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    Is Loprox (Ciclopirox) Ototoxic? Can It Make Tinnitus or Hearing Loss Worse?

    Hello all, I am about to meet with a podiatric doctor next week. I am a runner and have been having problems with my toenails for several years. It is very possible that the doctor will prescribe a medicine called LOPROX so that my toenails return to normal. I haven't found much about...
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    Cophylac for Coughing: Ototoxic?

    Dear all, I've been suffering from a bad cough for the past week : can't sleep because the cough wakes me up several times at night! I saw the doctor this morning ==> it's a virus and it will go away but in the meantime, I can take a syrup known as COPHYLAC (15 drops a day) Is it ototoxic...
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    Cold and Temporary Tinnitus Increase

    Hello everyone! Just wanted to share what happened to me lately. I have been sick for nearly a month. It started off as a small cold that resolved quickly. No effect on my T. As soon as I was feeling better, my son caught a virus at daycare. I started feeling like crap too but worst than...
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    Reactive Tinnitus Gone? What's Happening to Me?

    Hello, Just a quick recap of my T. Cause: ototoxic meds. 100% habituated from 2007 until May 2014. Relapse in May 2014 due to another set of ototoxic meds. Ok well in 2007, when my T first started, it was what we call "reactive", around certain sounds. The reactive component of it went away...
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    Weirdest Feeling Ever...

    Hello, woke up this morning with my T lower, like every morning. Went to drop my son at daycare and bumped my head on the car door. Can you believe that after 7 years of non-stop T, my T disappeared completely for an hour?? I have to admit that I freaked out, I thought I would have a heart...
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    Thank you.

    Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this, but I want to say thank you to TT and its members for the wonderful help I have encountered here. You have made a difference in my life. The past 2 months since my relapse have been hard but by reading posts on here and receiving...
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    Penicillin & Tinnitus

    I have a sinus infection apparently and this would explain the ear fullness I have been experiencing on my right ear for the past month. The ENT doctor prescribed penicillin. I have taken it in the past without any problems. This time I'm worried because I took some antibiotics in May that...
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    Outdoor Concert & Tinnitus

    Coming up June 21st, I have tickets to see Maroon 5 in Montreal at an outdoor concert. It's my favorite band. In the past, I've been to concerts with earplugs and to the Monster Trucks wearing ear muffs. Since my last exposure to loud noises, my T has increased, like I mentionned before, due...
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    "Reactive" Tinnitus = Is It Hyperacusis?

    Hello, sorry about the many threads I'm starting, I have questions. In 2007 when T started, I had "reactive" T where the T is louder in my head around loud noises. When I habituated, this feeling went away completely. This time, the reactive T is back and worst... and I was wondering if it...
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    On the Road to Habituation: Good and Bad Days?

    I'm on my way to habituate to my new louder tinnitus. In the past month, I've had good and bad days, loud and low days...days where I forgot about T completely, days where T was the only thing I could think about. In the past week, it was going well then since last night, not anymore. I wonder...
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    Is it possible to have tinnitus a long time without any changes?

    I was wondering. I'm 31 years old, I was 25 when my T first started. I have a longggg road ahead of me and I am scared that I may end up at 60 years old with a jet noise in my head by the time I'm 60 :( I've heard of T's of 100 decibels...It's scary ... So anybody knows if it's possible to...
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    Morse Code? Anyone?

    Is there anybody stuck with a morse code? If so, what would be the cause and did it ever go away on its own?
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    Clarithromycin/antibiotics : Anyone had permanent tinnitus after taking it?

    My ENT doctor said he had NEVER seen a irreversible case in all of his career. But in my case, it looks like taking the antibiotics Biaxin (in Canada - clarithromycin) has increased my T permanently. Anyone ever took that and recovered? If so, how long did it take? thanks everyone...
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    Hello from Canada!

    Hello everyone, I've been a sufferer of tinnitus since 2007. At the time, I had given birth to my daughter and suffered from post-partum depression. In December 2007, my left ear started hissing slightly after a dentist appointment (it was very faint) and things went crazy. I ended up in the...