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If you were trying to talk to someone just a few feet away and somebody else came up to you and made a loud shusssshing sound in your ear, you would have difficulty in hearing what the other person was saying. It does not take an ambulance siren level of noise to make it difficult to hear phone...

I apologize if I said my tinnitus is very quiet (could you point out where I said that?) because I thought I had been saying all along that apart from the very beginning of my tinnitus journey, it is extremely loud. I reacted very badly at first to what was fairly quiet tinnitus because it...

I got rid of all my mercury fillings because candida feeds on toxins and I spent several months on a strict candida diet of no sugars, fruits, wheat or cows dairy. I ate mostly veg, lean meat and fish but not small fish as they contain mercury, brown rice, rye flour, buckwheat, quinoa, lentils...

Gut flora....you bet. Have you read what candida in the gut can be responsible for? And if you've ever taken antibiotics the candida will be rife because the antibiotics will have killed off all the 'good' bacteria along with the bad. That was one of the improvements I did to my health; getting...

Sleaford Mod, thanks for the recommendations, I have 'When things fall apart' by Pema Chodron but haven't heard of Vidyamala Burch so I'll check that one out. I found quite a few books that had nothing to do with tinnitus, very helpful when I was struggling with it because you're quite right...

Where in my post is the word 'off'? It was said with tongue in cheek though I do get annoyed with people who tell me that I cannot be OK when I spent many year in total misery and just want to stick around on here to let other people know that life can be good again. tinnitusufferer seems to...

Did you not read Dr Nagler's reply? I agree with everything he says as I feel the same. Why can't you accept that for some people TRT, CBT, the passing of time or whatever, gets them to a place where tinnitus is absolutely not a problem. If the therapists I have seen are fraudulent quacks, the...

I'm not sure whether I didn't explain it well enough or whether you're just too thick to understand but I'll have another go. I get headaches several times a year and I can honestly say that they do not bother me or distress me one little bit and I spend no time at all worrying if they will get...

Join the club! When I'm meditating I start to wonder if I'm doing it right and then think that I shouldn't be thinking but just 'being' then I wonder if I'm doing 'just being' OK! I use bio-feedback and love to see the results on screen just from controlling my thoughts. My library of books is...

I don't really know. It's not really an issue any more but maybe like headaches (which I get only a few times a year) given the choice of keeping the headaches or not, I'd be silly to say I'd still have them if they could be eliminated and I suppose my attitude to tinnitus is the same. Strangely...

Thanks linearb, it took me a long time because I had great difficulty in accepting it. I'd go for so long not reacting, then get very frustrated, upset and angry that I wasn't habituating when all I was doing was making it worse by getting frustrated, angry and upset. I felt that hearing it was...

My tinnitus has NEVER, EVER got any quieter. At first it was very quiet and I reacted really badly and thought it was impossible to live with, so because of my great fear and reaction, it got louder. That has been the pattern for 7 years so DO NOT tell me I do not have loud tinnitus. I still...

I couldn't agree more. You are so right. Learning not to be bothered by tinnitus is simple.....just don't react negatively to it and your subconscious will eventually get the message that it is a perfectly normal safe sound (which it is) and will start to filter it out. Easy. ABSOLUTELY NOT...

I have very loud tinnitus which is there all the time but most of the time (about 95%) I have silence because when I'm not thinking about it it's not there. I am definitely not suppressing emotions about it. I was extremely distressed for years and often felt suicidal and my emotions were...

You are right, it is not easy. When I was particularly distressed about my tinnitus I asked my GP if the ENT she was sending me to was experienced in dealing with tinnitus patients. She continued looking at her computer and said, 'ENT stands for ear, nose and throat so there is a clue there for...

'Depression crept back in and the t got me again'. Is that the order it happened? I was told by my t therapist that it is ALWAYS your thoughts that cause the problem and it took me years to believe it. I was absolutely convinced that my life and happiness/sadness was ruled by the volume of my t...

No, I paid £125 (it had to be cash) for a 10 minute maximum visit with ENT, just a torch shone in ears and a quick hearing test, not even proper equipment. Session ended with me being told to get used to it as I'd probably have it for life.

Hi sgal, hope you received my message, I think I pressed the right buttons. Are you having help dealing with your anxiety and depression? I mean some sort of therapy not just drugs. I know how difficult it can be but hang in there it just takes time.

