Recent content by Riikka

I also feel that thinking of celebrities and especially musicians with T has helped me with my T. It doesn't need to be a celebrity, but of course you hear about them more often than about other people who deal well with their T. When my T started I felt it helped me to listen to U2 music and...

Thanks a lot for your support and taken the time to answer me. Reading your answers makes me already feel a bit better. I will read them again every time I start to feel more depressed.

I haven't written here on the forum for a while, as I had been slowly getting accustomed to my T and was on the way of getting better. I didn't feel as much disturbed by the sound any more. The only thing that was bothering me was a feeling of constantly being anxious and stressed and not being...

Ben, I don't think an incident like that can change your tinnitus for good. Maybe you have just a "bad ear day" for whatever reason and now you start to focus on it more? I also tend to have days when the ringing is louder, but many times there is no explanation for it. Try not to worry about it...

Those are really amazing photographs! I especially like the photos of New York, as it's the last place I visited on holiday. It is true, you never know when live ends or changes considerable, so we should try to appreciate the time we have!

Hi Catarina, T can be very tiring sometimes. It seems you are trying everything you possible could, seeing a doctor, going to acupuncture. It's definitely a good thing that you are trying to make yourself feel better and more relaxed. I'm also trying this, by going to yoga and doing relaxation...

Same here. I also like louder environments because then I can't hear the T anymore. But too loud environments (riding on the bus, malls, walking next to a street, let alone bars or clubs) always increase my T for a while. It seems it wants to compete with the loud noises from outside :grumpy...

That's quite interesting, my experience is quite the contrary. For me, with the earplugs in my T seems to amplify, as there are no outside noises masking the T, making it seem louder. How it could get more quiet, I don't know.

For me the evenings before going to bed are the worst part of T, as I have a hard time relaxing and falling asleep. I would also like to sleep better. Fortunately my sleeping has already improved somewhat from what it was in the autumn. Sometimes I don't like to wake up in the morning and...

I didn't know that high blood pressure could also cause T. Now I know, why I got T, as I experienced many of those possible causes at the same time: I had too high blood pressure and started taking medication for it, I used to go to noisy bars or clubs about once a week and before the T started...

I also used to have a much more quiet T and it increased in volume in the summer. It's definitely not a nice experience, but little by little you will adapt. Seeing to a doctor and at least talking to someone could also help. And there should be some sound that can help to mask your T. On the...

I still can't say I don't notice it. Ok, when I'm busy or somewhere in the city centre, I don't notice it. Or also during sports I don't really notice it any more. But when I sit down in the evening in my quiet home, it seems really loud and does disturb me. But I guess it's an improvement when...

Hi! I'm sorry you didn't enjoy yourself at the party. Like everyone else, I understand that it's very difficult to attend noisy events. I still haven't been to any noisy events after my T aggravated. I was supposed to go to a small party on new years eve. I started walking outside to get to the...

When a cure for this condition is found or at least something that makes it more bearable, we definitely have to meet and celebrate! For that occasion we should celebrate with a bottle of nice champagne! Until then we just have to try to stay positive about life. It is always very sad that some...

On my bad days I can understand what this guy was going through. It is sad that doctor's and also other people don't often take tinnitus or tinnitus sufferers very seriously. Even people with migraine get treatment and sympathy and with tinnitus you're just told "Just live with it". This man...