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My hair is thinning a bit and I want to make a call while it’s in good shape. I know many people say Finasteride was a catalyst for their tinnitus starting, but I’m curious for people who had tinnitus already, whether they had a worsening on starting Finasteride, or having been on it for a long...

Everyone with hyperacusis can have live captions on calls now if needed so no need for volume. This is all on an onboard chip so no need for service/cloud connectivity for it to work. "The Live Caption feature works even if your phone's audio is muted, and since it doesn't require a network...

I don't want this to come off as too sales-y, but I churn cards as a way to generate non-taxable income (reward points are not taxed). Churning in this context means signing up for a card and then meeting some optional spend requirement (e.g. $4,000 USD in 3 months), in order to get a signup...

Prof. Dirk De Ridder reportedly recommended Andrographis as one supplement to try for tinnitus. I'm trying this for 30 days: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BMWNZHN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I don't expect improvement but will document results. Just another part...

Hi, I have mild to no pain hyperacusis but I wanted to make a post regarding a supplement I have tried, which is also supported by positive lab data, which to me has been effective in reducing inflammation. I fully admit pain hyperacusis is not my primary complaint but I feel for you guys and...

David Schwimmer in agony after bursting his eardrum into swimming pool "That healed eventually after six weeks, but then a whole new condition migrated into both ears and gave me a combination of tinnitus and something called hyperacusis." In the off chance he sees this, hope he improves.

I just wanted to see if anyone else has experienced something similar. Generally my tinnitus has gone from an eeeee/shrill hyper high pitch the first three months, to atonal, then to low wawwawawaa now to waaaaaaaa, the latter two in months 6-9. It basically sounds like a laundry dryer or xerox...

Sad but important it got press. Seems tinnitus was the cause. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of Louisville-based Texas Roadhouse, took his own life Thursday after struggling with the debilitating repercussions of COVID-19, his family said. "After a battle with post-Covid...

Almost 8 months has passed since I originally joined this forum. I'm more stable now though days are still challenging - I'm not sure my tinnitus has really improved as much as I've worked around it - my computer is outside of my bedroom, and I haven't left the house for more than an hour since...

Hi, I'm about 6 months in and find that on many days I can suppress my tinnitus beneath catastrophic levels by periodic use of Xanax / Kava Kava - I've been doing this for months and it seems "sustainable". I am now back at work remotely, however, even at 6 months, things like driving for 30...

I'm posting everything I currently take as people often ask brands, dosages, frequency, though I do not consider my experience authoritative or anything but my own experimentation. Likewise, I'd like to hear other people's stacks. Hopefully we can learn about new substances this way. There are...

My tinnitus has developed this weird pattern where literally the longer I am awake, the louder it gets. It starts the day low and by night will be very severe. This is not me just being in a quiet room at night - it literally grows in volume throughout the day and by night time is screaming. No...

I myself have moderate to severe tinnitus that came on after an acoustic shock but on a standard audiogram my max drop is 15 dB for a single frequency, and 10 dB or less for everything else. I'm aware of extended audiograms and hearing loss that may occur above 8 kHz, however excluding that, I'm...

When I'm working from home I usually play music or a podcast on speakers, but I'm fearing going back to the office and sitting in relative silence. I suppose I can't use headphones as that might make things worse. Does anyone have any methods they use at the office?

When I sit in my kitchen between my fridge and a little wine fridge under the counter, it's really hard for me to hear my tinnitus - the noise is more of a whirrrrr in contrast with a standard fan or white noise machine which is more of a shhhhhh - the latter actually irritates and spikes my...

Hi all, I've made many posts here but never an introductory post, and I'm feeling pretty down today, so figured it might be a good time. I've had tinnitus twice in my life, once from 2016-2019'ish, and again since July 25th 2020. The first time my tinnitus was mild and in my right ear only...

I know audiograms are flawed and hidden hearing loss is a thing, but I'm just curious whether the theory that the problem lies in the brain *independent* of the ear holds water. The way I've heard this described informally is that exposure to loud noise either causes a change in the ear, or a...

Title says it all - I already ordered a quieter Nest smoke alarm so this never happens again. I immediately took 1800mg NAC, Chelated Magnesium, Vitamin C, Melatonin, and Astaxanthin, trying to protect against oxidative damage ASAP. Is there anything else I should do in the short term? I...

My tonal tinnitus has mostly gone but I have an equally annoying and a bit scary disruption in both ears - it sounds like rapid pings or pulses of noise - a few per second - that can best be described as pfff pfff pfff or tchhh tchhh tchhh. It is hard to ignore as it is not a continuous noise...

Is there any significant difference between an in-ear masker provided by an audiologist versus a high-quality earbud? Although generally, I think both could risk exacerbating tinnitus, I'm curious if there is a difference from a hardware perspective that makes a masker less risky.

So I'm not sure if this is the typical ear fullness people describe, but when I go into my bedroom, which is one of the most silent rooms I've been in, it's as though my ears don't get the expected input anymore, so they suddenly "open up" or feel quite "full". This only happens in very silent...

It's easy to gloss over for me because these are the two forms of damage that are always discussed. I wondered if there is scientific literature where we've found other types of damage to the cochlea from noise exposure. If not, that's fine, but if so it would be helpful to understand what...

