Constant tinnitus: Are there any solutions?

Posted by kimjensch @kimjensch, Jun 14, 2020

It there any solution for constant tinnitis?

I have high pitched tones constantly though I have learned to ignore it mostly.

It can become louder at times, even loud enough to make me wince!

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@lacy2

@catstx Mine now after many years of the odd knock or tap, is like a machine running 24/7; but some afternoons when lying down I do hear a choir of old-fashioned songs; another time like the voices of commentators at a horse race...." now coming round the bend is Nancy's Pride, closely followed by Shiny Boots" .. etc. It would be funny if it were not actually happening to me and that I might be going out of my mind! I did find an explanation on Internet but can't find it now. The tinnitus has been devastating along with other illnesses I have, but the ear pain and pressure is worse and seems nothing can be done, or rather, no one wants to do anything about it.. not sure.

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Have u seen qualified audiologist? They do have hearing aids w tinnitus relief. I think Bose has some ear phones w similar. It’s a brain thing not ear thing. I’ve had it for 35 years. Plus hearing loss each year. It’s no fun. Biofeedback training can help also.

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I probably have a mild case of tinnitus - but, I just drink distilled water, it goes away. Also, I know if I eat salty food I'll get tinnitus.

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@baecbren

Yes only very minor tinnitus prior to vaccine and now very loud pulsating tinnitus which changes in volume through the day. I am grateful when it subsides to low hissing. Started approximately 9 days after the vaccine. On second course of steroids and just found out today adding Sudafed really reduces the noise. Doing research, I think for me it’s a Eustachian tube issue as my ears and lower neck hurt at times. When my ears pop gets better. Going on 5 weeks of this. Have appt Mayo Arizona late May 2021. Had hearing test at local ENT office no hearing loss so far. Any recommendations until I can be seen? I am also allergy sufferer so having that checked at Mayo as well. Found a Facebook group with over 1400 people with same experience.

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Fully vaccinated with Moderna…no change

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@catstx

I have two different tones that come mainly at night. One sounds like a marching band. The other sounds like a men’s chorus of undefinable songs sung in very low voices. I’m going deaf so that’s why I started hearing these noises. Any insights from anyone.

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I sympathize with you and know what you are talking about. have the exact same sounds that you have.The men’s chorus, of un identified songs sung by low voices. I also have music that is like a musical phrase of several notes in constant repetition, birdsong, an engine in operation, plane type noise. I have also lost some hearing and can’t understand words spoken on the radio or the tv without my hearing aids connected to a device which is connected to the tv. In short a cornucopia of sound.

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@mari

I probably have a mild case of tinnitus - but, I just drink distilled water, it goes away. Also, I know if I eat salty food I'll get tinnitus.

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Drinking water is healthy. So is staying hydrated. Not sure either have a direct relation to reducing tinnitus. However, salt, or sodium as it is commonly known as on food package labels, is a good idea. Salt is related to a higher blood pressure level which can affect the blood flow to your ears and may aggravate tinnitus.

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Yes, 1 month after I received my 2nd shot tinnitus became very loud constant ringing. It use to be very soft, but know very loud. I received Moderna vaccine.

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Has anyone had success taking a taurine supplement for there tinnitus? I was taking soy isoflavones and I had great success taking the supplement. But unfortunately I had ER positive breast cancer 12 years ago and I was told by my oncologist that I should stay away from estrogen type supplements. But it helped quite my tinnitus so well that some days I would have no ringing for part of the day. I have stopped taking the soy isoflavones supplement for 7 days and the ringing is back real loud. I have been taking 3000 mg of taurine for a few days and it doesn't seem to help. I will give it time, but would like to know how long it may take before some relief might start. I am heartbroken that I can not take the soy isoflavones because as I understand, it might bring my cancer back. If someone knows different please refer me to the information/study that says I my take the soy isoflavones. To all the other tinnitus sufferers I used the soy isoflavones 750 mg 3 times a day. Them cut back to 2 times a day. I got really good relief from the tinnitus. Then I was maintaining very low ringing sound with 60 mg twice a day.

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@rezje

Yes, 1 month after I received my 2nd shot tinnitus became very loud constant ringing. It use to be very soft, but know very loud. I received Moderna vaccine.

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This is troubling. Is it any better?

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@secretwhitepop

This is troubling. Is it any better?

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I am currently taking 2-3 60mg capsules of soy isoflavones, spread out through the day. This keeps the tinnitus somewhat quite. Higher doses of the soy isoflavones keeps it completely quite for a few hours every day and the tinnitus at a low sound level the rest of the day. But, I had ER positive breast cancer and was told not to take soy products. Since the tinnitus gets really bad at times and I can not concentrate, when not taking the soy, I have chosen to take the least amount of soy I can and hope that the taurine capsules that I am taking will kick in, in about 3 weeks. This will allow me to get off the soy products.

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