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    Annoying Head Tinnitus: A Symptom of Anxiety?

    Okay, so we are here because we all have tinnitus. So mine is 24/7 in my left ear. Sometimes its bearable and sometimes its piercing. I'm not sure if the actual volume changes or my perception of it changes. Anyway, I would say I am habituated and that's not to mean I don't wish for a cure, but...
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    Ears Again Full of Wax — Audiologist Recommended Ear Irrigation — Recommendations?

    Hey all TINNITANIUNS Brief history. Tinnitus in left ear, for years, got used to it and habituated. In November my ears became blocked, went to the walk-in clinic where they confirmed my ears were full of wax (couldn’t even see ear drum). One weekend they became so blocked, I got them...
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    My Tinnitus Has Changed from a Screeching Noise into a Tonal Ssssshhhh Noise

    My tinnitus that was in my left ear is barely audible now and has been replaced with a tonal ssssshhhhh noise that appears more to the left side of my head (hearing it in the head) rather than the ear. Has this happened to anybody else? It’s louder but more bearable than the screeching noise...
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    Ears Were Full of Wax — Now Microsuctioned — Still Feels a Little Blocked

    Hey, So I just had a microsuction and got lots and lots of wax out that actually would cause my hearing to become muffled and as the day went on my ears would ‘pop’ with a yawn that cleared it. Anyway, this morning both my ears were blocked - I would say my hearing went from 100% to 60%. The...
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    Is Some “Head Noise” Normal That Everyone Has, or Is It a Component of Tinnitus?

    Okay so let me start by saying I have tinnitus in my left ear, have done for yonks, it's like a whine, electrical sound, that bothers me now and then, but lucky enough to have learnt about it before I did any more damage knowing I’m susceptible to tinnitus. But I have this burning question and...
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    Has Ear Wax Removal Helped Your Tinnitus?

    So basically a nurse looked in my ears and said it was full of wax. She couldn’t even see my ear drum. I’ve got a new head noise that’s like a Ssssshhhhhhh on top of my habituated normal tinnitus in my left ear. My question is, has anybody experienced this before with compacted ear wax? I’ve...
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    A New Sound Inside My Head

    Hi all, I’ve had tinnitus in my left ear that’s like an eeeeee that blatantly is in my left ear, like an electrical noise. Anyways, as time has gone by I’ve learnt to live with it and my life got back to normal once I stopped obsessing over it. However lately I’ve got this sssssshhhhhhh noise...
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    Sorry, Adults, No New Neurons for Your Aging Brains

    https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/03/07/591305604/sorry-adults-no-new-neurons-for-your-aging-brains A major study is challenging the widely held view that adult human brains make new neurons. The study of brain samples from 59 people of various ages found no immature neurons in...
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    Head's Hissing Now, Ears Have Normal Tinnitus

    Well I've got my usual tinnitus in my left ear that I've adapted too as I've had it a while and my right ear is silent. However the last couple of weeks I've woken up to my right ear feeling blocked that usually subsides and it feels like it's came blocked from the inside of that makes sense...
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    Is the Hearing Loss & Tinnitus Market Overvalued?

    I would like to start a thread of the alleged value of the hearing loss and tinnitus market. This is, if an effective treatment comes along for either. The hearing loss market is valued (not sure the approximate value) as a multi million market with the tinnitus market valued even more. What...
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    Boiler on/Wind Against Single Panel Glass

    My tinnitus sounds like Boiler on/Wind against single panel glass, 2 separate sounds. This is confusing because I suspect my tinnitus is from noise and would assume I would have killed/damaged high frequency hair cells as they are the first to go? So should I be hearing a high frequency tinnitus?
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    Would Hair Cell Regeneration Solve Tinnitus?

    Okay so as most of you may know, most tinnitus is noise-induced and most of you have some degree of hearing loss whether it's detectable or not. Or you may have damaged your hair cells by medication. My question to you is do you think hair cell regeneration will actually solve your tinnitus? I...
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    Ringing in Ears Keeps Brain More at Attention, Less at Rest, Study Finds

    https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-08-ears-brain-attention-rest.html I feel tired all the time, do you? Interestingly, they mention this as an objective way to measure tinnitus.
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    What Research Are You Most Excited About?

    With regards to a potential new treatment or a cure? And why? Or if not, why not? And when do you think it will become a reality?
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    How Many Decibels Do You Think Your Tinnitus Is?

    As the title says, have a look at dB examples and report how many dB you perceive your tinnitus as. One dB chart:
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    Another Option for Me — Suicide

    After suffering with higher tinnitus since March and the associated anxiety and depression and all the other issues I've had to suffer along the years I'm seriously considering suicide. I just want to be able to sleep in peace, it's come to the point now where even sleep is no ways an exit to...
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    Does Your Tinnitus Volume or Frequency Change?

