re: Tinnitus

Sorry my man, but the simple answer is learn to live with it. I've had tinnitus for almost 40 years and it sucks. I still blast my music loud and go to concerts. Doesn't ever seem to get worse as it is probably a neurological fault instead of an actual hearing issue. Mine was caused from being too close to the barrel of a 12 gauge without hearing protection. Silence is the enemy but you can adapt over time. I use my Google device to play sounds at night. My favorite is the thunderstorm sounds as the rain creates a sound similar to white noise and the thundering just seems to relax my brain. Good luck

i have had it for roughly 20 years off and on.Tinnitus is one of those strange conditions that is caused by a number of different things, and sometimes a combination of things. One solution may work for someone, and be totally useless for another.

i tried flavinoids, other meds, white machines, MRI's to see what in there, etc etc. To me these help th emost

1. Change your mental attitude about it. I know this can be hard, but it will bother you less if you let it bother you less. When its acting up bad, i just dont pay it any mind. Its just a part of who i am.my ear could be buzzing off like crazy and i dont even think about it, barely notice it. If i focus on it it sounds like a train going off in my ear.

2. You mentioned bruxism. TMJ issues can big a big source of tinnitus issues. it is for me. The more stressed i get, the more night time grinding i do, the more day time jaw clenching, the worse my tinnitus gets.

For this, i got my dentist to make me a real mouth guard. The ones that are molded and fitted around your teeth and sent off to get created. This probably is the single most useful thing for eliminating my tinnitus. If i wear it religiously for a few weeks at night, it makes a world of difference.

3.if you are having a really nasty spell, look up the thousand drum technique. it really does provide some good short term relief.

Thanks for the responses. On my second visit to the ENT, I do a hearing test with an audiologist and my hearing is actually pretty good. Which begs the question: if my brain is trying to compensate for hearing loss, and my hearing is fine, why is it still making the sound to compensate? There was no trauma to my ears, no loud noise exposures over a long period of time, nothing I can point to that would trigger it. It’s the damnest thing. Anyway, I’ve been using white noise to sleep and found that rain/flowing water is the best sound for helping me sleep. I’ve also found an app called My Pattern that I’ve been using as therapy. I’m using neuromodulation sounds to help and it makes me feel as if I’m taking steps to retrain my brain not to fixate on a certain frequency of sound. I’ve been doing it a week and it hasn’t made a noticeable difference but it makes me feel better. It could take months/years but the idea is to get your brain out of the continual loop of the same frequency and train it on other levels of sound frequency to break the loop or at least soften it. Worth a shot. The app also has some CBT training involved. It’s free so what the heck.

Heavy metal detox fixed it for me.

Do you have sleep apnea? Do you snore?


Since I have started using a sleeping mouthpiece (Honex) I've had tremendous results with minimizing my tinnitus.

I used to use a molded to my teeth/gums mouthpiece. Those are uncomfortable.

I'd recommend getting the Honex mouth guard (its blue) and trying that. I also got a proper denture/jewelry cleaner from amazon and use small amounts of denture tablets to use as my cleaning solution. This keeps the mouthguard feeling, tasting and smelling good after weeks of use as well as sanitary.

Think about it. If you are snoring you are sucking air forcefully thru your eustachian tube and ear canals.

Also, research techniques for the roof of your mouth for muscle spasms within your ears, mouth and nose. I have had wonderful results with these techniques.

One of my best lifelong friends worked offshore for 30 years, he says all he got was a decent retirement and constant ringing in his ears.