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Firstly, don't underestimate time, in both healing physical structures and also different mental states. It's extremely likely you will feel differently given time. On Regret and Shame. Take the best from what those emotions serve us, briefly and do not feed them. They serve a brief purpose of...

Hope is very important, and I am optimistic we will see successful research into tinnitus within the next few years. Being in the present is also very important. Would highly suggest looking into Vipassanā Meditation (Mindfulness) as it's easy to practise and has both has profound effects on...

Stop the smoking. Seriously smoking is one of the most toxic things you can deliver to your nasal and auditory system.

Well you have me curious! Can you try sitting on a chair and tilting your head back across the top to see if it stops. Does it stop when you are resting your neck or do you need you need to be parallel to the celing?

Thanks, did you measure them or would you say that's an estimate?

For most I would expect lying down (on their side) makes them more sensitive. Have you had any jaw issues TMJ etc?

How does one gain access to this and what sort of questions does it ask?

I have been having some awful ear issues lately. I have muffled hearing in my left ear. Was diagnosed with ETD and was put on nasal steroids. Today I went to the doctor and he said I had dry wax compacted in my left ear. Great News got some Oil and also Otex. On my way back, I went to a...

I would strongly suggest a very slow taper of Benzodiazepines at 5-10% a month.

Not sure I agree with what others are saying regarding this. It is recommended to clean your ears by ENTs with water and soap in this way, just dont let it stream for to long. I doubt we would have evolved such a complex organ without some sort of protection against water getting in our ears...

Yeah, I noticed an extremely strong correlation with mixing other drugs such as painkillers when taking mirtazapine.

Thanks for your reply. I hope you don't equate my input as anything other than contributory. I an also being terse as there is much more to say on the subject. When I debate, I do so for greater understanding. It's from this viewpoint that I disagree with some of your comments and agree with...

Hi Michael, have you ever noticed a sudden fleeting spike during your time with tinnitus? I experience sudden loss of sound, fullness then a loud ringing both at different pitches and different ears. It fades after a minute or so and seems unrelated to normal tinnitus?

For a start, I just don't believe that is true or at least to the degree people might lead you to believe. The reason tinnitus causes suffering is because of the emotional response it can create. Breaking an emotional connection to it can severely lessen it. The mind gives it attention because...

I'm well aware. Someone posted on Thursday, so I thought I would give input since many people are likely to see it now. Of course if you are taking it once every 4 months or something along those lines then it's likely to be inconsequential. I would recommend trying Mindfulness and habituating...

A few things here. If you are referring to my comment, then you I never claimed that nobody should take them. They should be used very briefly (ideally one time, exceptional circumstances). They are of course useful for seizures etc and if that's what you mean by saved your life then fair...

You seem to misunderstand my statement and also equate hope with promise. There is no debate that as we experience a stretch of time, our consciousness, especially related to incoming and persistent stimuli is altered. Usually involving stressful stimuli, such as tinnitus, a reinforcement is...

Benzodiazepines are NOT an option for any sort of treatment for tinnitus and giving people anecdotal evidence of it calming your tinnitus is not a good idea. From personal experience Benzodiazepines mess with GABA way too heavily and in a more detrimental and longer way than other GABA...

It's an absolute certainty that you will feel differently or have a another perspective on the situation given time. It was about two years of letting tinnitus ruin most of my enjoyment time to finally let it go. Mindfulness is KEY. You have to habituate, so your brain isn't engaging the...

I have taken Mirtazapine for over 5 years and I am fairly certain that mixing ANYTHING when taking Mirtazapine causes much worsened tinnitus. It's almost like it rejects other drugs.

Hi, I was an active member on Tinnitus Talk a while ago. Preface: I am a musician and what is happening is serious, considering I have other conditions. If what I will discuss happens I will be very unwell for a large amount of time (days, sometimes more) I managed to habituate to my normal...

I wanted to share a few useful things that I've learned. My tinnitus has been better on average since I've employed these things the last week in a big way. I suffer with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and have had loud tinnitus that has recently taken many forms, from muffled hearing, popping...

