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It is still very early . Why don't you try violet noise??

The word makes tinnitus seem like a psychiatric condition??

Lot of times ENT's and Doctors will give a diagnosis and not really know what it really is?? Years ago one ENT send me to a neurologist. The Neurologist sent me to another ENT. In the end none of them could help much. I had used flonase did not seem to make much of a difference Is the nasal...

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I have T for more than 4 years it is more or less the same at times it seemed to have gotten worst. It is LOUD . I want to tell the new sufferers that don't fight your T you will not win eventually you will reach a point where you will not care how loud it is or what is doing? It will take time...

After almost 4 years of t I finally flew this summer to attend my nephew's wedding I really missed a lot in this time because I avoided flying because of t . I regret not Trying earlier. Don't generalize and make a list of things you cannot do because Of your t.

@MikeP505 Do you have a hearing aid?

@MikeP505 Mike I use to mask with the app here using purple noise and the volume was the usual volume I always used. My wife asked me why the volume was so high? I told her that is the volume I needed to mask and she understood better the volume of my t and why I was suffering. Volume has not...

Lowering salt intake has helped me. Still use Splenda without any problems.

If it is bad and you want to avoid medications you can try warming olive oil and putting a few drops in your ears. I use to take amitriptylline but had to stop (50mg) it would cause some bad spikes at night which stopped now I take melatonin or valerian root.

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Good luck IWLM, you will be missed.

There are many other classes of antihypertensive medicines. I am taking a different class an ARB inhibitor.

Be careful with lisinopril i use to take it and i feel it might have caused T. Other members have similar experience. http://www.livestrong.com/article/234385-lisinopril-side-effects-with-ringing-ears/

Disabling to the point it affects work and family life Not being able to live a complete life Giving up things which I enjoy where loud noises maybe involved Less social life Adjust life around the tinnitus- diet , sleep etc... Slow deterioration in health physical and mental The fact that it is...

@Amelia Let your doctor's know about your tinnitus and your concern about Ototoxic medications. For the most part Mycin antibiotics should be Avoided . Many members have still taken azithromycin without any problems. Vancomycin is the big one to avoid., you mentioned you are taking penicillin...

I do not know anything about ata or any other organizations. But I am Just making a point when big money is involved big business will do their Best to defend their interests.

God bless you Amelia. You will be fine.

Firstly tinnitus is not a disease it is a symptom of something else(hearing loss etc...) Tinnitus gets no priority in funding Current treatments for tinnitus trt, neuromonics focus on the patient changing their Focus and helping them to habituate. There are no pharmaceutical , chemical or...

Martin many are in a similar position . It is very frustrating but habituation will happen at it's own pace But it seems like your brain is becoming hardened to the noise This is a big positive though you may not notice it because your Focus is still on the noise. I feel like I have not slept in...

Most things being researched may take years to ever come to market and If they are threats to current treatments or big corporations they will never make It to market. I hate to be so pessimistic but there are very few cures except for antibiotics And that's the way big pharma likes it.

Valerian root is also good for sleep.

Just be grateful guys many of you are young and single . If you had a family you would be forced to work no matter how badly you are suffering , bills don't stop and your family has expectations of being provided atleast the basics. This is something healthy people who do not have tinnitus ever...

It is really not worth explaining to most people they will view it as a Mental illness if they don't understand your description.

Don't add to your anxiety by worrying about withdrawal, you are on Relatively low dose any tapering should be done under doctor's Supervision.

I took amitriptylline for 6 months started at 10mg and went to 50mg. It helped in the Beginning but it started causing loud spikes at night and I stopped it. Amitriptylline And nortriptylline are both same class of antidepressants.. This was last year it will Settle down but also accept that...

It is very difficult to treat a condition that cannot be seen . Most of the information is description of symptoms. It can only be measured if there is hearing loss by checking what frequency, other than that there is not much and many times even audiology tests are not accurate and do not...

