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    Ups and downs. Don’t be too hard on yourself. This takes time.
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    Success is understanding that there will be days that completely overwhelm you. This is the irony of living with a chronic condition. Spikes are...
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    I’m about eight months into tinnitus. I’ve gotten through the scary nights and now sleep well using background rain sounds and conscious...
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    Rrggg. My head hurts. Just needed to vent. Thanks for listening.
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    Wanted to provide an update on my TTTS/MEM vibrations in my right ear. After pretty much nonstop for 12ish weeks, they just stopped about a week...
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    You have this experience because when you wake up, your body performs a kind of “systems check.” Asking yourself, “How do I feel?” upon waking is...
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    Congratulations! Wishing you a long and happy life. Just one small point that I think is important to mention: If every one of us, man or woman...
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    Hey all, I haven’t posted a success story here in many years, even though I’ve been doing well for a long time. Not sure why, but I want to share...
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    BrOKeN_1 commented on SimonRK's profile post.
    Trying keep you on your toes I guess. Stupid azz T!
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    BrOKeN_1 commented on DamagedJoe's profile post.
    @DamagedJoe @kingsfan Maybe my fatty liver will take me out. Lol. In the mean time I'll just sit on the side of my bed with that numb stalled out...
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    For real. Last time I had a physical, my cholesterol was high. Hoping I have a heart attack in the near future.
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    I can't do that anymore. I'm not strong enough for it. My life no longer has any meaning. I can no longer feel joy. My relationships are...
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    Still doing good. Went on vacation, i go to conventions that are decently loud( i wear my costum plugs then but alot of the times i dont need...
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    Been having ups and downs more than usual lately. Booooo 👎👎
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    BrOKeN_1 commented on Ivano_m's profile post.
    My denomination uses the Organ and I cannot stand the sound of it. Needless to say I have become mostly inactive this past year.
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    Going to Mass is becoming way troublesome, with those damn loudspeakers as if we were in a nightclub!
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    Resilience isn’t about how much you can handle before you break, it’s about how much you can handle after you break. Trials, hardships...
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    I have accepted my new reality now, and things are starting to feel a bit easier. I am trying to focus on doing the things I enjoy, which really...
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    Right there with you!
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    "maybe I never will" it is day by day. You will habituate! We will HABITUATE!
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    BrOKeN_1 commented on Nemoriri's profile post.
    God forbid we live a little. Hope it settles quick.
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    BrOKeN_1 commented on zatara92's profile post.
    Feeling this today as well. Some of these spikes are certainly intense enough to break through past resolve. I pray we find the physical and...
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    Feeling really down. I'm so tired of having to live with this. The psychological and emotional burden of trying to be strong and carry on through...
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    @zatara92 Hold on! I know the spikes are tiresome. You understand the habituated process. I pray for better treatments or cure. Hang in there.
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    I love my life, my wife, and my kids. So its a shame tinnitus gets to steer the ship. Everything now revolves around this horrid condition and I...
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    @PeteJ, hindsight is a cruel mistress.
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    I find myself longing for the days when I was a kid and my mom enrolled us in piano lessons. I didn’t practice much, and I was one of the first to...
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    My noisy left ear really sucks. I get relief when I sleep but when I wake up it rears its ugly head in my left ear. I m still looking for some...
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    "I'm NOT tired of my life, I'm tired of the tinnitus and hyperacusis." - Jenny
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    How are you doing. I’m hanging in there. So glad summer is here. Been working in my yard and going to my sisters next weekend.
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    Sorry you're going through a rough patch. I'm in the same situation. 35 years of tinnitus with many spikes. As we know time will help us...
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    Antihistamines and nasal corticosteroids make my tinnitus spike pretty badly, but at this point, there is not much that does not trigger it anymore.
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    @kingsfan you prolly shouldnt do that but i cant imagine its making any hard unless u scream like a maniac. I always need to shout and raise my...
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    Interesting thought - Is Anxiety and Stress a possible precursor to T? As our brain undergoes whatever changes that ultimately causes T, do we...
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    BrOKeN_1 updated their status.
    "No Rest For The Wicked" I must be an evil man. Or so the saying would insinuate.
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    BrOKeN_1 commented on Tryn2BHopeful's profile post.
    Possibly. Although I had my generalized anxiety and depression nearly completely under control before tinnitus onset. Ever since few of those...
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    A very stressful week + louder noise exposure to music over a 2 hour period has left me with bad TTTS vibration in right ear/head. It's the worst...
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    People with bothersome tinnitus are a minority, yes, but only when compared to how many people actually have some level of tinnitus worldwide...
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    BrOKeN_1 replied to the thread N-Acetylcysteine (NAC).
    More than likely. Unfortunately, NAC is more of a preventive supplement for hearing loss. There is a chance that the sudden increase in volume or...