Recent content by melfreeman08

@AndreaM It is liberating! I just sat here reading your story- like whatttt?? This girl sounds just like me, and she knows what it's like to STRUGGLE! To plug her ears, to lay in bed at night and just want to freaking sleep!. But, the beautiful thing, is we struggle- but we don't suffer, and we...

@Dominic1955 I am so sorry you suffering! I know what it's like. I started habituating about 10 months in. I finally chose to change my mind set. I stopped hating tinnitus. I stopped telling it to go away. I refused to pay attention to it. It didn't happen overnight, but the more I told myself...

@AndreaM OMG, I love you! Are stories are so similar. I was such a checker! Straight up fingers in my ear through-out-the-day! I just posted my success story too. The key is training your response, it so works! I'm getting off work, to hop in my car, blast my music, head out to dinner and enjoy...

I waited a long time to write this post, and it's a post I always hoped I would write. It's been a little over a year. It was hardest year of my life. I look back at my first post and I see a scared girl in so much agony and frustration. My hope is that by writing this post- I can help those who...

I'm stopping by SusieCakes on the way home, if this is cure, I will have one more reason to go there. AMAZING place in CA if anyone can go!

Thanks Paula! I have not habituated but I have had several days where I don't think about it and I can only imagine that's how I'll feel once I habituate. I do notice the more I do, the more things I immerse myself in the less I think about T. I start a new job soon, and I'm excited at the...

Hi! I just responded to your private message. It's extremely important to take them at the first onset of noise induced T (the acute phase). Some people on this board will say that it should be done within 48 hours, but my ear doctor said the are most optimal if done within the first 3 months...

I have a similar story. I was an anxious, depressed mess when T entered my life 7 weeks ago. But once I found a doctor two weeks ago, and changed the mental mindset surrounding my T (basically ignoring it and getting on with my life) my T has drastically changed. The volume, pitch and level are...

Hi. I've had tinnitus for 7 weeks now. I will say that if you read my initial post I was an anxious, desperate mess. T completely ruined my life. Mine was noise induced as well, and I have moderate hearing loss in the high frequency range. I did 10 days of high dose steroids within 4 weeks of...

That's awesome! My doctor didn't say anything about steroid injections. I am wondering if I should call him and inquire. We are lucky in that a lot of people recover from initial T within 1-3 months. Mine has significantly improved in the last 3 days. I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but a...

I disagree. Benzos can be safe if taken as prescribed and for short periods of time, and at the lowest doeses. During my initial T, when the anxiety was so incredibly bad- it was the only thing that got me through the day. I agree that for some it can cause lots of problems (even increase T)...

I feel your pain. I am a newbie. I have had it for a little over 3 weeks. The first 3 weeks were the worst ever. But today I am feeling okay. I did cut out all alcohol, caffeine etc. I also noticed the more you stress the worse it is. If I got really upset I would notice a direct increase in...

I can understand where you are coming from, it sounds like you are very frustrated with the healthcare system. However, I don't think going to doctors is a waste of time or money, even if they don't find anything wrong with me. I'm not going to not go to doctors and not try to find a cause, as...

I'm definitely more concerned about having the MRI done now, but I don't know what else to have done to rule out possible causes that my doctor is looking for. They are not sure if it was a fire alarm or the sinus infection. My doctor is more inclined to think it's the sinus infection versus...

Ahhh, this is the first I have heard of this. It definitely makes me think twice about it. What did your doctor say to you when you wanted to stop it? I definitely do NOT want to make it worse! Anyone else with that experience?