Juliane

@Pinhead I know, but the complex I take is without B6

Some guys here worsened from folic acid/folate (B9).

Vitamin B6 is involved in the synthesis of neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine. Maybe it has a similar effect on tinnitus as SSRI's

Thanks, I wish. Woke up to lawmowers today. Yesterday. Day before yesterday. FUCK LAWNS.

@gameover When my husband visited rural England, he was blown away by all the sheep in the countryside, munching grass all day. Lawnmowers were hard to find. Makes me want to start a political movement called "Down with lawnmowers, up with sheep!"

I'm getting there @Juliane. I have to wonder if it's contributed to making T worse.

I once did a search on this website for information on whether hormone replacement affected T and H. Surprisingly, there wasn't a lot of discussion on that, even though half of us are female and surely some of us are old enough to have gone through menopause, with or without hormone replacement.

Bottom line: opinions were mixed and none were vehement.

So as far as I know, menopause and HRT don't play huge factors for most of us. If it did, I think there would've been a lot more discussion on this board.

Students, if you're reading this in the future, make sure our memories aren't slandered. We've suffered in screaming silence for too long.

@tpj Of course it does! ❤️

A fact that many don't recognize: quality of life is almost always secondary to productivity.

@Pinhead 100000% especially USA

29 here hope I don’t have this forever I hope we are blessed with a second chance at life

@kingsfan Happy birthday :-)

@Juliane thanks<3

Sorry.. don't know what to say.. i symphatize.. uff..

I cannot believe this is what happened.. it's too sad for words.. gosh.. i hope we can all be free of this some how some day

I'm more noncommittal, saying it depends how I feel. I hate to miss out, so I might just take some Ativan to help get me through, if needed.

Better. I speak my mind much more often, sometimes to my own detriment. But honestly, I can't really reflect on what I say anymore. I don't have any space in my mind for that. It's all noise now.

Better at saying no but makes me sad to do so. Makes me feel like a prisoner that can't go or do anything.

+ 1 like how people don't normalize pain, why should we normalize this?

I won’t be truly happy till it’s completely resolved or so faint you can’t hear it

@Thizzle I would be content with mild tinnitus

❤️

I like you too @Juliane!

I like you too, i hope it may get better for us all please.. hug.. gosh it has been harsh.. tears.. breathing.. better days.. a new day.. a new day..

it's probably one of the only things I feel relieved about. I wouldn't have the capacity to care for them.

Sorry.. i feel you.. what i say to myself is.. give yourself time.. pff.. trying to slow down, find some distractions, somehow untense as much as you possibly can (t i can't control, but somehow trying to find mindfulness calmth.. which more often than not i couldn't), and give yourself time..

@Juliane - so sorry - i am with you at this moment. I feel and live this. I want to tell you comforting words. Something that would help you. What can we do.. how do we move forward.

@gameover Unbearable tinnitus and H.

the people around me think the same. they think it's like a brief few seconds of annoyance and everything is back to normal. They think we are all freaking out over nothing vs their issue (that is more important than T) that is easily fixed/managed by meds.

So sad @Juliane. It is a crazy condition. You were good and stable for so many years. One exposure and messed up. I went from all good to all bad right away. No warning. It seems once certain level is reached, it is only down from there, short of miracles.

@Juliane - after 1.5 years my family telling me to take Mirt then I will be able to go to loud places and deal with the noise better. They don’t want to hear it anymore yet I have been unable to have them truly understand. @gameover / it’s true - just takes that last exposure.

I can relate. I never liked sharing an office due to all the extra chatter, noise, interruptions, food smells, etc. And that's with only 1 or 2 others before I had severe T. Fortunately, I eventually got my own office.

@4Grace I agree with you. My tinnitus is so bad that there is nothing I enjoy. I have to work even though I struggle/suffer through it. I wouldn’t be in a better situation by any means if I didn’t have to work. My tinnitus is the kind that I can actually feel so it pierces through my ear drums like they’re being cut

@MiaVIL - how do you do it. You are so incredibly strong. Working is better but I physically could not… I worsen with the wind. I reached this new point 2 weeks ago. Can’t drive for 5 min. My ears begin to burn and ring harder.

@4Grace I work from home and there is a tiny ounce- a very tiny ounce that I will recover. Even though it’s minuscule.