Jerad

@4Grace I dont know if you got something else going on, but your stress level is through the roof for obvious reasons. Somehow you need to find a way to calm your self and I think your T will come down as well.

Mostly the noise. I have lots of friends. My wife wants to do something for long weekend. I say I can’t poor girl is sad about this too. My biking group keeps asking me to go out. Can’t. My family pushing me to takes meds which I am almost certain will finish me off with T. Holly crap what the hell is going on in my life,

One day at a time guys. The only thing that I've found to relax me is a bath.

I know. I am freaking out. I know. Mirt lost hearing I really don’t know what to do …..

@4Grace maybe your doctor can prescribe something different?

I tried 3. Again you are very kind for taking the time. It’s a lot to adjust to. Complaining does not help but holy crap it’s a lot to deal with all in 8 months. Every day is a struggle. So sad.

@MeadowLane22 nah, I had to quit years ago due to back issues. I miss it, tho. Back when I had mild t and h, lifting didn’t bother them when I wore plugs.

@LostTruck ya, I have, but they would usually only last a minute or so. Not sure if it’s recalibration or blood flow or just the brain hiccuping or something. I think they’re neutral, tbh. Not good or bad. Just part of some ppl’s t.

@Jerad If I understand the terms correctly, it sounds like I probably have both. The ear ache suggests pain H and the oversensitivity to sounds would suggest loudness H too? Certain sounds like cutlery clinking plates or mugs, etc are uncomfortable for me.

@Jerad But I've also noticed that if I wear ear protection for a long time and then take them off, everything seems to be louder and more sensitive than it usually is, so maybe that's also what's contributing to the oversensitivity I'm experiencing?

@LostTruck ya it sounds like you have both. A lot of ppl say too much protection doesn’t worsen. But some swear it does. It’s very individual. Maybe it’s worsening ur loudness h but not the pain h. Some say that

How are you @Jerad hope your T/H improving, esp. the noxacusis.

Hi @Jerad how are you coping? Struggling w/ trigemenial neuralgia symptoms atm that I feel to be, or same as noxacusis? I was wondering if you had plf? Have you found and meds. that help? So painful and with loud T/H; torment.

@sakrt, sorry you have to deal with this pain. I hope @Jerad is ok. Haven't seen him in a while.

Are you still getting these zaps? Have you tried altering diet or altering supplements?

@Jupiterman ya I’m still getting them. No diets helped. Haven’t tried supplements extensively bc I’m so sensitive. I spike to everything. Do u get zaps?

Sorry to hear that. I get zaps, but only a few a day and they aren't that intense. In fact they have probably eased in past few months. I noticed when I ran out of Magnesium supplements the zaps became a lot less intense and fewer of them.

i mean for christ sakes the freaking twin towers was still burning with smoke literally near the time you got tinnitus, im sorry but it just blows my MIND how much time has passed from 02. God you are strong. you deserve a cure so much. please let us be the last of this generation to deal with this suffering.

It doesn’t look like I can post my pics of my work on here for some reason.

I really like that Batman artwork - quite powerful imagery and you chose very well which images to use. I have a dark sense of humour so actually found myself chuckling at imagery and the mood. You should be able to post your art - there is a thread I think for this purpose in the general chat category. Do you make money out of art? Or just spare time hobby.

Thanks, @Stuart-T. I have a dark sense of humor, too, sometimes. Ya, I’ll have to look into posting it on that thread. It doesn’t let us post images in these chat boxes. I also like the Batman artwork because it’s like a comic strip along with the writing. No, I don’t make $ from art, so it’s just a hobby. For most of my career, I was working in radio and television/NBC until recently.

You’re welcome. :) & thanks, man. I’m glad you enjoy what I have to say.

Distraction.

Haha I feel like I just want to jab an electrical rod in my brain and jolt that noise away

I had that was like a wine glass being rubbed its one of my tones that come during a spike its been a month since i heard it

I replied in your Introduction thread.

Hey Jerad. I can fill you in with some details about my experience if you want. I’m super busy these next few days though.

I wear mine but i have minimal amplification i use for the tones it plays to help with tinnitus i was worried about my hypercacusis but doesn't effect it .. since i control volume keep em low on phone app i have widex ones

@sakrt thanks for the compliments. I’d like to write for a living. It’s an idea I’m exploring. I’m sorry to read that you’re struggling. I hope we can all recover.

@Jerad @Elmer B Fuddled has writer's block over at ccaat and needs a sidekick. @ZFire says it has to be alike Pride and Prejudice. ;)

Poor @ZFire, even the Wim Hof method won't work.

How can the brain be so stupid

Thanks, @DebInAustralia :-) it sounds like anxiety could be a problem, as I never took those meds referenced. But it seemed that my head t/hissing/electrical/zapping started after topical use of colloidal silver. I appreciate u sharing this. Today was a very bad t day. Days like this make me feel like I gotta try something. It’s just not sustainable like this—too torturous and unreasonable. Idk what to do.

Anyway, it seems to me you're saying we can still go FORWARD. So let's do that!

LEEEEEET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO @Stacken77!!!!!

In theory, going forward is possible. You're right, LEEEEEEEEET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOO. Just chain those researchers to the ground while we go around the world at the speed of light. And a hundred revolutions later, a thousand centuries later (for them, not us), if I spot someone with white noise generators, LEEEEEEET'S crash on the nearest mountain.

Ya, going to the future would be good, too. Let’s say we went 300 years forward, certainly a cure or effective treatment would exist by then (I hope). So I guess we wouldn’t need to go to the past. But if we were stuck in the future, we wouldn’t be able to reclaim our former life in this time period with loved ones, etc.

@DebInAustralia thanks for reaching out! I appreciate it :-) If u pray please pray for me. I’ll pray for u too. It’s been tough and hoping to find a solution soon. Are u trying anything new for ur t?