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Agreed. I went to the tinnitus clinic in London. It wasn't a miracle cure but it made the T bearable. Years after my quitting my meds my T has reuced greatly on its own so I am lucky.

Sarah, after reading this thread it seems to me most likely your meds caused the T. Withdrawal from meds caused T for me. I have heard a acutane is a heavy duty med with gnarly side effects. Which is why I never tried it when my acne was really bad. Maybe try something else for the acne. One...

I use noise box app iphone purple noise at night. The best thing about it you can match the frequency. For during the day I used in ear hearing aid maskers. Cost a fortune at $5000 , but life saver.

Be careful with klonopin!!! I took it for years for anxiety and I became very addicted. I was on a high dose and I went cold turkey in rehab. That is when my tinnitus started. I later read about benzodiazepine retracted withdrawal syndrome and tinnitus is one of the symptoms due to altering of...

I had to wear in ear maskers for about 9 months until my T got better. While wearing it my anxiety went down as it was less annoying to listen to a steady static sound than the warble sounds of T. Good luck with your trt. If you stick with it it works.

Thank you for best wishes. You talk about stress. I think reducing anxiety and stress is the most important thing when it comes to T. Once the limbic system gets involved the T becomes ingrained in the brain and it gets worse from there. Sound therapy has helped me alot. Do you use masking...

The ashton manual discusses the terrible protracted withdrawal symptoms one can experience when discontinuing benzo's. My T started after going cood turkey in rehab for klonopin. The T lasted for a year and is now almost gone. I also suffered from massive anxiety, but this will pass. Getting of...

I can positively say that my T has virtually dissapeared. I wanted to share this news as I read many comments here on TT by ppl who have a permanent case of T or who fear their T may be permanent. It does not have to be permanent in all cases. In my case T lasted for one year after a stint in...

That is a very small dose. Why not try cutting it in half and take that for a while before stopping it completely. The longer you use klonopin the more tolerance you develop and you will need more to achieve the same effect. Good luck

Just google benzo protracted withdrawal syndrome. One of the symptoms is T. I took 3 mg a day for 8 years but then i started abusing it for two years. Going of it cold turkey most likely made the withdrawal worse. If you want to get of benzos you should taper very slowy.

I went to a rehab to detox from klonopin. Withdrawal was hell and after almost a year I still have protracted withdrawal symptoms, the most nasty one being T. They say heroin is out of your system in a week and you are done. Just because benzos are legal and heroin isnt doesnt mean anything. Big...

The ent I saw first told me to live with it. The audiologist I saw second was even more cruel. After I expressed my distress to her she told me people cut off their ears or kill themselves over T. She had no emotion. Needless to say I left her office crying. There are so many s**t doctors out there.

Yes it could very well be temporary. Prednisone and the supplement NAC can help in the early phases of T onset. But you have to act fast.

I do not have hearing loss. I got the hearing aids solely as a masking device. My T is in the 6-8 khz range. Yours is much higher and I dont know if it can be masked. find a clinic where they offer tinnitus treatment. Random ENT and audiologists will tell you to just learn to live with it.

Yes i have used hearing aids as masking devices for the last 6 months and it has helped me a lot. The volume has gone down a lot and i get relief while wearing them. It is more calming to listen to a constant broad white noise static than my T tone. I recommend it.

Loud T is harder to deal with than softer T. Having suffered from both mild and severe T it is safe to say it is easier to tolerate T that is less loud. That said in the long run, even mild to moderate T can be exhausting and slowly wear you down as we never get a break from the sound. Even...

Are you a troll for a pharmaceutical company?

A $300 mouthguard helped my T a lot. Maybe start there.

I reduced salt and caffeine intake.

A combination of in ear masking devices, medications and dietary changes made that the volume of my T has decreased 80% gradually over the last six months. I still have minor spikes. This development has been the difference between life and death for me. I went from being in a desperate, crying...

I suffer from migraines, fibromyalga, arthritis and T. Would not trade T for migraines if I could. Of all the terrible pain I have experienced in my life time, migraines must be one of the worst. You want to bang your head against the wall.

Take the supplement NAC. This is what the V A gives veterans recently exposed to acoustic trauma. Will only work if you have hearing damage.

You are understandably very upset which is usual when T first appears. I could not sleep and my anxiety went through the roof. Sleep is very important. Get some sleep meds for now, but make sure you sleep. It makes dealing with T infinitely better. Also anxiety makes T seem worse because you...

Managing anxiety and sleep are very important. T can go away or decrease especially in the first six months. Download whitenoise app and play pink noise in the background to mask your T. It will take your mind of the T, which in turn will reduce your anxiety over it.

You said the T spiked after a bad night's sleep. From experience I can tell you sleep is super important to control T. Take sleeping pills if you have to, but make sure you get 8 hours every night.

Do you have any idea what caused your T?

With all due respect you sound more like a doctor promoting his practice rather than a patient. What lay person knows anything about billing codes? I find your posting suspicious to say the least.

Permanence depends on the cause. My T was med related and is improving. When it is connected to hearingloss it is likely permanent

My audiologist said light sleep makes T worse. Avoid short naps during the day and get long rem sleep at night.

I went of benzodiazepines cold turkey and the result was T among many other nasty withdrawal effects. After almost a year I still suffer from all these symptoms. The slower you taper down of xanax the better. You have less chance to get all those symptoms especially your T getting worse.

