Poll: Do You Know Anyone Whose Tinnitus Went Away?

[Jordyn]

mine went away. i think ive always had head noise but man it was disturbingly loud for about a month. it's back to normal now but i pay attn to it more now to check improvement or worsening of it. so far so good

 

[Aficianado]

Mine went away in a little over a year.

 

[Bill Bauer]

Mine went away in a little over a year.

How long did that period where you could hear it only in quiet rooms last for you?

 

[Rick Garner]

Mine lasted 5 and a half months, and completely vanished.
Find my story for answer here https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/my-battle-with-tinnitus-was-over.21013/

 

[Aficianado]

How long did that period where you could hear it only in quiet rooms last for you?

I would say probably a month at the end. Before that it was reactionary, or rose above the ambient noise level, as well as being noticeable in a quiet room.

 

[Paulmanlike]

It would be interesting to know that if those who's t did vanish over x amount of months, what the cause was

 

[Mymlan]

Interesting thread. I know one that had it for a year (TMJ and/or noise related), and another one who had it for two years before it vanished.

 

[HeavyMantra]

I know a guy who had it because of high blood pressure, it went completely. Another guy had it because of jaw tension, went away completely.

I was also a guy who had it go completely, until one mistake (using headphones) made it come back 10x worse. Still here and worse than ever one year later.

 

[Kriszti]

My loud, low, vibrating, washing machine type, unilateral sound went away after 3 weeks. Considering, that I had it in 2016, 2017, I expect it to come back later. I don't know what caused it, don't know why it went away. Interestingly, in 2018 when I did not have it, I was on a passive term at the university, so it might have some connection to stress and anxiety. I got floaters the same year, but months before the first tinnitus onset.
My bilateral, ultra high frequency, metallic, shrill sound which I developed (or noticed) this year, the third week in not sleeping and freaking out about the low hum has been persistent for exactly 2 months now. (Anniversary today, yay!)

My friend's unilateral, whistle-like tinnitus caused by an ear infection went away after a debilitating 2,5 months battle. Took 4 ENTs to figure it out, that she in fact had ear infection...

My other friend's low, unilateral tinnitus went away in a month. But hers was caused by BP being all-over the place. She still has static, bilateral mild T, but doesn't get bothered by it much.

One of the ENTs I saw claimed that he had once Tinnitus for about a month, but by the time he decided to check it out, it had gone away. I don't know, whether this was true or just a story to calm down patients.

 

[bobvann]

I knew 3 people who had tinnitus IRL. 2 of them still suffer and for one it was gone after one year. There is also the fact that it does not affect some people at all. I think it's more to the fact that they habituate.

Julian Cowan Hill is a snake oilist.

 

[Mymlan]

Julian Cowan Hill is a snake oilist.

I agree.

 

[bobvann]

Like a lot of folks when I was in panic mode early on and wanting to walk off a building. I remember being so tired by not sleeping for 4 days, I almost fell on my face outside after acupuncture appointment. I was on YouTube, was pumping sounds in my ears not knowing I also had a form of hyperacusis at the time aggravating things. Then I landed on Julian's videos. If I used an Registered Message Therapist, to render Cranial Sacral, it was covered by my plan.

Of course it turned out to be horseshit.

I do like acupuncture, I get 2 hour treatments and cupping. Does not do much for tinnitus but relaxing all the same.

 

[PeteJ]

I knew 3 people who had tinnitus IRL. 2 of them still suffer and for one it was gone after one year. There is also the fact that it does not affect some people at all. I think it's more to the fact that they habituate.

Julian Cowan Hill is a snake oilist.

I think the nature or severity of the tinnitus is relevant though.

I know people in real life who have tinnitus too. Two have mild tinnitus and one might have moderate tinnitus. All three habituated but imho, when it's loud and severe, I think it is much harder and I am skeptical of claims someone did who has it so severe. It is just natural for me and I can't help it.

 

[bobvann]

I hear you, on my spazz days it gets quite intrusive.