How can you benefit from it??!!!!! Read Dr Nagler's site where he explains exactly how bad his tinnitus was (is) and more to the point, how bad his reaction WAS. Then read his more recent posts where he says that his tinnitus HAS NOT CHANGED at all but because he has learned (by doing TRT) not...

I agree with linearb and I'm often a little woo- woo myself but I agree with what he says about suffering. Suffering is never caused by what is happening to us but by the size of the gap between what is happening to us and what we would like to be happening to us. I guess that's why acceptance...

Leo, hang in there and try not to panic. You're probably panicking already but it will not help. As difficult as it is (and I know how difficult because I've been there) sit or lie down and take some slow deep breaths and STOP thinking how awful it is. Your thoughts drive your anxiety. It took...

I have never worn ear plugs because I don't go anywhere too noisy. I know some people wear them in all sorts of situations where it's not even that loud but I think over protecting your ears can be a bad thing as hyperacusis could develop so I just avoid really loud noises and carry on as...

EMFs definitely a factor for me. I try to avoid Wifi as much as possible, never eat microwaved food and sleep in a room with no electricity turned on so never have lamp at bedside or phone in bedroom. You can get devices to protect you; look at Memon. Some folks are so insensitive they could...

Yes I got a really bad spike after taking vitamin D but I had a check and was found to be really low in magnesium and was told that t after taking vitamin D is a sign that you're low in D but probably lower in magnesium. The magnesium helps your body to absorb D which it cannot do without it...

Do a google on 'Easy immune system health/ringing in ears after taking vitamin D'. It explains that if Vitamin D causes tinnitus it is not the vitamin D that causes it (yeah I know!) but a lack of magnesium because magnesium is needed for the body to absorb D. Anyway I obviously can't explain...

I actually agree with most of what you say and believe that our immune systems are designed to cope with almost anything as long as it is working OK but stress is one thing (THE thing really) that stops it working and so leaves us more prone to diseases. All drugs are toxic in some way and I...

I took Zoloft when I first had tinnitus and it was a life saver. It made me more anxious for a week or so which I believe is quite normal but when it started working it was wonderful. Did it lower the t? No, not at all but I couldn't have cared less about it. Every now and then I would become...

Yumao, most people on this forum felt like you do now, yet they manage to live with the tinnitus without it affecting their lives. I do know how you feel but please don't wait for a drug to 'cure' you, there are so many other things you can do to help yourself. I don't know how bad your hearing...

I am about as introverted as you can get. Solitude is absolutely necessary for me. Anyone who's interested in the introverted personality should read, 'Quiet. The Power of the Introvert in a World that can't stop Talking'. The book's by Susan Cain; well worth reading.

LifesABeach, my heart goes out to you. You are in good company here as many of us have been in your position. I have been on the ledge many times over the past few years but now I'm glad I didn't jump because although the t isn't much different, my attitude to it is. I never thought it was...

Hi Steve, just listened to it. Brilliant! So soothing; you've chosen exactly the right mix of water and other sounds, I love it. Thank you so much. Beth.

People used to be killed for believing the world was round and not flat. I wonder if your type of personality matches the flat world thinkers or the people who did the killing. I've a good idea which one.

I think the problem that most people have is that they follow the diet, may be even get rid of the fillings but do not do anything to get rid of the mercury that has been building up in the organs, hence my suggestion to read up on FCT therapy. Candida is extremely persistent and very difficult...

dboy, One of the problems that the vast majority of people with mercury fillings have is that they have a candida problem in the gut. Candida lives off mercury and candida also causes a leaky gut and leaky gut syndrome is one of the main causes of psoriasis. PLEASE look at a candida forum or do...

Do not have your fillings removed because you think it will improve your tinnitus. May be a strange thing to say but you would just start focusing on the tinnitus to see if it was 'better' and therefore you would hear it more. IF like me, you've got tinnitus because of high levels of anxiety...

I agree that earthing is a brilliant idea but look at the memon site because I can't be bothered to explain how it works; all I can say is that I know it makes a difference to me. People who use those wires that go from the car to the ground are improving the EMF problem for themselves too...

There is a magnetic field in all cars because of the battery and a circuit of EMF around you because of wires going to the lights at the back and heated rear screen etc. If I was paid £10,000,000 I would not use an electric car. Does any one on this forum live in Germany? apparently they are...

I agree with your post; some people are affected and need to take steps to minimize their exposure and other people could work in a nuclear factory and not be affected. A friend of mine suffered a painful, burning left calf for about 9 months and could not find a reason for it. When she wasn't...

