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Mine is 91.1. I don’t know how many points. But it is the worst case my audiologist, who specializes in the worst cases, has seen.

Not in my case. But then I am a really severe case. My tinnitus loudness has been rated a 10 on a 0-10 visual analogue scale. My tinnitus functional index is a 92.1 out of 100. And I have type IV tinnitus (which ranges from I to IV) based on Jastreboff categorization. This is characterized by...

Actually, no. My reactive tinnitus is off the roof. I went to see an otologist that specializes in hyperacusis and reactive tinnitus. I don’t know what all the fuss is about the use of the “reactive” term. Doctors are using it to describe the type of tinnitus I have. Anyway, my tinnitus is a...

I have been on intermittent fasting for years and regular fast for 15 years (when this trend was not fashionable like it is now). If I go on water fast, I risk to lose too much weight and im already thin. I always have been extremely healthy. No alcohol, no medication, no drugs, no smoking...

Hey Jackson. Actually, it did not improve. It got worse. The Reactive Tinnitus is unbearable. The Hyperacusis got a bit better, but the Dysacusis pretty well remained the same. The Reactive Tinnitus is eating me alive. I have lost all hope. My tinnitus can get so loud that I can’t hear people...

Yes. It’s very loud. Constantly high hissing that I can even feel physically in my neck and ears. And it gets worse with noises.

It is the same thing with mine. My tinnitus is caused by ototoxic medication, not by an acoustic trauma. My tinnitus is loud all the time, high pitch hissing, but it gets louder with every sound and will compete with everything to be louder to a point that it won’t let me hear anything else...

Lucky you. It doesn’t seem that your tinnitus gets worse with sounds. I wish I could say the same. Mine gets louder and competes with my environment, and the busier I am, the louder it is. Very high and loud sound. No hope. But it’s good to know that some people get some success.

Did it get better? I’m also a victim of Neomycin and suffering incredibly.

I never was a church goer so I have no clue what to do with churches. I can’t spend time on the phone when it is painful to talk on the phone. I can’t go physically to those churches or I would be able to get groceries myself. And you probably know that tinnitus is not recognized as a disability...

I’m so sorry for what you had to go through with your kitties. Both cats are doing well, even if they are sick. One has hyperthyroid that is well managed with medication. But I have to give her meds every day. The other one has pancreatitis and is well managed with the proper food. The vet...

I have no one. Not one person. I asked the people who call themselves my friends. No one. Their excuse: they work, they live too far, they don’t like to come to my neighborhood.

I wish you luck. I also hope it improves because it’s just hell.

What kind of ear drops did you get? I had the Neomycin ones (the worst of all). I wish I had never gone to that doctor who misdiagnosed me with an ear infection I didn’t have. I was fine. I would have been fine. He gave me the triple whammy. Neomycin drops, Z-Pak and Methylprednisolone. What...

Thanks. I put several requests in to get a therapist, but here in Los Angeles, it can take up to 3 months if not longer to get one. Long waiting list. I have absolutely no family. Been on my own since I was 20. I have no kids, no husband/boyfriend, no exes, nothing. I have reached out over...

Thanks. Has it improved for you? I get the reactive tinnitus that gets louder and competes with every sound, but I still have the distortion. The distortion is awful because I don’t know if the sound is real or not. Standing by the outdoor light in front of my building gives me some Morse code...

My diet is terrible because I can’t get fresh produce and I can’t get groceries and no one will bring me some. I don’t have a car, so I have to take the bus. I have vertigo at this point either due to the problem or fatigue. Ordering online doesn’t work either as I live in a very old gated...

Did it get better for you? I also am a victim of Neomycin.

What were the medications that you were given? There are a lot of ototoxic meds out there. You mentioned antibiotics. What were they? You also mentioned Medrol (which I think is Methylprednisolone).

I’m here to find comfort, not for people to be nasty. I’m in extreme pain and discomfort. It’s extremely bad. Unbearable. Tinnitus on its own would be easy to deal with. Not with hyperacusis and dysacusis on top. And in my case, I don’t see any improvement. In fact, it seems that it is getting...

