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Causes & Mechanisms
Can Viagra or Cialis Cause Sudden Hearing Loss and Tinnitus?
- Can Viagra cause hearing loss?
- Can Viagra or Cialis cause tinnitus?
- What should I do if my hearing suddenly drops after taking Viagra or Cialis?
- Does hearing come back after sudden hearing loss linked to Viagra or Cialis?
- Is Cialis safer for hearing than Viagra?
- Can Viagra or other PDE5 inhibitors treat tinnitus?
Carotid Dissection and Pulsatile Tinnitus: An Emergency to Recognise
- Can a carotid artery dissection cause pulsatile tinnitus?
- Is pulsatile tinnitus with neck pain an emergency?
- How is a cervical artery dissection diagnosed?
- How is a cervical artery dissection treated?
- Can chiropractic neck manipulation cause a cervical artery dissection?
- Does pulsatile tinnitus from a carotid dissection go away?
Does Kidney Disease Cause Tinnitus? What CKD and Dialysis Studies Show
- Does chronic kidney disease cause tinnitus?
- Is tinnitus more common in people on dialysis?
- Can furosemide cause tinnitus in people with kidney disease?
- Will a kidney transplant stop tinnitus or hearing loss?
- Should people with kidney disease have a hearing test?
- What does pulsatile tinnitus after a dialysis fistula or graft mean?
Gentamicin and Tinnitus: Ototoxicity, and Its Use in Ménière's Disease
- Can gentamicin cause tinnitus?
- Is hearing or balance damage from gentamicin permanent?
- Does gentamicin damage balance more than hearing?
- Who is most at risk of ear damage from gentamicin?
- Does intratympanic gentamicin help the tinnitus of Ménière's disease?
- Is intratympanic gentamicin better than a steroid injection for Ménière's disease?
Migraine and Tinnitus: How Strong the Link Is, and What Explains It
- Can migraine cause tinnitus?
- Why does tinnitus get louder during a migraine attack?
- Can migraine medication cause tinnitus?
- Does treating migraine help tinnitus?
- Could headaches with tinnitus be idiopathic intracranial hypertension rather than migraine?
- Is tinnitus with migraine the same as vestibular migraine?
Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Tinnitus: What the Evidence Shows
- Does Ozempic cause tinnitus?
- Can weight loss on Wegovy or Mounjaro cause ear problems?
- What does a FAERS signal for a GLP-1 drug mean?
- Do GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide and tirzepatide affect hearing?
- Should I stop Ozempic or Mounjaro if I get tinnitus?
- Could GLP-1 drugs help pulsatile tinnitus from intracranial hypertension?
Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: Tinnitus From a Spinal CSF Leak
- Can a CSF leak cause tinnitus?
- Does tinnitus from intracranial hypotension ease when lying down?
- How is spontaneous intracranial hypotension diagnosed?
- Does an epidural blood patch help tinnitus from a CSF leak?
- How is intracranial hypotension different from intracranial hypertension?
- Why is spontaneous intracranial hypotension so often misdiagnosed?
Tinnitus After Surgery or Anaesthesia: Spinal, Epidural and General
- Can general anaesthesia cause tinnitus?
- Why can a spinal anaesthetic affect hearing and cause tinnitus?
- Is hearing loss after heart bypass surgery common?
- How long does tinnitus after a spinal or epidural last?
- What should I do if my hearing drops after surgery?
- Why did my ears ring during a local anaesthetic injection?
Tinnitus in One Ear: Common Causes and When It Needs a Scan
- Is tinnitus in one ear a sign of a brain tumour?
- Does ringing in the left ear mean something different from ringing in the right?
- Why does one ear sometimes ring for a few seconds and then fade?
- Do you need an MRI for tinnitus in one ear?
- Can earwax cause tinnitus in one ear?
- What should I do if tinnitus in one ear starts with sudden hearing loss?
Tinnitus Worse When Lying Down? What a Change With Position Means
- Why does tinnitus seem louder when I lie down at night?