I use to play guitar, bass, keyboards and a little drums as a hobby since I was a kid. After getting T i gave my equipment away to friends. I play a little keyboard/piano with my kids but not too long because it upsets me i had to give up a hobby i loved.

I don't think you should place any time limits on when improvements will come ; it will just become an obstacle if you have not reached the point you were hoping to reach by that time.

Ask your doctor if meclizine will help.

I asked a similar question for those who got it after marriage. https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/is-it-possible-to-have-a-healthy-marriage-with-tinnitus.4986/#post-49439

It is impossible to avoid stress in the modern world, we have to condition ourselves To block it out. Tinnitus may seem worst because stress has weaknened your defenses.

Ozzy me and you have tinnitus around the same length of time. We have seen lot Of members come post their success and go. I hope we get there soon.

Ozzy your tinnitus will settle back down, I have been going thru the same thing for months with Stress from work,home,business and tinnitus roaring away and very little sleep. This cycle has Exhausted me and waking up to the tinnitus blasting and another day of high stress has worn Me out.

Beethoven lived into his fifties. Mozart died in his forties. Fifth symphony Is inspired By a bird , probably used nature for masking?

I wonder how people in the past got relief from their tinnitus? Beethoven Use to pour buckets of cold water over his head.

There was more silence in the past. No. Industrialization, no cars, planes,tv,radio. Mostly horses and trains for transport.

Meclizine in USA is called anti vert. There are lower doses available Over the counter. Another one is bonine.

Balance can be from fluid or pressure imbalances in the ears too.

Ménière's disease is usually associated with low frequency hearing loss.

Try taking meclizine. It is used for vertigo in tinnitus.

Tinnitus signal comes from the brain. It is a lot more Complex than hair in the ear it could be cochlea or circulation etc... Some people have no hearing loss and have tinnitus , some people are Deaf but have no tinnitus.

These schools sound like a place you go on vacation.

Lot of times. People have tinnitus for awhile and go to an ENT who tells them Most people usually get better by now and offer nothing. Sufferers leaves Feeling worst.

@Ken Did the doctor prescribe prednisone at that time?

Medicine unfortunately is a business first and Patients and their condition Are secondary. Sorry you had to learn this at a young age.

Leah Try apple cider vinegar.

ENT's need to send patients to a pyschiatrist after making the diagnosis for T. This is terrible that a highly educated professional is making these comments to a patient who is already devastated .

I am feeling better, sleep is the biggest issue.

@MariaH Do you think remeron caused your tinnitus?? I was taking 3 medications prior to T : Lisinopril ,aspirin and amitriptylline all can cause T I sometimes suspect one of these could have been a cause??

Once you start you can not sleep without it.

I was taking amitriptylline but it caused loud spikes. Currently taking valerian root and melatonin.

Ken it has gotten better ;but the pattern of stress-insomnia-increased T setbacks is tiring. Waking up with T blasting in the morning after a night of poor sleep just ruins the whole day.

T will change a person from being an extrovert to becoming an introvert.

I have done everything;but this sleep issue is a real pain even after a year and a half of this bullshit.

Terrible week, I have not slept in 2 days and T is really annoying. Having a heat wave on top of it. The combination of heat,exhaustion and Tinnitus are really wearing me out.

I also took amitriptylline and had to stop it was causing loud spikes.

It is very hard to function normally when your spouse wants to do things that "normal" couples want to do like go to social events,clubs,weddings graduations etc... and all you are worried about is how loud it will be. You cannot blame your spouse many times they do not understand how bad this...

I asked a similar question https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/is-it-possible-to-have-a-healthy-marriage-with-tinnitus.4986/#post-49445 Tinnitus has changed my Marriage life, Family life and career. It has made all three a struggle to maintain.

Tinnitus is similar to autoimmune diseases in the sense the body literally turns on itself. But it is not the immune system involved but the brain,ears and limbic system.