- Dec 7, 2024
- 13
- Tinnitus Since
- 02/2022
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Loud music on headphones
Hi everyone,
This is not a success story, at least not yet, but I am posting because I have had a noticeable reduction in my tinnitus over the past month. This gives me a great deal of hope. I developed tinnitus in February 2022 from listening to loud music on headphones. After some initial worsening, it stabilized at roughly 6 out of 10 in volume and has remained that way ever since. It caused me quite a bit of distress. I was not really habituating, but I did learn to distract myself.
Last year was a bit of a nightmare for me in other aspects of life, and, long story short, I moved back in with my parents after living on my own for a year and a half. I also promised myself that in 2025, I would do everything in my power to eliminate, yes eliminate, my tinnitus.
The two main things I have tried are Tinnitus Retraining Therapy and supplements. I have been self administering TRT for a month using an MP3 player and Koss earbuds while reading books on tinnitus. I am also waiting for a doctor's appointment in February. So far, it feels like it is really helping. In addition, I have been taking Ginkgo, Turmeric, Hawthorn, Vinpocetine, Magnesium Powder, Garlic, and Pomegranate, which I think might be helping to calm my brain and those overactive bursting neurons that researchers believe create the tinnitus signal. Just generally destressing and doing less has also made a difference.
Anyway, I hope to give another update at some point with more improvement!
This is not a success story, at least not yet, but I am posting because I have had a noticeable reduction in my tinnitus over the past month. This gives me a great deal of hope. I developed tinnitus in February 2022 from listening to loud music on headphones. After some initial worsening, it stabilized at roughly 6 out of 10 in volume and has remained that way ever since. It caused me quite a bit of distress. I was not really habituating, but I did learn to distract myself.
Last year was a bit of a nightmare for me in other aspects of life, and, long story short, I moved back in with my parents after living on my own for a year and a half. I also promised myself that in 2025, I would do everything in my power to eliminate, yes eliminate, my tinnitus.
The two main things I have tried are Tinnitus Retraining Therapy and supplements. I have been self administering TRT for a month using an MP3 player and Koss earbuds while reading books on tinnitus. I am also waiting for a doctor's appointment in February. So far, it feels like it is really helping. In addition, I have been taking Ginkgo, Turmeric, Hawthorn, Vinpocetine, Magnesium Powder, Garlic, and Pomegranate, which I think might be helping to calm my brain and those overactive bursting neurons that researchers believe create the tinnitus signal. Just generally destressing and doing less has also made a difference.
Anyway, I hope to give another update at some point with more improvement!
