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http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/cto/2016-15/cto000131.shtml Abstract A nearly endless number of procedures has been tried and in particular sold for the treatment of tinnitus, unfortunately they have not been evaluated appropriately in an evidence-based way. A causal therapy, omitting the...

I wish more famous people with T would tell their stories, especially how they cope.

Agree with @Zug . This gives me something to look forward to, whether it happens sooner or later.

Oh man, keep this stuff coming. A lot of us need to hear news like this...

I think it's different for everyone. I tried earplane plugs and had to take them out, found them uncomfortable. Regular foam plugs work for me but I've found it best to fly open-eared, no plugs at all. I just don't watch movies anymore - read or take some melatonin and sleep. But it all...

Up until this recent spike, my T was mostly a key-jangling or cricket-chirping noise, just in my right ear. Now it's back as a dog whistle/fluorescent light hum, as in my first days, plus I now have it in my left ear sporadically. My head feels clogged, too. So I'm not sure if my T was going...

I've recently refunded to this forum after a while not noticing my own T and not wanting to think about it. It's an up and down process but one thing you'll learn, if it doesn't go away, is that you'll be able to live with it. Good luck.

Great help to read this. I'm having a relapse of my entire days, noticing it all the time and experiencing negative thoughts or panic. I know I'll get through it but it helps to see others who have.

I'm only an occasional visitor to TT but I'd bet a lot of folks like me are willing to become more active if we think there's a realistic chance of getting more attention and $ for T research. It would certainly make me feel a lot better to know I'm doing something, instead of just waiting to...

Hi everyone. I stopped coming to TT frequently a while ago, as it seems to help me adapt more by not reminding myself of my condition. Tonight I just wanted to seek some friendly thoughts because I'm in a bad way. My T is in my right ear, left ear was fine. I'm finishing up a two week...

Thanks, @Evian . Yeah, I was staying away from this forum for a while because I was better off not doing anything to remind me of my T. I'm still trying to not let it get to me, despite the intensity. I am just so confused as to whether this is a spike or just a period of physical...

Anybody else have this - For the last 4 days or so it seems like my T is more intense, but I can't really say or not whether it's gotten any louder. I've been habituating more or less ok ever since the original panic when it started. Then suddenly in the middle of the day last week, I had the...

I put down "other" because I don't know where my complaint fits. The biggest thing that bothers me is barometric pressure. It turns relatively tolerable T into a high-pitched squeal that drives me nuts.

Sorry for your loss, linearb. My father is 91 and has had progressive hearing loss for decades. I haven't asked him about tinnitus but I wouldn't be surprised if he had it. He's a world war 2 vet and used to love blasting opera records when he was younger. Even if he doesn't have it, he's...

Now that I'm more used to it (not habituated, just doing better with it), I've pretty much decided not to do anything, either. My thinking is that I will habituate more easily if I simply accept it as part of me. I just came back from my first overseas trip, which I was dreading after my T...

@MikeA and @Telis, good sleep is definitely key. Unfortunately, my three year old is a lousy sleeper and doesn't let me get too mush rest. But I manage to get enough sleep to avoid anxiety. @marqualler, congratulations! The one thing that really helps me forget my T are my kids. I'm sure...

Thanks, all, for the good advice. The spike did go down after a day or so and is back where it was before. @marqualler, good to have another father with small kids around here to sympathize with. I now keep ear plugs ready with me at all times. @VincentR, I thought I knew how to wear...

my baby daughter was crying like crazy last night. I tried comforting her but she shrieked so loud that it caused my T to spike. It is now worse than it was and so far hasn't calmed down. I'm still new to T so on edge already. The tone is sharper and louder than before. Do others have this...

That sounds what I'm hoping will happen to me, soon. Seems like you're habituating. My first week was as awful as you describe. I'm trying to make the best of things now but I still find my T merciless. Good for you!

So my doctor advised me against the ibuprofen and suggested I try Lyrica (pregabalin), which is an anti-spasmodic medication. I'll try that for a couple of weeks and, if it doesn't work, we'll try the prednisone. I'm also looking for a physio with a specialty in TMJ. Slept with a mouth guard...

Thank you, @Carlos1 ! Same to you.

