Recent content by Peter Q

A very good article. These words caught my attention: "I began to search out the times my brain was clumping together many disparate motions into an idea which would prevent me from overcoming an obstacle, and then I concentrated on breaking down these aggregates of ideas into discrete units of...

I, too, find my tinnitus increases after eating, especially after lunch. It doesn't last too long, but there is a definite change.

Sometimes, on waking from sleep, I hear what sounds like a couple of horn blasts.

Do you think your tinnitus might be somatic?

I find that my tinnitus follows a fairly regular pattern of two noisy days followed by a quiet day. Sometimes the quiet day starts from the previous evening. Having a quiet day does bring some consolation.

It seems as if you have your whole organism in a state of complete over-arousal and hyper-vigilance. Try and take the heat off yourself. Look outside yourself, it gives a better sense of perspective. Treat yourself the way you would like to treat someone you loved, by being gentle and...

How is your sciatica these days?

Julian's premise about too much adrenaline in the body is certainly correct. It is a factor in many conditions.

It's great to hear that you are coping so well. You have the right attitude. The most important factor is your realistic commitment to making the best of your situation, accepting things as they are, yet determined not to allow tinnitus and sounds to dominate your life. We are what we think and...

@Stuart-T, I think that therapies such as hypnosis and bio-resonance or osteopathy, for example, do have a role to play in treating tinnitus. Apart from the possible direct healing benefits, there is also the healing element brought about through the relationship with client and therapist in...

@Pitseleh, did you derive any benefit from treatment with the osteopath?

@Uklawyer, I'm OK, thanks. My tinnitus tends to follow a fairly regular pattern. Two days of tinnitus followed by a quiet day.

@Vicki3116, @Uklawyer, you might find this article useful. I think that hyperarousal is at the core of a lot of tinnitus experience. Look After Yourself Properly and Your Tinnitus Will Take Care of Itself

@VickiD, I find the work of Laurence McKenna very useful. Anxiety, fear and reactivity create a vicious circle. Learning to pay less attention to the tinnitus, treating it as just another experience all help in creating a more benign mental/emotional environment. One needs to decouple the...

I agree, Laurence McKenna is excellent. I heard him speak in Dublin today. He has a great understanding of tinnitus.