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  1. PortugalTheMan

    Believe me it can get better. After these years I am proof of that.

    Believe me it can get better. After these years I am proof of that.
  2. PortugalTheMan

    Who else here did everything to get relief from the T? I even helped with the research for free...

    Who else here did everything to get relief from the T? I even helped with the research for free, whenever I could.
  3. PortugalTheMan

    7 acupuncture appointments and no positive results.

    7 acupuncture appointments and no positive results.
  4. PortugalTheMan

    @Steph1710 how is your t pulsatile? Wouldn't you take a stent to treat that t?

    @Steph1710 how is your t pulsatile? Wouldn't you take a stent to treat that t?
  5. PortugalTheMan

    MRI completed. I don't have a spike in loudness, but in silence it seems more intrusive. I hope...

    MRI completed. I don't have a spike in loudness, but in silence it seems more intrusive. I hope that you get better.
  6. PortugalTheMan

    MRI is today. I hope it's not the end of the world.

    MRI is today. I hope it's not the end of the world.
  7. PortugalTheMan

    @Freerunner My baseline changed like this, because I've been fighting with my family because...

    @Freerunner My baseline changed like this, because I've been fighting with my family because they don't understand how I suffer with T. When fighting, it should raise blood pressure and increase T permanently.
  8. PortugalTheMan

    The same thing happened to me :( when my baseline got worse.

    The same thing happened to me :( when my baseline got worse.
  9. PortugalTheMan

    Tinnitus Gone from Tone to Hiss/Static?

    How's your static? It disappeared?
  10. PortugalTheMan

    how about a worldwide demonstration in all capitals to speed up tinnitus research?

    how about a worldwide demonstration in all capitals to speed up tinnitus research?
  11. PortugalTheMan

    I already suffer so much with my T, just knowing that Friday I'm going to do an MRI and that it...

    I already suffer so much with my T, just knowing that Friday I'm going to do an MRI and that it could get worse is making me very low.
  12. PortugalTheMan

    Possible Treatment? Myelin Sheath Repaired with Antibody in Mice

    I find this article very interesting. Since then there has been no further research on myelin and tinnitus.
  13. PortugalTheMan

    Floaters

    A very interesting study on eye floaters came out. NRCI led study proves effectiveness of a non-surgical, dietary solution for ‘Eye floaters’ Since it's nutritional, I think you could try it at home :) 6-month dietary intervention The FLIES trial is the first double-blind, placebo-controlled...
  14. PortugalTheMan

    I hear "crickets" in my ears. I already know that I have to live with this and nothing can be...

    I hear "crickets" in my ears. I already know that I have to live with this and nothing can be done. :( I'm not surprised anymore
  15. PortugalTheMan

    Chit Chat and All That...

    This study is poorly done. In Portugal the health resources used for tinnitus is 0%. As if there were health resources for tinnitus in any country.
  16. PortugalTheMan

    Severe Tinnitus Seemingly from Using NeoRhythm PEMF Device

    As I see it, in 2018 you were doing research, right? It's good to know that there are new people studying tinnitus. Is there already any theory why we develop several tones of tinnitus? Why some are tonal, others more similar to "white noise"? I have had 4 sessions of acupuncture, but I'm...
  17. PortugalTheMan

    I Was Habituated — Nine Years Later, Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, Headaches and Ear Pain Are Back

    @aura, your daughter is correct. 5 or 6 years from now there has to be something in medicine that helps us :) it's good to talk to her about tinnitus problems so she can be protective and avoid this terror. Just be careful not to show her some anxiety attack or depression because this...
  18. PortugalTheMan

    History: Anxiety, PTSD, Mania, Stress — Tinnitus Started After Medical THC

    @Sayeed, any updates? In addition to your tinnitus, have the other health problems improved? You never had pressure on your head again? And your nose bleeds stopped?
  19. PortugalTheMan

    Loud Tinnitus Started Just 2 Days After I Started Using Headphones on Lowest Volume

    @Stanlex, how are you? Have news for us about your tinnitus?
  20. PortugalTheMan

    Tinnitus for 10 Days After Using a Toothpick to Remove Earwax — Is There Hope?

    I can't imagine how a toothpick in ear canal would cause tinnitus. Would putting a toothpick in the ear canal cause hearing loss? I think it's unbelievable.
  21. PortugalTheMan

    Prof. Thanos Tzounopoulos Receives $2 Million Grant

    I hope to be alive when that happens.
  22. PortugalTheMan

    How to Prevent Tinnitus? Looking for a Guide!

    Hi Tom, sorry but avoiding 100% you will never succeed, there will be some point in your life that you have to take a medication that causes tinnitus and this can happen. So nothing is guaranteed. What I advise you is to live your life, and not stop doing anything, because we only live once...
  23. PortugalTheMan

    If Your Tinnitus Was Cured, What Would Be the First Thing You Do Afterwards?

