Recent content by smel

You sound a lot like me. Once you get to the point where you realize T is no longer the focus of your life, it's a wonderful feeling. You realize that life does go on, you CAN cope, you CAN lead a happy and productive life, and your T doesn't need to be on your mind 24x7. It can happen without...

How has your T been? And how did the ENT appointment go? I don't think I could get a massage. I'd be laughing the entire time as I'm very ticklish and having someone massage me would drive me bonkers in a good way. But I'm glad it worked well for you! I didn't find any difference in my T based...

Bottom line is you have to do what works for YOU, and based on your post you already realize that. What works for me might not work for millions of others. What do I do? Listen to podcasts (400+ and counting), audiobooks, and music during the day and white noise makers (combo of white noise and...

6 noises? Fascinating! Really, I'm not kidding. I never heard of someone having 6 noises, but I love the fact that you don't care about them. You sound like me, although I only hear 2 sounds. We both are at the point where we realize the sounds are there but we have the "Meh, I have other things...

@Kolisar Do you use any kind of noise masker at night? They can make a huge difference. I can't sleep without one. It took a few nights to get used to the noise maker but now I rely on them and normally sleep very well despite loud T. I use an app on my phone that allows me to combine various...

I used to come to this site when I was stressed over my T. I had wondered whether I would eventually kill myself at the thought of dealing with this for the rest of my life. Then I discovered acoustic CR neuromodulation via this site (can't thank you all enough for that) and via generalfuzz.net...

I suggest avoiding the Levo iOS app for now. I was in the process of removing apps from my iPod and installing equivalent apps on my Android when I opened the Levo app and discovered I can't do anything with it. When I tap the "Sleep" or "Awake" buttons I am told "There is no therapy loaded...

Sorry I don't have an answer for you, but what is the range of your T? And is it one tone? From what I've read notched music only works with T that has one tone and is in a range included in normal music. My T, for example, is around 10k, which is a very high pitch. I'd not be able to use music...

I was listening to them at different times of the day, hours apart, from what I recall. The ACRN worked very well for me. I ended up using an ACRN file I made, plus an app called WhistTinnitus. From what I recall the WhistTinnitus app I was using was more effective than the already-effective...

From that paper: "Our data indicate that applying overcompensation to the hearing loss worsens the patients’ tinnitus loudness, the tinnitus annoyance and their depressive feelings" How they define "overcompensation: "... and a third group received music overcompensated for their hearing...

So I've been listening to this app during several T spikes today and it does help get rid of both my high frequency T and hiss, but the effects don't last as long as notched white noise. I'm curious as to why it gets rid of both sounds. There's a free version available which doesn't allow...

Thanks for posting that link. For $2 I figured I'd try it out. This one matches the tone instead of notching an octave around it. I guess if someone has tonal T but can't hear at that frequency, notching is a better option. I'm currently listening and will post a follow-up either before going...

Mine changes sometimes several times an hour in terms of volume. I have a high-pitched tone around 1okHz and an accompanying hiss. If I listen to an ACRN mp3 (2 tones above my T frequency and 2 tones below) for 10-20 minutes my 10 kHz starts fading and can stay away for 20 minutes or so but the...

@PhilB Yep, I don't expect any long-term benefits. Just having 20 minutes of no high-pitched tone was wonderful. On a side note I did wake up without hearing my high-pitched T. That lasted probably close to half an hour. I can't remember the last time that happened, but it was definitely longer...

You are a wonderful human being.