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This is my worst fear. I have rather mild tinnitus (possibly from my original vaccine booster back in 2021) and have lived in constant fear of having something, like a COVID-19 infection or some medication like an SSRI, make it much worse. Posts like this amp up my anxiety. It’s to the extent...

I also want to mention that I have been trying not to over-protect my ears/hearing. I still protect in typical loud scenarios, like using lawn equipment. However, I went to a restaurant in an old Victorian house last week. Not too big, maybe 15-18 tables. It was pretty full on Saturday night...

HI all. Well, I have reached a point where my chronic anxiety & panic disorder have gotten to the level that I’m convinced I have no other choice but to try an SSRI to deal with it. I had been on one for about 25 years and stopped in 2022 (which I believe opened the floodgates to where I am...

How is Susan Shore not the keynote speaker this year? I am losing what little hope I have left that her device will actually be approved and, even if it is, will not be as successful as we have been led to believe.

I have moderate tinnitus (which progressed from mild to moderate over the last 1.5 years for no apparent reason). I also have an extreme anxiety disorder and have been trying to treat it with just therapy and related tools. However, it’s not working at all. My anxiety keeps getting worse and is...

Thanks for the response. I have to believe that the double protection I’m using is more than sufficient to avoid any potential hearing damage. It’s easy when you have tinnitus to think that noise levels that are normally safe all of a sudden become dangerous “just because.”

I bought 3M Pro-grade earmuffs today with 30 dB NRR. I mowed my lawn (riding mower) with those earmuffs and foam earplugs. It took about 40 minutes. It did not sound or feel too loud with respect to being dangerous. I could hear my tinnitus while mowing (probably because of the double...

Would wearing foam earplugs (NRR of 29), along with Rifleman (for gun range) over-the-ear headphones, be sufficient protection for mowing the lawn with a riding mower? It takes about 40 minutes in total. The Rifleman headphones seem to block out more noise than the John Deere ones I got when I...

Thanks. Yes, I am certainly aware that tinnitus from SSRIs is reported as being “rare,” but even a very slim chance is too much for me to risk with my current mental state. Of course, I’ve found a handful of reports from people on here who had been on an SSRI (including Sertraline), had been...

Unfortunately, I am in the group of people who have gone down that rabbit hole and doom-scrolled my way into being petrified of trying anything that could help either my tinnitus or severe anxiety. I was on Sertraline for over two decades with no issues; I have been off it for two years and now...

Thanks for the response. Yes, the ENT pretty much based his diagnosis based on minimal tests and long conversations. As you know, they can’t really see inside the middle ear without some kind of invasive procedure. But he did, at least, seem pretty knowledgeable about MEM & TTTS. It seems a lot...

Mirtazapine is a tetracyclic antidepressant that I have also researched a lot and have considered for my anxiety disorder. It is reportedly very safe for tinnitus, which is why I would even consider it. I am so afraid of taking anything that could make my tinnitus worse. It can cause weight gain...

Update on my situation: I had my ENT appointment last week. He basically confirmed what I already thought, unfortunately. However, he said it is highly likely to be stapedial MEM and not TTTS, based on my description of my symptoms and his experience. Actually, this seems like worse news since...

I’m afraid you read my post incorrectly. I had mild tinnitus when I got off of the SSRI. It did not get worse for several months after, and continues to do so. I don’t believe it had anything to do with coming off the SSRI. In fact, I don’t recall any major withdrawal symptoms from getting off...

I totally agree. When I first went on an SSRI over two decades ago, I had no tinnitus and didn’t remember any initial side effects. I tolerated it perfectly for a long time. I got off it in the summer of ‘22. I had mild tinnitus then, and it’s moderate now. I have been going through a serious...

Thanks for the comment. Unfortunately, Clomipramine has tinnitus listed as a "common" (1-10%) side effect on Drugs.com. I can't afford to risk having my tinnitus get any worse than it is. Part of my catch-22 is that almost all of my treatment options for either my mental health or tinnitus/TTTS...

Thank you for your comments. I am in such a distraught state right now. I never should have stopped my SSRI 2 years ago after being on it for over 2 decades. It’s a long story as to why/how that happened, but it’s a major regret of mine now. Since then, I have developed severe anxiety, now...

Re-starting an SSRI: A couple of years ago I transitioned from an SSRI (Sertraline) that I had been on for a couple of decades to a new one (Duloxetine). I didn’t feel that one was working, so I was on my 5the day of transitioning to Lexapro when I thought I had a spike in my mild tinnitus...