    I would spend the first 10 minutes crying with joy. I would spend the next 24 hours in total silence in the dark just enjoying the moment. Then I would go for a walk in nature and just listen to the birds and all the leaves fluttering in the wind. Then I would sit down and read a book, or...
  24. PortugalTheMan

    My Posting Place

    We have tinnitus, for the others we're fine, but we're actually sick. If you're not in bed all bandaged up, you're fine.
  25. PortugalTheMan

    Tinnitus Recently Started, Some Possible Causes — Looking for Insight

    Hi, I'm sorry you joined the sufferers club. If you look for it, there are many studies and attempts to treat tinnitus with electrical stimulation. If in fact electrical stimulation does have an effect on the tinnitus, I think it can cause it too. Just my thinking. But my advice is not to...
  26. PortugalTheMan

    Who Here Owns Cats?

    I always had cats :) Unfortunately my 6 month old cat ran away from home and has never returned since last week. She was very clean, she always went to the sandbox. She was always playing and running and was very hyperactive, at night she was quiet and she never woke me up, she slept on my...
  27. PortugalTheMan

    I'm afraid it gets worse :( it fluctuates so much.

    I'm afraid it gets worse :( it fluctuates so much.
  28. PortugalTheMan

    Tinnitus from a Slap — Two Years Later I'm Sick of It

    Hello :) I don't know how a light slap in the face could have caused your tinnitus. I wish you immense strength to deal with this situation, it is not easy, we all suffer every day and we look forward to a cure soon. But I see that you have had tinnitus for longer than me, you must have more...
  29. PortugalTheMan

    Chit Chat and All That...

    I will say what will happen, the elections happen because the state budget was not accepted due to not getting a majority. The entourage "PS" will win again, but again without an absolute majority, which will result in a second election, and we are going to go around like this.
  30. PortugalTheMan

    Chit Chat and All That...

    Here in Portugal we are already receiving the 3rd dose of the vaccine.
  31. PortugalTheMan

    Chit Chat and All That...

    It's boring, I know what that is! But it will get better, we know it will, and this new chirping could be a spike. I hope you have people with you to support you in this difficult time. We here do our best to support you, but whoever is by our side every day can give us true support!
  32. PortugalTheMan

    Ear Fullness/Anxiety — Looking for Support

    What worries me most here is an increase in my tinnitus. I am taking 10 mg of Escitalopram. I'm glad the medication hasn't affected you. ;)
  33. PortugalTheMan

    Every day I appreciate the food on the table For the privilege of not paying to breathe For the...

    Every day I appreciate the food on the table For the privilege of not paying to breathe For the privilege of having and being able to give
  34. PortugalTheMan

    Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) — Options for Treating Tinnitus

    I had 4 acupuncture sessions. And treatment with herbal medicine given by the acupuncturist. And they made no changes to my tinnitus. The only improvement I noticed was less stress.
  35. PortugalTheMan

    Why Do So Many People Hear a Hissing Sound?

    I love these scientific reviews. ;) I also have the same opinion as you. I just woke up and I have this "shhhhhhhh" in my ears. I know I'm going to get out of bed and I'm going to do things and pure tones will appear. The question here is, if we think like that, why doesn't science try to...
  36. PortugalTheMan

    Physically we inhabit a space but sentimentally we are inhabited by a memory

    Physically we inhabit a space but sentimentally we are inhabited by a memory
  37. PortugalTheMan

    Ear Fullness/Anxiety — Looking for Support

    I'm dealing with my anxiety, but the antidepressant I started this week is giving me nausea, headaches, some dizziness and my tinnitus feels different, like crickets. Did you have that at the beginning of the treatment too?
  38. PortugalTheMan

    Neurofeedback Success Story

    Strange to read a success story saying that Neurofeedback is effective in treating tinnitus. But I do not see it currently being used, or people trying this treatment.
  39. PortugalTheMan

    @Stacken77 Yes I know, I've been reading about it. strange to have never noticed this...

    @Stacken77 Yes I know, I've been reading about it. strange to have never noticed this phenomenon before, if it's something so normal... but I got scared because it was the first time I saw it.
  40. PortugalTheMan

    Has anyone experienced spikes from taking antidepressants? improved?

    Has anyone experienced spikes from taking antidepressants? improved?
  41. PortugalTheMan

    I'm going crazy, today I looked at the sky and saw the scheer phenomenon. I think our brain is...