I had absolutely loads of drilling having over a dozen mercury fillings removed and 2 metal posts from implants. The drilling did not make my tinnitus worse but having the poison removed made it better. Have you looked at the 'Smoking tooth' video on youtube?

Don't know. I was told by my field control therapy practitioner that cordless phones emit constant microwaves from the base unit to all other phone units in the house. We use corded wi fi for same reason.

No problem. Mine is the same and I know I increased the volume over the years by monitoring it and reacting very badly so I want to prevent other people doing the same. I still have days when I struggle but generally I'm doing a lot better.

Sertraline like other SSRIs can make things worse temporarily. I had a worsening of tinnitus after about 10 days and really thought I must stop taking it as soon as possible but I then read that it is quite normal as it's 'stirring things up' in the brain. When I wrote this in another post...

Yes. Getting rid of the microwave and the cordless phones had the biggest impact I think.

I don't know. There are lots of products on the market; may be it's worth looking at some independent reviews. I chose the Memon because it had a very good write up.

Dr Nagler, my thoughts are with you and I wish you every success in getting back to your usual level of habituation. You've been so kind helping many people on this site. If the power of prayer works, you're sure going to know about it! Beth.

Hi ricoS, my apologies...... I did not read your old posts but just wanted to try to prevent newbies from increasing their awareness by doing the fingers in the ear stuff....we've all done it at the onset. I too have been to hell and back and my visit was a lengthy one; about seven years of...

Yes. I use a car B memon so I'm protected when driving and have a 'shield' of protection round me all the time because I keep it in my pocket.

RicoS, do you realize how lucky you are if you have to stick your fingers in your ears to test whether it is still there or not?!!!!!!! If that's the only time you hear it then DON'T DO IT!!!! You haven't got tinnitus, you've got 'normal'!! Heller and Bergman experiment. Please don't listen for...

I agree absolutely. I felt much better when I reduced the candida and was told that our 'gut' is actually our subconscious mind, hence 'gut feelings' which we should all rely on a lot more. 85% of people will look at their watches if asked if they're hungry when they should be listening to what...

Have you tried probiotics? If you buy 3 different kinds and take them for a few days each so that your gut is getting a good mix of different types, it will really help your candida. There are many links with candida and tinnitus so I'm sure it will help people if they get the candida under...

Alec, most of us on this site have been where you are and a lot of us are doing OK now. It really is as the others said; just a matter of time. Your subconscious mind needs time to accept that the noise is not a danger or threat so that it will start to filter out the sound so you hear it a lot...

martin69, It took so long for me because I didn't know what I should have been doing and spent the first few years looking for a 'cure' which was a total waste of time. You know what you should be doing at a much earlier stage so I am sure you'll get there quicker. Also I had massive anxiety...

Hi kevin b, don't focus on what happened and why it happened because although you want to know the answer it will not make any difference to what your tinnitus does. Just focus on trying not to react to the noise whatever it sounds like. I have screamingly loud tinnitus with various hisses and...

Sound wave, you seem very certain that Wi-Fi cannot cause or worsen T. Where do you get your absolute certainty from? If it worsens it for 1% of people then it is a fact that it can worsen it. I use a 'Memon' which is a protective device. I keep it in my pocket all the time and if I don't have...

It sounds as though you've loads of tension in your neck and shoulders which must be contributing to things so it may be a good idea to have some sort of therapy to relax those areas. Sounds to me as though everything you describe is anxiety/tension/stress related and I used to have every one of...

PS I forgot to say that you can buy plug in things to help protect you from electo magnetic fields and things like small earthing mats but you may not need them. I do not believe that EMFs make tinnitus worse but if you are affected by them as some people very obviously are, then if it increases...

Hi, for me it certainly made it worse but I think it is unusual for it to do so. The best thing I ever did was to see a kinesiologist. In the first session he identified all the vitamins that would help, slight changes to my diet and I was told to get rid of my microwave and only use my...

:huganimation: Hi adam2525, I'll miss everyone here but certainly intend to be back. I hope it will be so that I can help others by explaining what worked for me and not because I desperately need help again. You've been so kind.......thank you. X

:huganimation: Hi tom68, I had the best week in years after seeing Tim for the first time so I'm feeling quite hopeful. Staying away from forums is part of the therapy but I'm sure if all goes well I will be back to help others as you have been doing. Thank you, I'll miss you all till I'm back! X