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Overall my life is good. Yes, we pick up some troubles along the way, but never lose hope for the better future.

I've learned that if you get hyperacusis with a spike it's more serious and you should treat it. Otherwise just wait for it to settle down.

For the most part it spikes due to drastic weather changes or random medication. Sometimes I have trouble sleeping when in rains outside.

Tinnitus for the most part is moderate. It spikes way too often for me to call it mild. I'm just enjoying life without worrying about it.

I've had numerous acoustic traumas and ototoxicity. Lost about 15-20 db in 8-16 kHz range over the years despite HBOT and steroid shots.

It's been more than 5 years. I'm still going strong. Life is good, apart from allergies. I wish everyone the best.

I haven't visited this forum in a while. Are there any updates regarding Visual Snow? I'm eagerly waiting to try Lenire with hope that it might help with visual snow by reducing tinnitus.

Almost a year in after huge spike (MRI). Tinnitus fluctuates randomly. It's mild to moderate now. I don't use earplugs anymore.

Does anyone know if HBOT is beneficial in ototoxic scenario without steroids? Meaning is it going to be useful by its own without steroids in treating hearing loss caused by ototoxic medication?

I don't think it really works on protecting your hearing even from minor events. I was given a steroid skin cream that has Gentamicin in it (1 mg per 1 g). I used 5 mg of Melatonin 1 hour before application in the morning and applied a lit bit of the cream on affected skin. By the evening I...

If I remember correctly Jordan Peterson got reduction in tinnitus on carnivore diet.

Could you please share them? I was thinking about getting on testosterone replacement therapy.

How is this possible? 82-85 dB is the level of noise in the car unless you're driving a luxury sedan. By this logic virtually anyone would damage their hearing by commuting everyday to work.

I'm pretty sure if you don't have detectable hearing loss up to 8 kHz (flat audiogram) than it wouldn't matter so you both can use it without readjusting the settings.

He said to me that he was struggling with job opportunities in USA and was planning on going to Europe. It's possible that he just moved or has other stuff going on.

Keep yourself protected from noise. Plug both of your ears everywhere outside. Continue doing HBOT if it's not very expensive. You need to try real hard to make something worse from "overprotecting". You clearly have hyperacusis that's improving based on protection and HBOT. Sorry I didn't...

HBOT is the only safe option here. Steroids can inhibit growth. Not worth it. Add magnesium and b12 injections.

Regarding hyperacusis at 60 dB that's mentioned in the presentation. It's not the same as 60 dB sounds. It's dB SL - sensory level. Meaning they take your hearing loss into account. It's very plausible to have hyperacusis to 60 dB SL if you have some measurable hearing loss. The biggest...

High frequency hyperacusis. You can install an app on your phone that measures sound in dB and also shows the frequency range. Then try playing sounds that bother you and you will see the exact frequency in the app.

Hello, Some of you know that back in November a brain MRI I had resulted in severe tinnitus and hyperacusis. It has gotten better since then. Now I'm being ordered to redo it, because I'm experiencing a large variety of neurological symptoms and doctors suspect that some sort of herpes virus...

If the airplane is worse than Airbus A380 then yes, upgrade your seat. Get basic 3M 1100 earplugs and optionally earmuffs on top of them. Noise cancelling headphones are good too (on top of earplugs).

Stop using headphones immediately. Don't use them again until your tinnitus disappear completely and even after that I'd be hesitant to use them. Since you're young and steroids are very controversial at your age since they can inhibit growth and you might not even have any hearing loss. Your...

Yes. I had horrible TTTS after acoustic trauma (loud brain MRI) already after tinnitus onset. It would spasm nonstop 24/7 even in complete silence. I tried sleeping in completely silent room and it didn't help. It started fading within 3 months. Right now if I don't disturb my left ear it's...

Dude, Lenire is like 1-3 months away. 3000 euro and there's a high chance that you'll get significantly better. Why are you trying to overdose on oxy if possible treatment is less than 100 days away?

Serotonin antidepressants can make visual snow worse.

Exteremly quiet tinnitus this morning. Audible only in completely quiet rooms. A few days ago it was multitonal concert. Such a difference.

You have hyperacusis and TTTS and forced to wear ear plugs at work. And you still want to go to concert? Is this a joke? Are you trolling? With your symptoms I wouldn't go to any concert even if someone offered me a million for it.

Hello, I've been using this cream on and off for past 3 years if I had a serious flare up in allergies. No problems at all. The chemical itself can cause ototoxicity if administered intravenously. However there's no mention about it if used as a cream even though it gets absorbed into blood...

Thank you. I feel a bit better physically and I'll switch it tomorrow. This medication is definitely making my tinnitus worse even though there is no mention about ototoxicity.

No, I know for sure it's caused by hearing loss. It's just that nerve connections are lost instead of damaged hair cells. https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/second-cause-of-hidden-hearing-loss-identified.20250/

I have perfect OAEs, DPOAEs and no detectable hearing loss up to 16000 Hz. Cochlear synaptopathy is a very real thing.

I want to add that I recently tested for catecholamine levels (Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, Dopamine, Serotonin). Dopamine and Norepinephrine came back high. My neurologist said that AT HIGH LEVELS THEY CAUSE TOXICITY AND DIRECT DAMAGE TO CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. This is likely the cause of...

