I have a doctors appointment today because I had a relapse in panic attacks/agoraphobia. I think my tinnitus (constant and very loud) triggered it, and my hearing aids were broken.

I was feeling normal for months until this week. I am on the maximum dose of Paxil, but my doctor is hesitant to prescribe me any anxiety medication. I don’t want to be dependent on meds either, but it would be good to have on hand in emergency

What other treatments are there? Anything I can suggest? How can I get my doctor to understand how painful my panic attacks are?

My father has been dealing with a ringing in his ear for a long time and believes it’s from stress. He also gets a lot of headaches. He’s visited doctors but they all tell him the same thing!…that there’s nothing wrong with it. He’s fed up with the doctors and doesn’t want to see another one. He’s heard about Neem Oil to help but is not sure about it. What can we do about his situation, to make the ringing stop!?

Finally doing something about a possibly impacted wisdom tooth that’s caused me problems for over 2 years now.

I’d like to know a few things if anyone can help, bear with the long description of my situation.

No actual pain in the tooth itself, just the gum surrounding the partially erupted tooth. The wisdom teeth in my upper jaw have came in flawlessly, no problems whatsoever … except for the havoc raining down from one.

Top left wisdom tooth is so jagged & sharp it’s constantly jabbing down on the lower left wisdom tooth & the surrounding gum’s, irritating my gums & causing them to swell. Usually the swelling & pain would go away with the proper care (a mix of saltwater gargles & using mouthwash, also I find a tea made from white sage leaves helps reduce inflammation some). Well it’s happened again, only this time worse. A larger area of gum-line is now effected, accompanied by a sore throat & slightly swollen lymph nodes under the jawline on the outer left side of my neck ( just under the swollen areas in my mouth ), no fever. Impossible for me to eat just about anything and very hard to open and close my mouth all the way or stick my tongue out. I can tell the lower left tooth is probably impacted, I see the molar just in front of it is raised significantly as if the wisdom tooth was slowly pulling the tooth in front of it outward, so needless to say I will be asking to have it extracted and may ask to have the top tooth shaved a little to help prevent anymore gum irritation.

Been dealing with the pain & swelling since Tuesday Oct 21 & finally got an appointment for Tuesday Oct 28, I hate to wait that long especially since it could be infected but I’ll take what I can get.

Now for the question part lol:

What, other than gargling with warm saltwater, are some good home treatments to help keep the swelling & pain at bay until I see the dentist?

Is an extraction my best method for solving this problem once & for all or are there alternatives?

I might get prescribed antibiotics since I’m pretty sure this is an infection, so what are the kinds of antibiotics prescribed for such conditions? What are the names of the typical antibiotics given for gum/mouth/throat/tooth infections?

I have some recent gastrointestinal problems resulting in weight loss & improper nutrient absorption & I take probiotics 2-3 times daily either in the form of yogurt, a probiotic cereal, and/or lactobacillus acidophilus supplements (13.3mg or 2 billion cultures) to help, I’m sure I’ll need to up the dosage when taking antibiotics.

When would be the proper time to take probiotics? A few hours before or after antibiotics? Should I take the antibiotics and probiotics with or without food? How long would I need to be on antibiotics before surgery? Is taking antibiotics recommended for someone like me who already has some GI problems?

I’ve had tinnitus in my left ear for over 10 years & a recently a bout with severe vertigo that left me incapacitated exhausted & starved for a week, I hear that the local anesthetic administered before oral surgery can actually cause tinnitus.

Does anyone know if this is true? Would this irritate my problem ear further?

After vertigo, I don’t want to risk using an anesthetic that would irritate my ear more & cause another bout of vertigo, although I am aware that this possible infection could surely do the same thing if it spreads.

Would I be prescribed any post-operative painkillers? If so, I’d like to know what kind of medication is usually prescribed after a wisdom tooth extraction?

Sorry again for the overly descriptive "questions" but I’ve been worried of this, any advice, tips, or personal experience is greatly appreciated!

Thank you, Namasté!

~ Peace & BaLaNcE ~

Yeah, I’ve been desperately searching for the source of my tinnitus for like 2 years, and finally found it. TMJ. I did all the tests you can do and all had positive results. and i have almost every single symptom… i’m gonna see someone about it, but I know I have it, you know? I can just tell. I’m only going so it will be confirmed.

I’m freaking out, assuming I do have it, is this going to effect my life!? Could the ringing become permanently louder? Could I have to stop eating kettle cooked chips and delicious, chewy steak!? I already have to deal with asthma… now this?

So basically, is this gonna effect my life. Will it get worse, or will it get better. I know there’s no cure, that’s why I’m flipping out. But can treatment make it almost cured? Like my asthma, they put me on a twisthaler and singulair, and it almost disappeared, i havent gotten my refills and asthmas bad again, but im getting refills soon.

sorry, im rambling, can the same be done with tmj? can i be almost-cured like with my asthma, with only minor, completely ignore-able symptoms remaining?

I think I may have damaged mine. I’ve noticed you can feel the bass vibrating your brain, I never thought it was good but heck, I took my chances.

I feel off balance sometimes, especially if I turn my head too quickly my brain feels like it has to catch up with my head momentarily. If I turn suddenly when walking, I have to think about not losing balance in order to appear not drunk.

I also have a slight case of tinnitus and a blood test has indicated I may have mild hypothyroidism (which I’m hoping is the cause because I will soon be on medication for it if the follow up blood test indicates I do need treatment).

I noticed the other day that a squiggly sounding synthesizer sound (high pitch) seemed to aggravate my balance problem momentarily, that’s why I’m starting to think it may have been the subs that caused it.

It is a desease of the Ear. There is a continuous sound in the ear like that of an Insect(Jhingur).

I’ve had this problem for quite awhile, but it doesn’t effect my hearing in any way. I went to a doctor and they said that I didn’t have any hearing loss present. I’ve also had a problem with earwax build-up, but that doesn’t seem to be causing the problem because the ringing did not go away after I’ve had my ears cleaned out.

So far, there aren’t any good doctors in my area. Whenever I brought this problem up, it seemed apparent that I knew more than they did about tinnitus. I did eventually find an ENT and she scheduled me for an appointment to further dig into my cause for the condition, but my guardian didn’t bother to take me because she was afraid that she would have to cover the cost of the whole procedure.

I recently swore in to the Navy, but I won’t ship out until summer of next year. At meps, I did not once mention to the doctors about this problem. I’ve gotten quite a few suggestions saying that I should wait and get into the military to seek out treatment. I went with their advice because money is tight and my insurance does not cover anything.

I recently have received a small source of income and I’ve been thinking about making an appointment to try and find out what the cause of the ringing is, but I’m not so sure about my insurance.

Any opinions?

I’m 22, it has been constant for 6 years now as a result of Meniere’s disease. It is unbearably loud 90% of the time.

It also caused deafness in my right ear, so white noise doesn’t work anymore. I’ve tried pretty much every non-surgical tinnius treatment. what can I do?

thanks so much

I’m 18, and I love music so much that I forget to take care of my ears. But I honestly do not use earphones,mp3s, etc too much. I wonder why some people actually do not get the tinnitus or any hearing damage when they put to their ears some magnanimous VOLUME. I don’t want this tinnitus to go on forever. I’m still young (I think) and I still want to listen to music. And I don’t want any surgery or whatever.