Recent content by stophiss

First thanks to all the smart people on this forum that contribute their knowledge and have hung with the research tenaciously hoping for at least a viable treatment of tinnitus. A couple of basic questions please... - With trials and hopefully subsequent approval running their course in...

To Bart's good points, seems complicated to drive plasticity if say the hearing loss deficit continues which I presume would continuously drive plasticity toward tinnitus. Won't the signal timing stimulus machine end up being a tug of war between the two prevailing stimuli?...hearing deficit...

Thanks for the comprehensive response linearb, much appreciated. Do you know what the procedure is for using the device? How much time during a day the black box must be used to decouple the cross-talk of touch-sensing nerves which pass through the temporomandibular junction from audio...

linearb, In your informed opinion, is Somatic tinnitus the type of tinnitus potentially most improved by this technology? Thank you.

I used to be a competitive rider and ride about 5-6K miles per year now. I still ride with the fastest riders in town in spite of my advancing years. My tinnitus stays about the same...when I start versus when I finish. But, my tinnitus varies a fair amount daily if not hourly from mild to...

The term cure maybe too encompassing. I believe within the next 5 years there will be treatment for tinnitus either pharma or viable medical procedure. This will help. Cure to me is really at the cellular level…what I believe truly at play here. Some have already started down the road of...

Agree with the above poster. More distraction and more life and exercise is the best recipe for tinnitus and not being withdrawn and fearful which promotes the exorable repetitive do loop of focusing on it and obsession. As you may be able to tell by my avatar cycling is a big part of my life...

BobbyH, I sent you a PM wondering if you received your new Signia Hearing Aids with Notch Therapy? If so, curious if they have lowered your tinnitus? If you get a chance, please provide an update and hope you are well.

Greg a question please. Both Michael and you are well studied when it comes to tinnitus. Do you believe that headphones of any ilk...maybe what a hearing aid is in terms of augmented frequency response and may in fact be therapeutic to tinnitus as we have talked...headphones are not injurious...

I can't figure it and problem solving is generally my strength. Lack of sleep probably biggest root cause and/or stress but to share a bit more for me... Wednesday, I had a rare low T day...about 2 out of 10 after a few days in a row of moderate T. Thursday about 3 out of 10. Friday about 4...

If there is an argument against the pedantic detail oriented obsessive personality type predisposed to tinnitus, sounds like its you and Glynis. You both handle tinnitus with such grace. I do better when my tinnitus was a low volume level. But when it recently spiked I struggled to habituate...

Our paths are indeed similar Greg. I can tell you so many related stories of sufferers throughout the world with what we have. Yes, dental implants have likely precipitated an epidemic throughout the world of IAN injuries. I have corresponded with many. Also common with jaw relocation...

Yes, we will stay in contact for sure Greg and thanks for your detailed description. You have been through a lot...perhaps more than me and you have my profound respect for your lucidity. I have read about Botox for nerve numbing. Issue I have with it...seems like a last resort. Of course...

GregCA and Jason, You guys are helping me so much with your great advice about hearing aids. I am so grateful to you all, Bobby and everybody that has struggled so much with this scourge and come here to help others like me in the same boat. Many if not all of you guys prefer over the ear aids...

I remember our discussions as well.... My situation has been the challenge of my life and tinnitus basically came along for the ride. Quite an unexpected companion I would have never dreamt of being tinnitus illiterate most of my life. A unnamed prominent neurosurgeon performed an ablation...