New Here and a Sufferer for Many Years.

Hi, I have had T like many of you that seems like forever. Sometimes the noise is not as loud as other times. I am not sure what causes it to be louder, when it does get louder it takes a month or two to quite down to a tolerable noise. I have been under extra stress for about a year. I believe that makes my T worse and right now the last four weeks have been miserable. I have not gone to a Dr yet about this I just put up with it, some days I do great , others I do terrible. Right now I am terrible. It is nice to come here and be able to talk to other with the same problem. I have to sleep with a fan to help sleep but I can always hear my T over it. But I am able to sleep good. I just pray that soon there will be some break through for all of us sufferers. What do you all do to mask your T? Thanks for reading my post and I hope your T is at a very low level.

Sunny

 

Hey Sunny I use a crickets app on my iphone to mask at night when I sleep works pretty well. I've had T now for 7 months and TMJ and its been quite a battle like you said some good days some not so good. I do feel as time goes on that I'm habituating more and more but its definitely an emotional battle....Stay strong

 

Thanks Carlos, After all these years you would think I would be used to it. I have to really try hard and not let it effect me when it is in its high zone. I got to get this stress under control.

 

Hey Sunny. I'd say watch your diet. Stay away from sodium heavy foods. Also, I find that Zinc Piccolate, Magnesium (Citrate or Chloride or even Oxide, but the first 2 are better), B12, and even Ginko can help a bit. I also have had some success with Lipoflavanoid/Bioflavanoids and homeopathic stuff like ring relief. Even though it may be a bit of a placebo affect, it does help me feel like I am doing something to help it. I have also been experimenting with finding the exact tone of my T which is around 1895Kh and I use an app on my smart phone to play that frequency. I believe it's phase cancellation that cause the it, but my T will just disappear for a little bit.
I also take Lorazapam/Lexapro in small doses. The Lorazapam REALLY helps, but I don't completely recommend it cause it's a Benzo and you build a tolerance/dependence with it.

Stay positive and stay strong. I know shit gets hard and will get harder for me through the years but I can only choose to enjoy life. There's too much good stuff in the world.

 

Thanks so much SoulStation I truly appreciate your post. I am so glad I found this place.

 

Have you tried taking any meds for anxiety and stress?

 

I try not too, but if I do need them I will. If this is going to be with me for the rest of my life, I need to learn to live with it side by side. I guess you call that hybituate? I know I butchered the spelling on that one. ha.

 

Sunytime!! (Luv the name!)



Sorry you are suffering! Wow tinnitus since 1990, gnarly! You have made it this far, so you'll get through!
Yes, stress can exacerbate T for sure. So definitely work on de-stressing!! Exercise, meditate, breathing exercises, massage, maybe acupuncture, socialize, etc... Try to get stabilized, and that may require some meds for a bit to get you leveled off, may consult a psychiatrist.

Visit this forum often and explore the many threads on treatments, support, research, etc... TONS of great info and FABULOUS support!! I wouldn't be where I am today (mostly habituated) without this forum and the wonderful people on here who "GET IT"!!

You are going to get through this!!!

 

Have had T since 1999 wow time flys by. To this day I have good day's and bad. My T actually went away for a couple years I was so happy thinking yep its over but it came back a few months ago. I must continue on life is short. You take it one day at a time. Hang in there.