Recent content by brody24

I posted this a few months back, but wanted to share it one more time for those who are scared, angry, depressed, etc. at their condition. I have a history of serious medical issues with my right ear. I've had multiple surgeries and have severely diminished hearing in that ear. Since I was 15...

1. In general, I try not to discuss T with anyone. A key aspect of habituation is allowing your mind to wander away from it and not focusing on it/reading about it. My parents saw how miserable I was with my T after my ear surgery that made it so bad. They saw the depression and anxiety and...

This was my very first through. The far better question is how many people have been close to suicide and ultimately saved by the advice and help they received through this site. I know I'm one of them. Was starting to have very scary suicidal thoughts, but over the course of many months, I...

I still go to concerts but always make sure to bring a good pair of earplugs. I have a history of hearing loss in one ear (which is the underlying cause of my T). So I was always careful about bringing plugs to concerts. With the plugs, T is kept in check and isn't any worse the next day.

I wear a HA in one ear due to history of surgeries resulting in pretty severe hearing loss. Got a very small behind-the-ear aid that is the same color as my hair. Almost no one even notices it unless they are directly behind me or specifically looking for it. And its not like I'm some senior...

Not really sure. I think he was just talking generally about whether, in the future, the aids can somehow better assist with tinnitus relief. Not precisely sure how. To be clear, my aid makes the tinnitus slightly less bothersome since I can hear so many other sounds. But since it is louder...

I was fitted with the Widex Dream 220, one of the true top-of-the-line hearing aids. It has as high a range as you will find in a hearing aid. But again, its just very hard to amplify beyond about 5.5 or 6 khz. And not to mention the fact that, even if it could amplify higher, there are very...

Just keep moving. One step at a time, you will get there. Its what I kept telling myself every time it became unbearable. And it absolutely does get better. The body has this amazing ability to adapt and to survive. You can't make it consciously happen, and the more you think about...

My audiologist said that most of the high-end claims are mostly marketing gimmick. He said, in reality, hearing aids aren't really amplifying beyond about 5.5-6 khz. Even if your T was actually above 8 khz, and even if your hearing aid actually had the ability to amplify sounds in that range...

I found it best to not try and mask the T fully. Sure, some background noise is good since it gives you something to focus on. But if you try and fully mask it, it has 3 main negative effects in my experience: 1. It makes you dependent on the masking noise, making it so you never allow your...

I have pretty severe hearing loss in my right ear and just recently got a Widex hearing aid. Insurance covered it since my loss is from a history of ear illness and injury to my ear drum. I have terrible T in that ear and the aid doesn't really help, since the T pitch is a little above the...

Its been a long time since I have stopped by, and it may very well be my last, but I wanted to share a bit of my story with those who are scared, angry, depressed, etc. at their condition. I have a history of serious medical issues with my right ear. I've had multiple surgeries and have...

Its a blessing and a curse. Sure, its great to have the support of many like-minded people who can empathize with you. But at the same time, many who overcome this will tell you they did so by trying to focus less on T and to keep on with everyday life. And its hard to do that while...

^^^ I get what you are saying about trying to have a special place on the forum for those with "truly bad" T, but how does one make that distinction? Where is the cutoff? Of course, it would lead to the very same debate and discussion over whose T is "truly bad". The subjective nature of T...

I agree. The subjective nature of T makes it natural to be skeptical or hesitant. I have what I would call bad T, yet some people have posted sound bytes of what their T sounds like, and I listened for a second and thanked god mine wasn't that bad. And I'm sure there are some people who say...