<p>You all have been so helpful on this board. Wondering if anyone has found a way to treat tinnitus. It was just a slight amount of ringing, now it is very loud and driving me crazy.</p>
<p>Sorry no treatment options to offer, but after 20 yrs of tinnitus I tend not to notice it anymore. Funny thing is, I notice the fews times there is no ringing it my head “hey, is that the sound of silence?”</p>
<p>One of my boys suffered from this in middle and high school. Doctor recommended no salt and no aspirin. He did get better and rarely has any ringing.</p>
<p>The worst time for me was trying to fall asleep at night - I started taking an antihistamine before bed and that helped a bit. Eventually, I found out that a prescription I was taking was causing it - it was something that I had taken for years and it just started. Saw it was a side-effect, talked to doc and did a trial stop and sure enough…</p>
<p>Hope it’s something that simple for you!</p>
<p>If you haven’t been to an ear, nose and throat doctor yet, I would suggest you see one. Tinnitus is annoying very true…but it can also be indicative of other types of ear issues. Better to have it checked to be sure.</p>
<p>I find it goes away if I stretch out my neck - -weird.</p>
<p>Like the rolls you do at the start of an exercise class. I think a tight muscle pulls something somewhere-- what do I know-- but when it does happen, I can get it to stop by stretching by neck and rolling my shoulders.</p>
<p>I find it goes away if I stretch out my neck - -weird.</p>
<p>Like the rolls you do at the start of an exercise class. I think a tight muscle pulls something somewhere-- what do I know-- but when it does happen, I can get it to stop by stretching by neck and rolling my shoulders.</p>
<p>Are you having any other pain or symptoms - my tinnitus occurred as a result of shingles in my ear which were very painful resulting in somtehing called Ramsay - Hunt syndrome (kind of like Bells Palsey) - get to a Doc. quick if this is the issue and get on a course of steroids.</p>
<p>Have you recently started aspirin therapy? Two of my friends got tinnitus after starting the daily aspirin routine.</p>
<p>Avoiding aspirin doesn’t help mine.</p>
<p>Read ata.org. </p>
<p>Lots of helpful advice!</p>
<p>H finds that caffeine makes it worse & abstaining from caffeine improves it for him (tho he does love having at least one cup of coffee–better if he has it earlier on the day).</p>
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<p>Depends entirely on what’s causing it (and there are a lot of things that cause tinnitus)</p>
<p>True, SOME folks are lucky enough to find out what is causing it & can get effective treatment. MANY are unable to locate a cause, even after visiting specialists and endure it for decades (H & BIL both have suffered with it for decades).</p>
<p>I have tinnitus in one ear as a result of an acoustic neuroma. It has caused total hearing loss in that ear. But thank God, my tinnitus is more like white noise and I’ver learned to tune it out for the most part. Best of luck to you, I sincerely hope you can find some relief.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the replies, I just tried the neck stretching thing and it helped a little. Maybe I am onto something!</p>
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<p>I have read that tinnitus can sometimes be caused by a trigger point in a muscle in your face, but can’t remember the name of the muscle, just that you can access it by sticking your finger in the side of your mouth way back behind your teeth, where your upper and lower jaw meet. You’re supposed to massage that area. My H had tinnitus and said this helped. Maybe it’s similar to the neck stretching and rolling.</p>