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Jerad

Member, Male, 38, from Ohio; United States

A user named Paul something asked me some questions on here, but the post is gone. Was gonna answer them 2day. If u see this, Paul, repost. Jun 2, 2023

    1. Travis Henry
      Travis Henry
      I've talked to so many amazing people because of these afflictions. Seems like the really kind people are more prone to these conditions. I love you all. ❤️
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    2. Travis Henry
      Travis Henry
      I love you brother. You are one of the most people I've ever come across in my life. I've known people my whole life and never felt a connection like I do with you. Would of killed to have you as a siblings, I wish we could meet. So sad to meet a true family member and it be stifled by these horrible conditions.
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    3. Romek82
      Romek82
      @Jerad, do you know what's going on with Chinmoku? Do you know what treatment he underwent? Did he find the cause of his constant deterioration? I'm asking because I have the same symptoms as him, same reaction to medication, daily aggravations, I'm in a benzo trap. I'm close to death. Can you help me? My only chance is to take a treatment similar to his.
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    4. 4Grace
      4Grace
      I would not care so much if it did not get worse but it just gets worse. Very reactive to sound. Very reactive to foods. Very reactive if I clench my teeth. Very reactive if I move my neck. Very reactive if I touch the right side of my head around my ear. I had 5 months of insomnia and I think it killed my nerves and health
      1. Tryn2BHopeful
        Tryn2BHopeful
        @4Grace I dont know if you got something else going on, but your stress level is through the roof for obvious reasons. Somehow you need to find a way to calm your self and I think your T will come down as well.
        Aug 4, 2023
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      2. 4Grace
        4Grace
        Mostly the noise. I have lots of friends. My wife wants to do something for long weekend. I say I can’t poor girl is sad about this too. My biking group keeps asking me to go out. Can’t. My family pushing me to takes meds which I am almost certain will finish me off with T. Holly crap what the hell is going on in my life,
        Aug 4, 2023
      3. SarahMLFlemmer
        SarahMLFlemmer
        One day at a time guys. The only thing that I've found to relax me is a bath.
        Aug 5, 2023
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    5. 4Grace
      4Grace
      I think I have just developed H. Should I go on Mirt? I am getting really desperate. All meds to calm you down are bad for T. In the las three weeks by T has spiked daily with zero relief. I go to family for dinner it’s loud. If I wear ear plugs chewing and talking too loud. I need help that does not exist
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      3. 4Grace
        4Grace
        I know. I am freaking out. I know. Mirt lost hearing I really don’t know what to do …..
        Aug 4, 2023
      4. Tryn2BHopeful
        Tryn2BHopeful
        @4Grace maybe your doctor can prescribe something different?
        Aug 4, 2023
      5. 4Grace
        4Grace
        I tried 3. Again you are very kind for taking the time. It’s a lot to adjust to. Complaining does not help but holy crap it’s a lot to deal with all in 8 months. Every day is a struggle. So sad.
        Aug 4, 2023
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    6. 4Grace
      4Grace
      Hello - it seems like mine gets worse daily. How do you put on ear muffs and ear plugs if it is very loud? When I put them in my tinnitus is crazy loud. I have musicians ear plugs. Even if I put them on my T is way to loud. I can’t do it. It’s getting worse by the minute please help. I can’t stay inside the house all the time
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    7. LostTruck
      LostTruck
      @Jerad Is fleeting tinnitus a bad or good thing? Could it mean the brain/ears are trying to recalibrate and adjust back to normal again? Have you experienced occurrences of fleeting T
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      2. Jerad
        Jerad
        @LostTruck ya, I have, but they would usually only last a minute or so. Not sure if it’s recalibration or blood flow or just the brain hiccuping or something. I think they’re neutral, tbh. Not good or bad. Just part of some ppl’s t.
        Jun 24, 2023
    8. LostTruck
      LostTruck
      @Jerad Unfortunately I fear I may fall into that severe category. From what I understand, the chances of it getting better are worse once it gets that bad? Mine is very loud, reactive, T and H with ear ache. One ear worse than other
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      3. LostTruck
        LostTruck
        @Jerad If I understand the terms correctly, it sounds like I probably have both. The ear ache suggests pain H and the oversensitivity to sounds would suggest loudness H too? Certain sounds like cutlery clinking plates or mugs, etc are uncomfortable for me.
        Jun 12, 2023
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      4. LostTruck
        LostTruck
        @Jerad But I've also noticed that if I wear ear protection for a long time and then take them off, everything seems to be louder and more sensitive than it usually is, so maybe that's also what's contributing to the oversensitivity I'm experiencing?
        Jun 12, 2023
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      5. Jerad
        Jerad
        @LostTruck ya it sounds like you have both. A lot of ppl say too much protection doesn’t worsen. But some swear it does. It’s very individual. Maybe it’s worsening ur loudness h but not the pain h. Some say that
        Jun 14, 2023
    9. LostTruck
      LostTruck
      @Jerad Have you noticed any improvements once yours became severe? And if so, how long did it take? I appreciate any helpful advice you could give, thank you
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    10. LostTruck
      LostTruck
      @Jerad I'm still early in my recovery process. It seems like you would recommend not doing any sound exposure therapy, correct? What else can I do to give myself the best chance at healing and improving?
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    11. LostTruck
      LostTruck
      @Jerad Hi, I suspect my tinnitus and hyperacusis were also caused by ototoxicity. Your situation seems similar to mine.
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    12. Jerad
      Jerad
      A user named Paul something asked me some questions on here, but the post is gone. Was gonna answer them 2day. If u see this, Paul, repost.
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    13. tpj
      tpj
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      3. sakrt
        sakrt
        How are you @Jerad hope your T/H improving, esp. the noxacusis.
        Sep 5, 2023
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      4. sakrt
        sakrt
        Hi @Jerad how are you coping? Struggling w/ trigemenial neuralgia symptoms atm that I feel to be, or same as noxacusis? I was wondering if you had plf? Have you found and meds. that help? So painful and with loud T/H; torment.
