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It's not about the virus, it's just that things take time sometimes. I don't see any benefit in being hyperskeptical.

Well, we have to keep in mind that tinnitus is not a precise predictor for getting those things. It would be also good to look at the study design. I guess that the researchers didn't even differentiate the forms of tinnitus so I guess that the results are not really generalizable. In their...

Hey Tara, I am not a doctor, so I don't want to suggest things a specialist wouldn't suggest. This is just my opinion and I think it will be better for you if you see not an arbitrary audiologist but someone who is specialist in tinnitus. We have to keep in mind that there is a multitude of...

Maybe, maybe not. It's clear that they are the ones who have to prove efficacy. It's just that it does not make any sense to me that the device doesn't work and that they prepare global commercialization at the same time. https://neuronewsinternational.com/lenire-neuromod-tinnitus/ If the...

It may be working for a specific subgroup. I think that this is also what they said, right? If I remember correctly, the claim is that people with hyperacusis benefit more than others.

I am sorry to hear this, Tara, don't let yourself down. I have no hyperacusis, so it is hard for me to compare it to my tinnitus (I thought hyperacusis and tinnitus are two different things, aren't they?). Is the loudness in your environment a possible cause for the onset of the tinnitus? How...

Do you already know what kind of tinnitus you have? Is it caused by hearing loss (measurable in an audiogram)? Can you modulate it when you move certain muscles on your neck/head/jaw?

Also tinnitus that is not caused by hearing loss?

Hey, here are my impressions: Definitely not. I have no overview over the guideline developments in other parts of the world, although I have the impression that recently, some more things are going on in Europe. But maybe I am mistaken. There are huge misperceptions and I am not getting tired...

Hey, in the past months I tried to play around with my muscles on my neck and my back since I can modulate the noise(s) with flexing muscles and moving my chin. I don't want to be too optimistic but I have the impression that a combination of accepting the situation psychologically as a first...

I really don't understand why the fact that there are many different types of tinnitus and, hence, many different types of patient groups, is not paid attention to. Since we know for some decades that tinnitus may have a really large variety of causes, it should be very obvious that there is no...

That would be really nice from you, I would be happy to hear an opinion from a scientist like you. The studies that evaluated the effectiveness of the therapy were carried out by neuroscientists at the Saarland University in Germany.

Are we talking about noisy environments or wearing ear plugs in every situation, also in silent environments? I didn't mean to not protect your ears in general but to avoid complete silence. Of course, ears should always be protected from loud noise.

Oh, really? So why don't you tell us more about the therapy?

First of all, this therapy doesn't deal with distress but "reprograms" the auditory cortex so that the noise becomes quieter a lot. Secondly, an attitude like this is in my opinion really unhelpful because it makes any sort of treatment that doesn't make the tinnitus diappear 100% impossible.

I don't know how flexible you are, but I can only be saying over and over again that there is a treatment out there that is successful in treating a huge share of tinnitus sufferers. It is called the Heidelberg Model of Music Therapy and the effect behind the therapy is a change in the grey...

Identifying priorities can be best done in open and moderated exchange among patients on the one side and between patients and researchers on the other side. OT: One top priority should be to first and foremost develop an exact classification of tinnitus types because something like this...

I think that there is a third option and the option is already available, tested, evaluated and considered as valid therapy. It is called the "Heidelberg Model of Music Therapy" that is carried out at the DZM in the city of Heidelberg, Germany. I posted something in this thread here that is...

Maybe not an answer to your question but in general earplugs are a bad idea with tinnitus. Earplugs and In-Ear-Headphones are by some even seen as increasing the probability to get tinnitus. Our ear needs stimulation, even more when we have tinnitus.

Good luck tomorrow, looking forward to your answer.

You're welcome. I am also still in the process of figuring out what this means effectively. The problem is that tinnitus can have many forms and various reasons. If I am not mistaken, it is possible to break down subjective tinnitus for patients in four kinds (leaving objective tinnitus aside...

Hello all, I asked myself how hearing loss is measured if the tinnitus is very loud. Background: I had a cold during which the tinnitus was very loud and I think that if I had had an audiogram in those days, I wouldn't have heard the beeps, while after the cold I have no problem perceiving...

Maybe it is false, but a lot of researcher assume that this holds. Maybe there is discussion going on in academia I am not aware of since I didn't scan all publications and maybe it is also different among subgroups of tinnitus sufferers. Let's assume that it holds for the sake of argument. If...

No problem, I think that we are also all stressed to be in this situation, never mind.

