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Unfortunately when I healed, the last place I wanted to be was on a tinnitus forum. I do wish I had called in from time to time and had seen the threads here on vaccination.

I’ve been getting an average of about 3 hours sleep for the past 5 months. Habituation is difficult for severe tinnitus but it can be done. It takes a lot of time though. Maybe a year or more. I did it when I first had tinnitus. Once I habituated sleeping became easier and the noise itself...

I healed completely from severe tinnitus after two years. I lived in lovely silence for 3.5 years until November 2021 when I took the Pfizer jab. Now it's back at twice the volume along with pulsatile tinnitus.

The holiday was in Malta. I am absolutely sure the vaccination caused the return of my tinnitus. I had virtually zero tinnitus for several years If you do a search you will see that tinnitus is a very common adverse effect of all the vaccines. Vaccines take 7-8 days to begin working in the...

I was almost 4 years free of severe tinnitus. It had started in 2016 and ended in 2018. Then I took Pfizer in November last year. Severe tinnitus returned with loud banging pulsatile tinnitus. It took 8 days for that stuff to wreak havoc in my body and undo years of healing. I thought of...

Nothing really other than listen to the sounds of nature intently. The sound of the sea especially. It's all about calming the nervous system as much as possible. Tinnitus is often a problem of the hyperattentiveness causing fear.

Be careful not to take too much medication. The body has enough to deal with without all these strange substances being thrown at it. I recovered from tinnitus after 2.5 years. At the start I was like yourself taking all sorts of medication, supplements etc. However, after a while I realised...

Thanks Deb. I am at a very low point at the moment. To have been free of all noises for years. Then to have everything come back with additional severe Pulsatile Tinnitus within 8 days of vaccination is literally soul destroying. The psychological effects are just as devastating. I actually...

That’s interesting Deb. Thanks. Hadn’t thought along those lines. Is it easy to be prescribed LDN by doctors? The low histamine diet is probably a good idea. I had my blood markers done and they came back normal. I had tinnitus and pulsatile tinnitus before and they resolved naturally over a...

Hang on in there. I have been through this before. Suicidal in 2016. In 2 years or so I was back living a normal life with very low tinnitus. The body is a remarkable healing system. I am back here because of severe pulsatile and ordinary tinnitus brought on by the Pfizer shot. This is 10...

Can’t say. Mine wasn’t brought on by antihistamines afaik.

Yes, that hum went away after about a year. I suspect it may have been some kind of inflammation of the mastoid as that was only thing that showed up in an MRI. I found Promethazine helped with the hum as did ginger, honey and turmeric drink. The present hum is more problematic. I believe it...

The hum may be your ear picking up blood flow through your blood vessels. I had that for a while some years ago. Recently due to the vaccine I’ve acquired a rhythmic hum which is definitely pulsatile tinnitus. I can hear my heartbeats in my left ear too. Very difficult to live with. I hope...

My nightmare began 8 days after my first Pfizer jab. Reading up it takes a week or 8 days for the vaccine to kick in. It seems that the vaccine can actually cause tinnitus in some people. COVID-19 itself can also cause the condition. Wish I had known before I thought about vaccination.

I went a few years with extremely low tinnitus after about 4 years of severe tinnitus. I got very severe pulsatile tinnitus and tinnitus back again after the COVID-19 vaccine late last year.

My tinnitus started a week after the Pfizer vaccine in November. Before that, I had recovered completely from tinnitus for 3 years. One jab and it was back. This time with bilateral pulsatile tinnitus and ordinary tinnitus in both ears. I have been on sleeping meds since December. I have not...

Most likely your tinnitus will go away over time maybe a year or a bit more. The first months with tinnitus are horrendous but something happens usually around the 6 months mark. You stop being afraid of the sounds. This acts as a kind of positive feedback loop and you pay less and less...

I am reading a book at the moment by Ram Dass called ‘Still Here’. I would recommend it. He talks of our two states - our Soul Body which is awareness and is always watching. He believes it is what goes beyond death. The other state is our Ego. Always struggling, ruminating catastrophising and...

Sounds horrific to me.

I had almost full remission after 2 and a half years with one spike a year later for a week. I almost immediately went back to my old normal. Thought very little about it and didn’t go near Tinnitus Talk. For me I just wanted to forget that horrible time and get on with life. I wish I had...

