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I've had tinnitus since 1996. It started as a high-pitched hissing, and the a few months later, a low-pitched hum was added to the mix. I habituated to the hissing, but the humming nearly drove me to suicide. I could feel it in my ears as well as hear it. I hear the hissing all the time, but it...

Different people have different reactions. I've had both vaccines and a booster. I had no ill side effects whatsoever, and my tinnitus wasn't affected in the least. A friend of mine said he had flu-like symptoms after the second shot. So everyone has an experience.

There may not be a cure, but there are definitely treatments. I know I sometimes sound as if I work for a pharmaceutical company (I actually don't), but I'm convinced that depression is a major cause of the buzzing and humming in my ears. My doctor recently changed my AD's to Desvenlafaxine...

I've never been officially diagnosed with OCD, but I definitely have some form of it. To be clear, I do NOT wash my hands repeatedly, count things, or feel the need to open a door several times before I enter a room. Mine is closer to anxiety and depression. In fact, I've been on antidepressants...

I have two sounds in my head and ears. One is a high-pitched hissing that I've had for over 25 years. It rarely bothers me as I habituated to it a long time ago. I've never actually felt this physically. The other sound is a low-frequency hum. I've also heard this for 25 years but have NOT...

Jerad, you've mentioned the zaps many times. This is a horrible side effect of having to endure the noise in the first place. I will sometimes feel my tinnitus even when I can't hear it! If I'm outdoors or in a noisy environment, I may not actually hear that awful humming, but I will feel a...

LiLCC, not to sound like a broken record, but if you've never tried an antidepressant, I would highly encourage you to talk to your doctor. Like you, I was physically destroyed when I first got this horrible affliction. There were days when I didn't even know who I was anymore. I would pace the...

I've posted this on many other threads, but I also have a loud low-frequency hum. It started from out of the blue in the Summer of 1996. I also have a high-pitched hissing that started a few months earlier, but that rarely bothers me. The humming has gotten so bad over the years that I've...

I've thought about suicide, but I could never go through with it. But I understand why people do it. Naomi Judd took that final step because of mental illness. She didn't have tinnitus (as far as I know), buy she did write a book about living with depression. And in the end, it was too much for...

No. My most recent tinnitus relapse happened on March 27. I didn't start the new AD until several weeks later. I switched because I had been on Lexapro for 15 years and had very good success with it. But my doctor said that ADs can lose their efficacy when taken for that many years. The relapse...

My high-pitched hissing is not reactive; it's consistent but ironically it doesn't bother me. I habituated to it 25 years ago. On the other hand, the low-pitched hum I also have IS reactive. Even something as simple as talking on the phone will set it off. Listening to music and even brushing...

Last night was one of the worst I can remember since the late 90s. The low-pitched hum in my ears was so loud, I didn't fall sleep until around 6AM. I had to take a Valium in order to get some semblance of sleep. But that barely did anything. I felt like a complete freak lying there with the...

Hi Jerad, I just read one of your more recent posts about dealing with the pain of tinnitus. Like you, the noise in my head is also a physical sensation. I have a high-pitched hissing that is NOT painful, but I also have a low-frequency hum that makes my ears and head vibrate. As I've mentioned...

The irony of the human body. Long before I acquired tinnitus in 1996, I was Mr. Health. In 1989, when I was 28, I started working out regularly and eating a healthier diet. I've never smoked, done drugs, or been a drinker. I've taken a multi-vitamin for years. Done all the "right" things. But...

From what I've experienced, earplugs don't help reduce lower frequency bass sounds. I've been a wedding DJ for 27 years, and when I put in my earplugs, they will block out the high frequency screeching of guests and music, but the bass sounds (especially from rap and hip-hop) still permeate my...

Your symptoms and experiences are almost identical to mine. (I go into more detail in my post above). I just got home from work, and I can barely hear the humming. But as the night progresses, it will get louder and louder with or without noise exposure. Last night it wasn't that loud when I...

Not to sound maudlin, but I ask this because I'm coming up on my 26th anniversary - April 27, 1996 was my last day of peace before my life changed. It was actually a good day. I had acted in a student thesis film in Silver Spring, MD and had a great time. After the shoot was over, I went home...

I have no idea what caused the relapse. It's happened before; I'll go several years without any sign of the humming noise, and then it will show up from out of the blue. Like you, I also feel my low tinnitus. It's like a vibration or fluttering somewhere in my head and ears. My high-pitched...

Before I had a major relapse on March 27, I felt like a different person. My tinnitus was quiet (and had been for 4 years), and I was living my life without the noise interfering. Since then, I feel like I'm walking on very thin ice. I'm even reluctant to turn on the radio in the car for fear it...

