Potential relief for tinnitus?

The current treatment of miniers is during the attack low does Valium 2 mg .maxzide as a daily dose. Avoid the things that set it off for yourself .if it becomes life disrupting a surgical procedure called endolymphatic shunt can help. You go behind the ear drill out the mastoid get down on the canal of schlem and place a shunt.it is believed the is to much endolymph and perilymph which is just csf brain fluid. I have done this and it has worked. The disease is dizzy fluctuating hearing loss  and tinnitus. As far as sinus and ear relationship go they are connected in the back of the nose nasopharynx the ear drains out the eustation tube from the middle ear.we now have a balloon that goes through the nose and retrograde and diabetes it if it has dysfunction.i have done this alot and put ear tube's in at the same time. It has 50% success rate. As far as sinusitis you try saline lavage ,asteline, Flonase nasocrome, decongestants. I found like chow,ramadon,parsons Peter whong,tim Smith, all md that a ct or x ray is 5 min in time and just because it's negative does not mean you don't have sinusitis.i operated on alot of patients and found infection in the sinus that did not show on ct.if you have more than 4 a year go see your ent MD. For new onset of tinnitus after virus bacteria loud ear trauma I found antibiotics steroids and ear drops within the first week was the best chance of getting rid of it. For long term history of tinnitus start with audiogram if hearing loss use hearing aids.they audiologist can map your frequency.distraction like fan,white noise wave music ect .keep diary find what foods make it worse.then avoid that.i have used beta histine with some relief in some patients. Betta blockers ect .you must get a mri to make sure you don't have a tumor on the nerve if new onset hearing loss much worse in one ear.asymetric hearing loss. I told patients for 40 plus years if they found the cure for tinnitus come back we would open up the world's tinnitus clinic and be richer than Bill gates.it never happened.this is only my experience.you must see your local ent there are neurotologists that specialize in only ears.until then enjoy the music and the research.non of this is medical advice don't try this at home see you doctor.

I dunno if this would work for me. 

My tinnitus is caused by cervical stenosis. Rotating my head makes the noise louder or whiter, and changes the pitch. 

With a little movement coordination, I could write and perform my own music in my neck. 

If you suffer from tinnitus, do yourself a favor and see an Audiologist. I have suffered from it for over a decade. Two years ago I had my ears checked and was diagnosed with over 40% hearing loss. Naturally this was in the higher frequency spectrums and made the decision to (finally) get hearing aids. My audiologist said that while tinnitus can be from many factors, mine was due to the damage to my hearing receptors (my words, not theirs) and the ability for those to communicate through the nerves to the brain. B/C of the poor connection from the ear to the brain, the body compensates by creating the ringing or buzzing signal. I'm in my early 60's and have had to face up that due to many factors, including genetics and exposure to loud noises (lawnmowers) without hearing protection as a young person, it is a handicap I will have for the rest of my life. Fortunately, much of it can be compensated for by today's hearing aids. The higher end ones, like my Phonaks, can be digitally programmed to restore the loss back to a near normal hearing flat line. An equalizer for the sense. Some things will never sound great again (like sitting in a crowded ballpark, where the buzz of the crowd can overwhelm the conversation nearby), but at least I can enjoy music again.

Anyone ever hear of Lenire? It's a treatment that you do for a half hour each day for about three months. I've read about it but, haven't talked to anyone who has experienced it. They are in the US now. They started in Europe. They don't claim success for everyone but, some people claim it cured them. Look them up. I would be grateful for any first person accounts.

I am starting to buy into the brain compensating for a loss of input.  It would explain why mine has persisted for decades.  I have had the benefit (?) of annual baseline OSHA hearing tests since the incident until recently.  The damaged left ear never recovered.  Interesting how it the different frequency of consonants that make some more difficult to discern.  I maintained my right ear successfully and was always quite thankful it was always quiet on that side.  Now it is slowly creeping into my right brain.  I suspect my last job as it was quite and consistently noisy but no testing.

LOL about richer than BG no doubt!  Not to whine (ouch) but this stuff is a curse.  The unrelenting nature is wearing and has to be experienced to believe. 

A fascinating book on how the brain creates our world is " Visual Intelligence:  How we create what we see"   by Donald Hoffman. Seems off topic but the author touches on all aspects of our senses and the rules used to literally provide us all generally the same world.  And if you think our hearing is complex learn a little about how we see.  

Ear wax.  Gross.  Check for it anyway...

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