- Why can I hear my heartbeat in my ear when I lie on a pillow?
- What does it mean if my ear symptoms get better when I lie down?
- Is pulsatile tinnitus that gets worse when lying down serious?
- Why is tinnitus worse after a nap?
- Can sleeping position or a pillow change tinnitus?
Typewriter Tinnitus: The Staccato Kind That Responds to a Drug
- What does typewriter tinnitus sound like?
- What causes typewriter tinnitus?
- Is there really a medication that works for typewriter tinnitus?
- Doesn't the AAO-HNS guideline recommend against anticonvulsants for tinnitus?
- Does typewriter tinnitus come back if I stop the medication?
- What if carbamazepine doesn't work for typewriter tinnitus?
Venous Sinus Stenosis and Pulsatile Tinnitus: Scans and Stenting
- Can venous sinus stenosis cause pulsatile tinnitus?
- How is venous sinus stenosis diagnosed?
- Does venous sinus stenting cure pulsatile tinnitus?
- What are the risks of venous sinus stenting?
- Is venous sinus stenosis the same as idiopathic intracranial hypertension?
- Is pulsatile tinnitus from venous sinus stenosis an emergency?
Treatments & Therapies
Does Combining Tinnitus Treatments Work Better? A 461-Patient Trial
- Is combining tinnitus treatments better than one treatment alone?
- Why did combination treatment win if the treatments do not add up?
- Which single tinnitus treatments performed best in the trial?
- Should I ask for two tinnitus treatments at once?
- How large was the improvement overall in the tinnitus combination trial?
How to Stop Ringing in Your Ears: What Helps Tonight and What Lasts
- Is there a way to stop ringing in the ears instantly?
- How long does ringing in the ears last after a loud concert?
- Does new tinnitus go away on its own?
- What is the most effective treatment for ringing in the ears?
- Do supplements or pills stop ringing in the ears?
- When is ringing in the ears an emergency?
Internet-Based CBT for Tinnitus: Taking the Best-Supported Treatment Online
- Does internet CBT work for tinnitus?
- Is there more than one trial of internet CBT for tinnitus?
- Is internet CBT as good as seeing a therapist in person?
- How big was the difference in the internet CBT trial?
- Who guided the internet-based CBT in the trials?
- Is internet CBT for tinnitus available where I am?
Is There a Pill That Protects Your Hearing? What the Prevention Trials Show
- Can you take a supplement before a concert to protect your hearing?
- Does N-acetylcysteine (NAC) protect hearing?
- Did any hearing-protection supplement show a signal at all?
- Why does NAC's signal at ultra-high frequencies not count as proof it protects hearing?
- If supplements do not work, what prevents noise-induced hearing damage?
Residual Inhibition: When Tinnitus Goes Quiet After Sound
- Why does my tinnitus disappear for a moment after I turn off a sound?
- How long does residual inhibition last?
- What kind of sound produces residual inhibition best?
- Does residual inhibition mean my tinnitus is curable?
- Is residual inhibition used as a treatment?
- I get no residual inhibition at all. Does that mean something is wrong?
Stellate Ganglion Block for Tinnitus: Strong Numbers, Below the Threshold
- Does a stellate ganglion block work for tinnitus?
- What does a 5.73-point improvement on the THI mean?
- Why are the confidence intervals in the stellate ganglion block meta-analysis a problem?
- Does any benefit come from the stellate ganglion block itself, or from the therapy it is added to?
- Could the local anaesthetic in a stellate ganglion block explain the effect on tinnitus?
- What does a stellate ganglion block involve, and what are the risks?
- Should I ask for a stellate ganglion block for my tinnitus?
The AAO-HNS Tinnitus Guideline (2014), in Plain English
- What does the AAO-HNS tinnitus guideline recommend?
- What does the AAO-HNS tinnitus guideline recommend against?
- What is the difference between a recommendation and an option in the AAO-HNS tinnitus guideline?
- Has the AAO-HNS tinnitus guideline been updated since 2014?
