BrOKeN_1

What kind of hobbies?

hugs~

The kind some T sufferers would frown upon. I'll leave it at that. ;)

If you are getting T spikes after these music/podcast sessions, you are playing with fire.

@Bill Bauer, me, personally, I don't ever have spikes from sound. Also, I only listen to music whilst wearing earplugs, and I mostly listen to it when I'm working outside. I also play it through my Bose speakers which are very good quality. :)

Oh, and if I think my ears aren't enjoying a certain frequency, I soon turn it down or off.

@Bill Bauer fortunately I never get spikes from music either. I understand the sentiment. My audiologist suggested that my T might get worse after returning the hearing aids I couldn't afford a few days ago. Whether that is true or he is just disappointed about not making a sale. Idk. I refuse to be a slave to this incessant noise though.

If I didn't have hearing loss, I'd return mine. I keep wondering (worrying!) if they are worsening my tinnitus.

Hopefully turn into giant steps. I wish I got this when I was like 50 or something but not 15 :(

Kinda same here, except that I am almost 4 weeks behind you. Sursum corda!

I have :( any audio from a speaker flares my face/ear pain badly. Thank you though

Sorry to hear that brother. I'm such a puss I can't imagine have pain accompanied tinnitus. Stay strong man.

I'd recommend Subnautica; no guns in sight. Buuuut you might want to avoid if you have thalassophobia.

Tell me about it.

Would love to have some nootropic of some sort that just allows your brain to *chill* without messing with the necessary functions. It honestly seems like so much of the problem just deals with overexcitation.

I'm with you there. This has certainly been an experience of which I no longer wish to be a part. When things calm down, I will most certainly have a better appreciation of life. This all has trivialized a great majority of my depressive triggers from before. Quality of life is of utmost importance.

Certainly interesting indeed, and a lot of what he said rings (sorry!) true, but he also takes a bit of a "doctor good, supplement scary" approach, especially with that last line. He doesn't seem to understand how many ENTs/audiologists don't know/care about the condition and can't really consult with you anyway on supplement strategies.

How I wish that were the case. If you're interested, I updated my introduction thread with how it went and how today is going. Not feeling too hot, but I appreciate your warmth.

I take lorazepam 1mg before bed and Prozac to beat back the Devil. I've quit taking all but a couple supplements because they are expensive and weren't doing much. I wasn't sleeping at all a week ago. That's why I say I should be grateful.

That's certainly odd. I wonder if your rhythm is still out of whack in some way. I've been going between 3 and 6 straight, but I've never clearly alternated like this.

Still better then a couple weeks ago. Getting off graveyard shift was the right thing to do.

That's terribly unfortunate, but here's hoping there isn't a fourth to worry about!

I've never heard of it going away during one's fourth month.

It might go away either during the first week, or after 1-3 years.

Hahaha. Damn! That made me laugh!

Interesting. Let me know how those go. My audiologist had floated the idea of hearing aids + maskers, but I'm not sure I want to make that expense, especially with something like FX-322 on the way. Is your hearing bad enough to warrant the device or is it primarily for the masking?

@Drachen No my hearing is still pretty good. But since my tinnitus is in the high Frequency it helps alot to have some masking. Normally I would pass but I'm fortunate to have an employer who will pay for them. At first they were really frustrating because having all the extra noise seemed to aggravate the T. But that has gotten better.

Audiologist believes they will provide relief as well as help me habituate. With my poor mental state I need supplemental support until we get something like FX-233 on market.

I imagine our incoming president is going to make my life a little more difficult. Obama left the coal industry hurting and Biden just may finish us off. But who knows.. I'm just trying to make it through the days lately.

@jay777 Live in Utah.. Work in Colorado. You?

I'm guessing Wales, Scotland? Or North of England or Midlands somewhere? By the way @BrOKeN_1 your profile picture is beautiful. Did you take it.

Edit: Well. I couldn't have been more wrong on the location haha.

@Steph1710 Yep. I gotta a couple of shots of this guy with the cell phone leaving work a couple weeks ago. Unfortunately I had to switch shifts because of my sleep so no more morning bucks for a while.