Recent content by Fungus

Haven't been on the forum for years, but was contacted by a member about PT. So. I've had intermittent PT plus permanent 'hissing' tinnitus since Oct 2014 having contracted a pretty minor upper respiratory infection. Long story short....permanent Eustachian tube dysfunction such that I have...

Maybe I should have called this thread 'Don't give up Hope'. When I first developed my tinnitus (4 years ago in October)....along with deafness, hyperacusis and then essentially Eustachian tube failure I didn't get much encouragement from anyone...."Get used to it" "It won't kill you" "Very...

I haven't posted on the forum for a very long time. About a month ago I received a questionnaire from TT asking as to why I no longer visited the site. It occurred to me that it would probably be beneficial for my reasons to be known generally as most folk who leave forums, well it's never...

Glynis....'tis never too early to rattle your baubles, jingle your bells, decorate your profile and crack out the champagne.

I avoided anything very loud for something like 18 months after my tinnitus started, and it's very unusual for anyone to lose tinnitus after that length of time. Sudden, unexpected loud noises didn't do much to me prior to this, though. So, one day I just decided that I wasn't going to avoid...

At least I speak here from experience. After developing tinnitus 3 years ago, I then had an infection after 4 months followed by 2 ear surgeries and ended up with extremely loud hissing tinnitus and bilateral PT with deafness and hyperacusis. Depression (related to the tinnitus) then hit hard...

crd3, I'm sorry for your problems, and you are painfully aware of the fact that you may have caused your tinnitus to worsen. However, try to stay positive and of the "Tinnitus is a part of my life, not tinnitus IS may life" and remember that the past cannot be changed, but the future is open to...

I've had tinnitus for over 3 years, bilateral loud hissing and occasional PT, due to Eustachian Tube Dysfunction following a viral infection...never resolved, have permanent T-tubes. I still go to places where sound levels are very loud (wearing earplugs) without any deleterious effect on the...

Just makes me wee a lot.

As well as the goosebumps (which I don't get THAT often), there's the flutter in the pit of the stomach, the sharp intake of breath, raised heart rate, flushing, dilated pupils and occasionally salivation. Sounds as though I'm talking about something else, but that's the effect of my very...

Jantine....I also know just how you feel. My tinnitus suddenly worsened with possible sinus problems about 6 weeks ago. Having T-tubes I don't have pressure build up, but left ear feels full of something......BIG. Should you give up? No, No, No, and No. Give in?....sort of.... but only in so...

Never slept for 8 hours and never sleep for more than 3-4 unbroken (usually wake every 2 hours). Though my tinnitus is very loud, it only affected my ability to sleep in the early days......so poll needs re-phrasing.

Never thought I'd say this, but there ARE some advantages of having tinnitus. So, high pitched hissing tinnitus for 3 years and intermittent pulsatile tinnitus both ears over the same period. Severe depression and 'utter failure to cope' initially....eventually habituated. Over the last couple...

Beat guess.....you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome as a consequence of having had a gut infection. Often happens after a nasty gut bug and can take some months to settle. However, you should go to see your doctor who can a) Give you some meds. to calm your symptoms and b) investigate you if...

I would say that habituation is not a steady state, but varies from day to day and even hour to hour. I've had loud hissing bilateral tinnitus for nearly 3 years (24/7, 365) and intermittent bilateral PT and have habituated for about 2 years. Though most of the time I handle it and my life has...