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  1. luckyman316

    Still Trying to Solve My Tinnitus 7 Years Later, This Time with Neck Surgery

    This year will mark the 7th year I have had tinnitus. I've recently learned this year that my neck has 4 herniated discs. Some worse then others. When this all started, it started with clear cut signs of neck issues (typical arm and shoulder pain) which I had no idea were neck issues. I've...
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    6 Years with Tinnitus — Two Videos I Created

    Hey guys, I have not really been here a lot as I've not needed to come back for "Support" per se. I've sort of just been ignoring my tinnitus and going on with my days, without having to think about it or getting that urge to come here in a panic. I'm trying to catch up on some of the alerts...
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    Want to Continue to Share My Story

    I'm still here but not necessarily active on this forum as I once was. I hope sharing my video helps a bit for my story. It's a few months old but it's still relevant today. Things are better for me but the "T" is still there. There are days where I just have learned to ignore it. Being in a...
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    Gone for 2 Minutes and Back Again

    That feeling that you get, when the T disappears for 2 minutes COMPLETELY without any reason... is amazing. There's the disappearing when you do TRT or masking or anything in particular to make it go away temporarily. Then there's this. You know that whatever happened, is almost gone. You know...
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    2 Year Tinnitus Anniversary!

    Nothing to celebrate about... however it's good to see that it's been reduced, A LOT. The worst was probably at 4-6 months in. Anyway, wanted to share and if anyone had questions feel free to ask. I did experience some relief a few times when I thought it went away. No such luck in keeping it...
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    It Disappeared for 5 Minutes!

    I loved every minute of it. The other day, I was sitting at my PC at home and decided to munch on some baby carrots. As I was munching, something interesting happened. The noise... it went away!! I was so happy about this. Granted, I have been severely reduced over the past year but this was the...
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    It Does Get Better — I Promise!

    It's been a while since I've checked on here, mainly because I haven't let my "T" bother me. I wanted to come in here to give some people hope and some thoughts to tell them that it DOES get better as time goes along. Just keep at it and keep trying to fight to discover the root cause of your T...
  8. luckyman316

    My Experience with Flying and Tinnitus

    I just wanted to share with most. I've flown twice in the past month. This is the first time I have flown with T. The first time was up to Boston from NJ (and back). It was quick and painless. The second one was over to LAX. My T did spike a little but barely noticeable due to the noise from...
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    It's Almost Gone!

    I don't know how... and I don't know why. Unless it's really quiet, I can't hear my T! Not that I am complaining, it needs to be completely gone though. I just wanted to share some positive news. I know I was taking Tinnicare for about 2 months. I just stopped it for about 6 days while on...
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    When I Listen to This Video, My Tinnitus Is Gone...

    Can anyone else listen and tell me if their's goes away to when listening? Now if it can only STAY AWAY
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    Unsure of Why My Tinnitus Is Reduced, What Should I Do?

    So as I site here, my T sometimes spikes and sometimes is barely noticeable. I remember the first time I had T, I was lying in bed the same night of my root canal and then clenched really hard that a flash of light came in my head and my T started since then. It got progressively WORSE over...
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    Flying for the First Time With Tinnitus

    I have 2 flights to hop on to. One in about a month (a short 1 hour hop to Boston just to make sure I can handle flying) and one in 2 months, a 6 hour flight to California. What can I expect with my T and flying? I'm worry about any dizzy effects I might get to be honest. What can I do to...
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    Would You Pay $2800 for a Chance at Clearing Your Tinnitus?

    I went to the best TMJ Specialist in my state. Ironically, the guy was right down the road from me. I told him all my symptoms and he checked my bite. Sure enough, my oen side was touching before the other. He said after my dental work, my bite remained off and he had an alternative approach to...
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    Tinnitus After Dental Work. Has Anyone Tried This?

