acute

there’s no way out

I feel like a zombie yayy

Also not for me anymore. They are probably poison in long term. If we could at least off ourselves with them... but these stuff are weak as shit.

You will habituate, 6 months is nothing in tinnitus term.

I’ve seen some tinnitus sufferers on those forums unfortunately.

I hope you will wait for Susan Shore/University of Michigan devices to come out...

Many people report getting the ability to cope with loud tinnitus after about 2 years...

Try Lumomed laser like @scotty03874. Maybe Luci basic home laser? It suppose to help HF hearing loss. I'm looking into it with some skepticism.

Don't lose hope!

Yep, life gets ripped away. I feel for you.

Can relate. Waking up almost feels like a curse.

@acute
Ive tried to pm you but didnt work. Can you pm me?

I used to have that electricity too, I actually liked it compared to the high pitch electrical sound I have now. I felt like you did probably just this past Monday and for no apparent reason the sounds got much better on tuesday. Just hold on and it could get better on it's own, it just has to be long enough for Lenire and/or the Michigan device.

It might get better for you

Understandable. Noise is torturous. Could be the limbic system. I had 1 good day then it returned upon awakening.

Looks like you got tinnitus around the same time as me and you are only a couple of years younger so I totally get where you are coming from.

Chances are it will reduce naturally over time. If it doesn't there's a pretty good chance that Lenire / bimodal neuromodulation will be able to reduce it, if not there's a pretty good chance that you will habituate.

Was in that situation for about 6 months. Do read my story here. I posted it a while back. I just have to pull through it! It takes time. Be strong!

This is what this fucking crap does to us.

It used to be effective now my T is even worse. The noises are so loud and reactive.

I had lost at least a year of my life as a result of T. Hopefully all you will end up losing is a year or two, and not more.

You live in Spain - such a cool and nice country - at least you have That going in your favour.

The dentist extracted my second left premolar, was a perfectly healthy tooth. She said she had to make space in my mouth to reposition the rest of the teeth... I was never feel happy or safe with the decision to extract that tooth.

Dentists seem to do this (extract teeth for very shady reasons) all of the time. My mom had been a victim of such a dentist too...

I'm not sure if Invisalign contributed to me getting tinnitus, but it started halfway through my treatment. It was a particularly stressful period.

Hi CroakyBat, I'm sorry for the delay. How are you feeling? Hope you feel better. I started with curcumin but I have not been very constant and I have not noticed great results, probably due to not having been consistent with the taking. Do you feel any improvement in your T since the use of curcumin? -Sorry for my bad english-

I'm actually doing pretty well, thank you for asking! I do believe my ringing has improved since I joined the forum a few months ago, but it's hard to tell how much..it's definitely still there but it is not all that intrusive lately. Most importantly, mentally and emotionally I am doing a lot better. I'm starting to stop focusing on hearing the T at every moment and getting back to enjoying my life again.

I think that alone has been a big reason for the improvement. I have been taking the circumin each night, but I'm only taking 1000mg. I believe higher dosages were giving me headaches and nausea. I've also been taking magnesium and ginkgo biloba.

Hi Bill, thanks for your concern. It's very kind of you. I haven't noticed much improvement in my T since May... which makes me sad and makes me feel despair. I have several sounds, but the most prominent now is a metallic and electric hiss in my head, kind of like a sound made by the air escaping from a punctured tire. No pure tone most of the time.

Also for sleeping mix it with melatonine, some people find it useful

Please be wise with your benzo use. I use them also due to sleep issues. Things do get better I have up to 6 different tones and are so severe and unmaskable at times. Im sorry that you are in a difficult situation.

Love and respect

Is there any way you could spend time somewhere where the noise bothers you less, at least few hours every day? I don't know, just a suggestion. Walking around, sitting on a quiet beach, or anything? I know it's not a cure. I just don't like the idea of getting addicted to benzos.

I'm 25 years old. How am I going to endure a lifetime of suffering like this? All the time left before me is going to be a pure torture with these terrible noises in my head.

Don't give up yet, Lenire and Frequency Therapeutics are coming.

@ChrisBoyMonkey But how much more time should we expect suffering this torture? Is true that Lenire is my only hope. But I don't know how to endure all these months until they give me an appointment. Every day is pure torture.

You're right, it's probably going to take months, but the way we must endure for now is to do what we can to make it easier for us to take it day by day, with each day getting closer to sweet relief.

The strategy I am doing is doing the same things I loved before the tinnitus. I focus on these things because they are still there right now with the noise, and they will still be there once the noise is gone.

Oh, I know how you feel. Please stay! I just tried to answer your reply but the message went error and called it a spam?!

:((( I know the feeling, it will get better <3 message me plz. Don’t do anything definitive. I will keep you in my prayers.

Hi acute, you responded to one of my posts last week. Like you said, we are in very similar situations and I'm sorry you're feeling this way. If you need someone to chat with, feel free to PM me! (however that works)

Hi @ChrisRA! If you don't mind, I will answer you by PM to explain myself better :)

"It is normal for T to slide back after an improvement. The daily fluctuations are irrelevant. What is important are the global lows and the monthly trend. If you have been experiencing some fading, this is a wonderful news. In a year or two you will feel a lot better."

I wouldn't be making that comment if I wasn't convinced that it was true. This is something I learned as a result of having T and reading this forum for many months. Feeling better (on average) compared to a month or two ago is all that matters.

You could talk to Dr. Shulman. He wrote books about tinnitus. He would know a lot more than anyone here. I’ve been talking to him lately. Even stress could cause tinnitus. I don’t know if you had any stressful things happen at the time you first had tinnitus? The brain can do some weird things to people under stress.