I haven't tried Turmeric. I will start taking it.
When I wake up in the morning, when I hear a sound, the tympanic membrane in my ear makes a rustling sound.
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You're right, I've been searching a lot. Disappointment and waste of money.With turmeric, make sure to eat/take black pepper with it, or if taking a pill, make sure it has piperine (which is in black pepper). The piperine greatly increases the absorption of the turmeric. Note that this is NOT a cure and probably won't make a significant difference in your ringing. However, turmeric is very, very anti-inflammatory and can help with any damage that might have occurred and in general is good for overall health, so it can't hurt.
Unfortunately no one will have an answer for you because everyone's ears, genetics, backgrounds, causes, symptoms, etc. are different. Some people get better after a few days (they're the lucky ones), some people months, even YEARS, and for some very unlucky souls, it's with them for life. The more you search for answers, the more disappointed you'll be. This sounds cliche but you have to take it one day at a time and appreciate what you have now. If you start counting the days, or get your hopes up too high if you find a "cure" online, your anxiety will just get worse. I know because that's what I was doing a few weeks ago. But I understand being upset, it's a terrible thing and none of us deserve this
Also unfortunately, I thought I was getting better but the past 3 days it seems louder. I think fluctuations are normal, even if I can't identify a trigger. But they definitely throw me off and has started giving me anxiety again :/
Also remember that it's technically NOT a sound—it's your brain projecting noise to make up for the damage done at whatever frequencies.
Reminding myself of that has helped with habituation. It gives me some hope that my brain will eventually filter out the noise. I hope that makes sense and can help change your perspective
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Thank you, I didn't even know to protect my ears at all the last three years. I went to concerts, movies, etc. regularly. I think that tinnitus was very different. It was caused by a prescription drug withdrawal. This was an acoustic trauma. I never imagined, my son would yell in my ear.
I know what happened to you. I read your previous articles. Being a teacher is even harder. They have a hard time avoiding loud noises.
That's a good perspective to have. Thank you for sharing this. I'm (hopefully) in a similar place of acceptance. At least I'm not crying myself to sleep anymore (but still having trouble with sleep). But there's nothing else we can do other than accept it. I'm sure we'll have plenty of bad days still but hopefully more days of just not suffering.I guess I lost the battle with tinnitus. It was 2 months. The ringing did not pass. I gave up the war.
I will do something that the ringing did not expect. I will not try to ignore it. I will not ignore it. I will see it as a part of myself. I will accept it as my life partner. There is no rule that our life partners will always be good. Tinnitus is my life partner. It talks a lot, it is very chatty. I'm trying to love it. Even if its voice is not nice
I will share the results.
My acceptance doesn't mean I'm used to it. Without acceptance, the habituation process does not begin. If our brain doesn't accept this, how can it habituate? Not accepting is putting more stress on the body.
Cognitive behavior therapy worked for me. Eventually, as you habituate, your mind will learn to ignore the sound and it won't bother you. Tell me if you would like some links with information, to help you cope while you go through the habituation process.
You don't usually have to really look for it to hear it over everything, do you? Like do you very clearly hear it over everything even when it's not that loud?
mine is reactive so that's why 
It should improve. Just have to wait it out unfortunately.I'm at day 79.
The tinnitus has not subsided.
Hyperacusis is at the same level.
The feeling of pressure in my ears has not gone away.
The popping sound of swallowing has not gone away.
I keep waiting
Acute, subacute, chronic... they are just medical/pharmaceutical definitions. Every case is different. Don't lose hope just because somebody wrote somewhere in the internet that after 6 months the ailment is chronic.
It would probably be enough to cut the Pentagon's expenses of a 5% and redirect the funds towards some research that could really be beneficial for the population. Well, it's the same in my own country. Tinnitus clinics still use TRT lol. At least in Sweden (where I live) at Karolinska Institutet they are doing some serious research (see Christopher Cederroth, who has severe tinnitus himself).Jrblovsky said:
Fuck no. Mine is way louder than when it started. Loud roaring all day long mixed with screeching. I've gone from 5% hearing loss to 60% or so. No reason or explanation why. Just Meniere's it is, all these worthless pukes say. I walked out of the ENT office the other day with no intention of ever going back. This ailment needs a cure now. Not in year, now. Some of us are at the end of our ropes and I'm one of them. I won't make it another five years. If I don't find relief soon it's going to drive me to suicide. I failed last time which was disappointing and I won't again. I just want the misery to end. Everything I worked my whole life for is gone. Career, savings, everything.
Have you tried Betahistine or Cinnarizine for Meniere's? Betahistine is a popular drug for Meniere's in my country.
I've done Prednisone and Dexamethasone shots in the ear. They work for a few hours, then back to extreme again. Cutting the auditory nerve is something I've been told may or may not work. Good luck finding a doctor to do that. They don't sell either of the drugs you mentioned in the United states. I have no vertigo anyways so I'm sure they won't help.
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