Recent content by Path Maker

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    Will You Get Vaccinated for Coronavirus (COVID-19)? Can It Make Tinnitus or Hyperacusis Worse?

    I'm preparing with most things on this list. I haven't come across Magnesium citrate in my internet travels. Would you please tell me about it as it relates to preparing for pre- and post-vaccine? Thanks!!! Also, in addition to what's on your list, I am going to do high-dose Vitamin C before...
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    Diagnosis: Hydrops or Early Meniere's

    Hope it settles for you! It can, even after several months. Sending you best wishes that it does!
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    Diagnosis: Hydrops or Early Meniere's

    @Canyonmom @Samantha R Both of your observations made me want to share something I've noticed from time to time with the tinnitus I experience. It's usually the high-pitched kind, and has lessened somewhat in intensity over the year (knock wood quietly :) ). However, here's the strange...
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    I Can't Look at Myself Anymore and Hate Towards Parents

    @Nathalie I agree with many above that you are a good writer. More than good. And a deep soul! Sooooo ... you feel things very deeply. This will work for you as a strength. Life is a river. It flows and flows and every moment is a different one, and new chances and choices are offered...
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    Three Years Tinnitus Free

    @Roan So glad you came back to share!! A couple of weeks ago, for whatever reason, I re-stumbled on the thread where you posted a lot and then looked you up to see if you were still active here and saw you'd been gone from here for a while. And I smiled and thought, wow, she did get better...
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    July 10 — Tinnitus Came Back / As of September 3, Tinnitus Again Almost 90% Gone

    Thank you, @heartohelp ! You are one of my favorite posters! Thank you for starting and nurturing and tending to this very helpful, useful, and inspiring thread. Looking forward to hearing from you again. And a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS for becoming a registered nurse! Enjoy your new profession...
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    AM-101 Clinical Trial — Participants Updates and Discussion

    Here's the thing: If they DO succeed, even with a small subgroup, do you realize the MASSIVE PAID MARKETING CAMPAIGN they will put into this? That alone will advance the cause of all tinnitus sufferers, because a drug company wants to succeed in marketing to profit from their product, and the...
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    Teeth Clenching and Tinnitus

    Somatosensory. There are cross connections which develop in seemingly unrelated structures in response to the condition of tinnitus, and making certain head and neck movements can activate the sound. Look at the work of Dr. Susan Shore for a more complete explanation.
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    So Good. I Was Doing So Good.

    Love you attitude, @Jomo ! And you have your strength in it!
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    So Good. I Was Doing So Good.

    It takes sometimes a kind of moment-to-moment bravery (at first) to just "let go" and quit hyperfocusing and worrying, but it's important to develop this skill, even one baby step at a time (and yes, you can get better at it). Because, yes, I believe (and have read scientific articles, which...
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    Ian Mac's Regenokine (Orthokine) Treatment for Cochlear Hydrops

    Ian, might it not take a little longer than just a few weeks? There are neurological components to the tinnitus that need time to "get the message" and take some time to "readjust their settings," yes??? I mean, I don't know, but it seems logical that it could take longer than a few weeks to see...
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    I Can't Take It Any Longer. Almost a Year of This, I See No Point to Living Anymore.

    I have hearing test results similar to yours. Yes, I AM in my 50s so perhaps that's an expected hearing profile for my age. But the thing is, if I hadn't developed tinnitus, I would have NEVER had my hearing checked out. I hear everything I need to hear in my daily life, same as always, and...
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    Dealing with Self-Hate

    Heeeeey ... wasn't trying to call you selfish!! You're allowed to make money and be successful!! Just aiming for a little perspective ... (I try to remind my own self to count blessings whenever I'm feeling broody ... ). We can't reclaim what is past. Our only control lies in the now. This is...
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    Dealing with Self-Hate

    Hey, you could be a person with tinnitus who DOES have financial worries too. How would THAT look and feel? It's all about how much time a person chooses to dwell on what happened. It's really useless, though. Dwelling doesn't do a thing. All lives have a mix of fortunate and unfortunate...