Recent content by Robert Fahey

Tinnitus is pretty common. It's stressful only until you get tired of dwelling on it. Then it becomes just another background noise. The more important matters of the day will take over, just like before. Your old self is still in there, and she'll come back to the surface.

Tinnitus can shift around a bit before settling into one sound. The low thrum might go away or morph into something else. Anyway, don't freak out just because some others freak out in these forums. Anything new is unsettling. When it's no longer new, it becomes just another background noise...

I developed it while taking amoxicillin, on day seven of my 10-day treatment. And I still have it, though it did change from a distinct musical tone to a fuzzier hiss. So, Madays, let's assume the worst -- that it sticks around. At first, you'll feel attacked, damaged, cursed, handicapped...

Quoting myself: "This site attracts the full spectrum for sure, but probably tends toward the Nervous Nellies." I think I'm right, and people new to T should keep this in mind before they bracket the T experience based on this narrow sample. There are legions of T "sufferers" who sidestepped...

I think most doctors dislike the subject. They tend to break eye contact when I mention the word. I can see why. There's no way to appease the patient. No prescription. No treatment. Not even a clear prognosis. What can they possibly say about it? A million things can cause it and nothing fixes...

Tinnitus is worldwide phenomenon and pre-dates smart meters for sure. If a newfangled machine installed in some parts of the country caused tinnitus, there would be a deluge of complainants and lawsuits by now. Also, removing yourself from the machine would stop the buzz, no? Or does one...

After I got an MRI two years ago, I swore up and down the T was louder, but in hindsight I was just anxious about the noise exposure. I don't think it really became louder. Two noises yes: If I say up late enough and I'm really tired, I start picking up the thrum of a distant helicopter that...

Jade, try to reserve your anxiety attacks for bad news. The doctor only told you what you already knew. That's actually good news. Nothing is amiss. And regarding your father, do you know of any connection between his tinnitus and suicide, besides speculation?

This site has a ratio of 99 percent commiseration to 1 percent inspiration. Do you agree?

You know that high-pitched tone emitted by computer monitors and TVs? Tinnitus sounds like that, at least to me. So it means my brain is switched on. Better than the altnernative.

For anyone who has overcome the anxiety and gone back to normal life despite tinnitus -- and there are many of us -- my statement will ring true, no pun intended. * "You control the volume knob": The intensity drops quite a bit when you no longer worry about it, so your attitude makes it...

Think of another physical flaw of yours. Now imagine being distracted and nagged by it for years. Doesn't happen. You adapt. Same will apply here. The long, difficult road you might be envisoning will likely turn out to be a little stubby road disappearing in the rear view mirror. You don't...

You control the volume knob, and even the power button. When you stop worrying, it stops nagging.

Scary at first. Becomes a non-factor after a while. Do whatever it takes to rein in the anxiety.

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