It is weird. I think I had COVID-19 in early 2020 before anybody really knew it by name. It didn’t affect my ears in any way. No problems through 2021 until I took the Pfizer vaccine. Now loud bilateral tinnitus and pulsatile tinnitus. Who knows what is going on. There is talk of spike...

Pulsatile tinnitus can also be caused by inflammation of the vascular system and inflammation of the mastoid bone. Often this can take a while to heal.

I can agree with this. It took me over 2 years for me. I never liked white noises though. Eventually the noises faded away by themselves. I wish I had come on here last year to talk about my success. I would have seen the threads on the COVID-19 vaccines and tinnitus. Unfortunately I didn’t...

It is very frustrating Deb. Tinnitus had stopped being part of my life for a number of years. The sounds were barely perceptible. That all changed with the jab. It’s not even the ordinary tinnitus that bothers me. I have acquired a very loud banging pulsatile tinnitus which keeps me from...

As has been said, things will improve as the months roll by. There is very little you can do until the limbic brain calms down. I’ve been through this twice and its always been the same. Now, unfortunately, going through it again much worse from COVID-19 vaccine.

As someone who has been through this process a couple of times. It’s natural to try and protect yourself during the first few months of onset or re-onset. You hope something you do will help get rid of the noise. After a while you realise nothing helps so what’s the point of depriving yourself...

Interesting. Very sad to hear of his suffering. There are parallels with my own journey. I had recovered almost completely from both pulsatile and ‘ordinary’ tinnitus and had lived over 3 years in silence. The Pfizer jab ended that last year. Now back with pulsatile and tonal tinnitus. Surely...

I’m lucky to have an understanding partner. She has seen me through tinnitus once before. It makes getting through doubly hard when people don’t understand. They think getting a hearing aid will tackle everything. However, I do think attitudes are changing. There seems to be more recognition...

I believe my tinnitus journey started with a middle ear infection. It caused perforation in my left ear twice in a couple of months. My tinnitus from that lasted about 3.5 years with a break of silence for around 6 months. The tinnitus more or less disappeared except for 1 noise induced spike...

To rub salt in my wounds I only got jabbed at the end of November. Now we see the pandemic is almost over. Yet myself and others will be left to deal with this for an unknown period. I wish you well. 9 months is not that long in tinnitus terms. There is still a very good chance you’ll pull...

Definitely get a test done if you fear SSHL. It sounds like you’ve got ‘normal’ tinnitus but any test that reduces fear and reduces stress is good. As you have less stress, over time the perception of tinnitus can reduce and eventually fade.

You’re in the very early stages when panic is at its worst. Things will probably remain that way for a few months. Its always the same with tinnitus. The next stage is getting used to the sounds. This seems impossible now but it nearly always happens. From then your neuroplasticity may kick in...

Thanks Werner. I’m not sure whether the pulsatile tinnitus is subjective. I haven’t gone to anyone to assess that yet. Good to hear that you haven’t experienced any bad side effects from the Zopiclone usage over that period of time. We struggle on!

I am not trying to defend feudal Tibet and it was basically feudal up to the mid 20th Century. I don't think the Dalai Lama had much choice where he lived either. There was a political system in place in which he was a cog. He has said many times that he would not advocate going back to the old...

It took 4 years to get rid of tinnitus. You can read my posts detailing the journey by clicking on my name. Very little works except activating the body's innate healing system. Walking in nature and reducing stress are important. Nourishing natural foods are good in the early stages. I tried...

I have read some of it. Good stuff. I do think the mixing of any philosophy whether secular or religious with politics is nearly always a bad idea. E.g. the most famous avowedly atheistic governments was Stalinist Russia. All religions were put down and there was a philosophy of equality...

I think you should actually read Buddhist texts. There are no calls for eye gouging or serfdom in them. Yes feudal Tibet was not ideal but no feudal society is. It is a pity but every system of government is cruel whether we see it or not. Read a basic book on Buddhism and tell me where you...

I tried Saffron a few years ago and it definitely did reduce the level of my tinnitus somewhat.

