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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    al3 check your email...cheers Steve
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    al3 - the email address to get me is definitely stevetttt2212@gmail.com would be great to hear from you as your insights give me REAL HOPE!!
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    AL3 - have not received email - Im sure it's the right one posted above:)) many thx
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    mate just created a gmail address: stevetttt2212@gmail.com I will check it daily to see if your there mate:)
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    im ok AL3 - is there any way we can chat??? Do you have Skype or an email address???? It would be great to chat personally as I love your posts - Im in Sydney AUST, and Im assuming your in the USA??
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    P.s AL# - sorry for the negative post I was just in a tail spin - Ive spoken to a girl on this post who has helped my understand this a bit more and learn not to fear it-thats the key!!!!and I feel that this while not easy is they way to go.... I just wanted to also speak to you as your posts...
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    sorry al3 - I know mate - is there any way we could Skype - if so, whats your Skype address???? I have lost my logo for that email address :((( If no Skye can you post your email so I can email you??? Hope this is OK
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    AL3 do you have Skype??
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    mate you can reach me via gmail to start with: clydesthecat123@gmail.com
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    thx for the reply - AL3 is there any way I can chat with you??? are you the USA ?? Im in Australia?? If so how do we go about this?? Everytime I come on here and read any type of negative reply like the guy whose had it for 4 years I start FREAKING OUT!!! Orit may still get worse - read what...
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    Stresso = surely habituation will eventually block it out??
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    also @ GRIME- ow long have you have T for??? and if it's for a few years ( refer to above post) this is the answer Im looking for.....isn't the brain able to kinda tune this out thru habituation??
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    John- when I read online that after a lenghty period of time the brain is able to block most spikes out - how is your different considering you have had this for so long?? Some peopleI speak to who have had this for a few years are able to block the T spikes out..as soon as they hear it.
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    in your opinion how long does it take to get to peace with it or a rough idea??? I know we are all different but some kind of idea
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    Hi Berik - thanks for that - i just have to dig myself out of the hole - this can get me sooooo down
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    I feel really really low at the moment - could someone please get back to me with some encouraging vibes - I thought I was doing better BUT ive regressed - Im at the 6 month mark - AL3 are you there??? Im like focusing on it 100% of the time
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    AL3 how do i PM you??
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    6 Months Into Tinnitus — Scared and Anxious After Reading People Not Getting Relief After Years

    P dodge - what would you say the biggest difference between how you felt at the begging and now is??? Also at what point did you start to see improvements...
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    6 Months Into Tinnitus — Scared and Anxious After Reading People Not Getting Relief After Years

    Thank PDodge - what time period should I be looking at - if you average it out...I know everyonme if different but whats the average time to habituate??
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    6 Months Into Tinnitus — Scared and Anxious After Reading People Not Getting Relief After Years

    I'm at the 6 month mark and I was feeling OK last week sort of BUT now I'm freaking out - I've spoken to members here online etc who has said to wait it out BUT then I read so many many many many posts here from people who have had it 4 or 5 years with no reprieve - I'm active, fit, keep...
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    Terrified of the Future...

    Im at 6 months and kinda hopeful but still stressed about it -
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    Don’t Know If I Can Keep Going

    I was fine till i started reading these negative posts - i think im about to loose it - I need someone to tell me it will be ok..
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    My Tinnitus Story — I Hope This Helps People

