Recent content by RoeTaKa

I mentioned I believed my (somatic) tinnitus was a combination of mental health largely due to emotional trauma, and potentially tension and inflammation. I wanted to say that this past year has been pretty shit because I've had to deal with the passing of two close family members which I know...

My tinnitus started to go down after around 3-4 months which is quite often said by people on the forums here based on posts I have read and others noticed too. I remember this happened basically around a time when I said to myself that this is my life now and I have to find a way to live with...

I thought about the forum today and thought I'd update this post. I haven't had one day since my last post where my tinnitus has gotten worse, literally just a slight hiss in my left ear that I never notice. There's even been a few occasions where I expected it to get worse because of a...

Yes the volume of my tinnitus lowered significantly. If I try try to listen out for it I hear a quiet high pitch, I can tell it's still a tone but it's flatter and subdued. I tend to have a small fan on near me at my desk since I like a small breeze on me anyways, but the sound of that is enough...

The volume definitely reduced. When it first started in 2017 it started as a loud tone, I'd say like...a 7/10 loudness. I'd have to have a fan near my ear and some rain noise from my speakers to not notice it. Last year it wasn't so much loudness when it was loud...it started off like a 5/10 but...

I thought about posting a few times and stopped myself thinking I'd jinx myself or something. I'd like to think I know why my tinnitus gets worse and how I can stay like this until I bite the dust, but for all I know it might all come back even worse for some reason or another... so if you're...

If I find myself anxious and thinking about my tinnitus, I have to remind myself that it's perfectly fine to go back to old coping mechanisms even if I think I don't need it or should be past that by now. Usually that is to use the perfect masking I've found to blend with my tinnitus, have a fan...

I've seen a physiotherapist twice now in the last month. The first time I went I didn't feel much from it and felt I had wasted my money, but I was given an exercise program and decided to do it as instructed. After about a week I was noticing the stretches around my neck were providing some...

I said I'd post if physio helped me and it's been a month, I figured I'd give it time before I said anything about it. Has physio helped? In short, yes. My initial visit was confusing to me because I didn't feel like I got anything out of the massage but I was given a routine to do daily if I...

Thanks for sharing, I'm glad this has helped you a lot! My situation is pretty similar to yours and I've been suspecting inflammation more as I've been doing physio and find stretches and workouts provide relief. I find myself more aware of tension and muscles around my ear and skull that need...

I know what you mean about the anger of other noises and things not helping. It's extremely annoying to get worked up by stuff like that and then have to deal with your own tinnitus and things. Best thing you can do is figure out why it bothers you and then build a mentality where it doesn't...

The fact you can change your tinnitus shows it could be somatic. Have you been able to reduce the sound of your tinnitus through certain movements? Does it change if you turn your head hard to each side, or are there muscles around your neck that provoke your ear/tinnitus at all? I don't know...

It's interesting you say that and I would have to investigate why that even happened. When you were sick did you feel like your body was more interested in that than anything else? How much did you relax or do differently (like stay in bed and take meds)?. The more you can figure why your...

All the research I've done into somatic tinnitus seems to show that if you can make a movement or put pressure on an area that makes your tinnitus lessen a lot or even go away then there's good odds that there are methods to get to that state more permanently. Trigger Point Therapy has shown to...

I think the best thing to do is to try and carry on with your life as normal as possible. Whenever you're in quieter settings where you find yourself noticing it then find something to mask it and keep yourself busy. Don't let yourself be drawn to the spike and don't get too upset over it. The...