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It's a complex subject but it means that the problem you have is inoculating the rest of your brain against the action which will solve the...
I agree with Michael Leigh. If your T seems to be getting louder and you haven't been exposed to a new acoustic trauma then it's your perception...
Habituation comes when you stop caring about your T. When you stop caring then there is no emotional valence to the signal and thus your amygdala...
You're confusing getting louder (a person's own objective criteria based on its perception without further damage to the cochlea). With "getting...
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Bear in mind; when the fight or flight emotional response is hitting your pre-frontal cortex at the same time it's also receiving feedback from...
If you don't worry about it then it gets better that's why habituation happens. If you do worry about it it takes longer to become habituated. If...
Danny, in the article COX2 is mentioned. In your research have you come across any information regarding either COX or LOX as being a contributor...
Anxiety doesn't actually make your T louder it just makes it more noticeable, there's a big difference. Have you ever cut yourself and not noticed...
Alas, thinking about something as in visualising or listening for something can create changes in the brains neural architecture. It's like...
Valeri, you don't have to live like this forever, it's impossible. Since I first got T I have read every single scholarly article on it and it's...
Great post. The cognitive mechanics you're describing ties in with one of the hot topics in theory of consciousness research, namely "global...
Brilliant post, fake it till you make it then (eventually) you're not faking anymore. You're not actually lying to yourself, you're deciding whats...
That would make your tinnitus worse as you're ascribing huge emotional content to the sound. If anyone feels suicidal then they need professional...
The more you think about it, the more important it becomes to you and the harder it is to ignore it. The conscious mind inhibits emotional...
When I first got to see an ENT consultant who actually knew a lot about tinnitus they showed me the notch in my audiogram and explained that this...
It's not the physical aspect of keeping busy which alleviates your T it's the mental aspect. Lots of things vie for your attention every second of...
Yes you will be fine in time and yes there will be a day when you don't care about it anymore. The answer is in your post: "I began to listen to...
A very good post, and within it the core of habituation. Neurons which fire together wire together, paying attention to your T (which is what...
Indeed, there's even a name for it... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias#In_physical_and_mental_health Which if you're not objective...
Indeed, Tinnitus perception is routed to the pre frontal cortex when the amygdala is roused by the signal and attaches emotional salience to it....
"Ninety nine problems but T ain't one"
Here's some of the latest links (2014) I found on Google Scholar about LLLT and it efficacy as a treatment for hearing loss....
It's totally weird how Tinnitus works. I don't think we will know for sure how it's perception can be explained until we have a working model of a...
Yes it would. Hyperacusis isn't actually super sensitive hearing like Superman has, were you can hear a leaf falling out of a tree at a 100 yards....
Yes faking is enough because eventually you're not faking: It's true. Your unconscious mind is like a horse that you (your conscious mind) rides...
You're exactly right. Although the model shown simplifies the concept a fair bit [ The Auditory Cortex also has a feedback loop to the MGN,...
You're welcome. When I first had tinnitus it drove me round the bend but the turn in the road happened when I realised why it bothered me. It's...
Here's a good link explaining how the brain filters out tinnitus after habituation has occurred....
It's a major gain mechanism to increase the accuracy of neuronal responsiveness. By balancing the excitation drive with inhibiting inputs it...
Thanks for that link Sjoerd. Have a look at this one: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627310003259 especially the...
The science behind it seems sound enough; Page 10 on this link is very interesting... http://spdfoundation.net/pdf/dodds_synthesis.pdf The...
If it is a neuronal malfunction you have more chance of it healing than if it's your cochlea. The brain is very plastic and remaps itself every...
My optimism is getting the better of me haha. My logic is that there are a lot of people from the UK on this forum who would jump at a chance on...
If you're not showing any hearing loss then it's a bit of a puzzle. Your auditory cortex may have remapped around temporary damage with adjacent...
No news is good news, considering what a moneyspinner this could be if it's successful, I'm not surprised it's being kept wire tight. If there are...
The reason I'm mentioning it is somewhat anecdotal but it does tie in with my own research into a limbic relevance to T. My tinnitus is only in...
Here's a link quantifying the prevalance of tinnitus as a side effect on people taking Keppra as of Nov 28th 2014...
Verbalise what your're thinking and do it in the mirror. First using the Word "I" and then in the second person using the word "You're" Very...
It's privately funded but it's biggest investors are. SV Life Sciences http://www.svlsa.com/ Imperial innovations...
There's nothing showing any results on the Clinical trails register yet...
Grapefruit juice interacts with some calcium channel blockers and is known to increase the blood levels of certain medications. I guess if they're...
The pre-frontal cortex (your conscious mind) does mediate your emotional mind but it's a slow drip drip process of applying very gentle pressure...
Anything stressful makes T worse in that your perception of it is worse. The volume is the same but the relevance of it is increased. "Stress"...
Habituation works by your brain not caring about the sound. Everyone has what's called a global workspace where information is presented to the...
Dr Charlie. Do you think that the habituation of tinnitus works on a similar mechanism to the therapeutic method of desensitisation used in the...
This is very interesting. As far as I'm aware, the RVPFC acts as a sort of mediator of the threat response from the amygdala once it has reached...
An interesting perspective. Reminds me of the famous scene in Lawrence of Arabia, where Lawrence lets a match burn down in his fingers without...
Hi Melanie, when I was exactly your age I had an empty air rifle fired directly in my ear which did burst my eardrum and give me horrendous T...
Dr Charlie, would it be possible to speed up the habituation process of tinnitus by consciously focusing upon it during periods of extreme...
Hi everyone. I've had the big T for 3 years now due two two acoustic traumas at work in my right ear -left is fine- in my job as an Engineer. Just...