Hello, According to initial blood tests my immune system is not doing so great and there are symptoms of potential herpes reactivation (Epstein-Barr). I was offered Inosine Pranobex. It's has vertigo as a side effect. I took 6 mg of Melatonin (to ameliorate potential ototoxicity) and then 60...

I think you're going to find more useful information and support here than on tinnitus forum. https://www.reddit.com/r/raisedbynarcissists/

What exactly does it mean? I did Visual Evoked Potential test and it was abnormal, more on the right side.

Don't do rTMS or any stuff like that. It can have unexpected results and make your tinnitus much worse. Not worth the risk.

I'm going to buy this device for the sole purpose of having a chance in reducing visual snow... Also Visual Snow Initiative is planning to release their treatment this Summer.

Surprisingly good fluctuations in tinnitus this week. Just woke up with mild ~18000 Hz hiss.

If you know anything about visual snow, migraines and retina or know a good specialist please contact me this is very important.

This situation is getting out of control. If you know anything about migraines, visual snow, and retina please contact me. If you know someone who has knowledge in about this or where I can get a consultation with a doctor who specializes in this please let me know. Thank you.

I want to point out that I contacted Dr. Shim in early December and @JohnAdams in early January. I visited stem cell clinic regarding MSCs and PRP around the time @JohnAdams went to Korea, before he reported any results from his treatment. In early January I also had a consultation with neuroENT...

Tinnitus that I usually experience is very loud and can be heard in the shower. It's audible in almost every situation. On the highway, in shops, bars, pretty much everywhere. Moderately loud venues provide masking, but I can still hear it, because it's very high frequency and there just not...

I believe that Dr. Shim is charging you depending on a degree and origin of your hearing loss. When I contacted him in December he charged me less than 9000$ and said that I'll need to come for 1 week only instead of two. My audiogram showed 15 dB dip at 16000 Hz in left ear. I didn't have the...

Did you do Visual Evoked Potentials and Multifocal ERG?

According to my research light sensitivity AND difficulty seeing in the dark can arise at the level of transmission between thalamic reticular nucleus and Brodmann's areas 17 and 18 (visual cortex). I need to do more research on this.

Interesting. *edit - never mind I saw your next post about magnesium So 5-HTP affected your visual snow and migraines in a positive way? Did you get tested for 5-HTP levels before taking it? From what I've heard medication that affects serotonin levels like SSRIs can worsen visual snow.

I'm taking Magnesium citrate, but it's not helping. I'm going to add B2 and Q10. If this doesn't help I'll start Amitriptyline. Very interesting about migraines causing visual snow. My mother had migraines when she was around my age. She also has tinnitus and visual snow, but she doesn't...

You can try amitriptyline or nortriptyline since there are several reports that it can reduce "head tinnitus". But be very careful since these antidepressants can cause or worsen tinnitus.

Hello, Do you experience any changes in your tinnitus, hyperacusis or visual snow syndrome when you're having a migraine? If you do what helps you to alleviate the symptoms or prevent them from happening? I've been having occasional migraines for the last 4-5 years and they weren't very bad...

Your best bet is to do HBOT with Ginkgo Biloba and Betaserc. Your dosage of Prednisone is too low to give you any significant improvements. Since you didn't have any acoustic traumas/infections/ototoxic drugs the chances that it's going to do anything for you are very low, because you need to...

There's a high chance I'll have to do an 1-1.5 hour MRI pretty soon and it seems I don't really have another option.

I would suggest doing a Doppler ultrasound test of your neck and head arteries and veins first. It will show if you have any problems with blood flow. You should also do it in resting position and after doing mild exercise (at the doctor's office) to see if any problems arise from that. If...

What are your thoughts on MuteButton helping with visual snow and related symptoms? Visual snow is located in another area of the brain, but it is linked to tinnitus and I've seen multiple reports online about visual snow getting better with tinnitus. At this point in time I'm more interested...

Hello, I noticed that some people complained about this phenomenon after getting acoustic trauma. I wanted to create a separate thread to discuss this. I have this sound and it fluctuates and I always thought it was from ETD, but recently I had a door slam right near me, it was extremely loud...

Have you seen this? https://patents.google.com/patent/US20190022101A1/en Methods of treating or reducing the risk of developing hidden hearing loss by administering a small molecule Trk agonists (e.g., amitriptyline, imipramine, LM 22A4 (N,N′,N″Tris(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide)...

I think I'm experiencing this. I've noticed that going out to reasonably loud restaurants (under 80 dB, but a lot of people + music) may induce dizziness or vertigo and general brain fog/confusion for a while especially if something loud happened.

Can you please PM me where can I purchase it?

A very interesting read, but unless you have an access to a lab it's unrealistic and seems that you need continuous supplementation of NGF to ensure spiral ganglion survival. I wonder how can you boost growth factors via medication or supplements...

I have tried it a couple of times and experienced an additional sound after taking it. Discontinued it in a short time. I think this sound has gone away. I have experienced several reoccurrences of this sound so it's hard to tell. One positive thing that I've noticed is that it alleviated some...