Recent content by Claire43013

Sounds good, I look forward to hearing from you! @Markku I just changed my email settings so please make sure you send it to my @buffalo.edu account as I rarely check Yahoo anymore.

I would LOVE to join in on this. This forum got me through some dark times in 2012. Today, although I still have tinnitus (and now I have it in both ears), I never give it a second of thought. The tinnitus journey is a big part of why I became a psychiatric nurse practitioner. You can video me...

I'm a very sensitive and fearful person too. I didn't realize that I even had a problem with anxiety until I developed tinnitus and hyperaccusis, increasing my already high levels of anxiety to full blown, almost non stop panic attacks. Now that I've habituated to tinnitus I'm still struggling...

The Wedding Singer, nice : ) My tinnitus is 75-80 dbs approximately. I can "hear" it whenever I listen for it, but I don't anymore. Sure, some people who have had mild tinnitus don't notice it, just like you don't notice the disturbance of your eyelids when you're blinking. Most people don't...

Glad to see you're doing better Kris!!

Hi Sandra, I hear a constant high pitch ringing that changes once in a while in frequency. Sometimes it turns into static, but that's usually only if my blood pressure is high or if I drink caffeine. My T doesn't change in loudness but it doesn't seem as loud anymore because I've habituated to...

Hi Taterlady, You sound a lot like me. For every tool I used to help my "T" my brain would counter it with "But how I can I use this tool (medicine, mantra, background noise) forever." The key hear to remember is that you WON'T have to use it forever. Eventually your brain will get bored with...

Hi DutchGuy, My hyperacusis went away with my first dose of klonopin and it hasn't come back since, hallelujah!! I continued taking it for several months to help with the panic attacks related to the T though. I stopped the Cymbalta after four months because I developed Seretonin Syndrome (which...

WONDERFUL! After 40 years, that's amazing and such an inspiration for others on here to read. I used the same technique as you, and that's really what finally made habituation possible for me. I would "hear" it then tell myself, "Ugh, that sound again, well I hate it now, but I will forget about...

I'm happy for your Kris! You're going to do phenomenally well, I can tell, as you have a light and optimistic spirit. Make sure you come back to share your success story with us.

Hi Joan, I don't remember how much I took. Your doctor will prescribe the correct amount for you. Thanks, Claire

Glad I could be of help Kris! When I was 8 years old my mom moved us to an apartment complex right next to an airport. The planes were so big and loud, they would literally shake the ground. This drove me crazy!! My mom said I would get use to it, but I was furious at her for moving us there...

Hi Joan, I sent you a message in reply. Best of health! Claire

Yes she does Dan, thanks.

It's been approximately 9 months since I developed tinnitus and hyperacusis from ididopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. I am happy to say that although my tinnitus is just as loud (75 db) and fluctuating as before (sometimes it sounds like someone is frying bacon in my ear!) it doesn't...