Interesting post Werner. I have acquired severe pulsatile tinnitus as a result of a COVID-19 vaccine. It sounds quite similar to yours. At night I can hear every heartbeat against a low drone like someone beating on a drum. Impossible to sleep with. I have started taking one Zopiclone per...

Unfortunately ENTs are worse than useless with tinnitus. They may measure loss of hearing etc but they can’t do a darn thing about it. Their invasive investigations may themselves trigger issues with the ears including popping and TTTS.

Money can’t buy a cure for tinnitus. Bezos would spend his billions on experimental devices or on charlatans. The only cure is within you own healing system. That just costs time and lots and lots of patience.

Think we’ll have to agree to disagree on this one

I’m using Zopiclone 3.5 mg at the moment. I get about 4 hours good sleep with it. I have used Promethazine 50 mg in the past. I got longer sleep but could feel a bit groggy next morning.

Some people I know function on less than 4 hours per night. As we grow older we tend to need less sleep. Mind you before tinnitus I used to love a good long night’s sleep.

You don’t have to talk about these things to be an atheist. What he was about was mindfulness and compassion. I don’t think he actually cared if you believe in organised religion. I know many theists who valued his approach to life. I know many atheists likewise. His approach was always that it...

On the contrary. This is a greeting. In India they would call it Namaste. I’m not sure what they call it in Vietnam. People have different ways of greeting each other around the world whether agnostic or atheist.

Every day is a day closer to habituation, cure or death. Whatever happens your suffering will end in time. Nothing remains the same. Everything including suffering is impermanent.

Because he meant a lot to me (a contributor to this thread) and I believe helped me heal my tinnitus before through mindfulness. I suppose you could actually say he was an atheist. He certainly never talked about gods.

A great teacher died today in Thich Nhat Hanh. His teachings on mindful walking helped me a lot when I was first experiencing tinnitus. Even today as I walk in a park I say ‘Breathing in, I breathe in, breathing out, I breathe out... Breathing in, I breathe in deeply, breathing out, I breathe...

Today was the day I was supposed to take my second Pfizer jab - 8 weeks after the first. Hell will freeze over before I take that poison again.

I meant all the tinnitus noises disappeared. Sometimes in a very quiet room I might have heard a tone.

It may seem trite but get out into nature. Watch movements. Breathe fresh air. If you can, take a break from work and stress. Take meds if you need to sleep. Take one day at a time. They are the only things that worked for me.

Tried a faith healer once for a few sessions. Nothing much happened. I think the main benefit was getting through time hopefully. The real ‘miracle’ of healing comes from within ourselves over time. Whatever gets us through the crisis time is useful whether it be weird supplements, faith...

Glad to hear it has reduced in volume for you. I think I could deal with the ordinary tones I have. Its the loud thudding pulsatile tinnitus which is the problem for me. Still only 8 weeks or so into this so very early days. I know from experience this could take years to resolve. And yes I...

I’ve had tinnitus from suspected inflammation before. The first was pulsatile tinnitus. It took 10 months to dissipate. I had ordinary tinnitus for 2.5 years before it faded. Now I have pulsatile tinnitus and ordinary tinnitus from the Pfizer jab. I think 6 months is optimistic but possible...

Truth is an interesting concept. Scientifically we can never achieve 100% probability of truth about anything. Think of the ‘medical truths’ that have been debunked over the centuries. Religious ‘truth’ is another thing - there are so many of them depending on your choice of religion. Some of...

The first few months of tinnitus are horrendous. The mind is in total overload. Your limbic system is in flight or fight mode and will not allow rest. This is when just about everyone has suicidal thoughts. After maybe 5 or 6 months the limbic system calms down. Sleep becomes easier and stress...

Interesting Lane. I believe my severe pulsatile tinnitus in my right ear may be caused by inflammation from the COVID-19 vaccine. Have you any info on strength or brand of Serrapeptase people were using?

I don’t believe in any particular God but am interested in the healing power of faith. I believe that belief can give a person hope and thus influence the progression of their disease. I believe mental attitude goes a long way in the healing process even if its just giving yourself time for the...

From my experience tinnitus can lessen over time. Mine took about two and a half years. Nothing much happens for a long time. In fact things can get worse but your teaction to the sounds lessens. They mean less and less. You begin to sleep normally again. This is when the magic can happen. From...