    I'm going crazy, today I looked at the sky and saw the scheer phenomenon. I think our brain is losing all filters.
  42. PortugalTheMan

    Antidepressant Spike — My Lexapro Was Increased Yesterday

    I'm taking 10 mg of Escitalopram and I noticed an increase in my tinnitus today. Do I trust it will pass in two weeks or do I talk to the psychiatrist to change medications?
  43. PortugalTheMan

    Blind Man Regains Sight After Receiving 1st Artificial Cornea Implant

    An Israeli man regained his sight after a decade of blindness following the first artificial cornea implantation developed by Israeli medical tech company CorNeat Vision, the company announced this month. The patient, Jamal Furani, a resident of Haifa, began suffering some vision loss 10 years...
  44. PortugalTheMan

    @bethadtr good luck

    @bethadtr good luck
  45. PortugalTheMan

    An Antibody to RGMa Promotes Regeneration of Cochlear Synapses After Noise Exposure

    Abstract Auditory neuropathy is caused by the loss of afferent input to the brainstem via the components of the neural pathway comprising inner hair cells and the first order neurons of the spiral ganglion. Recent work has identified the synapse between cochlear primary afferent neurons and...
  46. PortugalTheMan

    New University of Michigan Tinnitus Discovery — Signal Timing

    Does Dr. Shore's device affect tinnitus that is a hissing tone? Or is it only suitable for pure tone tinnitus?
  47. PortugalTheMan

    Going to Try Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

    Trial of Electrical Direct-Current Therapy versus Escitalopram for Depression N Engl J Med 376:2523 - 2533 | June 29 , 2017 Patients receiving tDCS had higher rates of skin redness, tinnitus, and nervousness than did those in the other two groups, and new-onset mania developed in 2 patients in...
  48. PortugalTheMan

    @Stacken77 I even showed this forum of many people reporting that they got worse with the drug...

    @Stacken77 I even showed this forum of many people reporting that they got worse with the drug and the answer was: "You believed in these people more than doctors who study for many years.". The psychiatrist said that I was obsessed with protecting my hearing so as not to make tinnitus worse and...
  49. PortugalTheMan

    @Stacken77 @buttercake they do this because they say they can't see me crying anymore when I...

    @Stacken77 @buttercake they do this because they say they can't see me crying anymore when I wake up because I have T. The psychiatrist said that if I reject the medication my family could admit me under a doctors' law. my family says I'm crazy because a doctor wouldn't prescribe a medication...
  50. PortugalTheMan

    I was forced to take escitalopram, if I didn't they would force me to be interned. Will I get...

    I was forced to take escitalopram, if I didn't they would force me to be interned. Will I get the worst tinnitus?
  51. PortugalTheMan

    What Causes a Tinnitus Spike and Can It Be Cured?

    Here on the forums it's like that. Everything harms tinnitus; from loud noise, to an anti-depressant, to breathing. Each case is different. I was very protective of my ears, and even then the tinnitus kept getting louder. So I stopped protecting my ears so much, I keep running away from sounds...
  52. PortugalTheMan

    It is a fact that 90% of people who have tinnitus have hearing loss.But it is a fact that only...

    It is a fact that 90% of people who have tinnitus have hearing loss.But it is a fact that only 30% of people with hearing loss have tinnitus
  53. PortugalTheMan

    A Portuguese doctor in the news on television. He said that curing tinnitus from hearing loss...

    A Portuguese doctor in the news on television. He said that curing tinnitus from hearing loss was enough to have a cochlear implant. ahahah
  54. PortugalTheMan

    Tinnitus Maybe from Anxiety / Listening to Music on Headphones — No Pleasure in Life Now

    10 month update. Unfortunately I haven't noticed any improvement, time doesn't seem to heal this :( What I've been doing for the last month is I stopped staying at home, I started going to the office for work, I started going out on weekends and going out to dinner. I was avoiding to “cure” my...
  55. PortugalTheMan

    Bee Venom Therapy (BVT) for Tinnitus & Hearing Loss

    If this was true, scientists would have already made medicines with this poison.
  56. PortugalTheMan

    Noise-Induced Tinnitus from a Wood Workshop

    I find it strange that the acoustic trauma has given her pulsatile tinnitus. Have you ever had a CT scan or an MRI to rule out other pathologies?
  57. PortugalTheMan

    What's Hurting My Son? Severe Hyperacusis, Constant Pressure in Ears, Acute Pain, and More...

    You should not give up on finding a doctor who will help your child to have a better quality of life. Everyone on this forum has a problem or more that they can't solve. The only thing we can do here is provide moral support and that time can heal. Unfortunately, we are not scientists or...
  58. PortugalTheMan

    @Damocles I have 2 episodes to finish the series. :D

    @Damocles I have 2 episodes to finish the series. :D
  59. PortugalTheMan

    Do you doubt the vascular tinnitus is only pulsatile?

    Do you doubt the vascular tinnitus is only pulsatile?
  60. PortugalTheMan

    Bee Sting Eventually Stopped My Tinnitus

    Today I'm going to a hive and I'm going to get chopped up! Goodbye tinnitus!