Recent content by TiredJo

Hi Hazel, It was great to read your reply. I'm so glad that I found meditation, I seriously don't know where I'd be right now without it. It was definitely a turning point for me. I know it won't be for everyone but it might help someone who reads this and decides to give it a go. I'm hoping...

Update - So I watched a video on you tube about a guy who had been able to habituate to his tinnitus. In it he shared how he meditated on the noise. By doing so he was basically sitting with the tinnitus instead of trying to escape it. He said he masked the noise for the most part and only...

Update - I had an appointment to see an audiovestibular medicine specialist a few days ago. I had a hearing test and he said it was fine, they looked at my ears and said they were clear. After listening to what had happened to me he assured me that the water syringe would not cause the...

After reading about Julian and his experience with Cranio Sacral Therapy I got my hopes up and went for 9 sessions (with a local therapist). I have had a permanent migraine for 11 years now and had spinal surgery 12 years ago so I have other issues. In the first session not much happened apart...

Thanks Luman, I will definitely watch that as I am starting CBT in a couple of weeks. Thanks for the info.

Hi Glynis, Thank you very much for your reply. My partner always puts on relaxing music when he gets home from work and it does soothe my frazzled mind but I forget to do it myself in the day but I will take your suggestion on board. I'm hoping the audiovestibular medicine specialist will...

Hi, I'm Jo and I have had tinnitus for nearly 11 years now. It first started 3 months after I had spinal surgery, there was a lot stress in my life at the time and I was grinding my teeth at night and heard a snapping noise in my jaw in the middle of the night. I ended up with a permanent...