Barry098

Well, I suppose to level out that injustice, time was made relative; so to that ant, it's 5 years on earth without those antennae, probably feel the same as your 30-50 with tinnitus.

Maybe we should try feeling more like a headless coackroach instead.Living for a couple of weeks after decapitation and not giving a single f*ck about it.

@aura Old ones screaming, my "angle grinder" acting up, makes me sick, almost makes my legs numb in fear when its at its peak. Today has been a much more tolerable day, thankfully.

It was a long time since I developed a new tone. I used to get new tones constantly a year ago.

So to hear about the spike @Stacken77. I’m just now recovering from the COVID booster spike that I had since last Sunday. My T was out of control this past week. @DocTors_94 is right…this condition is inhumane. I’m sending you both and @aura hugs right now and hoping things settle down.

Hugs to you as well @Barry098

Damn, @Barry098 I'm so sorry to hear that. I relate to all your struggles man. I hope you get some peace from this disease.

I remember I played a show back in my early 20's that left me nearly deaf for about 5 days and I didn't really care too much.

@kingsfan I never had any issues with anxiety in my twenties either…the naïveté of youth was a beautiful thing…wish I could re-channel its power!

good luck! if it makes you feel any better i had all 3 and didn't make my t change. <3

Well, my ears were screaming today…very similar to when I actually had COVID but I just tried to ignore them as much as possible and went about my day business as usual. I feel really beat tonight though. Hope they calm down a bit tomorrow.

@Barry098 I know it doesn't mean much, but here's a hug. I sincerely wish you well buddy.

@Stacken77 Thank you…I appreciate your sincere and thoughtful posts. I hope that one day we will both put this period behind us and move on to a normal quiet life without T and H.

Aww. What a sweet dream. Shame that as he would grow to older, he would probably rip your face off haha.

I think your brain is trying to tell you something. The grizzly bear is your tinnitus. Just make peace with it. :))

Had the same thought @aura

@Stacken77 Tinnitus brought me to my knees today...Some days I just don't have the strength to handle it well.

Sorry to hear that @Barry098 . How is your hyperacusis?

By the way how does your tinnitus sound like? Do you still have the COVID spike?

@Freerunner Thanks Freerunner, I haven’t had serious issues with hyperacusis this time around, just T. Can’t tell if the COVID spike is still there or if this is just my baseline. Either way, T is really loud and hissing sounding. Kind of opaque sounding, like a wall of sound. Yesterday really got me down but what can you do other than keep on keeping on…

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@Stacken77 well said. I think the image-problem lies in the fact that some people are able to easily habituate. This compartmentalized “success” is then used as a blanket expectation for anyone with T. The real truth though is that many of struggle with or possibly even find habituation impossible. That leaves us…well…I suppose where we are right now…

Precisely @Barry098

@Barry098 thank you for your support, people tend to need 6 months or so to habituate to a spike... I am worsening through the days so you can imagine how hard It is and how hopeless and desperate I feel... I am 3 months in... If at least I had some good days ( the only thing is that mornings when I wake up the ugly tones aren't there...)

Less tones in the morning is a positive sign. That means it can change! You probably won’t have good days for a few more months…unfortunately that is normal with tinnitus :(
Just give it time…and you’ll get to a better place.

@Barry098 I am not sure if Its less tones or they are covered by others :( . I really pray each day to stop the worsening. I can live with this, even though It would be hard... But can't if It goes to crazy points... I am so disperate, crying and agitated... Thank you again for your support.

Are you better?

Have anyone really tried treating COVID with cortisone..?
I saw a show once where blood poisoning as a last resort was treated with cortisone and vitamin C intravenous.
It will be a new standard protocol in 10 years!
Doctor didn’t think the patient would live the night.
2 days later he was sent home with all limbs., and a pulse.

@DocTors_94 I’m just about through COVID. My ears calmed down a little. They are back in the category of this sucks but I can live with it.

@Damocles someones comment on the video was - ‘always put your non-jerk hand in the box’ hahaha solid advice there!

LOL @Steph1710! For real!

@Steph1710 that’s hilarious…didn’t notice it before.

ACS custom is called 1of1 custom in the states.

They offer free molds in a few cities: https://1of1custom.com/pages/book-an-appointment

Or else just pay an audiologist. Most seem to just do molds for Westone, so bring them the following guidelines: https://1of1custom.com/pages/impression-guidelines

@Damocles thanks so much for all of the help…very kind of you

@kingsfan thanks for the info…much appreciated! BTW, on a slightly different note, I seem to remember reading one of your postings mentioning Nortriptyline. Has that drug changed your T in anyway for the better?

I keep getting random tones coming and going. The inside of my head sounds like a complicated computer now, it’s the matrix

Hopefully u find some relief soon!

Thank you all for your support! Knowing that I am not alone in this sonic Hell is sometimes the only thing that gets me through the day. I appreciate you all!

It was temporary for me. T spike lasted about 1 and half week for me. I was COVID positive .

@ZFire thanks for the hope…this is truly ridiculous right now. Not sure I could habituate to this level. I will ride it out and hope for the best

@Barry098 I had a really bad spike after a cold. It was most likely not covid though. The spike lasted roughly 2 weeks after the cold and sinuses had cleared. It was a scary time. Don't lose hope!

I'm sure they will.

For sure.. last time I had more than a few beers my hyperacusis got horrible. Kind of glad it isn't the opposite acutally.

Very much agreed.

Please send mine a memo :-)

It’s a mystery to me how the brain learns to adapt. I would still rather have it gone though…If I win the lotto, all of the money will go towards a tinnitus cure.

That's right tinnitus!

Tonight, @Barry098 is the daddy. (͠≖ ͜ʖ͠≖)

I made Tinnitus my bitch today...and that felt like a nice change :)

I second what @Damocles said. Mine is louder in the morning and becomes quieter throughout the day. However, caffeine has no effect on my T whatsoever.

On my normal ( good) days the T is quieter in the morning and becomes louder through the day. On my bad days,it wakes me up in the middle of the night and then gets louder and louder in a chaotic way to the point that i need a sleeping pill/anti anxiety drug combo to keep it together.

Mine is quieter in the mornings. Use to be just a soft hiss that would gradually turn into a ring around noon, then a fog horn by 3pm. I no longer get the soft hiss in the morning, I just wake up with ringing.

It loves you haha. Mine is all over the top place atm.