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Hi @Peter Q. Yup, my tinnitus is rather somatic. I can change the pitch and volume by moving my head around, chewing, pressing against my scalp,...

Hey there @sspencermo, sure thing, I'm glad you found my posts helpful, and thanks for commenting here. It's a lot easier to have a conversation...

My tinnitus comes and goes day to day on a regular basis, although I don't have the same tinnitus characteristics as you do. For instance, mine...

I'm trying to understand the model you're working on. I might not entirely follow, but I'm wondering if you think such a model could explain why...

I recovered from my reactivity, for the most part. When my intrusive tinnitus began (20 months ago), the reactive component was rather bad. Noises...

Tote remember you @Jazzer, you're legendary.

Mine gets more pitchy and shrill when I stress out.

Sure thing @blake991, I'm happy to share. I agree, reading many posts can be sobering and worrisome. I hope things go well for you. Let us know...

That's interesting that it switches sides @blake991. Do you know whether you bite down or clench your jaw in various ways? Or perhaps it's related...

I do know what you mean @JimmyR. My tinnitus is also intermittent. I don't know exactly what my loud days get up to, but I would say a 6. My quiet...

Hi @blake991. Sorry to hear you're going through this, especially being a new mom and wanting to focus your energy and attention on your baby. My...

I can relate with a lot of what you're going through. The sudden onset and onslaught is upending in just about every aspect. I'm really sorry to...

This describes mine extremely precisely. I think we have rather similar tinnitus characteristics. I've had my tinnitus for about 19 months now,...

Hey @Chess, I totally missed your comment here. Yeah, 1-2 bad days a week isn't too shabby. It's interesting, it sounds like you favor having...

Hi there @Chess - Thanks for sharing your story. Sorry to hear you're suffering from this affliction. It's such a challenging, life-changing...

Hey @Jupiterman - I have to agree, it seems like we have similar experiences, and @DeanD also seems to experience daily fluctuation. Mine did...

Perhaps this hushing phenomenon is a form of healing, like the brain rerouting or forming new pathways (a la placticity). I did get the...

Hey @Jupiterman, thanks for posting this. I can relate with your -- and @DeanD's -- experience. In my case, my tinnitus is highly cyclical and...

I started Trazodone at 50 mg for a couple of weeks, then went up to 100 mg for a few weeks since I was still getting less than 4 hours a night....

That is interesting @DeanD. Has dealing with your sleep apnea helped at all?

That's interesting, I haven't run into any food-related triggers as pronounced as this. It's good that it gives you such a clear signal so you...

Fascinating read @AmePerdue, my tinnitus is also cyclical and varies wildly from very loud to near silent day to day. My daily cycle generally...

I can totally relate @StephenM, having to deal with reactivity especially when trying to sleep can be an exercise in total frustration. It took me...

Hey there @DeanD, I can explain what I've learned about my sleeping position. I started toying with sleeping position after I became aware that my...

Hey @GeorgePhys - I can also relate to some of your timnitus characteristics. Like you and @El BUZZ, mine also changes drastically in my sleep....

Hey @StephenM. You have an interesting case. We have some slight similarities. It's phenomenal that you can get a month or two off from your main...

I first noticed my tinnitus was somatic early on by chance. When I would chew hard things, it would increase the volume and pitch, and one time I...

Hi @StephenM, sorry to hear about your reactivity. That can make it pretty challenging to mask. I wanted to ask you whether your reactivity is...

I wondered the same thing, since my tinnitus behaves the same way as you describe @El BUZZ (changes in sleep, waking up to a different experience...

Yeah, pretty challenging to habituate to. It's happened ever since the beginning, which confused the hell out of me. I didn't understand why my...

What a careful write-up of your experience and all the things you've attempted to improve your situation @jimvee. I'm glad that my palinacousis...

@Juliane, I personally had to take 3 1/2 months leave of absence from my job because I couldn't cope with my tinnitus when it first began, and...

Hi @WCJohn, happy to elaborate. One thing you should know about my tinnitus is that it's daily intermittent, so some days it's loud (shower loud),...

Thanks for the reply @VitaminBike, it's great to hear from you too. CPP, ependymoma, and subependymoma sound like serious business. Sorry to hear...

Hi @Juliane, no worries at all, good to hear from you. I did try acupuncture myself, and it didn't seem to have an effect on my tinnitus or my...

After reading your story @Juliane, I can understand your reluctance to take medication to deal with your symptoms of depression, and I don't blame...

Hey @VitaminBike - I lost track of your updates. I wanted to ask what the next steps are for dealing with your tumor. Also, did you have any other...

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Sure thing @Wrfortiscue, let me know how it goes. Getting used to a CPAP is a bunch of trial and error.

Ah yes, dry mouth. I have the exact set up you have. I use nose pillows too and I'm a mouth breather. I've resorted to using 3M tape to keep my...

I think I have the same device you have, is it the ResMed AirSense 11? I've been using mine for about a year now. I started out at 4-9. After...

In case some haven't run into this, @Markku posted about a survey conducted targeting members who haven't visited Tinnitus Talk in 2+ months. It...

Sounds like a good salad. I'll have to try sun-dried tomatoes sometime. Perhaps it's the folate?

I can relate to your story @Wolfka. I had about 6 months of extremely high stress from work just prior to the onset of my tinnitus. It's...

Awesome, I hope you're able to find some thing that resonates with your experience @jimvee. Here's a thread from @in_LA, an active forum member,...

The way you describe your experience @jimvee, it reminds me of the way some people describe palinacousis ("palinacousis is an auditory illusion...

I have a similar experience. My cycle these days is about 4 days long, different sound experiences on different days, making it pretty challenging...

@MadeleineHope, now that you mention it, I did have some hyperacusis around the same time. Certain noises like silverware clanking were extra...

I had partial face numbness on the right side of my face. This mostly occurred prior to my tinnitus onset and in the first few weeks. Prior to the...

Ah, pinning them is a good idea. I'm often knocking mine out of place. I hope you find wireless ones that work for you.

I also use a wired pillow speaker. The wire is pretty annoying, I agree. The pillow speaker I have has a blue, furry soft cover, which I really...

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That's interesting that yours changed to what you experience today. Another thing we have a bit in common is that I notice a sensation around my...

My tinnitus switches in my sleep. So I can have a whole day of loudness and then go to sleep and wake up to a whole day of quietness. Then wake up...

Hey @Vicki3116, thanks for the response, and the compliment, that really means a lot :) You're right, power through it we must, there's so much...

Thank you @Vicki3116 for posting this. This is what I really needed to read this morning as I wake up to the cacophony of what will turn out to be...

Hey @ErikaS - I read through your post, thanks for sharing your story. I recall when you first arrived on the forum, you were explaining your...

Hey @gameover - I know the going is rough for you. Before I took CBT, I had my serious doubts about it, thinking it was a bunch of kum ba ya crap....

TIL I must be gullible or infantile...

What really changed things for me was acceptance. Once I started to accept that my tinnitus was a part of me now, at least for the foreseeable...