How much L-Theanine do you take, and does it spike your tinnitus? I've read that it spikes some people's tinnitus because of its effect on serotonin. Does it give you any calming or anti-anxiety effect, which it is supposed to have? By the way, I read your success story, and it gave me some...

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my post. Your comments are just what I'm looking for. It gives me a little more optimism to at least try the CBD oil. I can deal with a temporary spike, especially if it does for me what my audiologist says it does for her. If/when I try it, I...

Thank you for your response. Yes, you helped to answer my question. The fact that your tinnitus spikes have been temporary gives me a little more confidence to try CBD oil for myself. I am going to be using a full-spectrum brand that is supposed to have less than 0.3% THC. My audiologist says...

Quick question re: CBD Oil and Tinnitus Spikes I’ll get right to the point. I’ve had tinnitus (unknown cause) for the past 1.5-2 years. It has progressed from mild to moderate/constant. Hearing tests are fine (mild hearing loss at higher frequencies of 6 kHz - 8 kHz). I also have severe...

Hi: I have a quick question for you. I’ve read a lot of your posts on this thread. You’ve experimented with a number of different CBD oil products, and you’ve mentioned that some of them spiked your tinnitus. Were your tinnitus spikes permanent or temporary? If temporary, how long did it take to...

Thanks for your comments and advice. I will certainly print out the posts that you mentioned. I haven’t used headphones since my initial mild onset back in January of 2022. I have been extremely careful, probably to the point of over-protecting since then. I am praying that if I can get my...

Thank you so much for your response and words of encouragement. Without question, this is the most stressful thing I have ever dealt with. It is really causing me a severe level of anxiety and fear, not only about what it is now but about how much worse it could get and possibly remain for life...

Hi @Michael Leigh. Thanks so much for your response and suggestions. Over the last couple of years I have certainly read many of your posts. Actually, I don’t believe I had tinnitus before the COVID-19 booster (and not sure that’s what caused it), except back in my 20s & 30s I did have mild...

Hi @Cmspgran. Thanks so much for taking the time to respond and for the helpful advice. As you can tell, I am dealing with a very high level of anxiety at this time, not all (but most) related to my auditory system dysfunction. I’ve seemed to attract the Big 4; tinnitus, reactivity...

My journey spans just over two years but I will keep it as short as possible as I’m looking for any and all help/suggestions/positivity I can get at this time. I first started with what I now realize was a pretty mild case of tinnitus. This was at the start of the pandemic, and I don’t know the...

Did your ENT ever provide you with any feedback on this thread? Especially about the alleged heightened danger of pure tones?

I have been dealing with my tinnitus for about a year and a half now. It started out quite mild and pretty much unilateral, but has slowly progressed to be bilateral and as a high-pitched electrical-type sound that has a reactive component. Like most people on here, I have done a ton of research...

It seems that everything that can help tinnitus also can hurt it. Hi all: I have been on Tinnitus Talk for about a year and a half. I started, as most do, due to getting tinnitus. To this day I don’t know exactly what caused it. Most likely due to high-frequency hearing loss due to my habits...

The Truth about SSRIs and Tinnitus First things first, I am in no way trying to question, challenge or otherwise minimize anyone’s individual situation regarding their tinnitus and potential link to an SSRI. Like most people on Tinnitus Talk, I have tinnitus (15 months now, with a couple of...

Hi all: I just wanted to provide a link to the article below. It looks like the issue of the COVID-19 vaccines causing tinnitus has finally made it into mainstream reporting and is starting to get the attention needed from the medical/research community. Hopefully this means that the genie is...

I wanted to add my input here, for what it's worth. My wife and I got our booster shots in early December. I had Pfizer first 2 doses, then had Moderna booster. My wife had Moderna for all 3 doses. Neither of us had any issues with tinnitus after the first 2 doses. About 6 weeks after my...

For what it's worth, I wrote to the CDC and asked them why they haven't acknowledged tinnitus, as well as other auditory issues (i.e. vertigo) as a potential side effect to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. Amazingly, they actually responded in a couple of days. The significant portion of their...

CathyJ: Thank you for posting about your recovery success story. I search everyday for stories like yours to give me (and others) hope that this is a temporary condition. My tinnitus spike started 6 weeks after my booster shot and I've had it now for 6 weeks. Early on I went down the internet...

Hi all: New to this thread. I got a spike in my tinnitus about 6 weeks after my COVID-19 booster (Moderna). I've had it for 6 weeks now. I've been doing a lot of research and it does seem quite possible that my spike is the result of either the vaccine or my body's immune response to it. A lot...