Poll: Which Treatments Have Helped You?

[VaR]

I was just thinking, that it would be great to have a poll where people can vote on which treatment or drug or therapy has helped them the most. There are a LOT of threads out here and well, it is very time consuming to go through all of them. And I have listed out some of the treatments. If there is another major treatment just comment and people can just like the comment to poll on it.

 

[Marlene]

The B 6 B 12 are good ,there helpful with the anxiety and T .take these daily since friends told me ,good for nerves ,and their T .

 

[Asian]

For me, turmeric and fish oil seems to help a bit .. Maybe its inflammation related in my case

 

[Manuel Tissm]

can you put 2 more items?

1) steam cells
2) none

 

[Nick the Swede]

I have to put my vote down on the 2 ws
Whisky and workout. Couldnt find them among the options.

 

[VaR]

I added some more options. I have my exams coming up next week and having a bad time with T.

 

[LadyDi]

Thanks, @VaR. Hope more of you will take this poll. I am interested to see the results.

It also would be interesting what people have tried that HASN'T helped them.
I will say that three of the four things I checked - Neuromonics, acupuncture, benzo -- did not so much help me with the tinnitus itself (loudness) but more the anxiety that came with tinnitus. I would say Neuromonics (which I am not quite done with) helped me with perception somewhat.

NAC was the one thing that seemed to somewhat quiet my T when it was at max volume. I do not take it daily, save it for emergencies.

Another thing I think should be added to this list, what probably helped me more than anything: cognitive behavioral therapy. It didn't make my tinnitus go away but sure does help me cope until better treatments come along.

 

[Larry OT]

Clonazepam helped the anxiety which softened the perception of the volume which is as good as it gets BUT as I try and taper down from 3 months of use (7 months w Bad T ) it's a wee bit fucking noisy in here. However, time heals all wounds and I am not looking for bridges to jump off of.
When I hike and exercise I feel better and T takes a back seat.
Also my masking apps help a bit.

 

[Marlene]

VaR ,hope on the day your sitting exam ,your be on a good day ,and pass it with flying colours .
One thing I notice when mines really high. I sit in comfy chair ,have 40 winks and hey like magic it will often drop the T down ,to where you cope better give it a try see if it works for you .
Good luck for next week .

 

[FuzzyFrey]

I only voted on 'Working out' and 'none' because I've not been very adventurous. Exercise does in general improve my mood, though as far as I'm aware with tinnitus, my T would only improve because my mood did. I don't know

The NHS did have me undergo TRT a few years ago but I think that was for the hyperacusis. In which case I'm unsure if it helped or not, given that time can heal these things too ^^.

 

[VaR]

Thank you Marlene for the wishes. The week ahead seems like an uphill battle. Also, I hope most of the members here see this thread and put in their experiences.

 

[Marlene]

Just pace yourself VaR ,till exam done .No late nights ,get some sleep in .dont over do the books.
It's interesting what comes up on these threads .good read .How old are you ? Young by sounds of it ,well younger than me .there was a youngster on what I was reading yesterday ,only 14 yrs with T ,sad to be young with it ,see how it interferes with my life at my age .Shows T hasent got an age limit set to it ,and anything can start it off .

 

[VaR]

I'm 22 Marlene and I want to go for my masters soon. Hence, giving the GRE next week and well a couple more exams. And T was unexpected and no, it doesn't discriminate. It was bearable for a while but I'm having a spike now. It's the worst time for the spike.

 

[Marlene]

Stress and T ,then stress and exams ,not good combination all going at once .Yes you are another young person with T ,you sat in front of a comp swatting for long periods not good ,or books soaking up all you need to ,got no choice have you . Your do it ,means to an end to getting on in life .T came along at wrong time ,if you had to get it at all ,sad you've got it.On these sites you can get some good tips ,to helping to cope better .Thats what I've found ,what to try and what to avoid .Lets know how you got on next week .God Bless

 

[VaR]

It's just a request to people who just view this to please also fill this poll even though they might not have tried/experienced any improvement despite trying a few things out.

 

[Gio Makyo]

Meditation was only thing that helped when i had it before in milder form. That and time.

 

[Ken219]

I go with @Gio Makyo
Time is second to all my medications. Medications help me stay above ground longer and 'Time' helps habituate.
Life is a challenge let us live it!

 

[Marlene]

Meditation Gio is one of the best things I've learnt to do I agree .

 

[Viking]

Microvascular decompression of the VIII nerve on the left side