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  1. Lmsdocjeff

    Percocet and Surgery Gave Me Bad Tinnitus...

    Hey Chad, It looks like you've been given a lot of good advice. You are still fairly new to the T world. Any type of surgery is very traumatizing to the body. Your body is in a healing mode and restoring itself to balance. Give yourself more time. You may find the T fades away in time. It's kind...
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    I Feel So Stupid (Self-Blame)

    I imagine you are a bit surprised at all the supportive comments. I add my voice to theirs. The knowledge we have all gained concerning our T is what allows us to live fairly normal lives, we do things smarter now that's all. Celebrate the normality in your life. Be knowledgeable, smart and live!
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    Tinnitus/Hypercusis Is Holding Me Back from Having a Normal Life

    Hey Christina, Your recent entry sounds so discouraging. Don't stress over lost or losing ability and technique. It is still within you and you can restore it. You are operating in overload which will drastically impare your skills. T has thrown you out of balance. What other areas of your life...
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    I Don't Want to Live

    Hey Kelsie, My T will change depending on the time of day, if I'm sleep deprived, if I've gone for an extended period without food, any kind of physical or emotional stress. I've learned to incorporate my T in various situations through meditation. There are various techniques you can learn...
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    I Don't Want to Live

    Now there you go! Take the Bull by the horns! I am so impressed that you have decided rather than sit back and feel overwhelmed you are talking, researching and taking action!!
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    I Don't Want to Live

    Kelsie, start with the basics and remember to breath. Dealing with T at first is so overwhelming we all get to the point that we feel drained, sad, angry and also feel that if one more person tells me it's all gonna be okay, I want to scream!! We all have unique experiences with T in our lives...
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    Tinnitus/Hypercusis Is Holding Me Back from Having a Normal Life

    Christina, I haven't had a chance to visit the forum the past couple of days and will be our for one more day. I was skimming through things today and saw your post. Please do not give up on your music! I'll share more in the next entry.
  8. Lmsdocjeff

    Tinnitus/Hypercusis Is Holding Me Back from Having a Normal Life

    I have had several patients who suffered from TMJ issues and also experienced T. Many experienced improvement in their T when they experienced improvement in their TMJ. How significant is stress I'm your life right now? I'm curious about the correlation between your stressors and your T.
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    Tinnitus/Hypercusis Is Holding Me Back from Having a Normal Life

    Christina, You are feeling overwhelmed. Yet I sense in your writing that you are expressing fine threads of the solution to this present challenge but you are not aware of it. You say that there are those brief periods when you experience relief from the T. Please tell me more about those times...
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    Tinnitus/Hypercusis Is Holding Me Back from Having a Normal Life

    You have a gift! Don't give up on music because of T. As a Psychologist who also has T, I am continually learning. As I work together with my patients, we are continually discovering new ways to address T v
  11. Lmsdocjeff

    Tinnitus/Hypercusis Is Holding Me Back from Having a Normal Life

    Christina, Don't give up just yet. I can relate to your frustration. I know there are people who tell you they know what you're going through. They don't! They can not possibly know how T is affecting your thoughts and emotions. No one truly knows the anger and even hurt you feel. Please don't...
  12. Lmsdocjeff

    Anyone Without Anxiety Here?

    Hi Telis, I'm among the numbers of having T without anxiety. I work a good deal with individuals who have both T and anxiety. I've been a Psychologist over 30 years and personally dealt with T for some 20 years. It's not uncommon for an individual to develop or become aware of an anxiety...
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    Tinnitus with Love from Paris

    Your Matrix quote is truly appropriate for all if us living with T. There is one particular principle of the mind that we with T must always be aware. It's called the law of reversed effect. The way our brains are wired, the more we try to STOP doing something the more difficult it becomes. We...
  14. Lmsdocjeff

    New Sound... Panic Again

    I've lived with T in both ears for over 20 years. I am continually creating new ways to adapt to T in my life and in the lives of my patients. I've even used my T as a focus in meditation and at times identified a rythm and utilized it with meditation.
  15. Lmsdocjeff

    Habituation Not Possible

    Sahara, it sounds like you're getting some good advice. We hope for habituation with T and our Reticular Activating System (RAS) frequently provides it. However, when our T changes in quality, volume, pitch etc, our RAS attempts to assess and filter again and is at times in overload. Making...
  16. Lmsdocjeff

    Living in Hell

    Dan, you are not alone. I spent 14 years exposed to aircraft noise every day. I am a Psychologist and have worked in mental health for over 30 years. I am personally aquatinted with the daily torment of tinnitus.
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    New Sound... Panic Again

    Natalie, Don't beat yourself up for being afraid when you experienced a change in your T. That is such a normal reaction. My T will change at times depending on what I'm doing or if I'm becoming stressed and not aware of it. I am a psychologist and I live with strong T in both ears. It's...
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    Two Weeks and I Am Dying Inside

    Hi Fang, Dealing with T is one of the most frustrating things I've ever had to do. I am a psychologist and I have T from 14 years in the Air Force from aircraft noise and munitions. I know many people will tell you that they know what you're going through. Actually, they don't. No one knows just...
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    What Is Your Dream Job?

    I'm glad to hear about your dream job as a Psychologist and that you're pursuing it! I've worked as a Psychologist for over 30 years. I've loved it and still love it!
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    Cured Tinnitus and Hyperacusis

    Hello everyone. I'm new to the forum. I've worked as a Psychologist for over 30 years. 14 years was in the U.S. Air Force followed by 8 years working in a state mental health system as director of psychiatric rehab an then private practice. I've experienced T for several years but it has become...