SugarMagnolia

I am afraid that my tinnitus will get worse after the treatment.

I know. We all fear that dental work will make our tinnitus worse, but we have to get the work done eventually. The longer you wait, the more drilling that needs to be done. I only waited a week so I had very little drilling. Ask your dentist to drill for no more than 5 seconds at a time. That's what my dentist did and I was fine. If you see the dentist soon, you might only need a few seconds of drilling.

Ouch! I hope it's not too painful.

It took me too long to realize this truth. The secret is to do your best to figure out the type of person they are before you reveal your vulnerabilities.

The elevator is back. My husband went to the grocery store alone cuz I was too afraid. From his description of the store, I'm glad I stayed away. Think: Mad Max goes to Key Food.

In the Northeastern US they encourage us to visit the grocery store alone so only one person in the household gets sick, just in case. I bristle when I see couples in their 60's and 70's shopping together. They shouldn't be shopping at all. (Not saying you're that age... Please don't block me.)

@New Guy Saying we shouldn't be shopping at all is the same as saying we shouldn't be eating at all. Apparently now old people don't deserve food.

He's a life-long heavy smoker and a little shy of 60 y/o, yet he feels invincible.

I feel very badly for you! That you have to live under such abusive and stressful conditions!

Thanks Jim. I have been venting here because it's the only way for me to release some of the pressure I feel.

Same I have health anxiety and ocd

It is very frustrating when you have been telling people something for years and they diagnose you as mentally ill and then finally everyone wakes up and sees that you were right all along, but it's too late. I kept telling the doctors that I see people always sticking their fingers in their mouth, nose and eyes and then touching things. The doctors said I was "hypervigilant."

I tried to be like "normal" people and not scrub my hands til they bleed. But deep down inside, I always knew I was right. Now I have proof that I was right. (I wish I weren't.)

If he is just walking in the park, he isn't in danger of being exposed...

He was out getting fast food and I wish he wouldn't. There's no telling if the (often teenage) employees are being careful. We are in a virus hot spot.

My husband is an idiot. I wish I lived alone! I am only as safe as he is and he's too dumb to take this seriously. This is literally the worst place in the USA and possibly on Earth.

Nurse on phone says he's improving & may come home in a few days. This is unrelated to corona, but because of corona, no visitors allowed. This is a densely populated city & the outbreak is growing. Not a good time for my Dad to be hospitalized. When my sis called me yesterday, I thought it was 'the call.' Now we are hopeful that he will come home soon.

My dear Dad has PTSD from the abuse he received at a "care" facility. A year and a half later, he still has night terrors every night. Now he is in the hospital and can have no visitors (which means no advocates) and not even his phone to Facetime with his loved ones. I hope he will come home on Sunday.

Sunday is the day I hope for. But I will not be able to visit him even if he goes home. I need to have 14 days of quarantine and my idiot husband keeps going out.

Can you go to some local crisis center for woman in abusive relationships and get help......does such a thing exist where you are? You shouldnt just take this mental violence, it will destroy you eventually......your much better of without him.

I am sorry that’s happening to you. I really don’t know what else to say, but I am really truly sorry. Here if you need to vent more. Sending *internet hugs*

@TheDanishGirl I have OCD. I'm afraid to leave my home. I'm afraid of people. I'm afraid of dozens of ordinary things in the world. When you say "crisis shelter" I hear "place of horror."

I am sorry that had happened to you.

How are you feeling now?

I'm okay. But that was quite a scare.

So true!

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So sad :( such a devastating condition! Wished it never existed!

Oh my god, i was waiting for this update soooo much. I need to have my root canal retreatment done and at this point i'm climbing up the walls with fear. But you gave me hope.

Does Sonic tool is the same as ultra sound tool?

Ultrasonic, yes.

@Bill Bauer I felt fine after the filling. There was very little drilling. A few seconds at a time. No change to my T, so I scheduled a cleaning since I had a lot of tartar. That was yesterday. Now I THINK my T is louder, but I'm hoping it's just my perception. I'm worried because usually when it's only my perception, I’m okay the next day. Today it still seems louder and I'm afraid I made a bad choice.

Was the cleaning done manually, or was it done with an ultrasonic tool?

Some of both. I had the drill last week, the sonic and the polishing tool this week. Hopefully it's my perception that has increased and not the tinnitus. I need more time to be sure.

Oh oh!!! :(

It's back!

Yay!

Did the water in your ear get out and did it worsen your T?

I'm assuming it got out when I felt the drop dislodge. It felt weird for a while but my T did not change.

I hope you feel better soon.

What about now? Are you ok?

It was one pill only. It had no affect on my tinnitus.

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I don't want brain damage, like Chuck Norris' wife.

EVERYTHING you do in life is taking a risk. You can choose to never sit in a car or cross a street ever again. There might be a drunk driver around the corner! Sitting in front of a computer is not good for your health (I know, I have RSI pain and bad posture), maybe you should never use a computer again? You have to calculate risk vs benefit. I am guessing the risks of not getting it done outweight the risks.

@Johan_L I understand your point about risk vs benefit. It is all a gamble. I suppose the rational choice is to gamble and hope for good luck. Part of my problem is that most of the people I know who have had medical treatment had bad luck.

... "please expect that the messages and tones may be, at times, quite loud." If they think the messages and tones are loud, imagine how loud they must be!!

The memo also says "No action is necessary on your part." That's right. No action is required on my part because Friday is my day off! Thank goodness!

Still, reading the memo is so scary. If it wasn't my day off, I would have to call in sick. And if I wasn't an employee and I just happened to be there at that time, I would probably be permanently damaged. It's a reminder that no matter careful I am, additional permanent damage is just one instance of bad timing away.

I was gonna say: call in sick, but good for you you already have the day off :)

I hope/pray it's a non issue for you. Keep us posted.

My T didn't spike but it gave me quite a scare. This is why I only use speakerphone. After my accident, I was afraid to put a phone to my ear. And now I know that my decision was the right one. You never know when someone's bluetooth or whatever will emit high-pitched feedback. It's bad enough coming from a speakerphone. I wouldn't want it directly in my bad ear (or in my good ear, which I want to stay my good ear).

Glad to hear SugMag. Thanks for giving us the heads up about phones.