The times where my tinnitus has been nearly gone or habituated, I have lived much better, especially in terms of being able to enjoy things that require low sound levels, shows movies, games, countryside :P

So, after my brief episode of very strange ringing (which was completely different than I had in any number of years of tinnitus) the tinnitus went COMPLETELY. It was bliss. Later that day I started feeling shitty. I just had a sinus infection for two days. At the end of the sinus infection, I...

You statements don't really hold any weight because there are so many variable factors in how tinnitus might effect someone's life. For example. I personally have Obsessive compulsive disorder, and its severe. I'm also a musician. So hearing loss and tinnitus will probably be more life...

It doesn't work like that in the UK unfortunately, there are waiting times. Also I'm worried their tests won't show the hearing loss as it seems to be in the higher frequencies, and their tests are really basic. I'll go see my doctor again. Thanks for the help.

I've been to a doctor about the popping but not this hearing loss. They booked me to see an ENT for the 12th July but that might be too late, what should I do? I really want to avoid drugs like Prednisone as I suffer with other conditions.

This is really painful mentally and is getting me seriously depressed. I'm a musician and use music to help me and I can't hear my instruments properly or enjoy that part of my life at all, which was a huge part. If not being able to get your pain (caused by hearing loss) out of your system...

I have had a cold but the last two says but this happened before that. I feel like this is the sort of thing that they will know exactly what it is in a few years.

Thanks. I have really wax free ears. My hearing is still muffled really badly, I'm wondering if this will pass. I guess it's possible that the person didn't clean the scope. In years of tinnitus I've never had that happen, never experienced any significant hearing loss (that was...

I saw a doctor two days ago and that's actually funnily enough when this episode began. Maybe they hadn't cleaned the tool or something and my ear has been infected?

I'm terrified right now. Recently I have had my ear "pop" a bunch of times, but that has never caused long lasting hearing loss. On Wednesday I went to my GP and a nurse looked into my ears. Ever since that day I have had a "new" type of tinnitus in the form of loud "different" high...

I would like to pitch in and claim that these arguments don't really hold any value as you both have not debated the subject but rather focused on arguing. Making a claim that tinnitus is easier today without proper explanation is conjecture at best. For a start we need to define the "olden"...

I don't think so to be honest. I find it strange that many articles link tinnitus to hearing loss because hey don't go into why someone has tinnitus. If you experienced a very loud noise like a gunshot next to the ear without protection, then yes you may have experienced hearing loss, but the...

Hearing tests are not meaningless, but I agree they are limited. Also telling someone there might be hidden hearing loss without evidence is irresponsible. If someone told me that with the condition I have (OCD) that would cause me a lot of anxiety.

There are a great ton of cases where there is no (long term) hearing loss associated with the tinnitus. I for one had hearing loss that I thought was permanent to then have my hearing come back FULLY, as in I can hear very well out of both ears when for days/weeks had had muffled high...

Tinnitus invokes a threat response in the brain. This can cause it to "search" for threats. I have a similar thing with fans where I'm not sure if my tinnitus is ringing or the fan. It's worth trying to emotionally detach yourself from the sounds, you are only upset by them if you care. I...

My hearing completely drops suddenly and there is an extremely loud (x100 normal tinnitus) increasing tone, that seems to be a different frequency each time. Twice in my life this has caused me serious concern, because the other month when it happened it didn't stop and kept getting louder I...

That sounds interesting. Last year I was having similar issues and saw two senior ENT's and also had an MRI and a Tinnitus Councillor who also had never heard of my issue. Then again the healthcare in the UK is so bad I don't expect them to. I have no balance issues, but upon reading of said...

Thanks but I have already seen more than 2 senior ENT's and also a Tinnitus Councillor who said they have never heard of my specific issue or know what it is. The research days are so early on tinnitus, I feel like they know barely anything.

I haven't heard of anyone talk about this and when I went for tinnitus counselling, she said she had never heard of that either. There is clearly something quite severe happening there physically, this isn't just a normal ringing. I'm not going to ER, they would never be able to do anything for...

I don't have anyone else to talk to about this, and I've been in such mental pain today. I've gone from hopeful and loving to feeling true, real despair. I can feel the anxiety creeping on my back again. I've had tinnitus for a few years, I believe it began when I abruptly stopped some medicine...