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  1. Theresa A

    How to Deal with Guilt and Self-Hate If You Caused Your Own Tinnitus and/or Hyperacusis?

    I know how it feels to beat yourself up. My worsening T has been caused by meds. I was trying my 7th sleep medication when mine got worse. I look everything up to see if it can make my ears worse and this latest one was cited as actually helping tinnitus! I only took mirtazapine a few times...
  2. Theresa A

    Tinnitus Retraining Therapy

    I went through TRT in 2003 and it helped me habituate. It wasn't easy but I often liked my WNG because they gave me some relief. I am thinking of purchasing this https://www.medininja.com/nano800-completely-in-canal-hearing-aid-by-earcentric.html as a back up. The original WNGs were a small...
  3. Theresa A

    Tinnitus Since 1995 from Medication, Now I Also Have Intensified Pulsatile Tinnitus

    Thank you. I don't know if I have neurotinnitus. When I saw an audiologist in the 90s, she said the myacin family of antibiotics are especially ototoxic. Another antibiotic in 2003 made it worse. As for TRT, it seems like there is still divisions about that, but using the WNG for almost 2...
  4. Theresa A

    My Ear Ringing Is Never a Single Tone...

    @Ryan Jones Are the new sounds rhythmic to your heartbeat? I believe pulsatile T is commonly associated with something physical that can be treated. (ie increases blood pressure, etc). Could it be that you are more stressed and have higher blood pressure due to lack of sleep? Forgive my...
  5. Theresa A

    Tinnitus Since 1995 from Medication, Now I Also Have Intensified Pulsatile Tinnitus

    Thank you for the kind words of support. Sometimes I just feel so alone in dealing with this. I know it will get better. I need to be patient.
  6. Theresa A

    My Ear Ringing Is Never a Single Tone...

    I have had my blood pressure checked recently and it came out fine. It is usually very good.
  7. Theresa A

    Tinnitus Since 1995 from Medication, Now I Also Have Intensified Pulsatile Tinnitus

    I've had my tinnitus get worse due to med twice before and I went through TRT in 2004 which helped me so much. I know eventually the pulsatile right ear will be part of my new normal and I've been wearing an old white noise generator in that ear which has helped me focus on something else...
  8. Theresa A

    My Ear Ringing Is Never a Single Tone...

    My right ear has begun to spike with pulsatile tinnitus since I had mirtazipine (sp?) for sleep. What's so weird is when I stick my fingers in my ears, the tone is uniform and the same as it has been for years and years. I only experience the pulsatile tinnitus when I have my ear uncovered...
  9. Theresa A

    Tinnitus Since 1995 from Medication, Now I Also Have Intensified Pulsatile Tinnitus

    Erythromycin when I was student teaching. Combined with my anxiety and OCD, I didn't know if I'd graduate. Now I am teaching summer school virtually and not leaving home much so everything just seems worse. I think the mirtazapine given to me for insomnia made it worse. No matter how much I...
  10. Theresa A

    Tinnitus Since 1995 from Medication, Now I Also Have Intensified Pulsatile Tinnitus

    Hello, I have had tinnitus from medication since 1995. It was worsened in 2003 and now it appears to have happened again due to various sleep medications given to me in the last few months. Despite researching each and every one, I now have intensified pulsatile tinnitus which is very...