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    Tinnitus Is Changing in Pitch. Having Panic Attacks. I Really Want to Die.

    Hi Mathie I got my T in 1991 when I was in the service. You don't have to worry as T will not kill you but when you first get it it does drive you nuts as it did me. I can tell you after all these years of having T I found some things that seemed to help. I avoid caffeine I try to avoid...
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    The Crickets are Loud Tonight

    Thank you everytime I drink lots of water my T volume goes down some. Thanks again
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    The Crickets are Loud Tonight

    Hi all Man are the crickets are loud tonight and I wish they would quiet down a tad. I think I will try drinking a lot of water as this sometimes quiets them down a bit. I guess they like the water I drink too and not the soda I had at the party tonight.
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    How Do You Cope?

    Hey Leah tell your hubby to get a grip for not caring about a problem that can drive you nuts and keep you awake at night
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    Having a Hard Time Coping

    Believe it or not it does get better with time or at least bearable with time. I also had a hard time in the beginning with sound sensitivity but for me it went away and what I was left with was the crickets. How lucky can a person be??
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    New to Group

    Hi Thank you not only to you but also to the group as a whole for listening and understanding
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    New to Group

    Hi Daedalus Actually what I do is to ,believe it or not, try best I can to ignore it but some veterans that I know get a radio and tune it in-between stations, turn it up a bit and use that to mask the sound. I try that every now and again and it actually works for me. I sometimes can't sleep...
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    New to Group

    Hi Karen I got it after I shot off a AT-4 (anti-tank weapon number 4) and I was recently approved for a 10% disability because of it
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    New to Group

    Hi I have to be careful with cold medicine because sometimes not only do I get the crickets but I also hear something that sounds like a giant stomping through the woods. I don't know if that is the pressure in the inner ear or something else.
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    New to Group

    Thank you so much
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    New to Group

    Hi My name is Phil and I am new to your group. I like knowing that I am not alone in this noisy annoying world of T. I miss the days before the military when I could sit in a quiet room and just listen to the silence but now if I sit in a quiet room all I hear is very loud crickets that just...
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    How to Explain Tinnitus to Friends and Family

    Hi I tried to explain it to my family and they just don't understand