Temporary Tinnitus

I know i'm a tad late replying to your post, but  ,I live with my Tinnitus, no other

opttion. Just thought I would pop a cheery note.

It is, as yet ,untreatable, invisible ,and persues it's own path regardless.

One ear, both, back to one ,intensity and volume variable.

Loud noises---- NO

Bang on the head--- possible

Stress -----most probable

Medications--------highly likely

All of the above could have started it off

I now find that (after 4 years) it has become my bosom buddy!!!!!

it 's gone for the moment, this happens  when I am not stressed. Bit like 

having a spot if you pick it , it stays

Radio 4 is still my bed mate ,quietly of course, and a low dose sleeper

I have also stopped taking some meds, which can induce T

After a year ,how are coping, or, are you cured ???

Jacqueline

First and foremost, I appreciate the advice and support everyone. This is now a good place to come for both people who have just got tinnitus and those who have had it long-term.

OK, I still have tinnitus and it has not improved or become worse, just the same high-pictched ringing in both ears. It's been about 14 months now, so I'd like to say eff the doctors that lied to me. To clarify, the reason I have this is because I listened to music through headphones using VLC player, which by default allows volume increase of 200%. I got carried away and increased the volume for a few songs. The fire alarm went off at the same time, it took me around 5 seconds to realise this but I'm not sure whether the cause was them two combine or just the music, most likely the music. There are many things I could say including 'if only I'd been sensible', 'if only I'd never bought them headphones', 'if only I wasn't bothered whether I disturbed other people', etc, but I have it and I've got to take it from there.

I cope during the day by always having noise around me. If I'm in my room doing coursework on my computer or whatever I'll always have music playing through built-in speakers or I'll be watching something at the same time. If I'm at lectures etc. it's fine and I don't really notice it at all. I tend to take notice of it more when I'm at other peoples houses.

In order to cope when trying to sleep, a fan is essential. I also like the sound of rain playing through an app on my phone and something playing on my computer/TV. I advise all of them three to anyone with tinnitus, I wouldn't bother with the pillow ocean waves things.

However, of course it is still incredibly difficult to live with and the worst thing that has happened to me. I don't rely on religion anymore, just faith that either a cure will be developed, the ringing will lessen (even by half!) or it will go completely.

I suffer in silence. Take that both ways: I know family members and friends get tired of the complaining though they may not express so, I don't wanna be instantly associated with tinnitus if you know what I mean, so I try my hardest to deal with it independently. And the other way, the more quiet it is the more chance it will bother you. Try to always have noise around you. 

Ray, sorry to hear, keep us updated to whether it improves or you cope better. I've been to clubs around ten times since I got tinnitus and it's not got worse. I am careful though, stepping out to the smoking area or something every half hour plus not getting too close to the speakers. I'm definitely considering ear protection for clubs now, I would feel a lot safer.

Marie, how are you doing?

How is everyone coping now?

By the way, I don't like coming on here much as I try to avoid everything tinnitus related providing I am doing OK. And I replied to my original post, I wanted to add another post to this discussion but I can't seem to do it.

Hi John, good to hear that you are coming to terms with it. Over time, that process will continue, it's as if your brain learns to 'tune out' the sounds. In fact, sitting here picking up my e-mails for the day, it's only when I read your post that it brings it to mind and I start noticing it. At one time it would have had me pulling my hair out; it isn't any less now, but I have learned how to, well, basically ignore it!

 I'm sure that, like me, when you see (and hear) young people with their headgear on, blasting music at silly levels, you just cringe... but it's little use trying to pass on your wisdom, I'm afraid, when you are young you don't think these things apply to you. I'm sure I didn't, when my Dad (who had tinnitus after years in a shipyard) tried to tell me.

 Anyway, I hope all continues to go well, and 2015 just gets better!

 J

I have struggled with vertigo over the past 12 months. My physical therapist gave me the Epley Maneuver, and it caused tinnitus. I did not get this affliction from listening to loud music. From everything I've read, the Epley Maneuver was supposed to be safe. I found out the hard way that it isn't. Not really sure what I have, but the ringing ears, loud pitch sound, is tough to deal with.

