Recent content by three4rd

Yes...and it was WONDERFUL. Lasted about a few minutes. Knew it was too good to be true.

Thanks for the flowchart! That is quite interesting. I have not really done much perusing around the research section of the forum - guess I probably should be.

Exactly..my audiologist mentioned this also..that with the nerves cut the 'phantom' sound would still be generated by the brain since it would continue to search for the missing frequencies.

Not a chance. I don't think we can imagine what it truly would be like to not hear at all. To not enjoy natural sounds, converse with family and friends, hear music (for me as a musician that would be huge), all these scenarios are a pretty extreme alternative to having T. I think this is a bit...

This is an interesting thread, and is certainly one that I think about alot - to determine, if at all possible, what caused the tinnitus to suddenly just appear, especially if only in one ear - which is my case. I am going to consult with a different ENT than the one I've been going to, to...

My fear is developing more T. pitches - especially anything that would be in a much lower Hz range. Being a musician, I think it would make it very hard to continue to play music with a constant pitch being heard that lies within the frequency range of what I am playing. With my current T. pitch...

Life is very short even withOUT tinnitus! So I applaud the "only live once" attitude. That old "someday I'll do (this) or (that)" adage is crap. I've found that, in that way of thinking, often the "someday" never comes. Now is when we all are living. As to travel, it is one of my passions also.

Glynis, These are all excellent points. You mentioned the second statement to me in another thread, and I actually seem to be finding that, after listening quite often to the ocean sounds that my audiologist programmed into my hearing aids, the T. pitch does seem to be getting softer and much...

In all that everyone mentions, I can't help but wonder how many here opted to have any further medical investigation done to determine the cause of the tinnitus? I guess I would be referring mostly to having an MRI done to look for any possible neurological event that could cause the tinnitus...

Glynis, what exactly do you mean when you refer to "dual purpose hearing aids"?

Hi Derpytia, I don't mean to hijack your thread here, but SilverSpiral's recent post caught my attention being that it mentions two subjects that are of great interest to me - one being the question about whether or not you continue to be involved with music, and the other regarding receiving...

Hi, I will be on a long (14 hour) international flight and typically when I am on long-haul trips I pass the time by watching and listening to movies. All my prior experiences with this are pre-T. days. Now that I have T., is it still ok to use the buds? Otherwise it's gonna be a long boring...

Hi Derpytia, Your having habituated to so many different tones is a source of encouragement to me, being so new to T. My best wishes to you. It sounds like you have a positive attitude. Regards, Keith

Hi, I'm still very new at all this. I've been hearing lots of folks here describe their tinnitus as having either multiple pitches, new pitches being added, changes to existing pitches, etc. Is this typical? Does most T begin with one pitch and then often add more? If one pitch, is it typically...

Sorry noone has responded to this for you since it's an interesting topic! I would probably say something that included the following thoughts: In moments of most stress and difficulties coping with (whatever), think about all the good or positive things that you have in your life - people that...