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Cute photo, Stina.

1. A forum is a structure for discussion about issues that are relevant to its members. Civility is a necessary principle of discussion. If the members YELL their opinions at one another, it's no longer a discussion, it's a conflict. 2. Unsubstantiated comments offered as facts merely fuels the...

Dan, you've gotten on the wrong side of the paranoia stick. Fear is a powerful response to the incomprehensible. If I were a "Newbie", I'd run from a forum that tries to hide the truth. Although I could not confirm the story with other sources, it is not surprising, if true. The statistics of...

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace" -Jimi Hendrix A Rockin Roll concept Bathe yourself and those around you in LOVE.

The details of my history do not define the quality of my life. For me, pleasure trumps suffering with each and every breath I take.

A hummingbird flew just outside my kitchen window this morning. No interest in the feeders with sugar water. They are sated by largess of orange blossoms.

Try 'Gregorian Chants' performed by Benedictine monks of St Pierre.

Habituation is not the Holy Grail. Pleasure is.

I have had Tinnitus for over 30 years. Chain saws and viruses. I'm still alive and happy. It hasn't been easy. I've been an alcoholic for the same time. I still take medication in order to sleep. Focus on the good things in your life. Enjoy food. Marvel at Nature. Dance to the music you love...

The dalai lama in his book, 'The Art of Happiness,' says the following regarding seeking happiness: 'When we speak of this inner discipline (training the mind), it can of course involve many things, many methods. But generally speaking, one begins by identifying those factors which lead to...

Go see her. She's amazing, even from the last row of the Santa Barara Bowl.

Alcohol is the go to drug for Tinnitus. Quick. Effective, sometimes. But it destroys your support. No one abides alcoholism, even the compassionate ones.

Cybernetics. The cure. Any inventive engineers out there?

Listen. Taj Mahal. Take a Giant Step.

I attended parochial schools, 1-12, in the 50's and 60's. In grammar school I had a few Cuban friends recently off the boat from Cuba. Tiny Bastillo (not so tiny since he played defense in high school football) was one of my best friends. He had some curious tales to tell of Field's Cuba. Well...

Try some Cuban music. Buena Vista Social Club. Latino SOUL.

Today I smoked some good marijuana grown by a friend, made a salad dressing with my companion, then moved to the shower and onto the bed and made love, then put on my blue tooth ear buds, cranked up Sarah Jarosz, and danced next to my avocado tree and Asian pears. The Tinnitus is always in my...

Actually I do go in the ocean when I'm crabbing for my catfish (ventura pier near C Street). Thanks for the wave.

I surfed in ventura and santa barbara counties until I had a brain hemorrhage in 2008 just after exiting the water. Affected my balance. I do miss being in the water.

I'm glad to hear swimming and surfing help with your tinnitus. Preparing and eating food is a great, feel-good activity for me. I'm an organic grower and my companion is a chef and we come together in the kitchen to create and enjoy. I love Crostini with different spreads. Here's quick recipe...

Dr. Nagler, great idea. This the filter for which I've been looking. Restored Hearing, an Irish firm, claims success with their sound therapy, retraining cochlear hairs with a specific sound. No clinicals as yet. Relief appears to be temporary. Any insights?

It's different for different people. I smoke every day. It elevates my mood, makes music, food, and sex better. It does not make the Tinnitus worse and it certainly didn't cause my Tinnitus. Chain saws and a virus caused and worsened it.

I was going to post this at a later date but I just discovered that Shiyani Ngcobo, an amazing South African musician, died in 2011. He was a Maskanda master. His music can be found on Youtube.

I've decided to live in the positivity thread until some clever researcher deveops an implantable chip for suppressing the neural madness causing the noise in my head. The back and forth of the treatment and clinical trials threads is a frustrating experience for me. Like a blind or deaf person...

Dr. Nagler I appreciate your insights. I think a separate Topic/Forum should be started which list clinical trials for drugs, devices, treatments, etc. Both positive and negative. The problem with Tinnitus is that there's so much garbage out there it's difficult to sort through. I try to find...

Thank the Quantum Computer I'm a happy guy even with the beast in my head.

Ok, so the reference is not anecdotal. Thanks for the reference. I'll wait for the DBS chip-in-the-head.

Until I see the study with my own eyes, my skepticism of anecdotal references is high.

Hey, I'm an alcoholic anyway. So where's the harm in doing my own drug trial.

See PubMed study on campral

Absolutely. Keep your fingers crossed.

Going to get a prescription and do my own drug trial. Even temporary relief from the beast will be welcome and it may kill 2 birds with 1 stone. I haven't heard silence for over 30 years. Hope I can handle it.

Music, sex, good food, flowers blooming, as yet discovered surprises of the world around us. There's life beyond Tinnitus.

Behavior management is 'potty training' for adults. Tinnitus is neurological and requires a neurological solution, such as brain region stimuls solution. We'll be cybernetic whether we like it or not.

I have been using a hearing aid for about a week. I hear sounds that I haven't heard in a long time. New environmental sounds do introduce new stimuli to focus on. But the Tinnitus is still there. My brain hasn't retrained itself to blend the new and the nasty. I'm only 62, so can you teach an...

I had acupuncture from a chinese doctor who studied and practiced in Beijing. The only way he could insert the needle behind my ear was to keep my mouth opened the entire time. Suffice it to say, it did not work for me. Relaxing on the accupuncture couch seems to be the greatest benefit...

Music is a wonderful mood elevator. Smartphone, Bluetooth earbuds, and Sarah Jarosz.

Marijuana as a mood elevator is probably a better use of your time and money.

Pint of Jim Beam.

I've had tinnitus since the late 70's. I suspect it was chainsaws and diesel equipment noise, which damaged my inner ears. But the beast had not reared its ugly head until I had a viral inection about a year ago. Now I'm 6000Hz at 45-100 decibels 24x7. Sleep is impossible without medication...