Recent content by Harley

As someone once pointed out, ATA and BTA are the only organizations in the world, that actually downplay the very condition they are supposed to represent. One quick visit to either of their websites and you will learn that: 1) Tinnitus is really no big deal. 2) All you need to do is to pick...

I have just copied one of my older posts on this topic, since I'm unable to maintain focus on tying my shoes anymore: Here is what I would like to hear from a GP or an ENT upon being diagnosed with tinnitus, after they take you to a private room, along with your family if possible: "I'm very...

Let me just state how lucky your wife is to have you to stand by here in her darkest hour. Most people on here gave up on trying to explain this horrid condition to their friends or family, as most of them are simply unable to comprehend, that something this horrible can even exist in this day...

If it was up to me, I would pull his medical license on the spot. People like that should not be in the profession of helping others. This is no different than telling someone with terminal cancer that he/she needs an attitude adjustment. Disgusting is an understatement. If I had the power to...

When someone is exposed to a major life altering/ending condition such as tinnitus, one quickly becomes an expert and that is no exaggeration. Your doctor on the other hand might have been exposed to a half hour grainy video about tinnitus in med school at best. At this point I have read just...

I went from loving life to longing for death within about 2 short days after tinnitus first appeared. I don't think there are too many conditions out there that are able to do this to a person in such short time. The purest form of evil is the only way to describe this life ending inhumane...

I'm absolutely 100% confident that if everyone in the world got the taste of severe tinnitus, finding a cure would become a number one global priority with unlimited budget virtually overnight. A global state of emergency would be declared as mankind's survival would be quite literally hanging...

There is nothing extreme about wanting to live a normal life again, even just for a short time I would have taken the same deal, if such trade was possible to arrange. It is better to live knowing you will be dead soon, than to indefinitely exist suspended in time and space, without being able...

Yes Jazzer, I cannot stress how important this distinction truly is. It is very hard to be taken seriously, when people always seem to point out to "old uncle Jack", whom apparently had tinnitus for decades and he's "just fine". Then you of course find out that sometimes uncle Jack can hear it...

The mild "can only hear it in a quiet room" tinnitus and the "so loud I can't even think" types of tinnitus should be listed as 2 separate conditions. One has virtually no effect on the quality of life, while the other could be life ending, both metaphorically and literally speaking. As long...

That is true. However these hypotheticals do help to illustrate the level of distress some of us are in, as regular words simply fall short at describing the horrid nature of this condition.

@100Hz Some 100 years from now, the medical profession will admit how callous and barbaric was their treatment of those who were experiencing a medical emergency in the form of severe hyperacusis or tinnitus (or both). Instead of trying to help them in their darkest hour, they just stood there...

Before tinnitus, I never had problems falling asleep and staying asleep. When I woke up, I would be refreshed and remembered nothing (no dreams). Because of tinnitus, I now get about 2-3 hours of "sleep" per night (if lucky). The reason I put the word sleep in quotation marks is the fact that...

That is a very good question. Maybe in our past lives, we were ruthless dictators, killers, rapists... etc. Assuming there is such thing of course. But even then, why go after someone who does not remember any of it, as it would completely defeat the purpose of any punishment. Kind of like one...

Reactive Tinnitus is one of the worst sub-types to have, as it is virtually non-maskable (ask me how I know) :( The louder the ambient sound, the louder the tinnitus volume and the higher/sharper the pitch. It literally feels like a sharp knife cutting into back of the brain, as that is where...