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  1. JodieStephens

    Benadryl and Melatonin

    I have habituated completely (99%, there is still paranoia) after like 7 months. Benadryl and Melatonin have helped a little. I take 3 mg of Melatonin and half a Benadryl. What happens when I don’t take them? Well early on in the seven months my tinnitus would get a little worse, but the next...
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    Tinnitus Copying External Sounds?

    I heard of someone listening to crickets for masking, then later on his tinnitus copied the sound. This makes me afraid to use masking. Is it just an isolated case?
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    Waves Crashing Noise After Getting Up from Lying Down

    When I get up from lying down I feel and hear subtle crashing waves in my ears, what could this be? It mainly happens when I wake up
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    Beeping When Waking Up

    It’s only happened twice this morning but I had my fan off while this happened, I woke up to beeps that would last for like two to five seconds. Is it me or is it something in my environment? I hope it isn’t me. What do you guys think? I remember hearing the beeps before...
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    Poll: Which Is Worse — High-Pitched Tones or Low Humming Tones

    I have high-pitched tinnitus in various tones, and recently a louder low humming - I don't know if it was always there and I just didn't notice it but it's easily maskable (humming).
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    Possible Reactive Tinnitus at Night

    Is this reactive tinnitus? When I'm trying to sleep, if I suddenly hear a noise, no matter what volume - my tinnitus spikes for a second. But half the time it just spikes by itself right before I doze off. It's making me suffer, I haven't had any sleep for more than 24 hrs. It's happened...
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    As I Drift Off, I Get Fleeting Tinnitus Shrills

    I don't hear explosions, however as soon as I drift off, I get fleeting tinnitus shrills... It's scary and happening more often since my spike - anyone have this? I have posted something like this before but I haven't explained it right.
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    What Medications Are Bad for Tinnitus?

    I tried looking through the forums... What medications are bad for tinnitus? What would happen if you overdose?
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    Stop Focusing on Noise?

    Sometimes I forget a certain screeching noise for a while, then I remember and I can't stop thinking about it, it's like my brain is hard wired into listening. I even sometimes look for the noise. What do you guys do to stop listening to the noise?
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    I Forget a Terrible Sound All Day — Then Remember It in Bed — Making Tinnitus Louder

    I forget a terrible sound all day then just as soon as I want to sleep, I remember it again and it gets really loud - happen to you guys too?
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    Tinnitus Over Tinnitus: Could You Have Ringing or Humming Over your Regular Tinnitus?

    Could you have ringing or humming over your regular tinnitus? Temporarily of course.
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    4500 Hz Multi-Tonal Tinnitus: TRT, ACRN (Risks and Benefits?)

    Are there any risks with these therapies? And what's the difference between them? Any success with multi tonal tinnitus? I think my tinnitus at its highest frequency is 4500 Hz.
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    Will Tylenol Help? Certain Frequencies Hurt

    It hurts, certain frequencies, will Tylenol help? Or is it just in my head?
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    Measuring My Tinnitus — With or Without Hearing Aids?

    I am using a tinnitus frequency measurer app and I'm wondering should I measure with my hearing aids on or off?
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    Should I Stop Taking SSRIs?

    A new study says that SSRI's make tinnitus worse, just google the latest news about tinnitus. I'm considering reducing my anti depressant... I hope the studies are right. I'm just living in a nightmare, I feel so narrow minded from my battle with tinnitus.
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    I'm Terrified, Worse Again

    A week and a half ago I had an eardrum spasm, and I was hollering around the same time - I don't know which worsened my tinnitus but a day and a half after that my tinnitus worsened for the first time ever, it stayed like that for two days then suddenly I was ok for 2 and a half days after that...
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    Study Suggests Serotonin May Worsen Tinnitus

    https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-08-serotonin-worsen-tinnitus.html So neurons get hyperactive from this stuff from what I understand.
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    Uneven Tinnitus

    My main high pitch ringing is balanced in both ears. Sometimes I get noises in only one ear, currently I'm experiencing a mid tone pitch in my left ear. Is unevenness common?
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    Tinnitus for 10 Years

    I've had tinnitus ever since I was 13. It started all of a sudden one night and hadn't stopped since. What can I remember from that night? I have a diary entry about that night but I'm too lazy too look for it but anyway- I was lying down with my big box fan on me. I was hollering at my...
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    Psychological Tinnitus?

    It seems as the day goes on my tinnitus gets worse, my anxiety gets worse at the same time, is anxiety creating it? As I focus more and more?
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    Are Anxiety Pills Good for Tinnitus?

    I don't want to get addicted but it's become so bad that I need anxiety pills for my tinnitus. Will they hurt me? Will they help? Or do they just worsen tinnitus when you try to get off the pills? I have been prescribed clonazepam.
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    Treatments That Won't Worsen Tinnitus?

    I've never tried any treatments yet because I'm afraid it may worsen my tinnitus. What are the best treatments?
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    Will I Ever Habituate?

    I just came back from the psych ward at the hospital because of my tinnitus, but I'm terrified again of it, has anyone never been able to habituate? I've had it for ten years but the past week it got worse.
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    1 Second Spike in Tinnitus Just Before Sleep

    This started happening this year, just before I doze off I get a one second spike in my tinnitus - what's going on? Is it because I wake up a bit and remember I have tinnitus and that's when I get a spike?
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    Eardrum Vibrating

    A week ago I had the most scariest thing happen to me. It lasted an hour, I thought it wouldn't go away. It was a buzzing/vibrating sensation and sound in my left ear (kind of feels like when you're congested and suddenly your nose clears up and you get a sensation and noise). Putting...