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Dear Dr. Nagler, My name is Nina and I am studying Clinical Audiology at the moment. We have finally begun to cover my dream topic of tinnitus. We need to write an essay on tinnitus management options that Audiologists offer and also the management strategies of non-audiologists (such as...

Sure it is. Tinnitus is a PERCEPTION. Its not really objectively measurable. You can "match" the loudness and the frequency, but again, that is just your perception of it. Most people with tinnitus have subjective tinnitus. Which means it is SUBJECTIVE. In the same way that I might love a movie...

There is no "golden standard" as to when you learn to cope with your tinnitus better. I write "cope" because the tinnitus is there. It will remain the same. And if there are times in your life that you do not "hear" it, its only because during those times you are not focusing on it. I reiterate...

No Amelia. Tinnitus is tinnitus. It is only classified in reference to the reaction you have towards it. Problematic or non-problematic. Tinnitus loudness is SUBJECTIVE. What you define as loud, someone else defines as quiet. What you define problematic, someone else defines as benign.

If your tinnitus does "improve" in 12 months time then you are in the minority. Define "improvement". Most of you here on this forum equate "improvement" with decrease in volume. Don't worry, so did I. Not anymore though. What changes after 12 months is your REACTION to it. And if it hasn't...

Hi, No no no, it hasn't faded at all. The tinnitus is just as loud and annoying as before. But meh, cant change that so why worry about it?

Dear tinnitus members, Many of you dont know me, but I am the same as you. Just a regular person with tinnitus. When it first began I felt the same as you. Extreme distress, heightened emotions, despair, fear, anger, and many other negative emotions. I, like you, tried for months to find the...

Hi Guys, Many of you probably dont remember me from before but I used to be a regular on this tinnitus site. One day, out of the blue, for absolutely no reason, I got unilateral tinnitus in my left ear. It drove me to the brink of suicide where one night I was so afraid I went to emergency and...

Also, some advice, take it or leave it. The day I stopped wishing my tinnitus away was the day it got better. Actually, no. I rephrase. It did NOT get better, my anxiety got better. My tinnitus is still exactly the same and unless you're really lucky your tinnitus will also remain the same. I...

Hi guys, Its me again. I'm still doing Audiology and its going well. Anyway, we have to do a year long project starting next year. I want to do something on tinnitus. I was tentitively thinking I would research the connection between mental illness and tinnitus distress. I was thinking, just...

Just get it at the pharmacy Deb. Its around $17 for a set of 4. Worth a shot. Oh and dont get strawberry, its liquid poison, vanilla is drinkable

So, I've been drinking the Souvenaid for about 1.5 months now and I think it's working. Placebo effect? Perhaps, but in the end does it matter if its placebo or not? If you perceive it as less, then it is less!

Auditory Deprivation. I wore earplugs to bed every night for about 5 years and I was in bed for 10 hours and at home studying mainly were I swear its more silent than a sound proof room, haha So because I was getting zero input sound, my brain decided to make its own. Yay. But yer, either that...

Sooooo, yay, I just received Picamilon from Ebay but it came in 25g satchets and the instructions say to take 150mg 3 times daily. What is that? How do I measure out 150mg? All I know is 1 tsp is 5g approx but obviously thats not even weight dependent. So how much do I take and how if I'm meant...

Hi gang, So i've decided to do some fundraising. I'm going to ride 30km every day for a month, maybe 2. I want to set up a fundraising page, I have no idea how to do this. Do you guys know of an organisation that I should raise money for? Thanks Nina