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Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by tinnitus93 »

tdrgabi wrote: post #65

I don't have tinnitus, so I can't verify, but I stumbled a long time ago across this reddit thread https://np.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/3l3uri/these_guys_light... The url looks weird, I'm not talking about the video but the comment this links to. It looks like ... his method makes it stop for 10-15minutes, so it's not permanent.

Just tried this and it did temporarily stop the tone for a moment. Easy to do, instant relief. Simple massage to the muscles near the base of the skull.

A physical therapist commented that tight muscles contribute. Hopefully practicing this regularly will prolong the effects.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by quietpain »

spuz wrote: post #90
quietpain wrote: post #84

I developed T after a series of encounters with benzodiazepines to lessen my nerves when I was coping with burnout. I didn't know I had burnout, I didn't know what was happening to me, I just wanted it to stop. My tinnitus became unbearable in the weeks after a psychiatrist took me of an benzo and put me on an atypical antipsychotic medication. I always blamed the new medication as the cause of my symptoms (of which…

What affect did magnesium have on your tinnitus? What about the L-Theanine?

The magnesium had a dampening effect which started gradually after about 2-3 days - I take it daily around noon in a 400 mg dose. It also had a soothing effect on my restless leg syndrome (one of my other benzo-induced symptoms) which eventually disappeared altogether.

My Tinnitus is coupled to poor sleep (both quality & quantity) and I noticed an improvement on that front as well after a few days of magnesium.

I started taking L-Theanine in the form of matcha tea together with my girlfriend. Since then we're both experiencing vivid dreams. Unfortunately we've also started taking this at the same time before bed: https://www.physalishealth.com/en/food-supplements/stress-sl... ... so we're not quite sure which one is improving the vivid dreams.

I started taking magnesium several weeks before I started with the tea and the relax & sleep supplements. It was because of the apparent success with magnesium that I'm now exploring these paths. I'm not sure whether Taurine has any effect (the supplement I started after Magnesium and before L-theanine). I'm sticking to the Glutamine-Glutamate-Gaba model and found this site that has a number of pointers and supplements in that area: https://bebrainfit.com/glutamate-neurotransmitter/

I'd advise to try one at a time, around the same time every day and evaluate after a week. Start with Magnesium (not in the form of an oxide)

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by tinnitus93 »

actinium226 wrote: post #55
k4runa wrote: post #36

I had tinnitus for a while, and tried a few things that didn't work but this thomping technique I found on reddit one day stops it, and I just do it every couple of days and it disappears for a while. Not permanent but whenever it bothers me now I just do this thumping and it disappears in a few seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yDCox-qKbk

Weird. I tried it and didn't get much effect, but it's interesting to see so many positive comments on it. I'll try it some more over the next couple days.

Try a constant pressure massage instead of the thumping. Pressure should be high enough that the sensation is intense but not painful. The goal is to get muscles around the base of your skull to relax. I was amazed at how quickly it had an effect

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by ehnto »

CapsAdmin wrote: post #89
tikkun wrote: post #2

Yes, mine is not solved in theory but is solved in practice. The ringing is still there if I listen for it, but it’s effectively unnoticeable and I’m now unbothered by it. The solution that worked for my was basically “acceptance and commitment therapy” - I think I learned it from a book written by a Dr Russell or something like that. Would recommend, am very glad I did it. It seems kind of kooky though, it’s almost…

I've had it for as long as I can remember soI don't know what life is without. I've had some curiousity from time to time, but that's the extent of it. I truly believe acceptance is the best cure when no cure exists in this case, but it's also the most difficult method in all aspects of life.

I know stress is an aggrevator of tinnitus for me, clenched jaw and tight neck muscles etc.

So in a practical sense, worrying about it literally made it worse by triggering those stress reactions which worsened the tinnitus.

It's that mechanism that acceptance helps me with.

I am not always accepting, but if I can calm myself down and just deal with it, it lessens drastically.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by bigbaguette »

quietpain wrote: post #84

I developed T after a series of encounters with benzodiazepines to lessen my nerves when I was coping with burnout. I didn't know I had burnout, I didn't know what was happening to me, I just wanted it to stop. My tinnitus became unbearable in the weeks after a psychiatrist took me of an benzo and put me on an atypical antipsychotic medication. I always blamed the new medication as the cause of my symptoms (of which…

If the symptoms go away with benzos, it seems that the source of your tinnitus is some form of generalised anxiety syndrome, with all the niceties that come with it: tension headaches, teeth clenching, TMJ disorder... The burnout stresses were eased thanks to the pills, but once withdrawn came back probably harder which could have then triggered your tinnitus.

This is why benzos should never be prescribed without any other therapeutic approach alongside. They just hide the pain under the carpet for a while only to see it come back worse after and the root cause needs to be addressed with other means in the meantime.

Good luck with the road back to balance. There's no secret remedy and it's probably best to take a holistic approach for it and work on your well being from multiple fronts.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by jraby3 »

MichaelMug wrote: post #82

I’ve had tinnitus for about one year now. There is no permanent relief or treatment. Lots of snake oil. My hearing was tested by an Audiologist and my hearing was normal. The “sound” I observe is high pitched. Using a tone generator I matched it to around 16,500 Hz. Interestingly, if I play that tone I get temporary relief on the order of 2-10 minutes. As far as I understand my tinnitus is the result of something goi…

Aren’t in ear headphones with noise cancellation better than not using them and instead raising the volume to overcome background noise?

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by CapsAdmin »

This is a little bit off topic but sort of related in how there seems to be at least 2 kinds of tinnitus which might have different cures, if any.

I have the kind I believe is called "somatic tinnitus". It's very high pitch and multiple tones. If I stretch my body or clench my teeth it becomes louder. It does not really sound like they come from one ear or the other.

It can also become louder if I'm drunk, or if I get a nicotine rush. It also becomes temporary louder if I listen to noise for a long time and then turn it off.

But from time to time I also get the occasional high pitch ringing in one of my ears that last for a few seconds. I've also gotten temporary tinnitus from a loud concert. While they are similar they seem different to me.

Just having casually talked to other people about this, I wonder if a lot of people have somatic tinnitus but are sensitive to it to varying degrees.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by prokopton »

CapsAdmin wrote: post #89
tikkun wrote: post #2

Yes, mine is not solved in theory but is solved in practice. The ringing is still there if I listen for it, but it’s effectively unnoticeable and I’m now unbothered by it. The solution that worked for my was basically “acceptance and commitment therapy” - I think I learned it from a book written by a Dr Russell or something like that. Would recommend, am very glad I did it. It seems kind of kooky though, it’s almost…

I've had it for as long as I can remember soI don't know what life is without. I've had some curiousity from time to time, but that's the extent of it. I truly believe acceptance is the best cure when no cure exists in this case, but it's also the most difficult method in all aspects of life.

I’ve had it since I was a kid too. Only notice it in small closed rooms. If I’m outside I don’t hear it.
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