I have both a high-pitched hissing and a low-frequency hum. I habituated to the hissing 25 years ago, but the humming still makes me miserable. Unlike the hissing, which is constant and has never stopped since it started on 4/28/96, the humming will sometimes disappear for up to four years (the...

Yes, I feel that happening today. I've been on the new AD Pristiq for a little over a week, and I felt weirdly hopeless when I woke up this morning. A couple of days ago, I felt a little manic; the tinnitus had quieted down and I thought my worries were over (yeah, right). But the noise I heard...

Check out a documentary on YouTube called "The Suicide Tourist."

Forever Hopeful, As someone who has had tinnitus since 1996, I can tell you that it doesn't always get worse as you age. I'm 61, and my hearing is "perfectly normal" (according to my ENT) for someone my age. I started hearing a high-pitched hissing 26 years ago this month for reasons that were...

Hi Jerad, Those of us who have been there, as a result of tinnitus or some other medical condition, have a hard time explaining to people (at least I do) what that feeling is like. I know this isn't a depression forum per se, but what tinnitus can do to some of us definitely takes us down that...

Here's a post I put in another thread last week. My doctor has put me on a new antidepressant (Prestiq) and is referring me to an ENT I saw a few years ago. Before this most recent relapse, I thought I would never have to talk about this awful topic again. I've had a low-pitched buzzing/humming...

I've had a low-pitched buzzing/humming in my head since 1996, although it has been known to go away for periods of up to three years. I've been on the antidepressant Escitalopram (generic Lexapro) for 15 years which I stared taking for depression, anxiety, and OCD. The buzzing in my head stayed...

I've been a wedding DJ for 27 years. Once I open the dance floor, my earplugs go in. I use the cylindrical type that you roll up and that expand in your ear. I acquired tinnitus in April 1996, but I had no hearing loss. When I had it checked three years ago, my ENT said my hearing was...

I didn't know of Brian until I found this thread. As someone who has dealt with this beast on and off for 26 years, I can only imagine what drove him to the ultimate decision. I've had days where I didn't think life would ever be the same again, and nights where I wished I could fall asleep and...

Long before I was afflicted with tinnitus, I suffered from panic attacks. My first one happened when I was 27 and continued off and on for a couple of years. Now I'm 61 and still have one on rare occasions. Valium definitely helps me get through those episodes. A lot of people who have tinnitus...

My doctor switched me to Prestiq (Desvenlafaxine). It's basically a much better version of Effexor without the side effects. I've only been on it four days, and he said it will take a couple of weeks for it to kick in. He's also going to refer me to an ENT that I've seen a couple of times and is...

I've posted my story in other threads, but this thread is specific to our common enemy. In April 1996, I started hearing a high-pitched hissing in my head. After countless medical and hearing tests and MRIs, no cause or abnormalities were found, and I had no hearing loss. Eventually, I...

If I rapidly shake my head from side to side, the low-frequency hum that I hear will stop temporarily as if the hum is being interrupted. But as soon as my head is motionless, the noise returns again. I've never been to a chiropractor, and I don't have any neck pain. But I'm wondering if some...

I've had a low-pitched buzzing/humming in my head since 1996, although it has been known to go away for periods of up to three years. I've been on the antidepressant Escitalopram (generic Lexapro) for 15 years which I stared taking for depression, anxiety, and OCD. The buzzing in my head stayed...

When my tinnitus started in 1996, it completely ruined my life for all the reasons that have been stated on these forums. Every medical test I had (including three MRIs) came back normal. Even my hearing was above average for my age. I tried all sorts of herbs (Ginkgo biloba was the big one in...

I also have a low-pitched hum in addition to a high-pitched hissing noise. I habituated to the hissing over 20 years ago, but the hum has never been welcome. It's put me through bouts of depression I can't even begin to describe. I've been on Lexapro for 15 years, and that seems to have helped...

Nothing particularly stressful happened the day it returned. In fact, I had gone to the gym, had a good workout, came home, and ate a healthy dinner. Just another boring day. It was a few hours later that I started hearing the hum again. At first it was faint, but then it got louder. It's been...

The loudness varies, but when it's at its worst, it can be heard over normal, ambient sounds. But even if it's drowned out by traffic, I can still feel it. This affliction is also a physical sensation which feels like an electric motor is inside my head and ears. It's amazing how one's entire...

I started hearing a typical high-pitched hissing in my head back in 1996. A few months later, a low-frequency hum was added to the mix. I eventually habituated to the higher frequency, but the humming completely changed my life for the worst. I could only sleep a few hours a night as it sounded...

