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I damaged my left ear in Oct '24 from a concert, which gave me unilateral tinnitus. Since then, I've diligently protected my hearing, and my audiogram has been stable for over a year. I have been using the Aftershokz Opencomm bone conduction headphones for work calls. I only use the right-side...

I’ve heard that intratympanic steroid injections can help reduce the risk of permanent hearing loss and tinnitus after acoustic trauma. Unfortunately, I learned this too late after my first acoustic trauma a year ago, but I just suffered another one. Now, I can’t get anyone to evaluate whether...

Wondering what people recommend as a “rescue” protocol after noise exposure to reduce hearing loss and tinnitus. I use NAC. Do people recommend steroids? If so, which ones? Is there anything else that might help? I’ve had severe unilateral tinnitus for over a year and use a headset on my...

I’ve had severe tinnitus for a little over a year due to noise trauma. It has always been consistent, with only mild day-to-day fluctuations. These changes are usually influenced by factors like lack of sleep or excessive exercise—either one might make it a little louder the next day. Today...

I have severe unilateral tinnitus from acoustic trauma, which started about 10 months back. I often feel a dull ache in my ear canal, about an inch in. It usually corresponds with tinnitus spikes. It's unrelated to noise, so I don't think I have what folks call hyperacusis or noxacusis. Does...

Hi all, I developed tinnitus from noise exposure in October 2023. Over the last few months, I had finally started to habituate a bit; I would sometimes forget about it for about 30 minutes at a time. Last week, I got a CPAP machine. The doctor accidentally set it to max air pressure. I wore it...

Xanax drops the volume of my tinnitus significantly. It goes from something I can hear over almost anything to being something I have to actually listen for in a moderately quiet room. I don't want to take it long term though because it makes me spacey and the fact that you can become addicted...

Hi all, Introducing myself so I can share details about the various things I am trying to reduce the impact of my recent tinnitus. I got persistent tinnitus after a concert in October 2023 (I've always had mild tinnitus due to too many loud concerts as a kid without protection). Before I could...