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Thanks for the well wishes, @eagerUser. I'm finding magnesium and cyclobenzaprine (10mg) at night to be helpful. Great to see a few answers to the poll. It's helpful to know that I'm not the only one experiencing weird noise-induced symptoms.

Hi all, I am suffering from fullness, spasms, and TMJD-like pain in my jaw and neck after a night out at a nightclub. It has been a year now with some (limited) improvement. I was wondering how many of you have had a similar experience after a noise trauma? Feel free to leave comments if...

Bumping this--I have the exact same issue. Never had TMD or jaw pain before. Then an ear infection on plane led to flutters. A few weeks later, I went to a nightclub and walked out with tinnitus, worse spasms, and the next day developed classic TMD symptoms. Jaw/ear muscles hurt when I talk...

Has anyone developed serious TMJ symptoms after an acoustic trauma? No H, but pain when when talking and chewing+flutters. TMJ MRI/CT normal

Hi all, I'd be very grateful for your thoughts. It's been nearly a year since I went to the club that gave me a barrage of ear problems. Before I went to the club, I'd already developed fluttering (when I yawned or belched) after flying while sick. But the loud music caused high-pitched...

It’s ok. I’m mostly pain free but get bad episodes that last days with tightness if I belch with mouth closed. Still tugging sensation in ear if I raise eyebrows. Tinnitus is the same. Just under 8 months now.

Relentless negativity is also a coping mechanism. You get the benefit if it works and do not suffer the same disappointment if it doesn’t! Anyways, this thread really hasn’t/won’t change until something new comes out.

Lyrica (prescribed for infection/noise-induced TTTS) takes my tinnitus down to a 1.

Realistically, what will make or break Neuromod is insurance company/public health care approval! The big money’s with the VA—they’re even following a bunch of Veterans’ providers on Twitter. This site’s helpful for individual end users though!

I'd be fine with just the tinnitus. But how can noise cause TMJ symptoms? Never had jaw pain, go to club, pain with talking, chewing, no H.

It doesn't work for mechanical issues like ETD.

Presumably, the only type of tinnitus that it will not have a chance of helping is objective (muscular or vascular) tinnitus.

Just thinking over the numbers: if Dr. O'Neill said that around 66% received a clinically significant improvement, doesn't that mean that they improved by at least 13 points on the TFI scale? That's the marker of clinical significance. If that's the case, it's a pretty strong result and in line...

Thanks for the resources, @Greg Sacramento

Thanks @Contrast . The dental hypothesis seems dumb. My only sticking point is that the spasming predates my acoustic trauma. It began about a week after I had a bad ear pressure issue on a flight. That may have compromised my ears ahead of the acoustic trauma? Just odd (and I guess fortunate)...

I need some advice: I have constant tinnitus since a night-club about six months ago. I had some weird ear fluttering, without any other symptoms, for a month before the acoustic trauma (after a virus). I never had ear pain or jaw pain prior. But my symptoms are strange and don't fit any...

The best we can do is wait for the study to come out, rely on users' experiences with the device, and clinicians' advice with respect to our unique symptoms. Speculation doesn't move the needle at all. Without going off-topic, I had the opportunity to meet with the Canadian branch of the...

Agreed. In other threads, these same people complain that researchers and clinicians don't take tinnitus seriously. When academics like Shore, Sedley, Roberts, O'Neill etc. dedicate their careers to mapping out a model for tinnitus (which is under-appreciated) and focusing on treatment-based...

That Reddit user didn't meet with Susan Shore. He/she met with Dr. Larry Roberts at McMaster University.

I met with Larry Roberts. It's not a separate project. He's working with Susan Shore and the Michigan device. I was assessed, spoke with him for an hour, and am on standby for a future trial (my tinnitus is too new). Flies under the radar, but he basically founded this line of research. Also...

6 months, no change. Guess this is "chronic" now. Great to be 23

I mean if they used 10 cases like Clare and the lady in the video whose tinnitus went away, that'd misrepresent what this is. Then you'd buy it, be disappointed, and write negative reviews on forums. This isn't a cure and was never suggested to be one. But it may help a lot of people.

I’m confused. Isn’t it a good thing that they’re not overpromising? There are cases with better results (one who posted on this forum) that Neuromod didn’t use for promotion. Why would you want them to misrepresent the range of outcomes by only choosing the best? I'll take reality over a few...

This isn't the Salk Vaccine or Maxalt. I swear, people on here get angry over promises that were never made. There's a reason they didn't just pick the 10 best outcomes and market those. This isn't a cure.

On another note, not sure why people are doubting this tech. Will it be a panacea? Probably not at first. But the fact that four labs are independently working on the same modality means something. TENT-A2 did have positive results. As they wrote in their presentation overview:

Just to add: my left side has pretty much all of the symptoms. My right ear might have tinnitus as well, but it's so low it's impossible to tell. I rarely get fluttering/jaw pain on that side.

Hi everyone, I have posted elsewhere on the forum, but am looking for advice regarding the ear pain I have been experiencing for five months. A brief overview of my story: at the end of August, I flew home and suffered ear pressure equalization issues while landing. I had difficulty hearing for...

Their primary outcome measures were THI & TFI and they also measured MML (an exploratory measure). Dr. Ross O'Neill said in the Q&A that they saw clinically significant improvements in all outcome measures.

