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Hello everyone! It's nice to see the folks here having good results using the method. Today I was awarded a nine year trophy for my attendance...
That's it in a nutshell, Sarah. I'm convinced everyone can have success at this as long as they follow the rules and don't give up. I guess not...
OOPS. We don't describe tinnitus. That's the old way. - Terry
Hey, how's everyone doing? Back To Silence rocks, right? Don't forger - stick to it and do it do it. Terry
Hi, Ya, I've got (had) the distortion since about 1975. Tinnitus, Distortion, and hyperacousis. My T and distortion rise and fall together usually...
Your post is interesting. Ya, I've also found that playing music is a 'release' from tinnitu, but in my case.... Oh, the tinnitus and the...
Too much sugar or too much snoring trigger my hyperacusis which I notice once every three months or so. I doesn't seem related to my T. Or it...
Hi Hazel, I've been itching to make another video, ya. If there's just one person that achieves some success, It would be worth my visits here....
Hi lizzy, I'd be surprised if after doing the method you didn't see a change in your responses. Fear is natural I suppose, and you can take that...
Hey everybody, This is my first indoor performance since I started the Back To Silence method. No problems. Didn't hear my tinnitus, didn't think...
Hey Winhawk, You're in a place a lot of folks want to be. And I'm there now. Thanks for your comment. Terry
Hi Henry, Got your pencil and paper? This step removes the emotional impluse from one area of the brain to another, where there is not emotion...
1) Decide when to "make your mark" when it REALLY bugs you. You're right. We can't make a million marks a day. 2) Your tinnitus sounds serious...
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ME !! Five years ago tomorrow I recorded my Back To Silence video which appears on page one of this thread. I was in sort of...
I would say filtered out so I can't hear it. if I listen FOR it, it reappears. The inner ear hair cells were blaster away years ago. I'll have...
1) Stop thinking about, and reacting to tinnitus as you have been. Just stop. 2) State your feeling when your T is bothersome. 3) Write this...
Apparently when we feel irritated, panicky, depressed, mad, or sad about tinnitus, it's because of the reaction of the amygdala part of the brain....
Hi Julia, Three simple steps and will to do them, that's all it takes. What exactly is this method? Some kind of redirection?
Yup, I agree, this is simply a way to kick start habituataion.
Mine was very bad when I started this method so I decided to pick the times when the T really really bugged me, because after all I can't be...
GREAT!!!
Hey Sally, Sounds like you're doing great. And you can tell others how NOT to tweak the method, but to simply do it and give it time to work.
Hang in there.
Hi juliaFB, It was a psychologist who explained how this works to me. Very casually he said, Oh ya, it works great for many behaviors, smoking...
I think you're very lucky not to feel the anxiety so many folks do. But if you want to do the method, I guess just say "I feel nothing."
Tinnitus really stinks when you're a musician. I have to avoid loud concerts for the rest of my life but I'm back to playing music on...
Hello, I couldn't respond to ALL of my tinnitus, so when it was most intrusive or upset me the most, that's when I marked my responses. It was a...
I don't visit this site much anymore. My 40 year old miserable tinnitus is totally under control. Is it loud? OH YA. Do I hear it? Nope, only when...
three simple steps and the will to do them it's that easy
I think writing down the emotion, even part of the time helps you see how the number of responses AND the emotions that accompany them change over...
Hello everyone, Terry here, also known as "I who love music." In fact, I love music so much that I'm making a musical instrument called a hurdy...
Coffee raises it to a volume I do hear, makes me crazy tired a few hours later too.
I avoid caffeine like the plague.
Age 12 to 16. I played the drums and practiced with very loud music in headphones. In the early 70's.
How long did you try it? Did you notice your responses getting fewer? Just trying to help. Terry
For forty years my wife has been sympathetic and helpful when I had bad T times. She's great. Hey, try this......
Yes, I used to do it all the time. But we can't go backwards, only forwards. Try this method, it worked for me -...
I don't have studies to show, but I have a story about ridding 98 percent of my T. And it's based in science. Good luck, Terry...
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/back-to-silence.7172/
A few years ago I tried a thing that requires sitting alone in a quiet room, listening hard OVER the T for silence. I thought it worked a little,...
Seeing a doctor is good. Now take some action yourself. This worked for me and hopefully for you too....
My friend, George, said his tinnitus was "gone" after he started wearing the hearing aids because he's now hard of hearing. I imagine with...
UPDATE: Wow, it's been a while since my last "update." This method saved my sanity and changed me for the better. For the new folks, let me give...
It works. What's up?
Hi When I was "busy" I'd just say "content." This really works. Keep up the good work, it gets easier. Terry
Your post demonstrates how the reactions diminish. It's very encouraging for others to read this. Thank you.
Hi Ben, I MADE myself habituate ... https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/back-to-silence.7172/
Hey folks, I was in the hospital for 3 days for a ruptured appendix. Guess what? Even in that dead quiet environment I never heard or thought...
Sounds like you're doing great. It gets easier as you go and the day will come when you say, "Hey I didn't hear it til lunchtime!" But you won't...
My predicament is EXACTLY like yours. No more loud concerts for me. I use protection in any super loud environment but live care free amidst all...
Hi Jim, As step one says, quit thinking about tinnitus the old way. So, I quit masking. I think masking made me wonder, "How's the tinnitus...
Sharpen your pencil, SallyT. Do it right and you'll be amazed.
There's a video about it on the first page of the Back To Silence thread. It works for me.
Back To Silence in the success stories
This is ... https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/back-to-silence.7172/#post-81327
This is safe.. https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/back-to-silence.7172/#post-81327
This.. https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/back-to-silence.7172/#post-81327
Yes. But the method has to be done correctly. It gave me my life back, I'm even playing semi-loud music again. Because as you know, I love music....
There's a very simple way to cope, and not be aware of T. Only a few days into this method, I felt better and was feeling normal, not responding...
I was probably anxious when I started doing it, I don't remember. I had T a long time.