    im 6 months in and I get scared when reading these stories about how it could last for years - anyone there help me please......ive been on the forum and a few people have said some encouraging things about wait it out and give it time - but then you read other posts that say they have had this...
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    AL 3 - what is your experience like with the sound - does it soften for you or is it just the same and it's your perception that changes.... what was the most notable difference between the 6 and 12 month mark?? There are so many posts on this thread from people who have had absolutely no...
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    Al3 - I've been reading on this forum posts like:https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/i-know-of-2-people-in-my-family-whose-tinnitus-has-gone-away.25159/page-3#post-294884 should I try to do this or is it a waste of time and just wait it out and let it cure naturally?? I guess Im at your 6...
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    Thanks guys - appreciate this: AL3 and sigridcornella your both legends!!! Al3 if it gets bad when im away is there any way I can chat with you o0r PM you??
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    AL3 any thoughts on what I just posted please...from what don is saying this kind of blows the whole habituation thing out of the water...
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    so many people say that they have severe T and it no longer bothers them and they hardly hear it....
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    I thought that T would lessen as the system adjusts to this - so don why is it still annoying?? Surely you would be starting to habituate to this according to all the posts here...
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    Guys thanks so much for your encouraging words - they make me feel so much better!! I'm off to Bali for 2 months on a surfing trip so Ill report back after that:) I was in a serious dark hole - but am coming out to the light...
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    such nice words mate - thanks bro - i really hope i get there!!! you say you know many people who have it and don't care - what do they say when you ask them about it?? also point 1 and 2 above can you please explain how this will help again thx!!
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    wow thats unreal - im at the 6 month mark and have just started to feel as though Im 20-30% getting on top of it - there's still a way to go but i feel as though im going forward and not backwards
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    Give It Time. Tinnitus Gets Better.

    Im at the 6 month mark - and it still bother sme BUT to a lesser extent - whats the pathway forward for me - whats the best way to get to the point where I don't care - One time poster has said to allow it but Id like to know your approach please..
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    June star - how long have you had T......im at the 6 month mark -
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    it was really good over the weekend but now at work im hearing it and it's bothering me.......whats the best approach???
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    thanks for your reply one time poster..... when you say listen for the T and allow it - does this mean when you hear it you should just relax into eh sound and let it wash over your body like I do when I'm meditating with it - OR just hear it and say 'it's ok' and get about my daily life...??
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    Timothy - one thing I dont do is stop anything i love doing - surfing gym yoga - I keep it up - dont waste your life on this T - hard to say I know but if you do the things you love like gym it puts things into perspective - Im 6 months in bro and slowly slowly slowly slowly feeling...
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    who are the haters??
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    Thanks one time poster - your words keep me sane and positive!! Quick question - why are there so many negative stories here and yours seems to be 1 of the only positive ones - i ask this with all respect to you. thx:)) P.s - anyone reading this - I want to say that EVERYONE I speak to who...
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    Im at the 6 month mark now and no real relief really - all I can says that my level of anxiety about it has dropped about 10or20%but still get anxious about it- am ion the right path -I have taken on board the advice above - I did find however that when I was recently on holiday it went away...
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    Thx for getting back to me Jazzer...... That's exactly the type of meditation I practice if one time poster is there I would appreciate his answer to above:) ALSO: 1) many people on this forum say habituation happens naturally - my question is why are there so many people here who seem to...
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    please explain further john - but still waiting for answer to my question.. In addition to my previous post - Do we try to ignore T & try to tell ourselves that it's not a treat OR do we listen for it & embrace it and not treat it as a threat OMG - this is doing my head in...
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    Dear One Time Poster - thx for getting back to me. Im a bit confused as many people say that you should: - not pay any attention to the T or give it any thought - try to ignore it and it will go away over it YET you say to embrace it and let it wash over you.....( I use this method when I...
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    I think i need some help - Ive had this for 5 months now but its still there - I guess im not panicking as much as before but I still get periods where i freak out and it gets me down. Im doing mediation, yoga and gym but I still seem to be alert about the sound and thinking about it say 80-90%...
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    yeh i spoke to soon i think Im back where I started - Just had a massive spike and Im trying to work out how to manage this with my body = im only 8 weeks in here and Im new at this so Im just learning the ways to get on and live my life I do yoga - gym and Im trying to not have white noise on...
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    Today was the first day since i got T in 8 weeks that I found habit for around an hour - definitely had it and was really clear in the head - it didnt bother me at all - back to my old self - the trick is to get your head around it and say things like: - this doesn't bother me - Im happy with...