    I just ran across this article and was wondering if anyone has given this a shot. It's pretty much what I experience on a daily basis after dental work, some days worse than others. http://www.joms.org/article/S0278-2391(13)00304-2/abstract A 66-year-old man presented with impaired balance...
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    I Was Eating a Salad and My Tinnitus Disappeared...

    ... but unfortunately, came back within 2 minutes. The silence was glorious. I was tempted to go ahead and not do ANYTHING after that. What I learned from this is that biting down on my salad like this, was on the right hand side. The same side I had dental work done. I'm starting to wonder if...
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    What the Heck, Check the Neck?

    So I did just that! And look at these results: C3-4 broad-based disc herniation wih significant cord impingement C4-5 disc bulge without signigicant stenosis, very mild stenosis C5-6 disc bulge resulting in cord compression and bilateral C6 root impingement C6-7 central disc herniation...
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    Could Cervical Disc Herniation Be Causing My Tinnitus?

    Saw my doctor today for a follow up with my MRI and he revealed the following: C3-4 broad-based disc herniation wih significant cord impingement C4-5 disc bulge without significant stenosis, very mild stenosis C5-6 disc bulge resulting in cord compression and bilateral C6 root impingement C6-7...
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    Something I Am Doing These Past 2 Weeks Is Causing a Drastic Decrease!

    And I'm not sure what it is! I'd say about a 40% decrease at this point and I feel like it keeps going down. So I'm going to list possible causes for the decrease: 1.) I started to take Vitamin C at 1500mcg a day 2.) I increased my Vitamin D levels to 20,000iu a day 3.) I changed my Vitamin...
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    My Tinnitus Now Only Comes When I Sit Down

    I suspect it's my neck, because I keep feeling like my neck has to be pulled back. So I finally caved in and am getting an MRI done on the neck. We'll see. My Ortopedic doctor says the neck and ears are very connected and said it could be a major muscle strain still or could be stenosis. Worst...
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    My Tinnitus Reduces a LOT When I Wear a Neck Brace

    My T really has not been driving me crazy, more than other symptoms have been doing so (weakened neck/back). So the past few days, I decided to see if I could keep my neck straight and in place by wearing a neck brace at night and during sleep. Yup, that does the trick. 3 days into it and I...
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    It Went Away For a Few Hours, Then Spiked!

    So last night, after a busy couple of days, I got home and while playing around on my computer in a quiet room..BAM. The tinnitus went away for a good couple of hours. Of course, it spiked back like a fierce lion towards the evening after I ate popcorn. Must have been the salt lol Wonder what...
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    It's Still Here but...

    .. I noticed it reduces when I walk and/or exercise. At times, it's completely gone when I do this. Most if not all of my tinnitus happens when I am sitting down. If I stand, it's almost gone away. This leads me to believe a neck or back issue may be a root cause of this, so I am going to...
  23. luckyman316

    5 Days of Sleeping without a Masker!

    I decided to give it a shot, to see if I really needed the air filter machine in my room to use as a masker for my tinnitus. Being that I've been able to sleep in hotel rooms without this stuff, I should be able to sleep at home too. Sure enough, sleeping was not an issue! Actually, sleeping...
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    McKenzie Method for the Neck

    I'm not sure if this have ever been posted, but I ran across this on the web so figured I'd give it a shot: http://www.fultonmassagetherapy.com/?p=948 Let me just say that this has been very helpful, and I notice my T reduce after doing this (as does my neck pain too!) Check the neck, what...
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    Does Anyone Else Go NUTS Trying to Figure Out What Is Causing Their Tinnitus?

    Some of us have reasons and know... such as loud music, a gun going off near you ear, etc. However, for those that don't know why it happened do you go crazy trying to figure out what is causing it or would you rather just treat it? After all, there is an underlying cause for it, right?
  26. luckyman316

    Had my ears flushed out yesterday

    Went to the ENT last night because my ears were driving me CRAZY. Itching and felt like something was constantly rubbing up inside of it. Low and behold, he took a microscope in my ear and asked "Did you get a haircut recently?". He then proceeds to tell me there are loose hairs in my ear and...
  27. luckyman316

    Tinnitus Caused by Dental Crowns: A Scientific Perspective

    Thought this was an interesting article. It's a PDF, sorry about that. http://www.ata.org/sites/ata.org/files/pdf/Tinnitus Caused by Dental Crowns - Shore, Stefanescu & Martel - Summer '13.pdf
  28. luckyman316

    How, When and Why Did My Tinnitus Start?

