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Hello everyone. I've been here for over 5 years battling this beast we all call tinnitus. I read all the struggles that people go through and it's heart wrenching. To me the hardest thing in dealing with tinnitus aside from the blasting noise is the mental daily struggle. People look at us...

Well it's been a long 4 years and I'm still here battling. The battle some days seems easier and some days it gets the best of me but I bounce right back. I pray for all of us all the time that we may find the strength to keep battling this terrible affliction. My life now resembles more of...

Hi everyone just wanted to let people that are hesitant about the dentist know I had a partial root canal done yesterday and I had no problems. I was very nervous going into this they even elected to do it in 2 stages so I wouldn't be exposed to a long period of drilling time. I'm going back...

After having T for over 3 years I finally got the courage and went on a vacation. I flew down to Miami and went to a football game. I wore those airplane stabilizers and it kept my ears from clogging. The stadium I wore ear plugs and noise cancelling head phones the place was rocking had a great...

Ok so I've been battling sinus issue's and during that time I have a new low rumbling sound added to my T. I went to the doctors they prescribed Prednisone and not only did the Steroid resolve the sinus issue but it resolved the low rumbling noise and drastically reduced my normal high...

Well its a day that's hard to forget 2 years ago today I got this sound in my head that changed my life. I know I have made progress from the onset of T and I'm still slowly getting my life back. My family reminds me all the time what huge strides I've taken and tho I still suffer with T I have...

I've been on clonazepam .5 off and on for a year now and it's the only thing that helps lower my tinnitus but I am getting more and more afraid of staying on it due to all the negative horror stories that I've read. So my question is would you continue using Benzos knowing that it might harm you...

Is there any Scientific data that proves Benzo's leads to Tinnitus? Or the use of them will increase T? There are so many horror stories on Benzo use but Benzo's can also provide someone the relief they need till they get stronger and can face the daily mental T battle.

Does ototoxic drugs when taken over a period of time effect the overall hearing or is it certain frequencies or both. To me it makes more sense that it would effect overall hearing...Any thoughts

I've been on Remeron for about 6 months. My doctor wants to put me on Nortriptyline... Has anybody tried this medication lately and what are your thoughts. Thanks.

There are times last few days where I don't realize that my T is there and then something tells me to check and listen and yup it's pretty loud ...how can this be its so freaking weird .....Only thing I've done differently is that I've been taking klonopin at night every couple days .... Not...

i know that you're lonely i can see it written in your eyes behind your crooked smile lives a fear you can no longer hide you've built an ivory tower locked the door and threw away the key hiding in the shadows thinking that the world's your enemy the world's an ugly place when you're alone...

I was reading an article in the hair cell regeneration thread and sent an email to Mass General Ear and Eye on the potential of the protein NT3 also being effective in treating those with Tinnitus and this was there response...

This is a question for those of us that has had T for a year or so. Do you guys still have tough days ? I mean some days I can handle this T thing and tell myself I'm on the other side of this and then not sure what happens but T comes back to the fore front of my mind and then I get depressed...

Just found this article in the Boston Globe http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/09/03/boston-researchers-hope-computer-game-will-help-many-plagued-hearing-disorder/PMvwT8YclzeMgLNn3uWIxI/story.html

I've had T approximately 1 year .....This is a question to those who feel like they have habituated. I have allot more good days then bad ones but I periodically still get those days where I feel like T just gets the best of me and I feel like life is slowly kicking my ass. Does this happen to...

Does anyone else experience a reduction in T after drinking 2-3 beers ? I only have a couple but time and again I feel like it reduces my T .....is it me or am I losing my mind?

Hello Dr Hubbard, was hoping you could share your experience with the AD Remeron. I have read allot of good things about it and how its helped people with T but there's always the bad experience too. Over all what do you think of Remeron? Thank you for sharing your time here with us. Carlos

Woke up this morning after 10 months of T and today I had extremely low T day. I even tried to listen to it and it was just a faint hiss. It has been a truly blessed day. I sitting now watching TV and the T is little louder then this afternoon still much better then it has been . Thank dear...

Question to those who have habituated to T. I have had T now for 8 months and feel like my worse days are behind me but I still have days when my T just kicks the crap out me .......my question is to those who have completely habituated do you still have difficult days dealing with T ?

Hi Dr Nagler my doctor wants me to put me on Remeron and I'm just not sure I want to try it I have heard some real positive things about this AD then some horro stories. I was hoping I could get your opinion on this matter. Thank You Carlos

Dr Nagler can barometric pressure effect T in a negative way?

I have a question for everyone does your T spike when you get really angry at someone or something? I got into a shouting matching with someone and wow did my T spike. Wish I never got so pissed Uuuuggghhhh.

Does T bring on depression or does depression bring on T? It just seems to me thats these 2 are very closely related but for some reason when the depression is treat it doesn't cure T. Any thoughts on this ?

Once you had T for 6 months or more does it really ever go away? The people that are so call cured of T after that amout of time is it more the case that they embraced it and habituated and now the perception of T is no longer bothersome? I just need to stop thinking that my T will somehow...

Its been 5 months since the dreaded T its been a horrible ride. After 5 months I am now at a point of acceptance and lately over the past couple weeks my T has actually gotten lower not sure if its habituation or my routine that I've been sticking too. I know how terrible it is and for the new...

Ok so I've had 3 TMJ therapy sessions and last nite I woke up and my T was gone I stayed awake for 30 min enjoying the silence went back to sleep woke up this morning and its back again. Not sure what to think about what happened. One thing I know is that sleep is a crucial element to getting...

Can someone please explain why the T level changes in loudness and frequency from day to day ? I'm sure i'm not alone in this...There are times where my mind and body is getting use to a certain T loudness and pitch and then all of the sudden the T level gets louder and then it goes back to what...