Poll: If Your Tinnitus Went Away, What Would You Do?

I'm curious, sue me.

 

Daniel Toh's lawyers

 

He has to wait until I'm a billionaire so I can fight back.

 

Go back to normal life and enjoy music. Cherish it.

 

@GSC "Take it as a lesson learned" - what lesson would that be?

 

Maybe it would be different from person to person. Varying on how deeply people were affected by Tinnitus, and such. Or maybe if it was self-inflicted in some instances and to protect and cherish your ears. How dangerous loud noise can be. How loud every day noises are - how stress can manifest itself if you aren't careful. I don't know, I feel like each lesson learned could be a personal one for each person.

 

I don't know, but maybe I'd remove myself entirely from anything tinnitus (excepting contact with T friends) for six months or so just to LIVE, then return to advocate and things of that sort.

 

I'd stick around and when I get wealthy enough I will build the most badass headphones and earpieces that don't got passed 80 dB and sell them on the market. That is, unless politicians make it so sound devices can't be over 80 dB, then I'd be wasting my time.

 

At first I thought that if my T goes away, I'm getting hell out of this place for good, don't want anything to do with this place. But then I promised myself that I will still be here with or without T, to help people, specially people that are new to tinnitus. This place is not that bad actually. Lots of strong and smart people and wonderful people, and you learn a lot. it's a good community.

 

I honestly don’t know what I would do? I would love to say I would stick around and help others (I would definitely do a success story and stick around for a while to answer questions) but I think I would be terrified to think about it coming back and being on here would add to my anxiety, I always think as well would we have some type of PTSD if it did go?

Ps I would definitely run around naked while playing music (still at a reasonable volume of course) crying my eyes out with pure joy and happiness.

 

I would stick around, probably create a YouTube video to reach an audience of nubees and try to help in any way I can.

 

And...the mornings off to a great start! Thanks, Jcb.

 

Smile, sit somewhere in nature and listen to sounds, listen to soul music quietly, regain my brain from the damage its endured, play with my kids as I always do, cry as I always do, cherish freedom from the tyranny of tinnitus, and like Drone Draper said... help other sufferers.

Not just move on and forget, but reach out and help, pay back free of charge. Wake up without being greeted by noise, sex without tinnitus, hugs without tinnitus, my lord the possibilities are endless. I'll settle with a reduction for starters, and the PTSD is a doozy, that's what I am focusing on now.

Typical Daniel, rambling all over the place.

 

Yep! That you would do.

 

Waaaaaaa soooo would nobody else be running around naked and dancing to some cheesy music.... just me then

 

Come on guys, I’m sure everybody would want to do this

 

Just you, I think.

The rest of us would need proof, though. Perhaps you could record the moment and then share it with us!

 

That’s a deal when and if that happens I will video it and post it here, even more of a scary thought is that it will be in HD

 

Bahahaha

Waiting for the show!!!!!!!

 

First two from the top.

I would take much better care of my ears in the future as it seems I failed miserably.

I would also spread the word about dangers of Tinnitus, share my own experiences and tell about this site.

This is such an underrated condition. Even I didn't understand before T, how horrible this is.

 

Well, I'm not doing much differently at all now in my life, I just have far less stress and am sleeping better.

 

Shortly after T-onset I made a heartfelt bargain/vow to the universe that if I ever got rid of T, I would do my best to still help and advocate for the cause, and I plan to stick to that promise.

I wouldnt be on TT everyday as I am now, though. I would take periods off, but I would not reject and walk away from the T community.

 

It would be a show, maybe not a show you would want to watch but you won’t be able to look away

 

“HD ?? - OH NO !!”

 

I would probably just find something else to feel bad about honestly

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill

maybe an anhedonic treadmill, in that case?

I'd spent a lot less time here and have a somewhat overall higher quality of life; I don't think much else would change at this point. I am past the point of having time or desire to go to more than the 1-3 concerts a year I go to as is. Maybe I'd get a louder bike?

 

Kind of surprised at how many people would just bounce and never look back. Not even to find tinnitus research.

 

Wheres the option 5:

Forget how you got here. Start shooting guns and playing in a band and end up back in a few years

 

I can tell you what I would not do. I would not take my good hearing for granted. What I would do is protect it from loud noise very carefully.

 

I often dream of what I would do. I know I would protect my hearing all that I possibly can. I would just sit in silence and read books, go on some nature walks, and never forget how great relaxing in silence is. I'm sure that my mood would increase immediately for a prolonged time. I would write a success story, and encourage others that have had a similar experience with tinnitus. Ahh... what a daydream. It would be like winning the lottery, maybe even better.