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If this forum, and this thread, has taught me one thing, it's that people with debilitating tinnitus are unbelievably resiliant and have a...
Have you tried using hearing aids? They seem to help a lot of people and I've seen studies where hearing aids have brought down the volume of...
This is called pulsatile tinnitus, there is loads of information about this in the pulsatile tinnitus section of the website;...
Hey Pam. That's amazing! Turmuric is a natural food so I can't imagine there could be anything wrong with taking it long term. I guess it would...
Hi Jason. Hope you're well. Firstly, I just wanted to say that I appreciate all your reading and experimention with regards to tinnitus...
Sorry, I wasnt trying to diminish your suffering. How old are you if you dont mind me asking?I notice you have put a lot of causes for your...
Yes. This is what I'm talking about. If tinnitus was just a phantom signal as a result of hearing loss it wouldnt fluctuate so damn much. Good...
Hi guys. Hope you're well. Something that really baffles me about tinnitus is how it fluctuates quite a lot throughout the day, and across...
That's really great to hear. You are doing the right thing. The less attention you give it the more it will fade into the background as you are...
Interesting story. You mentioned your tinnitus only got bad in the last 2 years despite having it for 6 years? What made it get a lot worse?...
This is interesting. So you reckon if you didn't live life in the fast lane and abuse your ears after getting your initial low level tinnitus,...
I feel there will always be outliers, but it's better to look at general trends to draw meaningful conclusions. I.e. what proportion of tinnitus...
Wow. That was so incredibly helpful. Thank you ever so much. I have mild/moderate tinnitus that is annoying and not debilitating. The big issue...
Hey. I'm really really glad to hear that. Please explain more by what you mean about your "brain working around it"? Did you do anything...
So you're saying you've have really loud tinnitus for 20 years and haven't habituated at all in that time? Have you ever done cbt, trt,...
Interesting story. Out of interest. How long had you had the tinnitus that you had habituated to. And would you attribute the increase in...
Wait. Am I reading this correctly. Are you saying you have had what sounds like really intense tinnitus for 20 years which has severely affected...
Interesting post. I guess having tinnitus for 25 years, you have been habituated to the sound for a lot of that time? And it's only now with this...
What makes you think that. Have you suffered from any anxiety/OCD/depression before the onset of this tinnitus? I ask because often it's those...
Noticed your tinnitus is very recent and through noise exposure. You have a really good chance of it going away, but I'm sure you've been told...
It seems to me like you have a strong anxiety-tinnitus connection and for that reason I reckon something like meditation or CBT would really help...
Wow, really sorry to hear what you've gone through. What made it go from moderate to debilitating? Usually there is a trigger.. Also, have you...
Thank you for this, it really helps.. I noticed you've had tinnitus for 30 plus years. How long have you been habituated for? Also, if...
Hi guys. Had two quick questions for you all... 1) Is it common/normal for tinnitus to change volume throughout the day? 2) Does this mean that...
Hey Helen. That's no worries at all :) I think maybe because your account is new you can't send replies to conversations. You can reply here or it...
Hey there. Hope you're well. I read that you had rTMS done and that it helped you, but from your recent messages it sounds like you are still...
Thanks for sharing your story. The thing that gets me about tinnitus is that there are no trends to draw. For example, a friend of mine knows a...
I am glad yours is mild but I guess everyone's idea of mild is different. Your's might be even lower than mine, or higher, who knows. Have you...
Oh dear. I can't stand the medical community sometimes. I was misdiagnosed as having a mild ear infection when it was in fact something much more...
Hi, Hope you're well guys. I have only had tinnitus for just over two months due to a middle ear operation. My tinnitus is the hissing kind, I...
I do agree with this. Someone with mild T and that has previously been prone to/had a lot of anxiety/depression/OCD can be affected and bothered...
Wow, I am really sorry to hear this. What caused it to go from mild to moderate? And what caused it to go from moderate to severe?
It's good to hear you have gotten some reduction even though it's only mild. And in a way you are lucky that your tinnitus is almost non existent...
Thanks, appreciate it. We all want an end to the noise. Out of interest. How loud is yours? Does it always remain the same throughout the day and...
Mate, I have every hope that it will. And I'm not just saying that. From what I've read ETD is one of the conditions that has a better chance of...
I don't blame them. Severe tinnitus can bring out the worst in anyone. I know some here have it worse than others but we are all suffering with...
I'm not so well off at all. I am also suffering with tinnitus. And I fully understand and accept that tinnitus that is a lot louder is much much...
It's in the first link he posted. The study does mention it is referring to those with "severe" tinnitus. One hole in the study is that it was...
Your theory would hold if tinnitus occurred with everyone with hearing loss. There are many profoundly deaf people with no tinnitus. Conversely...
There are many people who have tinnitus due to middle ear conditions and when these are resolves the tinnitus goes away, there are people who have...
With all due respect. How do you know there won't be a cure? I can understand that you are annoyed and frustrated with tinnitus but don't let that...
Thank you :) There is so much evidence all over the place of people that have successfully habituated to their tinnitus. There are millions of...
It's not so much as having no emotional response at all, but it's about lowering the emotional response so much that it becomes a non issue at...
I think a lot of you might be misunderstanding the purpose of/goal of habituation. It's not "giving up" or "throwing in the towel", or even...
Hey there. Hope you're well. Sorry to hear you are suffering so much. You mentioned you hear your pulse 24/7. This is called pulsatile...
Hey, Terry. Really sad to hear what you have had to go through. Out of interest, have you done many/any things to reduce the volume/come to...
Okay. Well, tinnitus is listed as a rare side effect for doxycycline (https://www.drugs.com/sfx/doxycycline-side-effects.html) and a common side...
Hey. Hope you're well Which acne medication were you using as some are known to possibly cause/make tinnitus worse. Thanks, Sanj
It's promising to hear that it gets better with time for the majority of people. Is there any research on this? Also, out of interest, has your...
Hey Nola. Hope you're well. How long have you had tinnitus? How did you get it?
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Thanks for this, makes a lot of sense. How far through are you with the habituation process. How often do you usually hear it and dwell on it in a...
Yes, I agree. This is what makes this all so damn strange. There are no real correlations anywhere. I guess it's so different for each person as...
Hi guys. After being on this forum for a while and reading into all of this. To me, there seems to be no relationship between amount of hearing...
That's a super interesting study and shows not only that the BTS method has some strong scientific basis but also that physical activity helps...
Thanks, that really helps a lot. I keep hearing that time is a great healer.How loud is your tinnitus if you don't mind me asking. Is it the type...
I haven't taken any medication myself. But many people have reported Xanax working wonders on their tinnitus. However, it comes with some hefty...
Really sorry to hear about what you are going through. You said you had low tinnitus for many years and it didnt bother you. You many years had...
This is actually really great advice. Out of interest. How many times do you "hear it" a day, on average?
Hi guys. I have a question for you all. How can I break the habit of listening to my tinnitus? I have OCD and anxiety which doesn't help...