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Sure is - bad on me. I should've checked that.

Fail. Sigh. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/auris-medical-stock-slumps-54-premarket-as-company-says-tinnitus-trial-missed-goals-2016-08-18-7913351

I don't. I look for signs I will regain my hearing and silence the ringing and I see nothing remotely on the horizon. And I get depressed. Sorry.

Well, I believe you! For whatever that's worth. :dunno:

I hate this word and the concept. I read it as accepting your handicap and pain. I'm not habituated, I'm pissed off. Not that it accomplishes anything. I guess it's just my nature (and those who can acclimate are surely better off).

I worry that I will decay and become nothing of use to my own family. Three years in, the ringing is loud as ever and I fear my hearing has deteriorated. What happens two years from now? Five? I feel your pain, Astro.

Nope. No. And not at all.

Best wishes to you.

Yep. Me too:

Yeah, but: Experts say it will be at least five years before a product is on the market. Still, the activity is breeding optimism. Kind of a general overview of the state of research. http://fortune.com/2016/09/26/hearing-loss-cure-biotech-startups/

Been on the ginkgo train for three months myself. Zippo.

I'm convinced I will die with the last sound I hear a ringing in my otherwise useless ears. But I'm a pessimist.

I wear hearing aids. They do not fix the T and they get my hearing to about 85 percent of normal. I take niacin, ginkgo, magnesium, Triamterene, CoQ10 and used to take melatonin, prednosone, Florical and I forget what else. I'm a damn pharmacy. Depression mess won't change the hearing loss or the T.

No. After three-to-four years, I'm miserable. My T and hearing loss are dominating my life. I am quite definitely handicapped by this. There is no more chance of "habituation" than one would have of "accepting" waking up each morning to a beating and then simply going about your day. Nor should...

I had my first child at age 41. The next one arrived before I turned 43. That was about the same time my ears and brain went to hell. Ringing. Pulsating. Sensitivity. Ungodly pressure. And very substantial hearing loss. It's been about four years and the nightmare rages on. Surgery send hearing...

Yep. My pessimism is a 10 of 10 again. It had dropped to a 9.5.

+ clicking. + pulsating. + constant pressure in the ears. So many "pluses." It's like being physically assaulted by mathematics.

Ding ding ding!!!

This is why I simply can't ever get my hopes up.

Temporarily in Orlando, Florida.

I, for one, don't wish for this to fail. And yet -- as a chronic sufferer -- I just can't muster any excitement, either. Not based on what I know, at least.

I'll contribute the first $100 toward it!

A new guy in charge at Decibel... https://www.bostonglobe.com/busines...decibel-ceo/earUbHO58NaoRHm4MxeEiI/story.html

New chief at a year-old research company talks the talk. Figured it was worth sharing here. At least it's nice to see some focus on the problem. Now, how about solutions? https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/07/13/biotech-veteran-holtzman-joins-decibel-ceo/earUbHO58NaoRHm4MxeEiI/story.html

Like I said - you optimists! I don't doubt for a minute that your outlook helps you cope. I think it's great... Really. I just don't see myself getting there. I think part of it is that I can't be Charlie Brown convincing myself that this time, for sure, I'm gonna kick that football -- only for...

You optimists. It's people like you that believed John F. Kennedy when he pledged to get a man to the moon and back. But seriously, I wish I shared your confidence. My natural pessimism (I consider it "realism") coupled with the actual dearth of any real inspiring announcements keeps me...

Before surgery, I had tinnitus (ringing), hyperacusis (extreme sensitivity) and a persistent Pulsatile effect (throbing). The throbing is gone. The H went away too (though I had a recent minor recurrence that seems to have been temporary). They say the conductive hearing improvement also shows...

Yes, you and I are one of the same. Had the surgery on one ear (in 2014) to address the conductive issue. They aren't recommending the other at this point. I also have sensorineural damage and lingering T. The surgery helped with some other things. I spent two years getting shoulder shrugs from...

I don't mean to scare you (or anyone else). I'm just venting, I suppose. My hearing loss is tied specifically to otosclerosis, which accounts for only a fraction of T cases. Very different than most, I believe. I do worry about further hearing deterioration and what might happen in the years...

So it's been - what? - half a year now with the hearing aids. And I hate them. That's not entirely fair. What I hate is being dependent on them. I absolutely do function better with them in. I'm guessing I have 80-90 percent "normal" hearing when wearing them. So "yay!" I can watch tv or have a...

@Christina I have not tried biofeedback or TRT. Maybe some day down the line. Yes -- they believe the otosclerosis damaged the hair cells and nerves, resulting in the T (and more). I would define my lifestyle -- in regard to risk of hearing damage -- as extremely conservative. I don't have a...

@Christina The steroids were really for the fullness and pressure (shots and pills -- both helped a lot). I didn't notice much change with the T. Unfortunately, one really shouldn't rely on steroids if one can avoid it. The disruption caused by the fullness was so bad that I swore I'd be happy...

Three years ago, I noticed the ringing. I tried some (snake oil) OTC drops. No help. In time, it got worse. Hyperacusis... Pulsatile tinnitus... Fullness/pressure... Hearing loss. I saw an ENT (he was useless), got an MRI (negative), saw another ENT who referred me to yet another ENT. Many moons...

Hi all. I gave in today and was fitted for hearing aids. Can't get over feeling like it's giving up hope that things will ever get back to normal... and, yes, I fully concede vanity is in play, as well. I'm past three years now with T, had a right side stapedectomy last November, and have been...

Thanks to all. I'm trying to limit my sodium intake to 1,500 mg/day (closer to 1,000, when possible). When I actually assessed what I was eating, I estimate my daily intake was probably 3,000 on a "low salt" day and 4,000 or more on a "high" one. It was never an issue (so I thought) because I...

Hi all, I've mostly given up on getting rid of "the ring," but am desperately trying to manage the pressure/fullness from what the doc believes to be cochlear or endolymphatic hydrops. Background: I had a stapedectomy a year ago and it relieved me of many other horrible issues, but the awful...