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Hi Guys, hope you all had a good Christmas. I don't post as often as I used to, because T can fluctuate so much from one day to the next. I'm...

The quality of your thinking determines the quality of your life. - A.R. Bernard Good night all

Thanks mate, It's been hard at times, but you and the forum have been a great comfort. The more you learn the more you know how to cope. I always...

The early days were the worst for me, but it has become a lot better as time has passed. The volume level was around a 10 for the 1st 2 months,...

Then you really need to move mate ;-)

Sorry Carol, I've only just seen the post. As it's been a few weeks now, I hope you have seen your Dr and this fourm has given you some great...

[ATTACH] Hi Guys, It's been a while since my last post, so I thought I would give you an update. My ENT has diagnosed me with cochlear hydrops,...

Hi guys, Just thought I would share this with the group. I had my NHS hearing aid fitted today and my T has gone. Early days I know, so I'm not...

Hi Di, Had a real bad spike last weekend followed by 5 days of heaven. Today I was sitting in a quite room and it literally disappeared....

Not sure. I'm not saying they help, but Tinnitus has been around a lot longer than mobile phones. Also deaf people have T as well, so as I say I'm...

Just thought I would share this with the group. After a weekend of record highs with the T, I've woke up with almost record lows. Hope that gives...

Hi Guys, Just to let you know the spike has lowered again. My ears feel really sensitive at the moment, but a least the T is back to a reasonable...

Hi Simon, Yes the spike has started to lower in volume, but keeps on fluctuating. I purchased the Peltor ear defenders, but they only arrived on...

Thanks Carlo, As always you are a tower of strength.

Sorry, I made a mistake on my last post, It started spiking at around 5am on Friday morning. That's around 55 hours

Hi guys hope you are all well. I realise I already have an "Introduce yourself post" going, but I felt the need to start a fresh one. As some of...

Hi and welcome to the forum. I'm fairly new as well (3 months). You will find some amazing people on here and some great advice. The first month...

Hi Simon, I just thought I would reply to this post again. We had two building jobs running simultaneously, with both projects starting at the...

I love reading Karens posts. Always compassionate with excellent advice.

Hi Simon, Sorry for the late reply, I've only just seen your post. I'll send you a direct message, as I don't want to turn this great forum into...

What a brilliant reply. I've had T for three months and perhaps I'm lucky, but i don't let it get me down. We are currently on holiday in Wales...

Thanks Di, As always you are a star x

Thanks mate

I'll have them all out then

Hi guys, Just a quick question. I have to go to the dentist for an extraction, but I have a terrible gag reflex. I would need to take a relaxant...

Hi Karen, Thank you very much for taking the time to do this for me. I feel a trip to Holland and Barratt coming on. I do take supplements...

What a brilliant introduction and welcome to the forum. Regards, Darren

Hi Karen, Sorry If you have already mentioned this elsewhere, but I couldn't find it. Could you please tell me exactly what non prescription meds...

Hi, good to know another Astro nut. Yeah, I've been battling with the ear defender scenario myself. It's not necessarily that my T feels louder...

I had a real rough day yesterday. My T was quite loud in the morning and then going on to very loud in the afternoon and evening. Today it started...

Thanks Di, I've always been an outside person and always appreciated the stars, but that's as far as it went. This time last year I purchased a...

Thank you for all your kind comments. It make the long sleepless nights worth it now. Have a great day guys.

Yes mate of course. well I never discovered this site until about 4 weeks ago and so at the time I felt completely alone and scared. I was...

Just slightly below the level of your T.

Hi Guys, a few weeks ago, a couple of people asked if I could share some Astro pictures. Well, I've been working on this one for a few weeks. It's...

Steve's bang on. I had that conversation with my wife and the mother-in-law (although the mother-in-law still thinks my ears are sensitive....

Sorry I should have said its easy, not its hard. Was rushing the post.

It's called a spike Andrew. My first 3-4 weeks of T, the spikes were the worst. For me they lasted anything from 12 to 24 hours, sometimes...

Andrew I know it's a long post, but read my post "Standing at the gates of T" and go back over my timeline. You will see I went through the same...

Listen to Carlo. Carlo is the man!!

No probs mate, the book is called "Living with Tinnitus" by DR Lawrence McKenna & Dr David Baguley. It's about £6 on Amazon and around £7 on...

Same with me, but only in the early days. Use some cotton wool or ear plugs. I know exactly what you are going through as our conditions are...

My ears felt blocked around 9 weeks ago, but the T only arrived around 7 weeks ago. The 1st fortnight was the worst. Then its got slightly easier...

Bills dropping through the letter box mainly. But apart from that, a high pitch tone combined with buzzing in my left and just a high pitch in the...

In the book I'm reading, someone carried out an experiment with non T sufferers. The were put in a sound proof isolation booth and something like...

Yes mate, the blocked ears is a funny one. When I 1st got T I was trying to eliminate all sorts of stuff. Like certain foods, drinks, tabbaco,...

Hi Andrew and welcome to the fourm. I've had louder T for 7 weeks now. Blocked ears and sensitive hearing is a common combination, however, the...

Set off at 7.30am this morning to go to the NEC at Birmingham to look at Motorhomes. Half way there, I realised the show wasn't until next...

Hi Guys, well It's been a busy week. As I posted a few days ago, on Wednesday I went to see Dr David Baguley who's a clinical scientist and head...

Wow! Went to see Dr David Baguley tonight and what a man. Don't mind telling you I was in tears. Not because I was scared, but because of the...

Had a fantastic nights sleep last night. 9pm - 6am straight though. Many thanks to LadyDi, Cher and Carlo. Well......I have to go and build things...

Hi mate, I did use herbal tablets the 1st 2 or 3 nights, but just use white noise now. Been sleeping really well lately. In fact been sleeping...

You guys are the best x

Thanks Cher and LadyDi for your comforting words. My wife is so wonderful and supportive but only a T sufferer truly knows what you're going...

Bless your heart and thank you

It's been a real rough 36 hours. T extremely high and a fullness in my left ear. The fullness started to lift this morning and T greatly reduced...

5MG x 8 tablets x 5 days (all 8 tablets taken in one go. I.e 8 tablets after breakfast) Hope this helps

My ENT Dr has made me an appointment to see Dr Baguley. According to him, no one in the UK understands T as well as DR B. My appointment is on...

LadyDi, Also with regards to the sensitive ears, how long have you had T for? Darren

Hi LadyDi, Thanks for that. I know a musician and will text him today. My T was quite good, until around 4am this morning. I had to wake up then...