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Lifelong tinnitus here. Doing all of the followings has helped me greatly: * Brownian noise generator, as needed * cold compress on forehead as needed * avo
by egberts1 4y ago
Lifelong tinnitus here.
Doing all of the followings has helped me greatly:
* Brownian noise generator, as needed
* cold compress on forehead as needed
* avoidance of large number of Rx (ototoxic)
* no tobacco-derivatives
* no cannibus (did not discern between THC or CBD (sp?)
* no overeating
All those are very noticeable in form of tinnitus when violated. But it took a very long time to discover what works and what doesn't. Self-awareness of all those stimulus is required to identify and it gets easier once self-trained to recognize association between your own action and tinnitus. Most are identifiable within 30 minutes, some Rx takes 5-7 days to notice).
At age of 48, I lost 85% of hearing within 30 minutes of taking one dosage of Zyban (Wellbutrin-class) Rx. Filed a report with FDA. Warning sheet made no mention of this.
Cochlear implant helps a lot with reducing (built-in Brownian noise generator) as well as restoring my hearing to almost better than avg. human. But it took away my natural sound spectrum (think 32 distinctively-sieved equalizer bars, or crescendo sounds jumpy) in favor of huge dB increase.
Edit: am sedentary, my BMI is 29. Relatively stress-free (might explains less need for exercise there but do do notice Yoga helps a little).
Listened to music that has varied rhythms (Jazz, classical, low-bass beats) but that music selection has noticeably becomes no longer the requirement for tinnitus reduction once my list above were maintained. (Derivative of Brownian noise, panacea?). I now enjoy nearly all music variety (metal opera, anyone?)
aspirin is noticeable but preferred over Tylenol (liver protection). And a light social drinker.
Tinnitus is largely gone but every now and then some new act such as eating enjoyable jalapeño would bring it back with a vengeance or a nasty bout of Staph-B (high temperature).
I only wished I was told of all this ahead of time because life quality has improved greatly overall with not just better in terms of avoiding tinnitus-induced depression but oral communication has improved.
Ask your medical professional to add to your medical record the anti-Ototoxic list as part of your known allergies to avoid hearing loss (as well as tinnitus):
https://www.soundrelief.com/list-of-ototoxic-medications/amp/ https://www.soundrelief.com/list-of-ototoxic-medications/amp...
Good luck with your self-awareness training.
- fazeirony 4y agoThank you so much for posting that link. Although tinnitus I seem to recall always being present, it was amplified exponentially a few years ago - when I was prescribed an Rx from that list (amitryptiline). My hearing, thankfully, is still good, but that list is pure gold now for me. Esp. considering I don't take any Rx normally (but I'm not against them...though my experience has been vastly tainted now). Unfortunately, a lot of things that worked for you to make it 'largely gone' hasn't worked for me - it is ever present in the background and then gets amplified. I don't have a cochlear implant though since my hearing is still good. Anyways, many many thanks for sharing your experiences and that link.
- garren 4y agoDefinitely agree on the weed. I tried a high THC tincture about two years ago and my tinnitus was practically screaming for a few hours. No fun. Not sure about CBD, not interested in finding out.
- tomcam 4y ago> At age of 48, I lost 85% of hearing within 30 minutes of taking one dosage of Zyban (Wellbutrin-class) Rx Devastating. So sorry to hear that.