Hello everyone! I've had tinnitus for a few days now, after shooting with high-powered weapons, and I can not emphasize enough how irritating and debilitating it can be. After seeing a few doctors, I got prescribed anti-inflammatory medications (Diclofenac + Betamethasone) enhanced with B12 vitamin and Q10 coenzyme which are both essential for cell growth and nerves replication. I am already feeling better and I am quite positive about my hearing going back to normal. Staying positive is also a very important part of the healing process. I've had mind-blowing floaters in the past, and I have learned that staying positive and productive is completely essential for any type of recovery. Now my floaters are mostly gone, even though the doctors told me that there would be no improvements as floaters are degenerative by nature. I am just hoping that the same will happen with my tinnitus. Hope the above pharmacilogical advices help! Good luck and stay strong! Om

Hi,,my tinnitus is really bad,,,,don't have any day free from it,,,,I can cope with low noise,,,but the screaming is so bad ,,thinking of looking at acupuncture 

Hi All,

I have received Laser Therapy treatment from Dr. Wilden, this is helping me, so I feel I have to share my experience to help other tinnitus sufferers.

I suffer from tinnitus since end of September 2013.

My tinnitus started after spending about 3 hours in a disco where the venue was smaller than normal and the music was louder than normal.

During the first months I didn't even realise that I had tinnitus because I attributed the sound to any of the electronic devices which are present in my home.

It is a very high pitch noise, like the one generated by some anti-mosquito devices or by old fashioned TV screens.

When I discovered that the sound did not originate from outside I immediately connected it with that night at the disco and I started to gather as much information as possible.

I got visited by an ENT doctor initially, who said that there is no hearing damage at all to be observed in the audiogram, but there nothing to do with tinnitus because it originates in the brain and it may or may not go away by itself. I couldn't believe that the tinnitus originates fully in the brain when it was the ear that was stimulated by sudden loud noise, however I did have some small changes in the sound so I still hoped it could go away on its own.

The hissing sound in my head was mostly unchanged, however, a lower pitch sound appeared in my left ear and was gradually shifting towards higher frequencies – this sound was initially low but then it became audible almost always; and I notices the presence of a lower frequency component in the right ear.

around mid-November, I realised that my tinnitus did not change any more in the way it did initially and I became aware of the urgency of any medical treatment while still in the "semi-acute" phase (first six months).

I desperately jumped from website to website to look for an answer and while the official ENT guidelines do not offer a solution, some alternative treatments are available. By considering the way the treatments interact with the body, LLLT laser therapy and hyperbaric chamber seemed to be the two most reliable to me initially.

Reading about horror stories on incidents that could happen in hyperbaric chambers I immediately opted for the laser therapy, which is totally free from side effects and approved in that regard by the US Food and Drug Administration as a totally safe treatment.

This treatment stimulates cochlear hair cells regeneration through the production of ATP driven by the laser light, which acts as the Sun light, but without the UV radiation, and concentrated in high dosage in proximity of the inner ear.

Looking online on Google, I discovered that Dr Wilden has in the world the most practical experience in the application of this therapy, having dealt from 25 years with the widest range of different patients and their individual situation.

In January 2014 I had a 5 days high dosage therapy (1 hr per day). While laying on the therapy bed, my ear was irradiated by powerful laser with both visible and infrared radiation, I could feel that the warmth was reaching the inner ear. I also purchased Dr Wilden's 80 mW home therapy laser pen to be able to continue the therapy in my own time at home.

Within the following 2-3 months from the high dosage therapy I experienced again significant changes as detailed below:

• the local lower frequency fluctuating tinnitus in the right ear has increased its frequency and it’s less loud.

• still in the right ear, a hissing sound appeared and slowly developed, alongside with a static high frequency sound (both of them very mild, which I could notice only if I cover my ears)

• in the left ear the frequency of the local noise has increased, however, it’s still strong and I could hear it almost anytime

• In addition, I could always hear a noise in my head which has not changed much yet (although I don’t exclude that there could be very small or gradual changes); I believe this sound might come mostly from the left.

