Recent content by Joshua Macleod

My fingers are crossed for you, mate. Taking it day by day feels so difficult but you're doing great.

I'm sorry I can't give you amazing advice (I don't even know if exposure is a good idea, or whether silence is best...), but please hang on for symptoms to improve. Message me on here as and when you need; sorry if I take a while to get back to you.

No, I had the same response from neurology, audiology etc. My favourite bit of advice was to not think about it. You can tell that that person never suffered with T, let alone H or N.

It was debilitating, for me, for maybe 6-9 months. This doesn't mean yours will be for as long, nor does it mean if you suffer for longer that it won't improve. I tried everything (except medication) to improve, and have subsequently been able to reintroduce many things back into my life (e.g...

I'm really sorry to hear you're going through it, @vilebubbles. It is a set of symptoms that people struggle to sympathise with unless they too have suffered.

Thankfully now, the N is now gone >98% of the time, H is gone >95% of the time and the T is awful still (so indescribably loud!). The latter I can work with. I certainly haven't habituated, but it is magnitudes more tolerable than before. I'm sorry you're going through this, too. I hope you...

Hi @vilebubbles. My T was dreadful - multiple new tones per week (sometimes per day), a rapid increase in volume and sporadic reactive tinnitus. My hearing actually started to echo somewhat, which was very bizarre. The H and N became debilitating, more so the H thankfully. This really impeded me...

I really couldn't say for certain - I did notice an increased sensitivity to noises I didn't cause (dropped cutlery, other people shouting), but I didn't spend too much time yelling to test it! It certainly sounds like you're improving somewhat - let's hope it continues, but don't worry if it...

Hope the nox has continued to improve, chief. I resonate with that though, I'd have happily sat in absolute silence if it was not for the T competing for my attention. I didn't live with my partner at nox's worst, but I might as well have done - I spent most time outside of work with her...

I feel that @delta784. My T is so unbelievably loud, and at the height of the nox I felt like I couldn't win no matter what I did. How's the nox been over the last few days?

@delta784 Hold on for you, your family, and for a future free of nox. Mine started around the same age, aptly. Keep pushing through, mate - reach out to us as and when you need it.

I can really relate to that. I would check this website every hour, and otherwise just sit in as close to silence as I could. I'm sorry you're having to go through this too.

Of course, I get that - my partner was very supportive during the worst of the nox for me, even though her and I would attend gigs frequently before that. It must be very difficult for them too, even though they're not enduring the symptoms we are.