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Hey @Danny 1 Welcome, glad you signed up. This web site gave me support. Lots of smart, kind, and supportive people and all the posts. I agree, T it is horrible. Wish I had something better to say, there seems to be better days than others. Got to get my own health together and get to the...

Hey @AmandaKate I have a thyroid issue. I take synthroid. I took Amitriptyline. I also have p - tinnitus. I'm older. I took some tests. I have a team of doctors. T is not the only issue I have. Now I'm taking a GAD (General Anxiety Disorder) class at my HMO, its helping me understand other...

Hi @Connie It sounds like your doing great. Imo, something like this takes quite a while to adjust. I like your positive attitude which seems to be helping you cope already. Just wanted to reply, Welcome!

Hope you get some sleep @Believin' Steven Work with your doctors to find the right medications.

Thanks @william adams That is an informative post for me. I spent time hunting too. Loud something or other in my life. Those hearing aids may be in my future. I'm glad it seems to help you. T going for a 8 to 2 sounds great.

I have a few pill trays I use each day, blood pressure, thyroid, etc. After a while, I wish I never took any meds. But maybe we all have issues in life. I started a general Anxiety class at my HMO. I think I'll learn something and hope to become happier in life. How to reduce anxiety in my life.

Hi @Amyw1997 You’re doing right. Get to those doctors, asap. I think I have a whole team of doctors on my side. I go to one doctor, they send me to another. Seriously, they do help me. And I really hope they help you. Sleep, a big issue. I've read other forum posts about being dizzy, vertigo...

Hey @Cah I hope you don't take the journey of tinnitus. Take extra good care of yourself now. I hope you doctor can help. Welcome.

Amitriptyline - It was 20mg/night for me prescribed. Perhaps it's a classic treatment for Tinnitus. I think its been around awhile. It seemed to move me forward in life. Sleeping was my issue. I'm not sure it was the best pick for that. When I switched meds I had a bad night of withdrawal symptoms.

Hey @Mark P How's your blood pressure? Yes, the heartbeat pulsing is quite annoying. I would defiantly see the doctor. I'm going to the doctor myself. I''m no expert. I can't match the knowledge, kindness, or general compassion others show on the forum. I like to read the stories. When I read...

Hi @Hadassah I like what you said. I agree, it is madding. My also screams! People that don't go thru this, I’m not sure they understand how bad T can be. Anyway I was accused of negative thinking lately in my personal relationships along with a period of high anxiety. Yes, I'm going to the...

I was having a couple of real bad days. Fight with the wife, divorce?, couldn't sleep, couldn't eat. My Parkinson's and Tinnitus acting up, at the same time. Guy at the grocery store asked me, how ya doing? I said it could be better. He said it could be worse. That made me feel better. Couple...

Hang in there @Chris Nap Good to see you join the forum. When I first got pulsatile tinnitus, I was glad for this forum, still am. People here can relate. I have the heartbeat pulsatile tinnitus too. Like you say freaking out. I hope you can find a way to cope. A good night's sleep rested me...

Hey @Greg Miller Sorry to read that you have this affliction. Damn Tinnitus. I have good days and bad. I don't try to strain any thing. I went the runaround with my doctors, still got it. I don't have answers. Let us know if you find something that works.

I think you can smoke,,,a little. The benefit being, it might make you forget your tinnitus. Let yourself get distracted by your life and your interests. And the more you focus on your interests, you can do things. Everyday we all move forward in life. Some people like to have a glass of wine...

Hi @RawrrMarisa I'd say really take care of your sleeping habits and Stress. Take time to rest, do things primal for you. I hope your get better. I hate Tinnitus. There are good days and bad.

Happy New Year Way to go @Mario. I too was celebrating New Years Eve. Those foam earplugs seem impossible to get get in my ears. It's just the way my ears are. I got some other tree-kind of ear plugs and they worked! Got them in my ears good. They didn't hurt. I'm glad I wore them. I feel ok...

Hey @thub, great post. Your focus on music shows a concentration of the mind, in swing playing jazz guitar, just saying. And the ability to learn and adapt in the face of PT. Mine seems too intense, so I take some meds. Music helps me too. I always listen to a small (sleep timer) radio before I...

Hello @AuntSally I take a low dose 7.5 mg of antidep mirtazapine. At first the stuff put my body in a deep sleep. That's kind of like what I couldn't do myself. I needed that, to sleep-deeply. Its not a cure for PT, but it helps me get up for another day of, anyone for lunch? If I get any...

