HeavyMantra

Thanks, I'll try to stay hopeful. My T got worse this time of year when I had 4 separate colds in 4 weeks! Probably sound that worsened it though

Well, I've not been bothered by my T today at all so that's good! Rooting for you too, you seem to be a good person

Thanks bro. I've tried all those things

Mostly speaker phone.

Typically speaker phone. Occasionally with Sennheiser over the ear headphones--my tinnitus is not from hearing loss, though. If direct from the phone, it is too "sharp" for me, and I avoided using a phone like this for many years, even prior to T.

Well, I have to buy a new phone anyway so I'll get one that has good speakerphone capabilities

I have been weaning off caffeine to reduce jaw tension. Also, cutting alcohol (mostly, it is hard, I like wine), to prevent grinding (even with mouthguard/splint) during the night. The guard/splint does help distribute the force, however I would like to minimize all by eliminating what causes grinding in the first place.

For me, if I watch something before bed that really gets my mind going before bed, I tend to grind more. I try to avoid electronics an hour before bed. If I read a relaxing/enjoyable book before bed, it helps ease me to sleep. Also, a warm shower helps me, and I have heard that similar warm baths have helped others grind less.

Agrajag364, the mouthguard/splint has alleviated some jaw tension in the morning. I am having it readjusted next week at the TMD clinic to give better alignment. My dentist made my original splint. The TMD clinic said, the more teeth in contact with the splint, the better. It makes sense, since it helps distribute the force.

Awesome. Did you do anything that might have caused the improval?

If this isn't temporary, I will write a detailed post about what I've done. Then again, a lot of spikes get better within a year so it might just be time that has caused improvement, not all the herbs and other dietary changes I've made

Well, looks like I jinxed it. Back in hell again this week!

This is also interesting. An ENT was emphasising to me the other week what a factor that was

That's good to hear. It's weoird how some tinnitus fluctuates that much.......mine almost never fluctuates.

Roaring yesterday; .5/10 now. I'm erm... Cured??

I'm "cured" every other day. It's weird, but it seems pretty common with these fluctuations

Well I knew he was near-deaf obviously

I can't listen music well either. I can watch movies but some reason music still causes problems for me. This really sucks.

Sure does. I'm starting to realize that music might not be a part of my life for a while or forever. I hope the situation can improve with time. Idk, many people continue making music it seems. Maybe it took a while for them to be able to come back to it

Very fortunate, congrats!

It's not only Sweden, it's everywhere :(

What's happened?

I can just agree.

Same :(

That doesnt sound good. Hang in there man... It will turn better again.

Hang in there, Swede! xx

Bruxism can be cured by concentrating on oral discipline.
I have some notes which may help you.
Jazzer x

Hope you’re right. 5 months in for me

i soon have 2 months full, and there as been improvement for me also. Some bad days, but some good days too. It's back and forth...Not losing hope!

"What is the extended audiogram?" "Why do you even need this kind of test?" "Hey you're fine don't use Doctor Google"

Doctors be like: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DhTT7xXUwAAofId.jpg

So true lol

oh man... if yours is heavily influenced, maybe you should try a splint or therapy for your neck mayhaps.

Yes, so many sleep positions are not good for posture and alignment. Especially if you have an issue with your neck (bulging disk), poor "sleeping posture" can exacerbate effects. Even if your neck is ok, and your jaw/teeth/bruxism issues are the reason for T, that can still be influenced by your neck (by creating more muscular tension and tension in the jaw).

Also, if you have jaw issues, you might just be putting the wrong amount of pressure on your jaw. Feel free to PM me if you want to discuss further.

Hopefully you will start getting more of those good periods and they will keep getting longer.

I think that's what's happening. Gone today again. Thanks for the encouragement Bill

Wow that’s great! Anything different you’ve been doing?

I did change a lot of things when I got my bad spike in october or november, perhaps the result is felt now? The past month I have been working on releasing tension in my neck and shoulders, been using many yogic chanting techniques to de-stress. Sometime during this month I mostly stopped caring about the T when I have it. I stopped resisting, and something changed.. Or so I feel

Wow! Sounds like you’re on the right path to easing your mind and letting go. Seems like the results are finally kicking in :) congratulations! I will also look into yogic chanting as I’m looking for techniques to de-stress also.

I've been seeing fading the last 4 weeks or so, but it's never truly silent. It's still better than it was at the start, however.

I think comparison to others can be good, but equally it shouldn't invalidate your or others' suffering.I see some people do this on this board and I think it's a dangerous road to go down.

Happy for you!

You are very lucky. Even though bad T days are always rough.

I feel ya, Today is a poor day. I feel like tomorrow will be better

I know how you’re feeling, but we are all in this together. I hope you feel better.

Back to a 2/10 and feeling better. Had a bad streak of three 10/10 days in both ears (always in left only before) and was despairing. You were right Pdodge

Is the tinnitus appearing more often or is it that the severity is increasing?

I’m sorry to hear about the other conditions compounding the problem. I hope you’re staying vigilant with your ears

It's been appearing less often the last month, but when it does it's more severe. Always wearing earplugs when outside of my apartment and I've stopped using headphones. Not sure if low music through speakers is giving me spikes or not, maybe I'll stop that for a while as well. The problem is that creating music is the most important thing in my life

Thanks for your concern, I hope you are doing OK at your end

You should stop using the headphones. Hope you feel better soon.

Truee