- Does the AAO-HNS tinnitus guideline say tinnitus needs a scan?
- How does the AAO-HNS tinnitus guideline compare with the VA/DoD guideline?
The NICE Tinnitus Guideline (NG155), in Plain English
- What does the NICE tinnitus guideline recommend?
- Does the NICE guideline recommend CBT for tinnitus?
- Why does NICE make no recommendation on sound therapy for tinnitus?
- What does NICE say about tinnitus retraining therapy?
- When does the NICE tinnitus guideline say to refer urgently?
- Has the NICE tinnitus guideline been updated since 2020?
The Tinnitus Tapping Trick: Does It Work, and for How Long?
- Does the tinnitus tapping trick work?
- How long does relief from the tinnitus tapping trick last?
- Is the tinnitus tapping trick safe to try?
- Why is the tapping trick called suboccipital muscle release?
- Can doing the tinnitus tapping trick every day cure tinnitus?
- What does it mean if tapping or pressing on my neck changes my tinnitus?
The VA/DoD Tinnitus Guideline (2024), in Plain English
- What does the VA/DoD tinnitus guideline recommend?
- What does the VA/DoD tinnitus guideline recommend against?
- Why are all the VA/DoD tinnitus guideline's recommendations weak?
- How does the VA/DoD guideline compare with the AAO-HNS tinnitus guideline?
- What does the VA/DoD guideline say about mindfulness and ACT for tinnitus?
- Does the VA/DoD guideline say anything about notched music therapy?
Living With Tinnitus
Blood Tests for Tinnitus: What Doctors Check, and When It Helps
- Should I get blood tests for tinnitus?
- What does the AAO-HNS guideline say about blood tests for tinnitus?
- Which blood tests are relevant to pulsatile tinnitus?
- Should someone with tinnitus be tested for syphilis?
- Will treating a vitamin deficiency cure tinnitus?
- Is there a blood test that diagnoses tinnitus?
Do You Need a Scan for Tinnitus? What the Radiologists Recommend
- Do you need an MRI for tinnitus?
- Why does one-sided tinnitus need a scan when tinnitus in both ears does not?
- Does pulsatile tinnitus always need imaging?
- Which scan is used for pulsatile tinnitus, CT or MRI?
- Is an angiogram needed for pulsatile tinnitus?
- Should imaging come before or after seeing a clinician about tinnitus?
- Can the noise of an MRI scan make tinnitus worse?
Tinnitus and Suicidal Thoughts: Help Now, and What the Research Shows
- How common are suicidal thoughts in people with tinnitus?
- Does tinnitus cause suicidal thoughts?
- Who can I talk to about suicidal thoughts and tinnitus?
- Will asking someone about suicide put the idea in their head?
- Can CBT for tinnitus help with suicidal thoughts?
- Does poor sleep from tinnitus raise the risk of suicidal thoughts?
What Doctor Treats Tinnitus? GP, ENT, Audiologist or Psychologist
- What kind of doctor treats tinnitus?
- Should I see an ENT or an audiologist for tinnitus?
- When should a psychologist be involved in tinnitus care?
- Do I need a referral to see an audiologist for tinnitus?
- Is a hearing aid dispenser the same as an audiologist?
- What should I do if a doctor says nothing can be done for tinnitus?
Research Watch
The Patterns That Make a Weak Tinnitus Result Look Strong
- How can I tell whether a tinnitus study shows anything?
- What is the difference between within-group and between-group significance?
- Why does a waiting-list control not count as a proper comparison?
- Can a statistically significant result still be too small to matter?
- Is a very large effect size a good sign?
Tinnitus Questionnaires Compared: THI, TFI, TQ, TRQ, Mini-TQ and More
- What is the difference between the THI and the TFI?
- Which tinnitus questionnaire is the best?
- What do Tinnitus Handicap Inventory scores mean?
- How much does a tinnitus questionnaire score need to change to be meaningful?
- Can a THI score be compared with a TFI or TQ score?
- Is the Tinnitus Impact Self-Check a validated questionnaire?