Hi @Jamclem, My further investigations led me from one doctor to another, then emails. I tired. Then medication. That's a good thing. I hope you find something that helps your t.

I've been in an anechoic chamber. I didn't hear any body noise (execpt T), you’re going too deep. It's just a silent chamber for electromagnetic waves, and sound of course it would be quiet. Think about a silent room. There was a doctor on this forum that had some reassuring effect on me by his...

I don't want to believe of any link between cognitive decline and hearing loss. Getting older is having its own issues.

Hey welcome @Coyotesheaven Wow, you said a lot. I like that mallard picture. I'd be worried of any balance issues, any PT is something to run from. Get back to healthy state, (I'm talking to myself). Whatever you're going through I hope you can cope, welcome. Others know more than me.

Welcome @gmcmanus66 Nothing wrong with seeing the doctor. My Audiologist (hearing test) was also knowledgeable about T, besides my visit to the ENT doc. I hope the best for you. Thats great, you fall alseep just fine.

Welcome @Sandyusmc I don't have the right words to say, cause I can relate. I wish it would stop. Its,,,,,no good. I also have like high pitch scream with pulsing sounds like some insect, inside my head. I looked up Cicadas songs, wiki. Their faster. Mine T is with my heart rate. Some days I...

Well said Michael. I would agree. I'm going to play my Bird Songs of the Northwoods cd right now. I like it. No headphones for me either.

@Tweaker Interesting subject, as I take half a dose a night. I love a good night sleep. I think it’s great to try and I had a plan too, to get off this medication when I started it. Now I'm hooked. I wonder if the lower medication is also is affecting other anti-depressant levels in your body...

Hey @Frankie welcome! I had hyperthyroidism. I took the iodine. I didn't get any brain tumor. The doctors will readjust your tsh level. I think you'll be fine. Have some fun, glass of wine? Back to the Tinnitus link. I have read it. Say it isn't so, (I can't say that).

Welcome @madsci Being a molecular biologist must be exciting. That might be a distraction. I hope your doing great on the job. How are you sleeping? Anyway, I'd say it takes a long time to understand what habituating might be, at least for me. We live with it. It seems to bother me less, so...

Welcome @alicia_tina Glad you joined the forum. Yes, what a great forum it is. Thanks for sharing your T story and I hope the forum helps as you said. Lots of information and people are nice too. Having T is what we have in common. Anyway, great news that your hearing is better than good...

Welcome @topekahunk Glad you joined to share another T story. My Doctor initially prescribed me Trazadone. Sleeping was my issue. The Trazadone didn't help me sleep. I tried another AD. You might be different. Great to work with your doctors on that one. One didn't work for me, try again. Welcome.

Hello @DARUN Welcome, welcome. Glad you joined the forum. I know what pulsing T is like. I live with it everyday. Although, 13 years is ahead of me. You've coped with this a long time. I understand trying to carry on a conversation when you can't hear it, and smile and agree? to what. Sleeping...

@Jordan V Welcome to the forum. Thanks for sharing your comments. You've done a lot already seeing the ENT twice. My initial ENT commented its a stress issue. How are you sleeping? I had to work on that, it helps if I sleep better. My T is not going away. Somehow over time has helped. You...

Hello @Adrien I'd say forum members know about T, because we have it. Right now mine is Max Vol, stress? right after work? help. Hope you get better and the T will settle down, like said above. Mine has settled (lower) at times.

Welcome @Lucia So many great posts in all the forum. Just wanted to say thanks for chiming in. It will get better. Its taken me a long time, and its still with me, of course. Long term I want to internalize it, again. I worked with my the doctors. I take medication to help sleep. It helps me...

Hi @SaraJayne Nice to read your post. Answers or not, good to read others experiences. I have PT too. The best thing my doctor(s) did for me was medication to aid sleeping, and the T issue. Since then I switched prescriptions. I believe my Father also had T. Time and Doctors have helped me. I...

I just got a couple of Miles Davis CD's from the library. Of course I listen to my T-masking CD's, and I also listen to music. I have a CD collection and old vinyl Lp's too, - Just like the rest of you! I'm not giving up my enjoyment of listening to music or playing my guitar, (which is a...

Hello @Michael Ryan I tried to come up with an answer for this one. If you don't have Lyme Disease, then you don't have to take the antibiotic. Of course I'm no Doctor to answer this. I think all of us Tinntius suffers come to a bridge, the ototoxic med bridge question, how to get across the...

