cjbhab

Their website looks very scammy.

@Pinhead oh wow. yes it does. I wonder if those are real testimonies?

@cjbhab My hearing is perfectly fine too despite all the abuse. I had very light ringing at night when going to bed that never bothered me.

I was prepared to lose some hearing at some point in my life. I, however, was NOT prepared for the torment of loud tinnitus.

@kingsfan more like a few concerts a year.. but still. give me a break. all my friends went and they don’t have T.

@kingsfan, So the mild ringing eventually got worse. What caused this increase? For me, everything started after a day of listening to loud music with headphones, but it’s extremely, extremely intense.

@cullenbohannon i do get some enjoyment from watching on TV still, but i’m not as excited about the team anymore.

@cjbhab can you tell me your symptoms? I have metal clanking, severe crackling and vibrations and intermittent screechy sounds…

@MiaVIL it feels like there is a muscle physically twitching in my ear. it can get pretty violent when it is bad. When it is mild it sounds like somebody tapping on a microphone. It’s very difficult to sleep or concentrate with the sound and physical sensations. My regular T is multiple tones. and i have a lot of intermittent sudden high frequency blasts of t that bring dizziness.

@kingsfan i have not tried benzos and likely never will. seen too many horror stories.

It does not affect mine. Mine is screaming right now, and I cannot sleep more than 3 1/2 hours a night, but 2 beers does nothing.

@Bob3382 Yea it doesn't affect mine either, and neither have any of the benzos I've tried. I'm wondering if there is a correlation.

No, tinnitus is caused by lottery and we are the "lucky" ones.

@2049v yep. and if the prize was $1,000,000 we would never win.

+1

@2049v it has been torture at times.. but you have to find things that help you cope. For me it is my wearable noise generators , fans, different youtube sound therapies, being outside, learning to say no to things that i know are going to cause adverse affects.

@cjbhab, I understand, you're right but mine is insane level bro. Nothing works unfourtunately. I don't want to spread negativity. I hope you get better for good.

Only 10?

A quick search, not comprehensive at all, says topical lidocaine can be absorbed into the bloodstream and lidocaine can also cross the blood-brain barrier.

Removed a cyst from my head a few weeks back. They used lidocaine the freeze my scalp. It caused massive spike and burning for me.

@kingsfan @4Grace im
talking about like the tiniest little amount too and used on the lower body. to me it makes no sense that it would affect the ears.

@cjbhab - I was kidding to some degree. Mine was partially caused by noise. I know over 10 people in my life with T. They do not know about ear plugs. They do not know about being careful around noise. Honest. They live. Never get worse. Concerts. Construction. I think most people fall in this category.

Dude, you're no clown.

@Bob3382 it feels like i am sometimes because im the only one i know who managed to give themselves T like this.

Music was life. It put a smile on my face. Music be done for me :(

Before, weightlifting in a gym with many others. I can't anymore. THe music is to loud.

@Bob3382 luckily the music at my gym is not loud , it is just quiet background noise. i’ve never understood gyms blasting music. Everyone is wearing headphones and wants to listen to their own music anyway.

Saying the words I wake up in the morning to go to work correlates to your Tinnitus not being that bad , there are people that can't do either of those things sleep n work .

@Lipshitz i have to go to work regardless of whether my T is 1/10 or 100/10 , that’s a no choice thing.

@cjbhab - if you did not work at all… you would have an even harder time sleeping. You appreciate when you do not have to wake up for work because you work.

You are probably right.

@Bob3382 if 10% of people had what i have going on in my head there would be a global crisis.

That's exactly what I say. If even 2% of the 10% had it, I think it would be considered a catastrophic pandemic.

I don't know anyone else who has H and/or N, i think it makes it worse.

My half sister's father had tinnitus real bad when he was alive. Same with a friend's partner. More common than you think - the ones that struggle will be vocal about it, but not everyone struggles.

@weehiru - you are so correct. I know 10 people with T. It’s just the noise, no H and no N. They do not care at all. They don’t worry about it getting worse. I would do that too….

seems half my facebook friends have been at metallica.. no plugs .. no mention of tinnitus

You may not believe in this, but I'll pray for you in church today. May the One we pray to show you mercy and give you some level of relief, if not fully. I don't understand why He doesn't heal when we ask.

just put a finger on the lid while opening it with your other hand. that way it's not so loud.

@Bob3382 6 months is still quite recent, so there’s a good chance your situation will improve, even if the tinnitus itself doesn’t decrease. The first few months can be extremely confusing and it’s normal to feel like relief is out of reach.

@Bob3382 i don’t believe you aren’t adjusting as well, i just think they likely have super mild T and yours is more severe.

@cjbhab and @lusiol Thank you for the kind and encouraging words. When I wake up at 5am after going to bed at midnight and cannot get back to sleep, I feel totally helpless.

Quiet areas cannot cause any damage tho

@Karolina maybe they can’t cause damage, but can they change the character of your tinnitus permanently? i’m not so sure the answer is no.

Complete silence does not work for me. I will in turn hyper focus on the T. And it will get horribly intrusive and create awful anxiety.

Of course. Biking, motorcycles (especially with no helmet), even more wind noise.

I think I need a new brain and probably a new body to cure this shit T.

I think we have a good chance of being largely relieved of tinnitus in 10 years, though maybe not for all subtypes. On the other hand, I’m afraid that hyperacusis will remain a lifelong challenge. If my tinnitus could be alleviated, it would be one less torture; I’d be able to sleep better, and life would be a bit easier.

I will have quite loud tinnitus for the rest of my life, and I have accepted it 100%. What I haven't quite accepted yet is hearing loss and potential worsening of tinnitus. But I'm sure I can learn to live with that too, eventually.