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I used Afrin last night and almost immediately my tinnitus spiked. It seems a bit louder now the next day. Typing in Afrin and tinnitus in Google gets conflicting results. The first result was that Afrin isn't ototoxic and another links to a study no longer available about 37% of Afrin users...

I posted on here that I had a Silent Scan using the GE MRI. The website for the Silent Scan, as well as their YouTube videos, indicate that the MRI is only a few decibels above the room ambient sounds. In the YouTube video, you can hardly hear the MRI at work. That was NOT my experience with the...

Has anyone done the ClariFix procedure? It can swell the ear tubes for up to 3 months. Worried about that causing ear fullness and messing with my tinnitus.

I'm going for elective surgery soon and need to take an antibiotic, cefadroxil. It's mildly ototoxic. Is there an antibiotic that is safer for the ears?

While doing some research for acid reflux medications that I have to take to prevent cancer, I came across this great info. https://www.tinnitus.org.uk/drugs

Saw audiologist at the tinnitus and hyperacusis clinic at Medical College of Wisconsin. They did numerous tests and found that I have hearing loss between about 15 and 20 kHz. Thankfully not at the hearing floor level, but clearly outer hairs are damaged. No loss up to about 12 kHz at all...

Just found and watched this great video by Dr. Hall on how to evaluate research, part of the science-based medicine series. Here is the checklist from the video: Bausell offers a simple 4-item checklist of things to look for to judge whether a study is likely to be credible: Randomized with a...

Ok, so I got tinnitus about a month ago from noise exposure (loud work on my home). It drove me nuts but with the help of this site and others, I learned to tune it out and about habituation. In reality, I rarely hear it most of the time and when I do it isn't really a bother. I had some outer...

Got tinnitus 3 weeks ago and an increasing ear discomfort in the area between ear drum and outer ear. It doesn't feel like its inside my ear. And I am not sure it's worse because I am thinking and slightly freaking out because of it. I use inside the ear hifi plugs each day and wonder if...

I got noise induced tinnitus from using a hammer and chisel to remove tile. My ears, mostly the right, ache a bit at times. It's more discomfort than pain. Is this normal with tinnitus?

Has anyone first developed tinnitus from a mild or moderate noise induced trauma and then developed hyperacusis? If so, What was your acoustical trauma? How long after tinnitus did hyperacusis appear? Where there symptoms hyperacusis was coming on? What other coexisting medical or mental...

I came upon this article and lost hope in a cure or treatment anytime soon. https://www.buzzfeed.com/joycecohen/noise-kills-when-everyday-sound-becomes-torture It's commonly assumed that the ear recovers from excessive noise, the kind that causes temporary muffling or ringing. "We now know...

I have read the research that shows that spontaneous recovery from t is quite common, though it can take months. For some, this never happens. I have read on this blog about posts that say the ear never heals. Once the hairs are damaged, that's it. And I would tend to agree in a strict sense. As...

When I got my tinnitus, I did a ton of research and also landed at this site. I love the success stories and my heart goes out to those who are suffering and struggling with their tinnitus. From what I have read on here, and based on my knowledge and experience as a social worker, I think we...

I never thought I would be here - I am sure that is what everyone else thought when they first experienced tinnitus. I normally work a safe office job at a college with no real noise exposure. At nearly 40, I don't and never really went to clubs and can count the number of concerts (all on the...