It came back last Sunday out of the blue and has been coming and going since. No changes in my diet, meds, routine, etc. Of course, I explored every possibility 25 years ago but no pattern or cause was ever found. It's a mystery that will most likely never be solved. My only hope right now is...

I started hearing a typical high-pitched hissing in my head back in 1996. A few months later, a low-frequency hum was added to the mix. I eventually habituated to the higher frequency, but the humming completely changed my life for the worst. I could only sleep a few hours a night as it sounded...

Yes, it is definitely a physical sensation. At times, it feels like a helicopter is flying around in my head. Or like someone is constantly plucking a string on a bass guitar. I will also occasionally feel it in my throat when it's at its worst. Assuming the Lexapro had anything at all to do...

I started hearing a typical high-pitched hissing in my head back in 1996. A few months later, a low-frequency hum was added to the mix. I eventually habituated to the higher frequency, but the humming completely changed my life for the worst. I could only sleep a few hours a night as it sounded...

PeteJ, I know what you're going through as I went through it myself. And I'm sure a lot of others on this board can relate as well. I had days and nights when I had to look in the mirror and convince myself that life was still worth living. I felt completely disconnected from the rest of the...

I also have that same hum you described (had it off and on for 23 years), but my blood pressure is normal, and I've never smoked. I would definitely recommend seeing your doc or an ENT. If you have something they can treat, you'll be way ahead most of us.

I've never had any kind of cramping in my ear. The fluttering and bizarre thumping sensations are bad enough. Something else that tends to aggravate it is talking on the phone. I can be having a relatively quiet day, but then I answer a call, and withing minutes the humming sound awakens. No...

I've had this malady for over 23 years - a loud, low-frequency hum that I can feel as well as hear. It's as if a helicopter or lawnmower is vibrating inside my skull. It's more prevalent in my right ear, but it engulfs my entire head. After three MRI's, numerous hearing tests (which all came...

I can also feel my tinnitus. I have a very loud, low-frequency hum that sometimes causes fluttering and/or thumping sensations in my neck and ears. It's like someone holding the base of an electric toothbrush to the side of my skull. Shaking my head from side to side makes it stop, but only...

I've been on Lexapro for nearly 15 years. It hasn't been a cure-all, but it's the best antidepressant I've taken. In the past, I tried Paxil, Zoloft, Effexor XR, and Gabapentin (an anti-seizure med). The Effexor worked for about a year, but then it stopped. And the withdrawal was horrible...

I've had a high-pitched hissing in both ears since April 1996. I'm able to ignore it most of the time. In July 1996, I started hearing a loud, low-pitched hum which is also a physical sensation, like a fluttering or vibration. This sound has caused me major depression, anxiety, and even...

I've never smoked any kind of weed in my life, and I'm 56 years old. But since my tinnitus returned about a month ago after being absent for 8 months, I'd be willing to try heroin at this point. I have a very loud low-pitched humming that I can physically feel as well as hear (I've posted about...

I'm sure I've had every test done over the years. If you know what this test is called, I'll look into it. Thanks!

Let us know the results of your ENT appointment. Everyone's causes are different.

I've had a low-pitched humming for over 20 years. When it started, I had every imaginable medical test performed including three MRI's and multiple hearing tests. Everything came back normal. No Meniere's and no hearing loss. The humming will sometimes disappear for up to a year and then come...

April 28, 1996 at 1:04am. I was watching TV and started hearing the first of two sounds. The second one began in July 1996.

Before I contracted tinnitus in April 1996, I had a history of depression and panic attacks. This is not uncommon. Many folks who got tinnitus from out of the blue have reported the same experiences. I finally got on antidepressants in 1999 and have tried different ones. I've been on Lexapro for...

Gin, I've posted about this on other threads. I've had a low hum in my head and ears, off and, for over 20 years. It just started from out of the blue one night in 1996. I first tried taking St. Johns Wort. That seemed to quiet the hum for a couple of months, but then it came back. I then tried...

It engulfs my entire head. On some occasions, it seems to be located primarily in my right ear. The volume fluctuates, of course, but it's usually loud enough that I can't ignore it.

I've had a low-frequency hum, off and on, for over 20 years. I've never habituated to it. When it first started, I had numerous tests done including three MRI's over the years. No cause was ever found, and I had no hearing loss. My hearing is still great for my age (56). Sometimes the humming...

I clicked on the link, but it only took me to an upload page. Your file wasn't there. Here's another sound that I occasionally use to drown out my hum -

What is NAC?