I got CPPS (chronic pelvic pain) from thinking I got an STD. Stressed out over it and boom here we go 6 month of misery.
Tinnitus from Severe Stress
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MemberI doubt it. I've never come across any study showing causality between stress, pain, guilt, depression and/or anxiety and T.
You've taken a cocktail of drugs that all have pages longs of possible side effects that have been medically verified, some of which relate to your hearing apparatus.
Example: Seroquel. Side effects listed here: https://www.rxlist.com/seroquel-side-effects-drug-center.htm#consumer
In particular:
Special Senses: Infrequent: conjunctivitis, abnormal vision, dry eyes, tinnitus, taste perversion, blepharitis, eye pain; Rare: abnormality of accommodation, deafness, glaucoma.
That doesn't mean your T is from the drugs for sure, but I'd certainly rank that possibility much higher than stress.
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also, doing these things is good for you for all kinds of other reasons, so win win
put some meditation in there and off you goIf you haven't already, check out the Neuromod Q&A! https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/q-a-tinnitus-hub-meets-neuromod-lenire.32369/
Tinnitus treatment through neuroplasticity is precisely what they're focusing on and they're very close to a commercial release. If you liked my post, you'll go nuts over this!
I've seen the Q&A and I'm following the discussion thread daily! I'm so hopeful that it's going to be the first step towards a possible cure. Even a reduction in noise/intensity would feel like a gift from God.
I'm sure I'll see you over there
I am currently taking Agomelatine (Valdoxan) for depression & sleep issues. Cannot find any relation to tinnitus to it.
Oh btw before my CPPS & tinnitus I just got $600 headphones for my birthday because I started music production... can I forget about learning music production now?
Can I still use those headphones at a quiet level?
Can I still use those headphones at a quiet level?
That's a hotly debated issue on the forum. Many members (including me) feel that even low volume headphone use is detrimental to tinnitus - in fact, I'm sure that my permanent spike in 2016 was caused by low-volume, but almost constant headphone use. Others say that there's no such connection. I'd advise you to find another way to produce music; it's just not worth the risk.
That's good, but your damage may have occurred prior to your taking Valdoxan (you listed a bunch of meds in a prior post).
Thank you all for your answers, too bad with the headphones :/
BTW why does tinnitus change in loudness? Today I can hear it over the traffic in my office, yesterday however I almost had 1-2 minutes of silence in my room.
Edit: oh and after a massage it spiked just to settle down. I view that as a positive sign. With chronic pain you first get spikes before it gets better.
BTW why does tinnitus change in loudness? Today I can hear it over the traffic in my office, yesterday however I almost had 1-2 minutes of silence in my room.
Edit: oh and after a massage it spiked just to settle down. I view that as a positive sign. With chronic pain you first get spikes before it gets better.
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But it's very typical, almost everyone's T varies. For some people, there is a day-to-day variance. For others (like me), the T follows the circadian rhythm and changes with the time of day. For some, certain foods/alcohol/nicotine trigger spikes, others are completely unaffected. And so on.
Over time, the T usually settles down to a "baseline" to which it tends to return after short swings. For most people, sleep is the "reset" button.
The fact that your T is new and variable is a good sign, it could mean that its baseline is not yet established. If I were you I'd be super extra protective of my hearing (zero headphones, zero concerts, earplugs for even remotely loud noises etc) for a few months to help it settle into a low baseline.
Perhaps the most controversial question of the forum... there are lots of threads about this that you can dig out for arguments on both sides.
I personally went with the advice from the doctors since there was a consensus among them and I've seen quite a few "ear doctors" since my onset so I have a reasonable amount of data points from them.
They basically told me I could use my headphones as long as I kept the volume low. That's what I've been doing.
Your answer and my answer to this question in this thread: perfectly balanced, as all things should be.
Found out at a dinner with friends that 3 from 7 suffer from tinnitus as well... never knew. All pretty much said they only hear it when they think about it.
What I still don't really understand about tinnitus:
Normally: hair cells die slowly, brain has enough time to adapt so no tinnitus emerges.
Enormous Stress: hair cells die much faster because of glutamate or whatever OR stress & anxiety changes auditory region of the brain OR both?
Normally: hair cells die slowly, brain has enough time to adapt so no tinnitus emerges.
Enormous Stress: hair cells die much faster because of glutamate or whatever OR stress & anxiety changes auditory region of the brain OR both?
These tests aren't accurate (for variety of reasons). Don't think 13.8 kHz is your number.
If you want to know, go to an audiologist and do a hearing test. While hearing tests are imperfect, they are still much more accurate than a youtube video you play on your computer/mobile.
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