Barry098 Jan 3, 2022 Tinnitus was really low in volume today. Best day yet since my last trauma in August! Gave me hope that I can get to a manageable place!
Tinnitus was really low in volume today. Best day yet since my last trauma in August! Gave me hope that I can get to a manageable place!
Barry098 Jan 2, 2022 It's easy to smile when things are going well...tinnitus gives us the opportunity to learn how to smile when things seem catastrophic.
It's easy to smile when things are going well...tinnitus gives us the opportunity to learn how to smile when things seem catastrophic.
Barry098 Dec 31, 2021 In my next life, I want to be tinnitus...you get to stay rent free in a nice place and be able to make as much noise as you want 24/7!
In my next life, I want to be tinnitus...you get to stay rent free in a nice place and be able to make as much noise as you want 24/7!
Barry098 Dec 30, 2021 Having tinnitus is like surviving a shipwreck...if you flail in the water you will drown. The only way to survive is to relax and float.
Having tinnitus is like surviving a shipwreck...if you flail in the water you will drown. The only way to survive is to relax and float.
Barry098 Dec 28, 2021 Seriously questioning the idea of a loving God...hmm, is there a lesson to be learned here that I am missing?
Seriously questioning the idea of a loving God...hmm, is there a lesson to be learned here that I am missing?
Barry098 Dec 28, 2021 So...I've never been waterboarded before but, if I had to choose between that vs. another day with Mr.T...well, it wouldn't be a hard choice
So...I've never been waterboarded before but, if I had to choose between that vs. another day with Mr.T...well, it wouldn't be a hard choice
Barry098 Dec 27, 2021 Guess he missed me yesterday…because Mr.T is back loud and proud today… and that fool has no pity!
Barry098 Dec 27, 2021 Had another pretty quiet day. My tinnitus was uncharacteristically masked by a noisy restaurant. These are the moments that keep me going
Had another pretty quiet day. My tinnitus was uncharacteristically masked by a noisy restaurant. These are the moments that keep me going
Barry098 Dec 25, 2021 Had about 30 seconds of total silence today when on a walk in nature. That was my favorite Christmas present!
Had about 30 seconds of total silence today when on a walk in nature. That was my favorite Christmas present!
Barry098 Dec 25, 2021 Yesterday my tinnitus didn't like the rain so it stayed inside. Today it tried to make up for missing a day.
Yesterday my tinnitus didn't like the rain so it stayed inside. Today it tried to make up for missing a day.
Barry098 Dec 8, 2021 Hard to enjoy watching movies without an instrument in my hands to distract me...I miss the days of losing myself in the experience...
Hard to enjoy watching movies without an instrument in my hands to distract me...I miss the days of losing myself in the experience...
Barry098 Dec 2, 2021 Waking up with tinnitus each morning feels like preparing to go into a street fight with both hands tied behind my back.
Waking up with tinnitus each morning feels like preparing to go into a street fight with both hands tied behind my back.
Barry098 Dec 2, 2021 5 years ago I couldn't handle being in a particular classroom at school because the fan aggravated my tinnitus, now that same fan masks it.
5 years ago I couldn't handle being in a particular classroom at school because the fan aggravated my tinnitus, now that same fan masks it.
Barry098 Apr 29, 2018 Keep this in mind if you want to conquer tinnitus...You can't ignore something that you love or something that you hate...
Keep this in mind if you want to conquer tinnitus...You can't ignore something that you love or something that you hate...
Barry098 Apr 29, 2018 If you can hang in there for 6 months (granted that feels like an eternity when your brain is buzzing)...you will find peace once again.
If you can hang in there for 6 months (granted that feels like an eternity when your brain is buzzing)...you will find peace once again.
Barry098 Apr 29, 2018 If you allow it, your brain will figure out how to subjugate the noise. Seems like the end the world when you get it but...
If you allow it, your brain will figure out how to subjugate the noise. Seems like the end the world when you get it but...
Barry098 Apr 29, 2018 Sunrises, season changes and this very loud sound in my head which becomes unnoticeable when I don't feed it any negative energy
Sunrises, season changes and this very loud sound in my head which becomes unnoticeable when I don't feed it any negative energy
Barry098 Apr 29, 2018 A year ago I would have sold my soul for some relief from this miserable condition. Suddenly, I am starting to find it sort of relaxing...
A year ago I would have sold my soul for some relief from this miserable condition. Suddenly, I am starting to find it sort of relaxing...
Barry098 Apr 29, 2018 Tinnitus happened...I survived it...now I draw upon the strength I gained in order to deal with challenging people... "Human Tinnitus"
Tinnitus happened...I survived it...now I draw upon the strength I gained in order to deal with challenging people... "Human Tinnitus"