What can be taken from this: (1) An 84% compliance rate suggests ease of use and (perhaps) at least some degree of efficacy, considering that the device must be used daily over 12 weeks. (2) The greatest therapeutic effects were observed within the first 6 weeks. (3) Most importantly, the...

Podium description from Neuromod's next presentation. Accidentally "published" and postdated to March 3.

Law student here. You can absolutely sell your IP without a trademark. Trademarks apply to the mark’s distinctiveness (ie. for branding) and not to a competitor’s ability to copy the product. As long as they have a patent, their IP is protected. If they don’t have a trademark, they can still...

As I wrote elsewhere, in the Q&A, Dr. O'Neill says that they're looking at an initial release in Ireland and "thereafter, [they're] looking at a number of European countries." This seems to suggest a preliminary Ireland release. If anything, it's good news that their European release is in...

I'm assuming the dotted line is baseline--the slide is titled "Sustained Therapeutic Effects: Baseline-12 months)" and the bottom line ("Arm 1," which clinically outperforms "Arm 3") might say "synchronous"? (i.e. auditory and tongue-tip stimulation?). Arm 3 is likely either a placebo or a...

Don't usually post here, but I stumbled on this results slide from a Neuromod presentation. It's pretty low res. If someone can decipher/enhance it, might be something! And the ENT who tweeted this seems to have been impressed...

Yeah, get that checked out. In my case, I was assessed for a TMJ issue, which I found to be unlikely. Never had a jaw problem and then I suddenly develop one now after ear-related incidents? Unlikely, but worth investigating! Just try to be patient and optimistic. If it’s nerve pain or muscle...

Hi OP, Don’t usually comment, but I saw this and noticed that you might be going through something similar as me. With the spasming not synchronized with your heart, fullness, and tickling feeling, as well as pain and numbness in your ear and face, it could very well be an issue with the...

Nah, did speech in noise with no issues and I don’t have noticeable hyperacusis. If I have hidden hearing loss, it’s not something I can detect. I mean I obviously have some degree of hearing loss—to the extent that everyone over the age of two days does. My oral surgeon thinks that the pain...

Been doing some weekly physical therapy and massage. But I think that my pain is ear muscle related, and not from the TMJ.

Stabilization splint for nighttime wear. I don't think it helped much though, to be honest. I'll keep wearing it anyways. Can't hurt!

UPDATE: The volume seems to be getting consistently lower, even when I plug my ears. More often a hiss with a light tone than "ringing"--even when I plug my ears. Is this habituation? Jaw and ears still feel "tight."

Anyone have tips for TTTS with ear/jaw pain?

Sitting in silence and the tinnitus seems more distant. Softer. Like light chimes. Might just be habituation, but I much prefer this.

No progress in terms of loudness (12 weeks since club), but it’s not bothering me as much. Obviously would rather it fade—giving it time!

Is it a good sign for T to be quieter in the morning? Goes from barely audible to a distinct ring a few hours later. Wasn’t always the case.

Hi @Contrast. It's more of an ache. It can feel like a sharp pain at times. I haven't noticed that noise causes pain and things do not seem abnormally loud. I've obviously become a lot more "aware" of noise, but the ear/jaw pain can come at seemingly random times (ie. mornings). The side with...

If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. The pain is bad. My ENT can't explain it and I don't know where to look.

I've actually been wearing a stabilization splint at night for two weeks, but am still getting the pain. Can loud noise really lead to TMJ? I walked out of the club and my ears were ringing immediately after. But the tinnitus is louder on the side with the higher level of pain, fluttering, and...

Fair @dpdx. I do not intend on having the MRI. That's why I'm wondering whether the good folk of this site can help me get to the bottom of this pain. The tinnitus is manageable right now, and any fading over time would be as good as a cure (since the baseline is low). My issue is the jaw, neck...

Hi everyone. Thought I'd do a 12 week update: Tinnitus: I got my tinnitus after a nightclub. It is mild, bilateral, tonal and can only be heard in quiet rooms. It is even quieter in the mornings, but usually returns to baseline by nighttime. I have had a few days with lower baselines (ie...

The title says it all. I've had TMJ pain ever since a club-related acoustic trauma two months ago. I'm thinking that it could be related to the middle ear muscles. Is it worth pursuing TMJ-related treatments and diagnostic testing?

I’m not going to continue on with the treatment. The studies I read suggested to do 10 sessions and to evaluate your progress at that point. I noticed spikes, but they only lasted a few hours. By the next morning, all was normal. I took a B complex before tinnitus and will continue to do so. I...

I completed 10 sessions. I didn't notice a difference, but the effects may manifest in the short-medium term. I don't regret it, since I was well within the range of reported effectiveness. My tinnitus is minor, and if it fades in the next few months and I don't know exactly what caused it to do...

I never had detectable hearing loss. I've done 3 audiograms and all came back normal (can hear up to around 16k and do not have speech-in-noise issues).

Hi everyone, Today's my two month anniversary of noise-induced tinnitus! Unfortunately, I haven't really noticed any changes. I can still only hear it in quiet rooms, which is a blessing. But the fact that it hasn't improved has me a down because I'm worrying that this could be forever and that...