"Consistent with previous studies, tinnitus loudness was not related to tinnitus-related distress and depressive state." Brain Regions Responsible for Tinnitus Distress and Loudness: A Resting-State fMRI Study To be fair, there exist other results that suggest the opposite, so one could say...

Ok, I got you. I had this problem some months ago after I had an operation in my nose. I suddenly experienced a really high tinnitus that appeared together with back pain between my shoulder blades. After some time I figured out that it was related to problems in specific muscles in my back...

If you have no problem with being relaxed during the day, it is really good, at least when I compare it to me being permanently in alert-mode after I first got my tinnitus. Did the tone itself change or did the same tone become louder? Do you have any medical conditions with respect to your...

Hey, Do you have cold? When I have a cold the noises get usually louder. Generally, you should not panic although it can be hard to not to panic. When I notice any sort of change I try to give my body time to see if the change could be related with something underlying.

The structure of the auditory cortex can be altered without any medication, as the MRT-evalutation of the Heidelberg Music Therapy showed: Cortical reorganization in recent-onset tinnitus patients by the Heidelberg Model of Music Therapy The results hold also for chronic tinnitus patients, as...

I don't see why describing conditions in tinnitus patients as they are should be something else than helping to get closer to a solution. I found it to be interesting why so many people experience tinnitus but only a subgroup of them is actually bothered by them as we all probably are in this...

I totally agree, I think you didn't read what I wrote. I was only talking about the principle ability to adapt, not about tinnitus loudness or distress caused by it. It is clear to me that the tinnitus distress in a tinnitus patient is higher when the loudness of the tinnitus is higher, I...

You are right, it may be hard to do that. Nevertheless, there are studies that were able to show the opposite, namely that a lot of patients indeed have certain specific (that's the key, we are talking about specific traits) psychological traits that seems to be a bit more prevalent in the...

I didn't write or tell that. I wrote the following: "As far as I know there is no relation between the loudness of tinnitus and the ability to adapt to it, i.e. no matter how loud it is you can get used to it and your brain after some time starts to shift the signal out of your consciousness."...

Your statement is not a fact. A fact with respect to your question would be is a testimony of a patient with a high tinnitus loudness that is unable to adapt to the tinnitus and that has demonstrably no relation to any psychological condition that I cited above. This patient or group of patients...

Ok, that's your view. I just try to give some facts since giving people a false sense of comfort and security will not help anyone to solve a problem. Either we want to understand diseases and try to work towards solutions or we are concerned with what could be offensive to someone. But I...

Well, I am quoting from studies, it's not my personal opinion and I would be happy to be proven wrong in order to update my own views. I just try to make sense of the phenomenon "tinnitus" in general and it may well be that I have got it wrong, at least in parts. I believe as well that tinnitus...

I think that it's pretty clear from studies that at least a large share of tinnitus patients has problems with the processing of the signals and emotions in certain brain areas. This is well established and if you don't believe me, you can listen to the first podcast that was hosted by tinnitus...

Nothing, you are very welcome. Look, I am not a specialist, but I suspect that every sort of tinnitus that can be modulated by the movement of the muscles or the jaw, is not a "classical" tinnitus, i.e. tinnitus caused by dead hair cells and a brain that is not able to process those signals...

I think that all depends on which kind of tinnitus we are talking about. If the phenomenon is purely neuronal and associated with hearing loss, then the process of habituation works differently then if the tinnitus is (partly) caused by other bodily components such as nerves, muscles, bones...

Hey, did you just recently get tinnitus? I think the masking should be adjusted to the loudness of the tinnitus. When I first got tinnitus (without hearing loss) it was extremely loud as well but it became quieter after some weeks. Partly this is also due to my better understanding of why some...

Hello, I have two suggestions: 1) Interview with the responsible researchers at the DZM Heidelberg for Music Therapy regarding the therapy in general as well as the results of the past 5 years that solidified the effectiveness of the therapy for tinnitus patients (since I live close to the...

I think that complete masking is not very helpful since it makes some sort of habituation impossible. Outside noises should partially mask it and over time the masking should become less and less necessary. Btw: What is prednisone?

Hello guys, TL;DR Heidelberg Mudel of Music Therapy is currently probably the most effective way to treat acute and chronic tinnitus (I don't know whether that holds for somatosensory tinnitus as well). Due to my own tinnitus and my geographical closeness to the city of Heidelberg I researched...

Hello MSHBD, are you aware of the treatment of the vertigo attacks in Meniere's disease by Methylprednisolone? The study published relatively recently in 2016 is called: "Intratympanic methylprednisolone versus gentamicin in patients with unilateral Ménière’s disease: a randomised...