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  1. Mike L

    Might Need to Get Off the Forum for a While

    Hey everyone, I'm going to get off the forum for a while. I think my brain needs to stay away for a bit. My anxiety is kicking my ass lately and I keep getting those stupid fleeting tinnitus episodes. Also I think going to so many doctors with in the last couple months and not improvement...
  2. Mike L

    The Weekends

    I wish all of us could get together every weekend and hang out. It would probably do some of us a lot of good. Let's buy an island and meet every weekend.
  3. Mike L

    For My TMJ Peeps: Do You Get Pressure on the Roof of Your Mouth and Top of Your Head?

    Do any of you get pressure on the roof of your mouth and top of your head? I'm doing tmj treatments and my jaw feels 100% better but now my head muscles and mouth feel like a weight is on it? Just curious
  4. Mike L

    Good Morning!

    Good morning everyone! Have a great day and make today the day you throw tinnitus in the trash and live your life. Positivity Positivity Positivity
  5. Mike L

    Sharp Jolt in Head and Extreme Tinnitus?

    Hi everyone I occasionally will get a sharp electric feeling jolt through the top or back of my head and its followed by some loud ringing in my ears. Anyone else get this? I have T and this is a separate issue once the sharp pain leaves my T returns to normal base line. It only last like 2...
  6. Mike L

    Sudden Head Pressure with High Pitch Ring

    I just had my head feel like a ton of pressure was in it and my ears started ringing extremely loud it all subsided after a few seconds and I'm back to my base T. Anyone have any idea what causes that?
  7. Mike L

    Blood Test and Your Thoughts

    Hey everyone, I got my blood work back and my cholesterol is high and vitamin D is low. Take a look at my chart and see if you think my things with a red H next to it causes T or makes it worse. Thanks in advance!
  8. Mike L

    Really Good Advice! Time for You to Feel Better.

    Hey everyone! It's time to feel better its time to live your life. Do not let tinnitus kick your ass. You have it inside you to move on and make a life for yourself. Straight up fuck tinnitus its just a damn word. Make it whatever you want and re-name it. I have T pretty damn loud and I go to...
  9. Mike L

    The Up and Down of My Habituation

    Hey everyone, I stayed away for a while and I quit my video journal I was doing and fell into a deep dark place. I have PTSD from being over seas during OIF and I occasionally go through flash backs and vivid dreams of things I couldn't unsee. Any way I my T took over my life to the point where...
  10. Mike L

    Weird Pulling Feeling in Ear?

    Hey everyone, I have this pulling feeling which feels like it's in side my ear but coming from the back of my ear. The area where the pulling feels like it's coming from is where the man's thumb is in this picture. Any ideas what this is? Picture attached.
  11. Mike L

    For Those Needing That Extra Push

    Hey everybody, I wanted to share a little story with you all on a subject outside of T that has helped me with life in general. 2 years ago I was 220 pounds overweight and a depressed mess. I woke up one day and told myself I wasn't going to continue living like this and I was going to kill...
  12. Mike L

    My Video Journal

    Hey everyone. Below me is my Day 1 video of a 30 day series I wanted to do on my Tinnitus. I will talk about my story. When I first got T and when it went away up to when I got it the second time and how I am currently dealing with it now. I will go through my feelings and emotions on how its...
  13. Mike L

    Just Can't Win

    Hey everyone, So I have a new sound today. This is higher than usual so I'm not sure if this is a spike... I hope so and it calms down. I ate a couple pretzels and had a coke with it and I was watching a video on my computer. I came upstairs and was like what the hell is that noise? I thought...
  14. Mike L

    Need Some Advice (Wife Is in Fear of Me Taking Xanax, She Said Zoloft Was Safer)

    Hey everyone, So I'm on my second month now with T. The last 10 days it has been low to the point it was not bothersome, but I credit that with the Xanax my ENT gave me. The first night I took it the T went away. After a couple days taking it was back but not as loud. My wife is in fear of me...
  15. Mike L

    Feeling Positive

    Today I finally had my ENT apt. I have to say he was great. My hearing test are perfect which is a good sign. We sat down and spoke for about 30 minutes about our tinnitus. He has it as well but much worse from an accident that damaged his left ear and I must say he was living walking proof that...
  16. Mike L

    Update (Could Grinding the Teeth While Sleeping Be the Culprit?)

    Hey everyone! So since my journey with T has started back in January I have been searching and searching for the cause. Basically no luck, but this morning when I woke up my wife told me she woke up 3 times last night and heard me grinding my teeth pretty bad. Maybe this is the culprit? I don't...
  17. Mike L

    If I Can Get Your Opinion (Grinding Noise in Ear, TMJ, Seeing a Dentist or Oral Surgeon?)

    Hello! So I have had my T for about a month and half now. I have seen a GP and a Dentist. I go to my ENT on the 22nd. Any way my question I want to ask everyone is this: My GP did a test where she had placed her fingers in both of my ears and had me open and close my jaw. In my left ear I...
  18. Mike L

    Encouragement Please

    Hey everyone! So I had 2 of my 3 appt with my GP and my Dentist. Neither who can find anything wrong. The Dentist did say I show small signs of grinding/clenching my teeth, but my jaw X-ray showed nothing. Any way I was doing a good job at keeping occupied and not going to absolutely quiet...
  19. Mike L

    Having a Hard Time with This Today

    Hello all, I've had T since January. This is my second time getting it. I was dealing pretty well with it, but last night I just couldn't get it off my mind. I think about it all day. I have an ENT appt soon and im trying to schedule a dentist appt as well since my GP felt my jaw pushing up...
  20. Mike L

    Doctor Follow Up

    Hey everyone! So I posted in the Introduce Yourself thread with my return if tinnitus and wanted to share with you all what my new doctor has told me. Quick info on my T. I had it 4 years ago for about 6 months pretty bad in my left ear. I was messing with the left side of my jaw one day and...
  21. Mike L

    New Here

    Hey everyone! I am currently suffering from T. Not too sure how it came along this time. I had it back in 2011 and it lasted about 6 months in my left ear and one day I was messing with my jaw and it completely stopped. Now this time around January 2016 I cant remember when I noticed it again...