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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / June 2005T cure with meds
Has any one had any success curing T with meds? If so;what types. Patrick Hennessey > Has any one had any success curing T with meds? If so;what types. > > Patrick Hennessey Cure, no, but drastic reduction after a dramatic worsening on high dose oral doxycycline. My T was/is caused by chronic tick borne infections, and the worsening was bacterial die off producing endotoxins, then very quiet T was all that remained. Sometimes the soft hiss gets loud, if I'm ill or I eat a lot of salicylate, but it dies down again after a while. Some other folks with persistently intrusive T get a lot of relief from Xanax, but not a cure. Susan I luckily just happened to already have a prescription for Xanax for occasional anxiety attacks, when my T started. Since the tinnitus was starting to freak me out, I of course took a Xanax and experienced a tremendous amount of relief. I became even more relieved when I found out that many consider Xanax an ideal medication for not just reliving the anxiety caused by tinnitus, but also in relieving the tinnitus itself. I can't help but feel that it would go a long way towards helping one habituate the ringing. Even though I've since found substantial relief from my T by significantly reducing jaw, neck and shoulder strain (via memory foam mattress & pillows, deep tissue massage, better posture, gentle neck stretching exercises and not clenching jaw/grinding teeth) and don't need the Xanax anymore, it's very comforting to know that I have that Xanax at the ready just incase the T flairs up again, especially at bedtime! I also highly recommend, based on personal experience: A white noise generator while sleeping, lots of fluids, extra Zinc, B-12 and lots of omega-3 (found in fish-fish oil). Ginkgo is also recommended by many, but as I'm a bleeder and bruise easily, I decided (and my ENT agreed) to skip that one. Brian > I luckily just happened to already have a prescription for Xanax for > occasional anxiety attacks, when my T started. Since the tinnitus was [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Brian If you're an easy bleeder, you should probably cut back on the anti thrombotic fish oil, too. Susan Just wondering how much Xanax (and how often) you found necessary to have the effect. I've had mild high-pitched whistling tinnitus my entire adult life, but about 1 month ago it got really bad. As far as I can tell it's closely related to eating foods that require chewing. If I eat only soup and cream of wheat for a couple days it almost goes back to normal levels. I have an older prescription for Xanax sitting in my nightstand which I haven't used but your experience makes me think it's worth trying. Does it leave you feeling woozy during the day? Thanks... Tom S. >I luckily just happened to already have a prescription for Xanax for > occasional anxiety attacks, when my T started. Since the tinnitus was [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Brian > Just wondering how much Xanax (and how often) you found necessary to have > the effect. I've had mild high-pitched whistling tinnitus my entire adult [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Tom S. I do fine on just .25 mg of Xanax at night on a "per need" basis (usually on high stress days). I don't have any problems with being sleepy the next day as some of the other meds out there (Elavil for example). frank Have you tried relaxing your spine with either a good chiro pillow or a chiro treatment once a week? It will take 1-3 months before you could feel the effect. That is what happened to me. > Has any one had any success curing T with meds? If so;what types. > > Patrick Hennessey try Neurontin or Klonopin |
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