r/tinnitus • u/jkuhn89 • 1d ago

treatment HBOT?

Has anyone had actual success with this? If so what was the cause of your tinnitus?

Mine is possibly/likely due to cervical neck issue. Fell and developed severe neck pain and occipital migraines and then vertigo and recently tinnitus. Imaging found c5 disc issue and cervical instability

Note: I know in some cases HBOT can cause tinnitus if you have barotrauma, but I had done medical grade hard chamber HBOT years ago to heal an injury and had no issues w barotrauma

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u/zxtb 1d ago

It permanently wrecked my eustachian tubes. I wish I had never done it. It has risks.

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u/jkuhn89 1d ago

You tried it for tinnitus? No change in the T? What caused you your T?

I did 10 dives a few years ago for different issue and seemed to be ok. I’m sorry this happened to you

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u/zxtb 1d ago

Thanks. T was caused by a loud noise exposure. Had to stop after two sessions because of ET issues. No change in level. I developed a patulous eustachian tube afterwards. It's 10x worse than my tinnitus.

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u/zxtb 1d ago

Thanks. The balloon will do the opposite of what is needed. Patulous ET stays open most of the time. You need surgery to keep it closed, which is a whole other story.