    Just wondering, before I couldn't really hear it, later in the same exact spot eeeeeeeeeee. Or does your tinnitus continue and never change? Would be interested to know.
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    Please Help Me — I Don't Know If I Can Continue Living with Tinnitus Anymore

    This year I have seen an increase in my tinnitus and I don't know if I can continue living with it anymore. I have already had a long stay in hospital but of course that didn't fix anything. I'm so unhappy, I have no enjoyment in my life anymore with this. I am constantly obsessed with the...
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    Am I Lucky? Do I Have Mild or Moderate Tinnitus?

    First got tinnitus in 2008, it was audible only in a quiet room. Over the years it became apparent only if I listened out for it. Fast forward to 2017, it's became apparent again, however only noticeable in a silent room, or if I'm in a quiet environment long enough. It's a hiss and a light...
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    If You've Had Tinnitus in the Past, and It Disappeared...

    I have read some stories of tinnitus going away after months or years after tinnitus onset. I would like to ask members if you've previously had tinnitus in the past and it reduced/or went away completely, where did it come from (noise) and how long did it take? Myself, had a few rounds of...
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    OCD, GAD and Other Anxiety Disorders Preceding Tinnitus?

    Just wondering how many people suffered with anxiety/anxiety disorders even before their onset of tinnitus? I wonder if anxiety sufferers react far worse with this condition than 'normals'.
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    My Options for Treating My Tinnitus?

    So not long have I been out of hospital with depression, due to tinnitus. Now that I've got that under control I was looking at my options to beat tinnitus. I've been looking at the Tinnitus Clinic for some time, perhaps trying the expensive Desyncra therapy, my audiologist had said that the...
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    Assessment Next

    I can't cope much more with this ringing, first I am going on anti-depressants then probably going down the ACRN route with the Tinnitus Clinic.
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    Vaping, Cups of Tea, Chocolate — Allegedly These Can Spike Tinnitus?

    I do 3 of these, vape, drink tea and eat chocolate. Allegedly these can spike tinnitus or make it sound louder, is this true as I've heard it's just a myth. Any experience yourselves?
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    How Long for a Cure for Tinnitus? GUESS

    Wild guesses everybody and and state your reasons. Time: within 15 years Reason: more funding, worldwide pandemic , veterans disabilities, increased research, TRI Additionally, it is so complex and a little pessimistic on the Auris medical site "it seems unlikely there will be a cure for...
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    No Hearing Loss but Tinnitus in One Ear

    According to a recent hearing check, I have no hearing loss and normal hearing, but yet I have tinnitus in my left ear for some time now. I just don't know what to do or where to go next for 'treatment'
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    What Are Your Noises? Here's Mine...

    Well, I really struggle to explain what noise in my ear is, it doesn't appear to be the typical high pitched eeeeeee that people talk about, nor static or crickets or anything like that. In fact, looking at the limited samples on the internet I still couldn't find anything close! It's really...
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    Has Anybody Ever Got Long-Term Relief from Sound Therapy?

    Either notched music, ACRN, any others, has anybody got permanent or long lasting relief through these methods? And how long did you try it for? I'm sat here with tones playing in the my ear....just another 5 months to go. :-0
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    Ear Sensations

    Hi Tinnitus in one ear. Lately I've had these sensations in both ears, very difficult to describe. But no apparent sensitivity to noise so I am not sure if it's hypercausis? It can start if there is no external sound or not, last minutes. Almost like spasms and difficult to tell where about...
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    Dilemma: White Noise Generators (WNGs) vs. Acoustic Coordinated Reset Neuromodulation (ACRN)?

    Looking at my options for treatment, either way it's going to cost me a fortune. Need to get a hearing test done and fix that if anything is lost, although I haven't noticed anything. 1.) Buy a WNG - this will help me mask the noise, learn to habituate, and decrease the associated anxiety I...
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    The UK: Petition to Make Acoustic Coordinated Reset Neuromodulation (ACRN) Available on the NHS?

    Hi, just wondered if any British here or anybody with an interest in the NHS. For too long now, tinnitus patients are told to learn to live with it; GP's have limited understanding of tinnitus and the associated sometimes devastating effects with it. The same treatment that has been available...
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    Does Ear Wax Removal Help with the Volume of Tinnitus?

    Does wax removal help with the volume of tinnitus?
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    Where Are We with Tinnitus Research?

    Hi I first experienced tinnitus as a teenager after clubs that faded but would usually take around 4 days to disappear, then one day it did not. Not that I ever over did clubs because I never did, in fact I was always cautious taking regular breaks and avoiding them. I guess I got unlucky/have...