One interesting aspect to all of this which I haven't seen discussed that much, is we now have the ability (and have had for quite some time) to have our genome sequenced, and then we can take that raw data and plug it into a tool like Promethease, which will look at genes you have which are...

Anyone else here aware of the obvious fact of visitation to Earth by Unidentified Aerial Phenomena? I am completely serious.

It seems like not everyone has a physical feel to their tinnitus which is curious to me - certainly the first time I had tinnitus, which went away, it was just a gentle noise. Now when my tinnitus spikes I can literally feel the sound in my inner ear, as though it is real. To me, this means the...

I've been suffering from high pitched extremely intrusive tinnitus for about 2.5 months now from loud noise exposure. It has been utter agony. Before I realized how serious this all was, I went back to work my first week and just being on conference calls caused my tinnitus to spike to insanely...

I realized today if I stay in near silence, my tinnitus goes down to very low levels, almost imperceptible. However, as soon as I turn on a TV or take a shower or anything, 2 things happen. 1) External noise carries with it a squeaky sound - this for me is the worst. If I could get rid of this...

I’m about 2.5 months after onset of my noise induced tinnitus now. After about 2 months my stable “eeeeeeee” tone seems to be gone 90% of the time, however what I’m left with now feels like a hallucinegenic experience that changes maybe every 2 hours throughout the day, and it’s honestly pretty...

Every time I take a Xanax and try to listen for my tinnitus, it’s basically gone. My distortion/dysacusis where I hear whistling noise over lots of external noises is also gone. Even my pain hyperacusis is mitigated - I just went and stood under a vent that usually makes my ears hurt and now it...

I’m likely going to try this in addition to the BPC-157 I’m using. It has been recommended by many for nerve damage / nerve pain. I think my hyperacusis / reactive tinnitus is associated with nerves. Here is an article showing interesting properties...

Pretty simple - does anyone else have this? It seems like tons of real life noises make my ears do little pings of high pitched, bright noises. For example in silence I won't hear it, but with sound I'll constantly hear little chimes going off. Has this gone away for anyone who has had it? I...

Not sure why this is, but if I'm dozing off during the day (at night I use medication), or try to go back to sleep in the morning after initially waking up - my tinnitus becomes extraordinarily loud and intrusive, and basically completely prevents me from sleeping. Does this happen or did this...

Someone claims to have cured their tinnitus using the below high-level protocol. Anyone know anything more about this combination of drugs? Tempted to try it. High dose Pramipexole and low dose Ketamine. I use Pramipexole daily and take Ketamine every 2 weeks, as I was instructed to by members...

When I take Xanax my tinnitus and distortion/dysacusis go away about 90%. I feel happy that I can maybe do this 1-2x a week, but sad that when I wake up tomorrow it will be back to painful sounds of metal and glass and dentist drills, and thoughts of suicide. I understand Klonopin, another...

I ask because I’ve gone on and off Nortritpyline 2 times. Each time I’m on it my overall bilateral tinnitus is better, but the left ear which is usually quieter get louder with a new tone. This concerns me because if it is blunting tinnitus overall, but inducing new tones, I wonder if it might...

I’m about 2 months in with very little if any improvement. At 28, I’m struggling just to get through each day. I absolutely cannot be indoors. I would categorize my tinnitus as severe. I recently went on disability leave from my job and dread going back if things haven’t gotten any better. I’m...

I have had tinnitus / hyperacusis for about 7 weeks. I have noticed what I think is a reduction in the tinnitus at a glacial pace, but I keep having setbacks from environmental noise, like a train passing by outside of my home and blaring it's horn. This causes ear ache/fullness/tinnitus spike...

Has anyone had any experience with this? I work for a large bank and they’ve told me I need a doctor to support my claim. My ENT knows I have severe tinnitus/hyperacusis/dysacusis, as diagnosed by him, but when I brought this up in his office he seemed to dance around the subject and I did it...

Why can I sleep outside with cicadas and crickets and this lulls me to sleep but a recording of the exact same audio makes my ears feel full and irritated? I feel like if I understood this I would be so much better off. I try to sleep with masking noise but it irritates my ears, even if it is...

I am 28 years old and I have 12 months to recover to take a high power job in NYC that will pay me $100k more than my current role. Failing that I’ll probably move to Florida, buy a tiny house, and eat/drug myself into an early grave. Already taking all the supplements and tried ADs for 7 weeks...

I’ve had bilateral tinnitus from an acoustic trauma for about 7 weeks now. Although the volume has reduced, it literally cycles through various phenomena every few hours. Sometimes it is the normal tonal EEEEEEEEEE many of us know and hate. Other times it is a pulsing eeeeeEEEEEEeeeeeEEEEEE...

Does anyone have or has anyone had tinnitus with a physical sensation? I am not talking about pain from hyperacusis, but rather a sort of nails on chalkboard tickling sensation. I think I can habituate to noise, but the sensation in my nerves has caused me panic attacks, nausea, and I feel...

This is a bit difficult for me to describe, but does anyone else have a pressure from their tinnitus that seems to induce nausea? My tinnitus is ultra high pitch and seems to cause a visceral reaction in my ears, where my ears and head feel really full. I have been taking a motion sickness...

First a bit about me and my tinnitus/hyperacusis. I sleep in silence. Every morning since my onset from acoustic trauma 40 days ago, when I get up from bed my tinnitus is at its quietest point in the day. Each week it is getting quieter, the trend is towards recovery, though day to day there...