arcanesystem

I had a terrible spike in my left ear again the past two weeks. But today it seems to be better.

No way....

I am sure he is fine. He gathered all the info he needed and probably continued with his life.

I'm in contact with Drachen on other platforms. Seemed to be having a difficult period over the last few days, but to the best of my knowledge he's coping.
I'm trying my best to keep in touch with him, I really feel for him.

What else besides fx322, and also when?

@Bill Bauer I'm in an accelerated nursing program, so we have a super condensed schedule. Many use the analogy that it's like drinking water from a fire hose. Clinicals are rough with COVID and I have all my finals, projects and competencies clustered through the next three weeks. Then there's my birthday coming up. I'm trying to take it one day at a time without freaking out.

Mine is very quiet though, much lower volume than my baseline. It chirps every now and then. I used to have something similar in my right ear, but that went away. I used a nasal decongestant and it _seems_ to be gone. Might be related to the slight cold I have? Who knows :/

Me too. When I am alone it is hard, but I am working on that. Good job, anyway! You will improve more and more.

Thinking that day is coming gives me hope. On the other hand, waiting for a good sign and never getting closure really screws with me.

I'm sure the heat spikes mine. :-/

@arcanesystem It could. I got my spike yesterday and I turned of the heater to have silence. My spike improved and when I launched my heater again it completely stopped.

@Steph1710 I remember the summer 2020 and mine spiked but it was half as bad. The cold might cause inflammation. Unlucky me I live at the top of the house and I get 32°C in my room :(

If it got worse randomly, it will get better randomly. That's how these things work, right?

Thank you guys. I really appreciate the positivity from fellow members as we suffer through this together. This condition really is a neverending nightmare, but knowing there are others out there who are toughing it out is probably the best encouragement. Thank you.

@arcanesystem We are not trying to be tough. The reality is no human is tough. We all get hurt we all make mistakes. I think we will have a cure in our lifetime.

We need to force ourselves to be positive (at least until a treatment is found, that I truly hope will happen sooner than later). It's funny because I have always been the negative dude that everybody avoids; I read Cioran and Zapffe throughout my whole youth... and now I am forcing myself to be positive lol :)))

Hi did it stop?

@Ilias T It has come close to dropping back to baseline, but I've been having a bad day, so currently it's more noticeable.

That is *exactly* the sort of progress you are after, as it almost certainly leads to the next improvement!

Of course it does!

Amazing! I'm also having a lot of those moments. I can actually forget about my tinnitus for nearly an hour if in silent room, or hours and hours if in a room with low noise levels. You will most certainly be where I am soon. :)

I wish this were a mental health issue that was taken much more seriously by the medical community. Throwing pills at it and telling you to blow money on session after session of therapy isn't a universal solution.

@Drachen I know it’s unhealthy to think like this, but there are days where I would rather be afflicted with something more serious than this. At least then there would be guaranteed treatment, or at least sleep! Now that I got that one off my chest, I’m shooing away that negativity because we all need to stay upbeat!