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Advice for noisy events and situations: -Go! Have fun! Relax. If you take precautionary measures you'll be fine: - For loud music/bands, take...

I absolutely refute this. Julian Cowan Hill's advice has helped me tremendously. He does not make much money (if any) from his YouTube videos and...

Happy to report I am tinnitus free now and have been for some time :) I am VERY careful with my ears now - I even wear earplugs in our shower...

No hearing aid but he says if his hearing loss was as profound in his right ear as it is in his left ear, then he could hardly hear a thing.

Yes - hearing loss and tinnitus. Quite loud and constant in one ear. He says he only notices it when someone talks about tinnitus and the rest of...

Cranial sacral therapy is awesome for tinnitus. I am glad things are going well x

Probably just a temporary spike - most people find their tinnitus gets a bit worse when they have cold or flu. It should subside when you start to...

@jdjd09, the hearing loss won't affect your ability to think or write algorithm/code. I work in a team of lawyers and a couple of team members...

I'm pretty sure my anxiety had aged me - I decided to take steps to do some damage control! My solution was to eat really healthy, drink lots of...

Mine appeared into my consciousness after a period of high anxiety.

No. Doctor did nothing - in fact made it worse by making me panic about it and telling me there was nothing I could do about it. An ER nurse...

Working in finance and studying CS is a full-on workload. Perhaps you need to scale back a bit for a while? Having said that, it's good to keep...

@jdjd09, I would recommend giving Julian Cowan Hill an email. He is a qualified psychotherapist based on London and does Skype sessions. He had...

@Telis, this is not helpful. Please stop posting on this thread Telis.

@jdjd09 you need to seek immediate medical attention. This isn't you thinking these thoughts, it's your depression and anxiety. This can and...

Cranial osteopathy was a huge help to me. It's so relaxing and the relaxation makes it pipe down. I don't know about doing it yourself - I would...

Yes there is DEFINITELY a connection in some people between GI tract and tinnitus. I did the "Clean Gut" diet by Alejandro Junger for 3 weeks and...

Continue socialising as you did before. This will help you with your recovery and habituation. Get some custom earplugs made (musician's plugs are...

Also recommend craniosacral, it makes the volume go down for me too.

I'm also from New Zealand, welcome. I was told by a doctor at ER that the hospital has an audiology department who is able to help out. I never...

On topic: SSRIs are meant to be quite safe. Having said that, I took Ecitalopram (having taken it before without any issues) and developed low...

@glynis is an angel! She is so wonderful and supportive. :thankyousign:

@Alue Brings to mind this video by Julian Cowan Hill about the "Nocebo Effect": [MEDIA]

Stress can be a trigger for tinnitus in many - including people (such as myself) who may have damaged their ears earlier from noise/ear infections...

Night time is when tinnitus is most bothersome for me. Have you tried masking sounds? Everyone has their own preferences...I know the crickets...

Mine changes all the time too. I'm in relative silence about 50% of the time, mild tinnitus for 20% of the time and then the remaining 20% is...

I've had PT in my right ear from medication - temporarily. It was low pitched and I found it super annoying because I couldn't mask it with my...

Awesome Bill :) That's great news. Hopefully the silent stretches keep coming back. Mine is also completely silent at the moment - no ringing...

I totally agree with this. Crying is a great stress reliever and catharsis. I don't like to do it when others are around - automatically I clam...

Can tell you are an American with that attitude to welfare. :-) Here in New Zealand we are proud of having a social safety net for people who need...

I'm a daughter, hehe, but thanks nonetheless. :) An only child at that... The tinnitus has gone down somewhat today. Honestly though, I would be...

Of course I'm going to see him. Thanks for the reassurance....:facepalm:

Could be benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. That's the most common cause of vertigo. Have had it myself several times. Best to see a doctor...

Hey. Just remember that everything gets better in time. There are some really subtle hearing aids available out there which are barely...

I seem to be OK with cheese but high lactose foods (e.g. milk and ice cream) and anything containing wheat sets me off big time.

The "AWARE" technique is really good for panic attacks: http://www.anxietycoach.com/overcoming-panic-attacks.html

Have a look at the thread I created with tips to help with sleep:...

In this journey of mine, I have found that panic and anxiety make tinnitus worse. Much, much worse... in many people (myself included)...

Yoga!!

Hiya, I did the "Clean Gut" diet by Alejandro Junger which cuts out all grains for 21 days, except for small amounts of pea protein, lentils and...

Yup. It has been a huge help to me.

I haven't tried fasting but I went on the Clean Gut diet for 3 weeks and it resulted in a noticeable reduction in volume.

I very much doubt that your IQ is in freefall. Catastrophising based on some random internet article is pretty much the worst thing you could be...

I really rate you Julian, thank you for all that you do!

So I decided to give eating wheat and sugary foods a go earlier in the week and it was a big mistake. Tinnitus not only returned but was louder...

Went to cranio osteopath yesterday and did some pranayama practice and butyeko breathing exercises. Woke up this morning and it had disappeared...

I very much doubt that your IQ is in freefall. Catastrophising based on some random internet article is pretty much the worst thing you could be...

You guys need to learn to "think positive". What is the point in dwelling on all this negativity?

I have taken zopiclone on a short term basis. As noted above, it is for short term use only. I have taken a small dose of seroquel (an...

Google neuroplasticity. You can re-wire your brain for positive change, too. :-) It's a gift and not a curse.

I have another suggestion for relaxation - Butyeko breathing. Google it! It is also very helpful for asthmatics. Developed by a Russian scientist...

I have aged for sure! I've aged by about 5 months, lol (time since onset) :) xx

That's interesting! I find the crickets sound really irritating. I guess it depends on the person. :) Definitely recommend trying out different...

Hi, Sorry to hear you're suffering. My audiologist said that anxiety induced tinnitus is quite common. It should go away once the anxiety...

Thanks guys for the supportive messages. My tinnitus is far more manageable these days, thankfully. A lot of the time I don't hear it at all......