Barry098

@streifzug Last two major acoustic injuries I lost 30 lbs in about six weeks both times! Severe tinnitus is the most effective diet I’ve tried!

It's really crazy. I hope you get better soon!

Thanks @streifzug I’ll survive it…I have years of practice under my belt. Just disappointed that I’m back at ground zero once again.

Barry098 When I found out I had Tinnitus I was devastated, the noise was so debilitating, my anxiety was so bad I lost 30 some pounds in less than 3 weeks. I have gained 5 pounds back , maybe a little more now need to weigh myself.

Barry you made me really happy with this comment <3

@MatthewR I’m glad I could cheer you up. I’ve been on this forum for a long time because I am constantly pushing my ears to their breaking point. But I’ve noticed that most people come in super panicky but eventually they lose interest because their tinnitus drifts into the background and they move on with their lives.

@MatthewR not saying it is an easy road to recovery but for me it is unfortunately a very familiar one!

@MatthewR Sometimes it is and sometimes not. People can have it for years and it goes away. It's really just luck.

But how can I ever hope on better days if I have permanent hearing loss?? I don’t want to be living like this anymore I’m depressed

@BellaMia sorry to hear about that accident. Mine was once again my own fault. Music rehearsal that was apparently too loud for my glass ears (even though it never registered more than 74db). It’s rough because music is my livelihood so other than going on disability, or changing careers, this will always be a danger for me :(

Fingers crossed it fades away agian for you.

You have some a rare ability to erase your T, but seems your sound tolerance is gone.

@gameover yeah…it is weird, but it seems to fade with time but any little sound exposure and I am right back in hot water. Kind of hard for me to avoid sound though as I am a music teacher!

@Barry098. Your case still fascinates me. To total remission, then the return and the swings. When it comes to the center again, is the loudness any different? I.e. what is changing? Attention or loudness? Or both, or hard to say?

@gameover It is definitely a volume change when it gets overwhelming. Kind of feels like being in a field full of cicadas during mating season. It just gets really loud and pretty much drowns everything else out. Then after some time it tones down and I can resume life…

Btw…when I say it tones down, it is still quite loud and ever present…just not utterly debilitating.

@Mo8409
You were right. T backed off after about 10 days. Now it is back to the normal loud but manageable level.

@Barry098 So happy for you! ❤️

Thanks for the support @Mo8409 I had been crawling out of my skin for a few days…

H was out of control and utterly debilitating in the beginning. Now it is quite manageable. Fortunately H is sort of treatable…unlike T

I’m not sure what you are referring to. The post about noise canceling headphones?

When you use double protection. Is your T not much louder in that silence or are you listening to soft sounds.music?

They do get a bit louder, but for some reason it doesn’t bother me. Maybe because it changes the quality of the outside sound I’m hearing and removes all the bass frequencies so by contrast the tinnitus doesn’t feel heavy? Not really sure actually but I do love this setup!

@gameover rainforests are healing places. My ears stopped ringing back in 2019 after a few days in Corcovado.

Well, T did not stop for me. But rainforest was the only place besides the shower that could mask it (not all the time, but for a good chunk fo time).

Great to hear that @gameover
We all need breaks from this from time to time…even if just a brief respite.

Not sure about the physics but surprisingly it does work. But even just one set makes a huge difference.

@Mo8409 Glad to know there are other people out there taking care of the little creatures! My T was pretty well behaved until a few hours ago when it started just screaming like a banshee. Tinnitus is a total mystery isn’t it?

@Barry098 This whole condition doesn't make any sense. It changes for no reason. I don't even know why it exists. It's a horrible thing to have but life must go on and we must adjust. I hope your T gives you a break soon. My is loud at the moment because I'm home from work.

@Mo8409 I got a few days rest from my T and now it is back with a vengeance. I agree with you about the pointlessness of this condition. It is a serious design flaw. I have no problem dealing with the low level T but no matter how long I have it, I can’t seem to habituate to the peak levels…I hope yours recedes and gives you a break soon.

My brother also has screaming T. My dad just went deaf. Not great aural genetics in my family!

I got it from my many years of working as a professional musician. Its funny that contractors would never enter a job site without a hard hat but hardly any musicians think to protect their ears. Crazy how low the public awareness is for tinnitus.

@Mo8409 how did you get T?

My new life:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2RV_tz95Qc

Was it on the earlobe or upper part of the ear? Behind the ear or on the flappy thing that's in front of the ear? Just wondering if the placement of the venom had anything to do with your symptom relief.

Those little guys stung me all over my head, my ears, my arms and my leg. It was ridiculous! Last time (30+ years ago) I was stung once I ended up in the ER. This time I was pretty sure I was going to die. But no… Tinnitus will not so easily be cured!

@Barry098 Same here man the last couple weeks for some reason have just been something else.

Tinnitus is relentless @Ryan Scott . You never truly get a break from it. No one who doesn’t have it really understands the physical toll it takes on us.

@BrOKeN_1 lol white sands…I’m about ready to settle for some dirt in a hole in the ground, just to get some RNR!

Same here, i was out of town for 7 days and relaxed and played some golf and T and head felt great- now in a big spike. Must need to do something to relax.

Know this shit

Tinnitus is a physical manifestation of anxiety for me.

Thanks for all of your thoughts and input on this thread @Strawberryblonde , @Lurius , @Ryan Scott , @DimLeb this was a really interesting conversation. Makes total sense why there is no cure. We are all over spectrum with our preexisting conditions.

I feel like I was misunderstood. Of course not everyone with anxiety have tinnitus. What I'm saying is that anxiety can be a trigger in a perfect storm, the straw that breaks the camels back. If you already have hearing loss, you're overwhelmed, maybe in the middle of a divorce, your house burned down, you got fired etc and you have an incident after a long period of prolonged stress/anxiety, it can trigger tinnitus.

@Lurius I got you and I agree with what you said.

Hope today is a better day for you :)

Thanks @Strawberryblonde the day treated me better…

Processed foods wreak havoc on the body over time so there is no wonder the T gets worse but could be a coincidence . Im gonna try a diet packed with greens and anti inflammatory foods if not for the T but the health benefits. @Barry098
I just like my Sugar and sweets to much, there is nothing quite like a big bar of choccy.

Yep @Strawberryblonde choccy is the best! But I’m learning to live with less sugar. Ears are screaming today though so you are probably right about the coincidence. @Damocles is right. Living with this level of T is a nightmare most people will never experience…

No harm I guess. You can see how you feel after a few weeks.
I'm trying gluten free, just can't stand gluten free bread lol

Going to get some blood work done pretty soon… I am beginning to think I might actually have diabetes… regardless, a diet change is in order!

No diabetes so that is good news…and the switch to low glycemic index foods has brought the level of my T way down!

great