Yes. I have moderate and mild days. Sometimes T goes away completely. Be sure to manage sleep and anxiety.

Even if all the "cures" dont cure T completely but can change severe T into mild T isnt that worth investigating? Sometimes it feels like the ppl on this forum who have suffered from T for many years if not decades want everyone else to suffer like them. Some ppl get better depending on what the...

There are many reasons besides hearing loss for developing T. In my case T started after I stopped taking Klonazepam. T is one of the withdrawal symptoms. T can also be induced by stress, and sometimes there is no clear cause at all

1800 mg of Gabapentin over the course of six months did nothing to help my T. The concensus is Gaba molecules are to big to cross the blood brain barrier.

Because mutebutton is relatively new and you can only get it in Ireland.

My audiologist advised against napping for short times during the day. Apparantly light sleep can worsen the T. Therefore it is better to get all your sleep at night so you get more deep sleep.

I have a tight painful neck also and I grind my teeth when I sleep. A few days I got a mouth guard and it has made a big difference in my T. The pitch has changed;not so high pitched and the volume has gone down. If you have TMJ you probably need a mouth guard for sleeping.

The VA is working with a device called serenade made by sound cure. It is not a cure but it is a advanced masking device which should bring relief.

Yes I got it through my dentist. It was $350 with my insurance paying half of that.

The loud music is probably a sales technique. You cant hear yourself think so you will buy on impulse? I hate it too all the noise in the stores.

When it started I was overwhelmed. One month in I was so sleepdeprived, anxious and depressed that I started crying when I left the ENT office after being told " no cure, learn to live with it". One month after that T became so loud I was desperate and suicidal. In the last 6 months however my...

You are still in the beginning fase. See a doctor about prednisone asap.

You have a point, there should be warnings on headphones. Or we should make decices in a way it does not exceed a certain decible level. Clubs play music way too loud. Awareness is key.

Maybe there is not much T awareness because half of sufferers of severe T are veterans and their treatment is handled by the the VA. Lets face it everyone has a mouthful on supporting the troops but when veterans return all broken no one cares. Many vets end up homeless and as a society we care...

Actually the VA just did a study on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and about half of patients saw significant improvement. Problem with this treatment is the cost $15000 and most insurances wont cover it.

I paid $5000 for Siemens hearing aids. I don't have hearing loss and they are programmed as maskers. They do bring relief while wearing them and over the past 6 months it has reduced my tinnitus by 50, 60%. To me worth the money.

Try trazadone, it is not habit forming and it will knock you out after 20 minutes of taking it. I take 150mg at bed time.

My T fluctuates day to day but always returns to baseline. Most important variables for me are sleep, stress and salt intake.

I got my mouthguard two days ago and today I noticed a significant reduction in the intensity of my T. Could this really make such a difference? Anyone use a mouthguard? I do have tight neck muscles and I grind my teeth which can't be good for T.

The reason is most likely the cost. A full round of sessions costs $15000. Medication is cheaper so insurances will make you jump through hoops to get TMS. It is cheaper for them to pay for meds. I have great PPO insurance at the moment so I think I am going to try to get TMS.

You are misinformed. T is the leading condition for VA disability benefits, even higher than PTSD. There are in fact several million Americans with very severe T. It is invisible and people cannot relate to it. They would rather give their money to cancer research not understanding that painful...

Prescribed dose was 6 mg a day. Mind you I had been taking it for ten years. Over time I developed tolerance and I needed more to achieve the same effect. This is the problem with benzos. They slowly creep up on you.

The last two years I became addicted and I took up to 10 mg of klonopin a day. However, on the forum benzobuddies you can read many stories of people who have nasty protracted withdrawal symptoms from moderate benzo use. Be careful with benzodiazepines.

I went to a rehab facility to detox from 10 year klonopin use. The withdrawal symptoms were brutal with T being the worst. T is one of the gnarly protracted benzo withdrawal symptoms. Taper down slowly ( I went cold turkey) to avoid a spike in your T.

I just ordered Thync. Plan to combine it with listening to Mozart through bone conducting headphones (vibration) in an effort to mimic the Tomatis Method. I am in fact trying to reproduce VNS (microtransponder) while listening to sounds in order to retrain the brain. I will report back on the...

There might be something to this Tomatis method. I played the youtube clip and listened to Mozart for 3 minutes. My T was immediately relieved if only temporary. In any case I am going to give classical music a try.

Anyone familiar with the Tomatis Method? Googling it produced some YouTube videos. After listening to three minutes of Mozart in one of the videos I felt immediate, albeit temporary, relief. Science behind it claims something about stimulating brain plasticity through various and unexpected...

Thanks but I stay away from klonopin as one of the withdrawal symptoms is T. Benzodiazepines are highly addictive and the withdrawal symptoms are gnarly and can last for months if not years.

Discontinuing benzo's can lead to protracted withdrawal symptom. Withdrawal symptoms can last for months, years even. I am 9 months in and still suffering all the gnarly effects with T being the absolute worst one. Be careful with benzos!! Doctors are way too liberal with prescribing them but...

I listen to purple noise on my phone through whitenoiseapp. Also I take melatonin and trazodone to help fall and stay asleep as I am already suffering from insomnia as it is. Trazodone is a mild anti depressant which makes you drowsy but it is not habit forming like ambien or benzodiazepines.