        Sep 22, 2023
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      5. tpj
        tpj
        @sakrt, sorry you have to deal with this pain. I hope @Jerad is ok. Haven't seen him in a while.
        Sep 22, 2023
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    14. seppl
      seppl
      Is your drone constant? Mine is often intermitted, sometimes constant, sometimes louder, sometimes quiter. Impossible to habituate to this. It changes with my head position.
      I hope there is a chance thst it goes away. Ive read some low drone posts here, where people got rid of it.
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      2. Jupiterman
        Jupiterman
        Are you still getting these zaps? Have you tried altering diet or altering supplements?
        Feb 23, 2023
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      3. Jerad
        Jerad
        @Jupiterman ya I’m still getting them. No diets helped. Haven’t tried supplements extensively bc I’m so sensitive. I spike to everything. Do u get zaps?
        Feb 23, 2023
      4. Jupiterman
        Jupiterman
        Sorry to hear that. I get zaps, but only a few a day and they aren't that intense. In fact they have probably eased in past few months. I noticed when I ran out of Magnesium supplements the zaps became a lot less intense and fewer of them.
        Feb 23, 2023
    15. KoolKat
      KoolKat
      God bless you i cant believe you had this since 2 THOUSAND AND FREAKING TWO! *MIND BLOWN* you are a veteran OG for real. the 90s and early 2000s were such a wonderful time and it saddens me you couldnt enjoy those years to the fullest. post 2013 when i got tinnitus everythings been a depressing down slide blur. ive literally just been existing for the past 9 years like a zombie. so i can only imagine.
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      2. KoolKat
        KoolKat
        i mean for christ sakes the freaking twin towers was still burning with smoke literally near the time you got tinnitus, im sorry but it just blows my MIND how much time has passed from 02. God you are strong. you deserve a cure so much. please let us be the last of this generation to deal with this suffering.
        Nov 28, 2022
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    16. Stuart-T
      Stuart-T
      Just wondering - the illustrations/cartoons you post - do you do those yourself?
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      3. Jerad
        Jerad
        It doesn’t look like I can post my pics of my work on here for some reason.
        Nov 26, 2022
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      4. Stuart-T
        Stuart-T
        I really like that Batman artwork - quite powerful imagery and you chose very well which images to use. I have a dark sense of humour so actually found myself chuckling at imagery and the mood. You should be able to post your art - there is a thread I think for this purpose in the general chat category. Do you make money out of art? Or just spare time hobby.
        Nov 26, 2022
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      5. Jerad
        Jerad
        Thanks, @Stuart-T. I have a dark sense of humor, too, sometimes. Ya, I’ll have to look into posting it on that thread. It doesn’t let us post images in these chat boxes. I also like the Batman artwork because it’s like a comic strip along with the writing. No, I don’t make $ from art, so it’s just a hobby. For most of my career, I was working in radio and television/NBC until recently.
        Nov 26, 2022
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    17. ajc
      ajc
      I really like how you talk about these things, it makes for intriguing reading. thanks man.
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      2. Jerad
        Jerad
        You’re welcome. :) & thanks, man. I’m glad you enjoy what I have to say.
        Nov 24, 2022
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    18. Jerad
      Jerad
      Has anyone out there found a solution to improve tinnitus that zings? It’s like sparks or electrical shocks. High frequency and is felt too
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      3. AfroSnowman
        AfroSnowman
        Distraction.
        May 28, 2022
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      4. Wrfortiscue
        Wrfortiscue
        Haha I feel like I just want to jab an electrical rod in my brain and jolt that noise away
        May 30, 2022
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      5. Hottopic29
        Hottopic29
        I had that was like a wine glass being rubbed its one of my tones that come during a spike its been a month since i heard it
        Jun 1, 2022
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    19. Jerad
      Jerad
      Need advice- Audiologist wants me to try hearing aids,minor amplification.I got severe T/H from ototoxicity, headphones.Afraid to make worse
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      3. Uklawyer
        Uklawyer
        I replied in your Introduction thread.
        May 22, 2022
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      4. Philip83
        Philip83
        Hey Jerad. I can fill you in with some details about my experience if you want. I’m super busy these next few days though.
        May 27, 2022
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      5. Hottopic29
        Hottopic29
        I wear mine but i have minimal amplification i use for the tones it plays to help with tinnitus i was worried about my hypercacusis but doesn't effect it .. since i control volume keep em low on phone app i have widex ones
        May 29, 2022
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    20. Jerad
      Jerad
      Twilight Zone real episode: “Sounds & Silences.” 1964. “A man who enjoys noise is driven crazy when trivial sounds become deafening.”
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    21. Jerad
      Jerad
      I just saw a 1964 episode of Twilight Zone where a man develops a condition similar to H. He goes to an ENT who sends him to a psychiatrist.
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      2. Jerad
        Jerad
        @sakrt thanks for the compliments. I’d like to write for a living. It’s an idea I’m exploring. I’m sorry to read that you’re struggling. I hope we can all recover.
        Aug 10, 2022
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      3. sakrt
        sakrt
        Nov 17, 2022
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      4. sakrt
        sakrt
        Poor @ZFire, even the Wim Hof method won't work.
        Dec 30, 2022
    22. Jerad
      Jerad
      I’ve become just a caretaker in life, trying to care for T, but it bites the hand that feeds it, the Tasmanian Devil it is. Oh, the pain…
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      2. Marshall
        Marshall
        How can the brain be so stupid
        May 9, 2022
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    23. Jerad
      Jerad
      T/H remind me of “Hellraiser,” where the sufferer is Frank, curiosity meets catastrophe, & the blood keeps running like a sadist’s wet dream
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    24. DebInAustralia
      DebInAustralia
      Hey Jerad. No zaps here. sometimes sensations yes.