Hellow @Owen Thanks for sharing your experiences, and the story. I am a Levothyroxine user. I have to take it, to maintain ballpark thyroid levels. I will follow your link, see what it says.

Hello @RGS Rick, good story of searching for causes. I also have pulsing Tinnitus. You've done more tests than I have. Seems like lots of stories involve stress as we lose loved ones, etc. Maybe the stress part can get rid of the pulsing, that would help. What I wanted to say is, keep us...

Hi @aida Funny that you mentioned the pineapple. I was eating a (whole) pinapple slices, beleive it or not, I thought it helped. Don't know why, maybe there's something to pineapple. Thanks for the reminder, to eat pineapple.

Hello @Myra Cingolani Sorry to read about your pulsing tinnitus. I have it too. What gets me is when the pulsing gets loud - its terrible. I can relate to what you wrote. The more I think about it, seems like medication caused mine. I have taken an anti-depressant to help, but thats becoming an...

Hello @JasonP My wife sure loves a glass of merlot. I like to drink a good beer. I think it helps short term, in moderation. Don't forget to get a good nights sleep to recover.

Hey @Mand b I agree with your comments. You bring up a good point, how to continue to cope with intrusive T getting louder. That would be terrible. The future? Trouble is that might bring changes. Thats the part I don't like. My Doctor suggested to change my AD medication last week. Allready I...

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Hello @helenr1981 Sorry to read that your troubles PT. I have it too. It's a terrible thing. One bad overly exhausting day, and it seems to just get worse, for days. I really need the sleep, well. Helps my energy level. I also have thyroid problems, -too much. I've read about the connections...

Hello @josh77 You got me interested. I got crickets in my head. What's your favorite source for this sound effect? A CD - sound effects, youTube, the sounds of insects?

Hello @earear Could it be the winter weather? Cold and short days. I'm struggling too this season. It's been bad, like the loudness has increased. People mention stress has something to do with it. It's even loud when I wake up. Thank you @Michael Leigh for the above post, some good comment I...

Hey @Mano1 I feel the same way you do. This Holiday season, I've had a couple of days off work. My T seems extra annoying, just constant torture. No signs of reducing either. Although, I tried reading yesterday, seemed to help for a short time. I too take amitriptyline to help sleep, but not...

Hello @Duval Sorry to read about the concert and the resulting T. I went to a loud concert when I was younger and remember the ringing after the show. It did clear up. Fast forward, I too went out to a bar/ dance place a week or so ago. Too much alcohol and I didn't seem to care how loud the...

Hello @wishingluck I think there's a correlation. I wish I had some answers, wish the Doctors had answers for some relief. Perhaps it’s the Holidays getting to me. T is one awful thing in life. My BP must be up.

Hello @Jamie I like your picture, - get up, survive, go back to bed. That's how I feel today. I thought I was doing pretty good, went out Saturday night. I feel like I've had a relapse. My T is killing me! Thats a great word choice - it's overwhelming. I hope your Christmas is not so tough. At...

Hello @FancyNancy Nice post, but I focused on the last paragraph. I like to have a good beer too. If it helps, great. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Hello @JennyS I agree with @Asvalian. You are a strong person. Eleven years. So many comments people make in here - like yours, I can relate too. Thought I was doing ok, until a night out seemed to do me in. One day my energy is up, today I'm suffering from my T, seems like a relapse.

Don't forget those activities that you know you enjoy in life. Try one, see how you do, just to get your brain out of the T loop.

Hello @Hushdavid I hope your PT will go away. Find the source and heal it. Makes sense to me. Welcome to the forum. James

I'm with @Telis go outside, and do something simple. Being outdoors seems to help me with all the external sensations. I'd like to think my T is internal, where my life is external. Get your life in the external world. If we could only push the T back into our subconscious, where it was before...

Hello @Bigbipper Thanks for bring up John Lennon around the holidays. Got to listen to some Beatles music this season. When I was 40 I believe I was into his music. He died at 40. Those words sure seem to fit having T. I wish you peace too. Let’s hope next year will be great for everybody...

Hello @shand1001 A unique cause in this case, a nearly closed artery. I wonder if the condition is true Tinnitus, since it was not associated with hearing loss or ear nerves, whatever. Anyway my ENT used a stethoscope to listen right below and in back of the ears, nothing was detected, damn...

Hey @Paul A A wife and two daughters, you better make it right for them, the best you can I mean. The sleeping is the key to move forward. Run down to your doctor, and relay your story. My doc steered me to another doc who prescribed a low dose of anti-dep, low dose. If one don't help sleep, get...