Do you think this would be the case for those who have been previously habituated, but relapsed?
Have you experienced a relapse as a result of your tinnitus getting louder or changing pitch? If so, it makes sense that if you had done it before you ought to be able to do it again, and faster this time.
It hasn't changed pitch.
Did it happen as a result of something you can identify and know that you will be able to attempt to avoid going forward?
I've read many accounts of people with variable days having their "mix" shift to more good days and less bad days over time. I hope the same happens for you ASAP.
It's a very tough condition, worse than pain imo. I can never get more than 1-2 days relief in a row. Mine seems to reset with sleep when I have a good day. Last ENT said it goes to your brain. All they offer is hearing aids. I have a lot of neck/spine/TMJ issues, but unsure if it's related as I also have HF hearing loss.
No... In April I had vestibular neuropathia with extreme vertigo. It vanished after 2 weeks but suddenly there was the tinnitus like out of nothing.
Some tinnitus patients have noted that vitamin B-1 supplements relieved their tinnitus. The mechanism of action seems to be a stabilization of the nervous system, especially in the inner ear. Dosages ranging from 25 mg to 500 mg per day have been used. Riboflavin is known as the energy vitamin.
I could totally live with tinnitus in the ear vs. the head tinnitus. I don't know why but my anxiety and fight or flight goes into overdrive with head tinnitus. It's a completely different beast. Head tinnitus is also unmaskable for me but ear tinnitus can easily be masked with music or some external sounds.
I woke up with bad tinnitus. It's sorta hard to know where it's coming from. It seems more left ear. I'm getting a steroid injection today to my left jaw as they had a cancellation.
Thanks. I ordered some NAD+ as I read some had good success. Ginkgo Biloba works for my head tinnitus, it takes the edge off. Good luck with the injection. Report back and let us know how it goes.
I had the jaw injection, jaw is sore. I have some Ginkgo. I know it works as a blood thinner. I never knew it worked on head tinnitus.
How long did you have to take the Ginkgo before noticing an improvement? How much and what brand? I don't think it works for all tinnitus, but it might work for certain types -- like maybe the fluctuating crazy type???
I have the Nutricost brand. It works almost immediately for me. I have been off it for a better part of a year and just trying to manage tinnitus with diet, sleep and relaxation but I was losing control and heading down a dark path so I decided to bust out the supplements again. I've been on Ginkgo for a week now and I had 3 good days where the tinnitus was almost unnoticeable and 2 days where it's closer to a 5 or 6 but it hasn't hit the 10 mark where it becomes unbearable and fills my head entirely. I would estimate that Ginkgo has lowered the tinnitus by 50%. I have a different brand as well as NAD+ on the way so I'm going to give those a shot in the coming weeks to see what improvements I see if any. This is not the first time Ginkgo has worked for me, I have tried it in the past with similar success. I just have to be more consistent with taking them.
I ordered Tebonin, the German pharma grade Ginkgo of Amazon. The nights I have taken it are reliably some of the worst of my tinnitus experience, almost comically bad. All my tones sound like their straining and are gonna burst. This may not be the case for others, it's just my experience. It is a salicylate which can exacerbate tinnitus. The same thing happens for me with NAC, Grape Seed Extract, and Alpha Lipoic Acid - no idea why.
I think I'll skip it then. I've had some of the worst nights using tiny bits of melatonin, but I still wonder if maybe I took the melatonin because I was already "pre-wired" for a bad tinnitus night. I also react badly to chamomile, valerian, NAC and CBD. But alcohol, caffeine and ibuprofen are no problem. So sometimes I wonder if I am setting myself up for spikes by anticipating them.
Honestly it may be worth trying - everyone is different. I just wanted to say for me it made me spike, though the spikes always go down.
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