- Aug 21, 2014
- 5,049
- Tinnitus Since
- 1999
- Cause of Tinnitus
- karma
I'd try to fix your jaw with a competent TMJ doctor before going on benzos, even though I also think Lorazepam is weakass garbage I can barely differentiate from placebo.I tried Lorazepam, it did nothing for me. I want to try Clonazepam since it helped you.
I also have horrible jaw issues and my tinnitus is somatic in nature (e.g., clenching teeth).
I don't think benzos will work for most people the way they work for me because I think half my problem is my ears/brain and the other half of my problem is that I was on benzos as a teenager and young adult and it impacted brain development. Hopefully most people don't have that problem but it also means that benzos might hit me differently than a normal person.
Seems like 95% of the people that try Klonopin either say it does nothing or makes them feel more relaxed without changing much else.
There's strong evidence that TMJ is associated with worse tinnitus and that treating TMJ problems reduces the intensity and severity of tinnitus, and Klonopin or not, if I start skipping my night guard and letting my jaw tense up, the tinnitus gets worse for sure, the drugs just keep me from noticing as much.