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When I went to to my first ENT, he said most clinics don't test in the high end, but he does....so I am taking what he was telling me.. I saw...

I think we all have some hearing loss, mine is in the ultra high frequencies, some audiologist don't go super high when testing b/c hearing aids...

WOW.. there seems to be an endless, senseless reasons to start the T, some similar, some not so much, but there must be some thing that is common,...

Since I got the T, (maybe had it forever who knows) but the people I met all said the same thing, in time you forget about it.... how can we...

It changed mine from 3 different types of perceived sound (hiss, ring, flutter/hiss) to one lower ring... Tinnitus is a brain issue, not an ear...

I think T is different to everyone, and what ever makes YOU feel better is a good thing... no Sleep and T goes nuts..... do what ever it takes to...

There is no volume in Tinnitus.... just perception, and I agree Neuromonics is a business, but so are all the hospitals I have even been to, I...

I think you can drop all of the thing you ingest, and stick with Neuromonics, (Sound Therapy) ... I did it, and my reaction change, since we don't...

Get up to Alaska too....

I read an interview with William Shatner, (Captain Kirk from Star Trek) he said he wore a white noise ear generator for 3 years, night and day to...

Spontaneous habituation.... :)...

I think if the substance is prescribed and has been proven to provide some medical benefit, I think it would be allowed. My girl friend takes...

I did the same thing and totally agree with you. We hope there will be a cure, but as I recall, when I started to lose my hair some 30 years...

I don't think T has volume, in the same sense of a normal percussion wave our ears detect and turn into a sound, but I really think when we begin...

In the beginning we are all wired to the point of exploding....mainly anxiety and lack of sleep, first order of business do what ever it takes to...

Mine uses ear plugs now, and likes them... wears them even when I am not home.. just an idea....:)

Agreed, why be rude, it has no place here, when all we are trying to do is help ourselves and others. I waited a while before posting anything,...

Well, you know for SURE, you will live thru this one, but only you can decide is how well.....:)

My own personal thoughts, is people with varying degrees, of depression, anxiety, and tolerance to change, don't handle T very well.... we seem to...

O'h...P.S..... to my above post, the lady from work, we are both retiring and getting married.... so the T introduced me to her, in a sense........

All of us seem to have a similar story, with the exact same ending. I grew up thinking only women cry, until I sat on a couch crying and trying...

I hate to say it but it is always "5 years away"...:).... no matter how many years pass. the target date seems to be endless..not trying to be a...

That happens, and no one is sure why, when mine started I had 3 different noises, pitches levels ect... now its kinds on...

If you get your hearing tested, make sure they test the High End... most don't go that high, mine was normal.. but I found a ENT that went into...

I think that is the way its going to be, the company Boston Scientific who has the implant for the pain said its good for 15 to 29 years... but...

When did they ever say that..?.. maybe in the trials... there not even sure if they process is permanent.... it could only last for weeks or...

My girl friend is getting a neuromodulation device put on her back for pain reasons... at first it hurt like hell.. but over the trial period it...

When I first got the T, I had to go to work and sit in meetings that were usually pretty quiet, well to everyone else, I had to sit there wringing...

Ya.. I think T is a journey... it changes you for sure... just hope it ends up making us stronger... there is always something waiting around the...

I really think the key to habituation is just getting on with your life, and not giving the T any attention, its is there and will NEVER go away,...

Hate to say it, but I developed mine in similar circumstance and felt the exact same way.... keep your hearing busy with soft music to just barely...

Everyone has there own T journey..... and we all must take it on our own, but you can get help from friends and family, and us... so take it one...

I too was going through a stressful time, and I think after listening to a lot of people, and reading some post along with some T studies, I think...

Does it sound like you are hearing it.. or is it inside your brain...?.. like my sounds like its coming from my right ear...

I did Neuromonics, and I think all of these devices do is get us to move closer to habituation.. but we can't do it if all we do is think about...

Mine was the same thing.. but no flu, just blocked ear..(one)... and I got the T.. same thing w/the hearing, a slight dip... at the high end........

I fine certain high frequencies excite mine (T).... its like to is reacting to the noise.. the brain can still hear it at some level I guess and...

All I can say is it feeds on fear..... like that Star Trek creature that fed on salt...:).. Don't Fear the Reaper (or the T)... laugh have fun, I...

I did, and I swore it went away while I was doing it... but the mind was looking away and didn't care about the T.....

I seen a few doctors and they all seemed to think a year is the time we seem to keep it, until it habituates.... get you hearing tested, I have...

I would do, and did, get any break from the T you can.. a few minutes, seconds hours, days... it all starts to fall in place...

We got 1 million vets who need treatment, and our VA pays out almost 1 billion a year.. this is where the money and research is going to come from.

Habituation is the only cure.. maybe some day there will a treatment, and I hope there will be, but it always seems to be just 5 years away..?.....

I think these forums have people who have yet comes to terms with their T. B/C there are millions and millions of people world wide who have,...

That is where we are heading, free substandard health care for ALL....

Ya.. we are trying to do the same thing here... everyone thinks your health care is the greatest thing... I think they will regret it later...

Well I think it is difficult to measure a fake noise... which can be exaggerated by lack of sleep, anxiety and so on.. at best we can give an...

Can't you determine what Dr. you get to see..?

Pass on the Giraffe Piss... shaken not stirred....:)

I listen to mine like I use to the fan at night..... it is harder to hear certain sounds, usually low ones, but what else can we do.. if you don't...

The Hearing Aid I have plays fractal tones all the time , low level so you never sit in silence...

Definitely get your hearing tested, the more sound you can introduce to your T the better, I too loved my quiet times, but now the T just lets me...

A lot of us have had the same thoughts, even if it was for only a few seconds, and usually after we hear its incurable, but it is so common we...

Mine came on after an ear infection, but I had my hearing tested and I have a big dip in the High Frequency end. The ear infection kinda...

When my T started I had PT, a RING, two hisses, and a Flutter..... OMG.. it was hell. it finally went to a low hiss and ring, but I am telling...

I paid the money and did the treatment, its not only the device you pay for but the audiologist time and time in the booth.. the device is 3500...

Oh, O.K... but ya... we seem to forget how lucky we really are.. maybe it helps get on with life after we grieve a death... all I know T was a...

I am 48, and just retired ... so I will pay some taxes but the system is designed to go after the wealth or working middle class..:).... but I...

Thanks I thought I was past middle age...:).. here in Texas we climb bell towers with high power rifles to get the worlds attention, but I know...