I have had tinnitus for over 40 years, initially due to acoustic trauma, with several 'wrong place, wrong time' spikes over the years. My last major spike was in 2014 (which was the last time, until now, that I posted).
I had about 8 years of habituation until a few weeks ago: I had an accident with my mobile phone on speaker where I pressed up-volume by accident. There was a 1 second sound that really didn't seem loud enough to cause a spike, but it did. I thought I was a bit more resilient, but I wasn't! I had been very careful all those years; wearing earplugs whenever I left my apartment: I avoided several spikes while outside (I live in Las Vegas; a very loud city!).
I am about 3 weeks into spike #10 (I think!) and going through the same horrible feelings that a lot of folks here are. I just started taking the supplements that helped me in the past (it took me a while to remember them!). They are primarily Zinc, Magnesium, and GABA. Medical cannabis has helped in the past, but I have not smoked since early November: clearing out my lungs!
I will post my progress: I would say my tinnitus went from 2/10 to 7/10 now; actually the volume of my tinnitus did not change; just how much of the time my brain pays attention to it. I am hoping to have some positive news in a month or two.
It was a bit disappointing to see that in the time since 2014 until now, no real progress on a cure or more successful treatments.
Stay strong; we all will eventually habituate! I will post next when I have any updates.
I had about 8 years of habituation until a few weeks ago: I had an accident with my mobile phone on speaker where I pressed up-volume by accident. There was a 1 second sound that really didn't seem loud enough to cause a spike, but it did. I thought I was a bit more resilient, but I wasn't! I had been very careful all those years; wearing earplugs whenever I left my apartment: I avoided several spikes while outside (I live in Las Vegas; a very loud city!).
I am about 3 weeks into spike #10 (I think!) and going through the same horrible feelings that a lot of folks here are. I just started taking the supplements that helped me in the past (it took me a while to remember them!). They are primarily Zinc, Magnesium, and GABA. Medical cannabis has helped in the past, but I have not smoked since early November: clearing out my lungs!
I will post my progress: I would say my tinnitus went from 2/10 to 7/10 now; actually the volume of my tinnitus did not change; just how much of the time my brain pays attention to it. I am hoping to have some positive news in a month or two.
It was a bit disappointing to see that in the time since 2014 until now, no real progress on a cure or more successful treatments.
Stay strong; we all will eventually habituate! I will post next when I have any updates.