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Cute photo, Stina.
1. A forum is a structure for discussion about issues that are relevant to its members. Civility is a necessary principle of discussion. If the...
Dan, you've gotten on the wrong side of the paranoia stick. Fear is a powerful response to the incomprehensible. If I were a "Newbie", I'd run...
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace" -Jimi Hendrix A Rockin Roll concept Bathe yourself and those around...
The details of my history do not define the quality of my life. For me, pleasure trumps suffering with each and every breath I take.
A hummingbird flew just outside my kitchen window this morning. No interest in the feeders with sugar water. They are sated by largess of orange...
Try 'Gregorian Chants' performed by Benedictine monks of St Pierre.
Habituation is not the Holy Grail. Pleasure is.
I have had Tinnitus for over 30 years. Chain saws and viruses. I'm still alive and happy. It hasn't been easy. I've been an alcoholic for the same...
The dalai lama in his book, 'The Art of Happiness,' says the following regarding seeking happiness: 'When we speak of this inner discipline...
Go see her. She's amazing, even from the last row of the Santa Barara Bowl.
Alcohol is the go to drug for Tinnitus. Quick. Effective, sometimes. But it destroys your support. No one abides alcoholism, even the...
Cybernetics. The cure. Any inventive engineers out there?
Listen. Taj Mahal. Take a Giant Step.
I attended parochial schools, 1-12, in the 50's and 60's. In grammar school I had a few Cuban friends recently off the boat from Cuba. Tiny...
Try some Cuban music. Buena Vista Social Club. Latino SOUL.
Today I smoked some good marijuana grown by a friend, made a salad dressing with my companion, then moved to the shower and onto the bed and made...
Actually I do go in the ocean when I'm crabbing for my catfish (ventura pier near C Street). Thanks for the wave.
I surfed in ventura and santa barbara counties until I had a brain hemorrhage in 2008 just after exiting the water. Affected my balance. I do miss...
I'm glad to hear swimming and surfing help with your tinnitus. Preparing and eating food is a great, feel-good activity for me. I'm an organic...
Dr. Nagler, great idea. This the filter for which I've been looking. Restored Hearing, an Irish firm, claims success with their sound therapy,...
It's different for different people. I smoke every day. It elevates my mood, makes music, food, and sex better. It does not make the Tinnitus...
I was going to post this at a later date but I just discovered that Shiyani Ngcobo, an amazing South African musician, died in 2011. He was a...
I've decided to live in the positivity thread until some clever researcher deveops an implantable chip for suppressing the neural madness causing...
Dr. Nagler I appreciate your insights. I think a separate Topic/Forum should be started which list clinical trials for drugs, devices, treatments,...
Thank the Quantum Computer I'm a happy guy even with the beast in my head.
Ok, so the reference is not anecdotal. Thanks for the reference. I'll wait for the DBS chip-in-the-head.
Until I see the study with my own eyes, my skepticism of anecdotal references is high.
Hey, I'm an alcoholic anyway. So where's the harm in doing my own drug trial.
See PubMed study on campral
Absolutely. Keep your fingers crossed.
Going to get a prescription and do my own drug trial. Even temporary relief from the beast will be welcome and it may kill 2 birds with 1 stone. I...
Music, sex, good food, flowers blooming, as yet discovered surprises of the world around us. There's life beyond Tinnitus.
Behavior management is 'potty training' for adults. Tinnitus is neurological and requires a neurological solution, such as brain region stimuls...
I have been using a hearing aid for about a week. I hear sounds that I haven't heard in a long time. New environmental sounds do introduce new...
I had acupuncture from a chinese doctor who studied and practiced in Beijing. The only way he could insert the needle behind my ear was to keep my...
Music is a wonderful mood elevator. Smartphone, Bluetooth earbuds, and Sarah Jarosz.
Marijuana as a mood elevator is probably a better use of your time and money.
Pint of Jim Beam.
I've had tinnitus since the late 70's. I suspect it was chainsaws and diesel equipment noise, which damaged my inner ears. But the beast had not...