then the spike kept lasting longer, like a few days. I tried maybe 8-10 days then...

Hello. I know this is an old thread but I'm desperate. I've been prescribed Metronidazole and I'm terrified. I can't handle worsening tinnitus that becomes permanent. But I'm taking the medicine for c diff, which must be treated and can be fatal. The other drug choices look equally risky. I'm...

My mild tinnitus got much worse after the first dose of Moderna. This worsening was new. It could have been a total coincidence. But I had exactly one more tolerable day before the second shot, which I received about 36 hours ago. Since then, I have had a horrible spike to a level that is...