      I was reading about zaps. it seems to be a common effect of WD and/or switchng from AD to another, along with hyperexcitation from extreme stress. Is this the case for you?

      https://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-disorders/symptoms/brain-zaps/

      Youve probably read up on it extensively, but I thought this was well written.
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      2. Jerad
        Jerad
        Thanks, @DebInAustralia :-) it sounds like anxiety could be a problem, as I never took those meds referenced. But it seemed that my head t/hissing/electrical/zapping started after topical use of colloidal silver. I appreciate u sharing this. Today was a very bad t day. Days like this make me feel like I gotta try something. It’s just not sustainable like this—too torturous and unreasonable. Idk what to do.
        Apr 23, 2022
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    25. Jerad
      Jerad
      Catastrophic T/H shouldn’t exist; too inhumane. They’d be “just” if—when reaching a certain point—they caused your CNS to shutdown/kill you.
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    26. Jerad
      Jerad
      I first got T in ‘02 & tried to master astral projection to undo it. Time travel…that’s the true cure. Any physicists here? Let’s get workin
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      3. Damocles
        Damocles
        Anyway, it seems to me you're saying we can still go FORWARD. So let's do that!

        LEEEEEET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO @Stacken77!!!!!
        Apr 19, 2022
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      4. Tatsopa
        Tatsopa
        In theory, going forward is possible. You're right, LEEEEEEEEET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOO. Just chain those researchers to the ground while we go around the world at the speed of light. And a hundred revolutions later, a thousand centuries later (for them, not us), if I spot someone with white noise generators, LEEEEEEET'S crash on the nearest mountain.
        Apr 19, 2022
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      5. Jerad
        Jerad
        Ya, going to the future would be good, too. Let’s say we went 300 years forward, certainly a cure or effective treatment would exist by then (I hope). So I guess we wouldn’t need to go to the past. But if we were stuck in the future, we wouldn’t be able to reclaim our former life in this time period with loved ones, etc.
        Apr 20, 2022
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    27. Jerad
      Jerad
      Feelin Christmasy. T—like the 3 spirits that haunted Scrooge—shows u past, present, future, how u F’d them up, what coulda been, is, will be
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    28. Jerad
      Jerad
      T, a parasite that wages war on ur quality-of-life, health, & time itself—the good ol’ days become bygone treasures; the future passes away.
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    29. DebInAustralia
      DebInAustralia
      hi Jerad. is there anything i can do to help you? i know how you feel ...
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      2. Jerad
        Jerad
        @DebInAustralia thanks for reaching out! I appreciate it :-) If u pray please pray for me. I’ll pray for u too. It’s been tough and hoping to find a solution soon. Are u trying anything new for ur t?
        Apr 17, 2022
    30. Jerad
      Jerad
      Debilitating T/H makes u feel anatomically dead, yet still alive…like a zombie, robbed of all the beauty that once embodied ur late humanity
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    Gender:
    Male
    Birthday:
    Nov 3, 1985 (Age: 38)
    Location:
    Ohio; United States
    Tinnitus Since:
    2002
    Cause of Tinnitus:
    Medication ototoxicity
    I have tinnitus and hyperacusis. I have had these conditions since 2002. I’ve recovered twice along the way, but had relapses. Issues were originally caused by medication ototoxicity (tinnitus) and overprotecting (led to increased hyperacusis). Just had a relapse in August of 2021 from taking turmeric for back pain.