by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: I have a question regarding alcohol. I recently visited an audiologist about my tinnitus after it got worse from a clubbing experience (first time it happened due to a club). I wore ear plugs and figured I’d be safe. She seemed convinced it was due the copious amounts […]
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Why Do Drugs for Treating Tinnitus Also Cause Tinnitus?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: Some drugs, such as Neurontin [Gabapentin] or Xanax [Alprazolam] have been recommended as treatments for tinnitus. Is not this contradictory since they can also cause tinnitus? Xanax does lower it for me, temporarily; and Neurontin does lower it while the drug is in my system. The above drugs […]
Causes of Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked: What causes ringing in both ears? There are a good number of causes of ringing in the ears—what we call tinnitus. Here are some of them. Exposing your ears to loud sounds Taking any of the 450 drugs that can cause tinnitus Hearing loss, especially sudden hearing loss […]
Stress and Anger Make Tinnitus Worse
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. This is the third of three tinnitus stories, illustrating different effective coping mechanisms used by each of these three people. No one thing works for everyone—so you have to see which coping strategies work the best for you in reducing your tinnitus. Here is “Sandra’s” story. She explained, My tinnitus is […]
Sudden Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. This is the second of three tinnitus stories. In contrast to “Jim’s” gradual drift into tinnitus, “Audrey” was suddenly plunged into it. Here is her story. I developed tinnitus very suddenly in 1993 when I was 38 years old. Before that day, I had excellent hearing and balance. I was in […]
Tinnitus and Tinnitus Maskers—One Person’s Story
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. In this and the following two blog entries are the tinnitus stories of three different people. (Each of them has graciously given me permission to share their stories in hopes of helping others. I have changed their names to protect their privacy.) Notice how each person’s tinnitus has a somewhat different […]