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Padraigh had a very rare form of tinnitus, he mentioned there were a bunch of cases in the whole world population. He had forced eyelid closure...

That happened to me. It typically seals in one to three weeks, or even earlier depending on the hole size. Don't blow your nose hard, don't do...

So many purple points above the loudness change zero axis of the scatter-plot. I remember seeing something similar from the old, smaller trial and...

This is so tragic, Padraigh Griffin was also father of little twins. I remember his profile picture where he was next to them. I'm so sorry for...

I think you should care because a scientist making - let's be kind - hazardous philosophical claims without even being aware of it - and this...

I think that, for our discussion, the second paragraph (the one you didn't quote) from David Albert was more relevant. Because it shows that...

Greg, your set of afflictions is heartbreaking and terrible, but you keep helping people and you have been a light for the tinnitus community for...

This reminds me of the finale of Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, when Govinda kisses Siddhartha's head and he has the vision. Have you read this...

But this sort of sentient dynamic void that imagines things into existence poses many of the same problems as a creator God. It resembles some of...

But even in the context of Christianity, Jesus always helped those going in the wrong direction. Look at the episode of Emmaus. The small village,...

Definitely these two have been influenced by Buddhism, big time. What you are interested in in Yogacara is the theory of the...

Just to say I would need to check whether the gods doing all the bad things in the old testament were Jahvè or one of the minor deities, one of...

I would like to preface this long post with an apology to all people who are suffering. I'm suffering as well, I'm in this thread, I have been a...

Man, you are right by looking at this single post in isolation. However, this is connected to the nature of reality and this may have a bearing on...

If you are not surprised by how this tool is so suited to describe the world, how discoveries made decades earlier like Ricci-Curbastro absolute...

@Jerad, I used to consider the harmony of mathematics and other things you mentioned but then what about the ear disorders that keep us in this...

This is not about theists. David Albert is an atheist. And Krauss, with the book title and subtitle, and with Dawkins' endorsement, read what he...

You are welcome. I think it's pretty much agreed that he didn't solve the philosophical/metaphysical problem. He explained how the universe could...

This is a metaphysical/philosophical problem, not a physics problem. Physics would need at the very least some laws and basic entities (particles,...

No, also practical physics, meaning dark matter and dark energy are postulated to explain discrepancies in measurements. It's not just a...

Interesting musings, physics and metaphysics. String theory, is that science or pure mathematics? Is mathematics science? Does pi (as an...

How is Telis doing? He had made some very good posts on fasting. I haven't seen him for ages. He has been extremely strong keeping up the fight...

Many of us have spouses or relatives who don't understand, so you are definitely not alone in this. On the other hand, unless one experiences this...

There is some truth in what you say Michael, and I don't disagree entirely. The private sector often tries to sell you useless and non-actionable...

I have some hyperacusis but minor. I have progressive hearing loss. But what is killing me is the tinnitus, it's unlivable. I think the NHS is...

So what the private ENT will do are things the NHS don't do, and also provide treatment in a timely fashion that sometimes help. All the NHS will...

Almost three years without symptoms now. My experience is that the Harley Street clinics organized more tests than the NHS, were more thorough,...

Never came back. The tinnitus, on the other hand, is murdering me.

@Travis Henry, we know cases of medical doctors who pushed treatments that ruined people, neglecting to mention important information, we had some...

There were several red flags. I had noticed them myself in the early discussion in this thread, possible cultural differences, possible biases in...

I think Clonazepam affects both GABA-A and GABA-B receptors whereas Diazepam affects only GABA-A. This is why at times switching from Clonazepam...

Hi Tom, the worsening never reverted, sadly. I'm struggling a lot these days, to put it mildly. I am sorry it didn't work for you but at least it...

I'm sorry, my friend. I always hope in some sort of turnaround for us here but it's tough. I have been trying to taper the benzo very slowly but...

I don't think so. GABA supplements are much less specific and potent than benzos or gabapentinoids (although the molecules of gabapentinoids look...

I agree, George. Greg is an institution here. Greg, like George, I love you. I'm sorry for all you are going through and I'm so impressed with...

@roy1159, like @tpj said, I often thought about you during these months, I was hoping you had improvements, I'm so sad to hear you are still in...

User @birdy didn't have that experience, she raised the dosage a few times, for example once she went and stabilized on 4 mg, and she was fine...

I can't argue with this conclusion. Once I would have. Even in our private tinnitus hell, look at what happens. Funding is ridiculous. We had a...

So sorry to hear this about Tom. After all the anecdotal cases we went through, I wonder what is left of the claimed success of the original...

@Jerad, your descriptions of these horrors and of the flaws of our society in addressing them are very poignant. I agree. I don't know how to go...

No, I got Lidocaine based nerve blocks in Seoul but I reacted badly. I didn't try IV Lidocaine in the UK. I don't think it would do much. Also,...

Thank you, Daniel. I'm too sick to write much right now, the pain is extreme. I hope you are relatively ok, old friend, you and your family. Thank...

Final update on the Seoul odyssey: I just landed in London after a 13-hour flight. I alternated Peltors and noise-cancelling headphones a dear...

Just an update on the patient who is not on the forum. The Lidocaine kept lowering his tinnitus, typically from 10 to 8 after the (I believe)...

I have been taking the Sulodexide and Magnesium. No visible effect. Today is particularly torturous. I'll crawl in the aircraft if I have to. The...

Thank you, I did try Ketamine but not in this regimen. I'll talk to the clinic.

As @DebInAustralia said, I'm reducing online presence to rest my eyes. Excessive screen time could worsen tinnitus due to both eyes and ears being...

I have been taking 2000 mg a day for one week, so far no significant effect.

Tom, I wish you and your travel companion much better luck than I had. Just a warning: if the first treatments worsen you and the tinnitus...

Thank you for your concern. I will give another update, more informal. Treatment: as far as I am concerned, the treatment failed spectacularly on...

Someone should point him to this thread. I had expressed several doubts myself if you re-read the topic, but as I was desperate and there were...

Thank you for digging this out. I really couldn't do it now.

It looks like he made several claims, I seem to recall him saying he was helped at some point, but you may be right, he might have rectified it...

Someone whose email name is "holy mary" doesn't sound encouraging. It's not "Hail Mary" but still, sounds like say your prayers. Just kidding....

I did it as a warning to people who don't have many funds left and might be looking at last choices. I looked into this rather carefully, read the...

I don't want to sound negative and I really wish @scotty03874 success with the treatment. Perhaps there is some undiscovered mechanism of action...

Hi Jerad, I have several symptoms of depression but I'm not technically depressed, it's just the reaction to the extreme pain and to a life...

Thank you for writing this, @Damocles. Even in the middle of this hell I always appreciate your writing. I'm in a silent flat so I'm trying to...

We talked about this earlier in the thread. That is one of the things I suspected. But talking to a Korean friend, he told me it's more a old...