Oh please, I hope so. It is so incredibly bad today. My tinnitus is hissing sooo loud, it’s louder than everything in my environment. It’s torture. How can one live with that? How is it possible?

I wish. Right now, it’s so loud that my head hurts. It’s so reactive that nothing will mask the tinnitus. It’s so sickening that I have dry heaves.

Sorry for what’s happening to you.

Today is soooo bad. The hissing in my ears is sooo loud, a 10 out of 10. Reactive tinnitus is getting worse. I have dysacusis. I’m losing hope. I’m still stuck in my bathroom in a small futon all day/all night. I can’t tolerate my neighbors anymore. My sleep is bad again. I’m exhausted. I have...

@Joe Cuber, are you now able to listen to music or watch TV?

I am trying to not fight it, but I’m seeing that my life as I knew it is gone. I can’t even listen to music or watch TV. My tinnitus only calms down when I am in absolute silence. How can it get any better? I’m losing hope as I do not see anyone that had the same as I do and who got better. If...

Does it mean that there is a chance that the reactivity is going to go away? I’m struggling more with that than hyperacusis.

Are you on any medications? It’s almost two months for me too. How did you get your T?

My tinnitus reacts to running water, fridge, microwave, city traffic, everything that is buzzing or humming. It is also a sort of hyperacusis. My ears crack and pops too. I have no idea what’s going on, and I’m getting desperate. Have you experienced that?

I’m not sure it is a sign of relief. It’s just the way it is with me. I have crackling and the tinnitus reacts, but it doesn’t go down. I’m losing hope. And by the way, I live on my own. So, the “mom losing it, too” comment was meant to say “I’m losing it, too.”

I feel the same. Laundry is piling up. I don’t have my own washer/dryer so I must go to the basement with other people. I’m avoiding that. I can do the dishes, but I avoid using a lot of them and still eat with plastic. Mom losing it, too, because the tinnitus is so loud.

But what does it mean? I was given Methylprednisolone at the same time as the Neomycin and Z-Pak (again for an infection I didn’t have). Is it why I have reactive tinnitus and hyperacusis? Am I going to get better? I keep on losing weight (18 lbs now). My tinnitus is super loud, like a high...

Then what’s the point in life? If I never habituate and if it keeps giving me headaches and I can’t even take Tylenol or anything because it makes it worse. What’s the point? I might just never leave my tiny bathroom where I found refuge because everywhere else is too loud.

I’m thinking the same thing. How can you habituate to something that changes all the time in tone, in volume and that competes with any sound? This is maddening.

Yep, same thing. Mine is not getting any better. In fact, it seems that reactivity is getting worse. I could do ok with just the tinnitus, but the reactive one and hyperacusis, no. I don’t see any point in life anymore when I’m cooped up all day, all night in my tinnitus bathroom. How did you...

Did you have reactive tinnitus, too? Did you need to wear earplugs? How is it now? What was the cause of yours? What did you do to make it better? Lots of questions. Sorry.

I feel physically weak. I have no help from nowhere. Lost too much weight, I guess. Still don’t have good sleep.

Did yours make your head buzz like full of microscopic robotic cicadas that make even your eyes feel weird? That’s what I’m experiencing when I am around microwave, fridge, fans, etc... And does it give you a headaches? I even feel those robotic cicadas in my neck.

Yes. I think you are right. But it is so loud, and so scary and so reactive. I get jealous when other people talk about masking their tinnitus with just a fan. I need an entire Los Angeles traffic to cover mine and it still doesn’t work.

Just Ambien for sleep.

I already spoke with a psychiatrist. Not really helpful because they don’t necessarily understand tinnitus.

Thanks. It is reassuring because it’s been almost two months, and my tinnitus is roaring, getting louder with everything. I can’t sleep. I haven’t been in weeks. Maybe an hour here and there. I’m falling apart.

I’m already at my wit’s end a month and a half in. I cry everyday. I don’t see any hope or options. My reactive tinnitus is louder than everything around me. It reacts and changes frequency and competes with everything. It’s like having two small plane engines idled on the tarmac that turn into...

I’m new here. Just developed severe reactive Tinnitus 6 weeks ago due to ototoxic meds and I’m at my wit’s end.