Christiaan

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Even if it does work, how long do you think it would last? Seems like a pretty big deal.

@Steph1710 . Yep, multiple studies about DBS indicate that it lowers T, even for severe cases. In these studies, efficacy varies on which part of the brain is modulated

@Zugzug The Cheung study was about 24 weeks. Improvements vs. level at pre-study were constant and significant. The battery lasts between 3-6 years, depending on customisation voltage use

Sorry to hear that Christiaan. :( I’m sure it will settle down again. T is constantly changing. I’m sure that’s why we all find it so hard. Big hugs <3

Thank you @Steph1710 . It feels so different this time. Had a stable T for three and a half years, but the last few months it fluctuates and also worsened here and there. It's hard to get adjusted to this uncertainty

@Steph1710 Hope so too. Thank you for your super kind works. Hows your situation btw? Hope all goes well across the pond?

Congrats to you! Wonderful news and I hope it keeps fading until it disappears for you completely! ALWAYS protect those ears.

@tbuzz89 Thank you! No more busy places for me, that's for sure:)

Ey there again @Steph1710 . Great news! By the sound of it you're pretty much cured. What great feeling you must have, knowing you're almost ride of it.

Well, about my T: my spike was caused by headphones, yet again;) It was on pretty low volume but we know by now that life does not provide guarantees. Now I'm left with a low hum and a hiss sound. Have you heard about American Dirt? I'm currently reading it. It's about the plight of a mother and her child from Mexico to the US looking for a better life.

@Emgee . Thanks bud! I hope your T quits being annoying. Yours is quite fresh so normally it would become less prominent. Fingers crossed!

Hi @HeavyMantra, and how's your T doing? has the rumbling t sound diminished yet? In my case it did improve, as in: it's no longer a reactive and a high pitch pure tone anymore. It took about 2 months for it to subside to a snake-pit like hiss that I can hear when I'm at home. Less dominant but still annoying as hell. I'll only settle for it's complete destruction:)

It comes and goes, I think. It's actually really hard to judge whether or not I hear it, because it sounds just like many sounds both in my apartment and in the world. I don't know if it's just silent when I plug my ears, or if the sounds I hear aren't my tinnitus... Sometimes it's really loud though. Glad to hear your T improved!

Wow, that's sounds like quite the challenge heavymantra So it's fluctuates a lot, am I right? I can imagine it's quite tricky to get wel adjusted to those ever-changing sounds, especially when it can be sometimes so loud. Hope it stabilises asap!