@Kaelon, thank you so much for your thorough response! I'm just going to print it out in full to take to my doctor tomorrow. I'll see what he says. I share your value of thorough research as a way to reach catharsis - I've been trying to learn as much as I can as I find the more knowledge I...

@Kaelon, I appreciate your posts - you seem to do a lot of research and provide a lot of helpful, detailed information. I don't have any jaw pain per se but I do feel some tension and mild soreness around my jaw. My T has been a steady, high pitched tone, probably much less intrusive than many...

@Thongjy, I've been reading in other threads that jaw-related pain (TMJ) can be a cause of tinnitus, and that people whose T is related to TMJ experience a waxing and waning, as well. Do you grind or grit your teeth at night? Maybe your T is caused by that? I'm going to look into this as a...

I'm having a high day today, after a few days where I thought my T was diminishing. It sounds like a lot of people have that. What's keeping me going today is the expectation is that I'll have other days where it's low enough to ignore, and that eventually it will either fade or I'll habituate.

I'm wondering what you all think of this experience I had with an ENT: I visited the ENT yesterday, had an audiology exam. The good news - no hearing loss, no ear wax build up, nothing. Except for the T my ears are in great shape. The Dr (who also has T, it turns out, so is not...

Asian, let me know if your T improves and how you're coping; I'm planning a flight in late May and I'm scared to death. It will be the first flight since my T started and I'm afraid I won't react well if it worsens.

More depressing news. I love going on the Cyclone in Brooklyn, have to cross that off my list, at least for this year. Maybe once I habituate, I can pop a couple of earplugs in and enjoy myself but now it's still too new and I'm still too paranoid.

I'm there with you. too. I'm having a spike today (real or imagined, who knows...). I'm only a few weeks in and just beginning to stabilize emotionally from it. My T is better than a lot of other people's and I've been getting better at ignoring it but then a day comes like today and I can't...

Nathan, I'm going on 2 weeks and I thought I was going to go nuts. I've had good and bad days but even after so short a time I can tell that we can all get through this shit. I had a spike this afternoon but it's gone down now. It's not going to be easy but you can get through it - telling...

Thank you. Today's a bit of a step back after two more encouraging days. I see my GP today (also a 30-year tinnitus sufferer) and will find an ENT soon. As long as I can keep from cracking up. I should be ok.

Good advice, thank you. Today was my first day without panic. I feel closer to normal than I have all week. Needed half a Xanax for the MRI but otherwise I could have done without it. I'm trying to put a lot of what Ive read in the forums to practice. So today I'm feeling a lot more...

My fear, as a newbie (one week as of today), is that habituation will not wok out so great for me. I live in a house with a really loud HVAC system. I've never really gotten used to it. It's gotten better over time, it doesn't make me crazy as it used to, but I still notice it and still don't...

I'm one week in, too, and I am hoping the worst is over, in terms of my panic and misery. This is inspiring.

I share your anxiety. I wish you luck. I'm also nervous, I should go back to work today but I'm not sure whether I'm up to it. The masking + half xanax helped me get to sleep but then my boy woke me up at around 2:00 and I've been up since then. He's getting a cold so now I'm concerned about...

you have my sympathy, Rhiannon67, and I hope you feel better soon. Today was my first day without a panic attack. It's only now at night that the T is bothering me but I'm listening to waterfall sounds and took half a Xanax to help get me to sleep. I'm concerned about becoming addicted but...

Good advice, I'll check them out.

Thank you all again. i appreciate your advice and warmth.

Ok, one other question, the tinnitus ear feels stuffy and maybe a little painful. Common?

Thank you all. I know the panic needs to end. I had an attack just now and my wife let me cry it out for the better part of an hour. I feel shaky but better. I have prescription meds, Xanax and lexapro, but I just started the lexapro so it still hasn't taken effect. Took half a Xanax and now...

Thank you. Yes, I do fly and my next trip is in April. scared to death. I can't relax.

I am sure this is the same plea for help as everyone has already seen. I am freaking out. I just started having the ringing in one ear a week ago and it is driving me crazy. I feel like everything I have is threatened. I am still relatively young, 43, with two small kids at home whom I love...