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Hello, Some of you know that back in November a brain MRI I had resulted in severe tinnitus and hyperacusis. It has gotten better since then. Now I'm being ordered to redo it, because I'm experiencing a large variety of neurological symptoms and doctors suspect that some sort of herpes virus...

Hello, I've been using this cream on and off for past 3 years if I had a serious flare up in allergies. No problems at all. The chemical itself can cause ototoxicity if administered intravenously. However there's no mention about it if used as a cream even though it gets absorbed into blood...

Hello, According to initial blood tests my immune system is not doing so great and there are symptoms of potential herpes reactivation (Epstein-Barr). I was offered Inosine Pranobex. It's has vertigo as a side effect. I took 6 mg of Melatonin (to ameliorate potential ototoxicity) and then 60...

Hello, Do you experience any changes in your tinnitus, hyperacusis or visual snow syndrome when you're having a migraine? If you do what helps you to alleviate the symptoms or prevent them from happening? I've been having occasional migraines for the last 4-5 years and they weren't very bad...

Hello, I noticed that some people complained about this phenomenon after getting acoustic trauma. I wanted to create a separate thread to discuss this. I have this sound and it fluctuates and I always thought it was from ETD, but recently I had a door slam right near me, it was extremely loud...

A very interesting read, but unless you have an access to a lab it's unrealistic and seems that you need continuous supplementation of NGF to ensure spiral ganglion survival. I wonder how can you boost growth factors via medication or supplements...

Hello, Can ammonia and 9% hydrogen peroxide cause ototoxicity if it came in contact with damaged skin (slight chemical burn)? It was high quality product from Matrix and I used it before multiple times without any problems. Only sometimes it caused irritation on the skin. However this time...

Hello, A few days ago I had 2 flights where I had issues with equalisation and I had to take off my muffs and earplugs for several times. After that at a restaurant I was exposed to loud event (Happy Birthday song) for ~30 seconds. I didn't measure the dB, but I supposed it was 85-90 dB...

I'm experiencing a spike both in tinnitus and hyperacusis from being exposed to fireworks 250 - 300 m away from me. I wore earplugs and earmuffs and sound level was totally fine with double protection (it felt like 70-80 dB max) however I could feel an air wave hitting my body and my lungs from...

Hello, If any of you have information regarding recovery rates for ototoxicity induced tinnitus please post them here. There's a lovely thread regarding noise induced tinnitus by @Bill Bauer, but I can't seem to find any information regarding tinnitus induced by ototoxic...

There's a stigma against using headphones on this forum, however I doubt that most of the people refrain from using telephones. What's the real difference between putting a speaker to your ear or using a over-the-head headphones? I know people recommend to stay away from headphones altogether...

Hello, I had a mild cold recently and because of inflammation in my nose sinus infection started with green secretions. I had it happen a lot, because I have a deviated septum. I've been using anti-inflammatory and decogestant spray for last 4 days. Cough appeared, because stuff from sinuses...

Hello, One of the clinics I visited offers Botox injections near temples and other parts of the head. They seem legit (it's a huge hospital with 3 buildings) and they claim to have EU license for this treatment. ( I have headaches from hyperacusis (hyperacusis manifests itself in migraines...

I'm sorry if this is ridiculous. I'm very scared and paranoid. Yesterday evening I went to get a haircut. Lady decided to blowdry my hair. ~1 minute of exposure. It was pretty loud (I measured it later it was around 100-105 dB). I didn't felt any discomfort although it was louder then my home...

Hello everyone, I'm sorry that this post is so long, I'm just freaking out, because audiologists didn't offer any help and neurologists keep insisting that my c1 and c2 vertebrae are causing problems with blood flow to the brain and it might be causing my tinnitus. My pulsatile tinnitus is...

Don't ever take your tinnitus for granted. If you can tolerate it or habituate to it, please stop for a moment and try to appreciate all the good things that you have in life, because you never know what the next day might bring. My tinnitus was tolerable before. It was moderate, it started very...

One of the doctors suggested me to do Neogimisine with Novocaine or Lidocaine injections alongside ear canal. After a bit of research I found out that some doctors do Ipidacrine injections (intramuscular too). These drugs are used for nerve damage, myasthenia gravis, stroke and SNHL (from noise...

Hello, I'm sorry if my question sounds confusing. I'm wondering if you are feeling the "presence" of tinnitus even when you mask it or overpower it with a shower or traffic outside? I feel like it's always there. Even if I use noise generator, get into a shower or go outside I feel a looming...

Hello, Sorry if I make any mistakes or sound dramatic. I just had a brain MRI for various reasons including my tinnitus in my left year. MRI was under 100 dB (Siemens Magnetom Avanto 1.5T) and I used 3M earplugs (model 1100) and they gave me headphones with 18 dB reduction. Now I came home I...