In addition, I now feel the need to wear ear plugs to protect myself from daily loudness (trains, underground, buses, bars, cafes, etc...) because my hearing is also improving as a result of laser therapy - audiograms have documented about 5dB improvement in some frequencies.

Afterwards, for different reasons (moving home, moving jobs), I did much less home therapy and did no longer notice fast changes. After August, I restarted the therapy much more regularly and i had the feeling of some minor changes still happening to some components of my tinnitus but I couldn't definitely tell what was changing.

When I started comparing the quality of my tinnitus over 24 hours (Jan 2015 vs Jan 2014), I realised that the laser therapy has silently worked in the meantime to reduce the total aggressiveness of my tinnitus across the day.

Making this consideration, I wondered if doing another high dosage session could speed up the process again. So I did it again at the end of February 2015 at Dr. Wilden’s clinic. This time, I felt my ears more stimulated than the first time (the tinnitus has temporary changes during the session while this was happening much less noticeably last year). According to Dr Wilden, it's because of the better starting point after 1 year of cochlear hair cells regeneration.

One week after the therapy, a component of my head high-pitch noise (mainly coming from the right side) has started to fluctuate sometimes, which makes me think that additional regeneration is now happening at a higher speed again.

These changes have been continuing till now, alongside with the feeling of a general reduction of the noise I can hear in my head.

I am now confident that my tinnitus is improving as a result of LLLT laser therapy combined with ear protection. Wearing earplugs in noisy situations is very important according to Dr. Wilden to allow hearing cells regeneration.

Have got tinnitus,,,went on Internet and looked up drug I was on for migraines,,,and yes,one of side effects is tinnitus,,,,so took myself off them,,,,,,,,,still getting symptoms but trying to cope best I can 

Hi John how are you now ? and everyone else on here... The reason I'm here today is because I spent hours and days and weeks reading on tinnitus and trying to find a cure or a sense of relief as to what it is and why it happened.   And I promised myself to come back and share my experience.On the 4th of Feb 2015 I woke up in the middle of the night with a sudden loud ringing in my ear that  came out of nowhere. I don't listen to loud music. . never been to a concert however I        believe it was either triggered naturally or my severe symptoms of sinus where pain runs through my face uncontrollably or it could be a mental state I was in. I was very distressed that week and I could not snap out of my   unhappiness  that week due to an experience I had. God knows where along the way it was triggered.  what I done? the first week I had anxiety from T I thought that was the end of my life so I thought it was going to get worse... I didn't sleep and also kept trying to listen out the sound in my ears every few minutes throughout the day and was scared why it happened. mind you it was not loud it was just an echo and high hissing sound In quiet places i noticed mostly that freaked me out that I never had. I realized my dad also had it and he told me he doesn't notice the crickets in his ear just goes along with his day he's too busy. so I saw an ENT specialist. He told me there's nothing to do but relax stop thinking about it and it only leasens from here. No one gave me an answer.  I hurt my neck that week a massage therapist gave me a spasm lasting a month which was worse than T. I then went to a physio  who fixed the problem and told me my T is nothing compared to the world's problems and became my therapist for a day and resolved my problems. I don't know how but I slept so well that night and forgot about my problems for the first time in 6 months... my neck pain was gone so was my severe sinus as the season ended.. my T I'm not sure I think I was so caught up in feeling better I forgot about it and started to focus on how much I loved my sleep and what one amazing therapist reflected on my life changed me that minute. for the first time in my life I can't even hear my alarm from how how much I feel so relaxed. I know it's very slight now and I know possibly when your prone to it it's likely to come back worse in future...  But I could never hear it anymore I feel so normal because my mind is never  on T it's the mindset I have that yes I'm. normal like everyone else and there's worse issues in the world. not one person does not have an issue. It's about being happy and accepting and I promise once you do that T is non-existant.   I recommend seeing a therapist and reassessing where you are In life.. is it worth lingering on? life is not ours and will end and why spend time creating a problem when it's just a natural thing that we can't change. I recommend acceptance and appreciation.  I appreciate I have moved on and I don't know what T is anymore. I promised I'd come back after my anxiety days were over. All the best to every