    I'm hoping maybe someone on here can offer some suggestions or be able to pinpoint something and answer my questions. My T started in September 2013. About a month before this, I was haring every sound amplified. So much so, it disrupted my sleeping patterns. Disrupted sleeping patterns...
  29. luckyman316

    Fish Oil and Tinnitus?

    Fish Oil on Amazon.com Fish Oil on iHerb.com (first-time customers get $5-10 off of their order) I ran across this article while searching, and wanted to share. Has anyone tried this? http://www.politicadeverdade.com/i-found-a-tinnitus-cure/ I Found a Tinnitus Cure Since you know I like to...
  30. luckyman316

    Is it coming from my ears or from my head?

    How can one tell? I'm starting to think it's not coming from my ears but rather, my head. If it's coming from my head, naturally I am worried it might be something in the head or something that happened and never healed right.
  31. luckyman316

    Going Back to ENT... Ear Itching Along with Tinnitus

    There SURELY has t be something going on in my ears. 2 ENTs have found nothing, but the past few weeks, it has felt like something was rubbing on the inside of my ear and the itching has happened inside my ears. I'm going there, asking him what the story is (He'll find nothing I am sure) and...
  32. luckyman316

    Either the sound is reducing or I'm just noticing it less

    I know it's still there. I can hear my "T" very faintly still. But it's nowhere near as loud as it was a month ago, where I'd have multiple spikes in sounds a day. Now, I'm fortunate to have those spikes only multiple times week. I did have on episode a week or 2 ago after I took a Motrin at...
  33. luckyman316

    Pretty sure I lost more hearing over the weekend

    Was playing with my 6 year old niece, she screamed in the ear that had my tinnitus while playing. I was barely able to hear out of it the past 2 days. Hoping it's just shocked, but it got pretty bad. I'm thinking I make the mother pay for a hearing aid if I need one :(
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    I had an hour and a half of silence.....

    It was amazing. I was taking a walk around some park area that has lots of nature around here. As I was walking, I noticed something. I heard birds chirping, rivers flowing, wind blowing, frogs ribbiting, etc. All... without tinnitus! That was a good hour and a half! Unfortunately, it returned...
  35. luckyman316

    What Do You THINK Is Causing Your Tinnitus?

    For many of you, you might know that it's due to a loud noise or loud noises that caused it. For some, ours came out of nowhere for no reason at all. I'll start on mine: I think mine is due to a virus that is affecting my liver. I'll know for sure as I am treated and if it diminishes or goes...
  36. luckyman316

    10 Seconds of Silence — It's a Nice Reminder!

    Anyone ever have that? I can pretty much force this on mysef, if I cover my hand over my ear and thn thump the back of my head. It's a nice reminer to myself on how I used to be able to hear in the past :)
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    The Link Between the Liver and Tinnitus?

    Anyone kno if there is link between the two? I've been told there might be, especiall with a sick liver (which I have) so curious to know if it's true or a myth...
  38. luckyman316

    Atlas Orthogonal and Tinnitus?

    So, after trying some postural exercises for my upper back and neck, I noticed my tinnitus reduces pretty dramatically. Here are some of the exercises I did: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/07/yoga-desk-job_n_3707818.html That being said, I'm contemplating the Atlas Orthogonal treatment...
  39. luckyman316

    Still in search of the cause of my Tinnitus!

    First time poster here, so bare with m. Before my "T"started, I was going through some weird things.. almost like a neurological issue of sorts, where my head felt foggy an I felt like I was going to pass out. It got so bad, that when I went to a football event in a high stadium, I felt like...