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  1. Philososound541

    Education Defeats the Phantom Tinnitus

    Hello Tinnitians! I am so happy to say that my 3rd year at the university hasn't been stultified by a spike I had over the summer because of antibiotics. My secret to making tinnitus go back to base line was just focusing on my education and not the new tinnitus. It worked! I no longer need...
  2. Philososound541

    A Good Day for Tinnitus

    Today was a good day to have tinnitus. I believe that habituation is happening now. Tinnitus is something that doesn't define who I am, so I am free to live my life as I please. Sleep is something that I do struggle with from time to time, but the less I stress over sleep the more I get. I know...
  3. Philososound541

    I Turned the Fan Off All Day!

    This is big for me. I was scared of the silence because of what my new tinnitus sounds like, but today I decided to face my fears and turn the fan off all day while I relax. It turns out it wasn't so bad without the fan, it was better because I am getting tired of the fan sound going on all the...
  4. Philososound541

    Tinnitus Made Me More Compassionate

    Having tinnitus is so hard to live with. Everyday is a battle to enjoy life. I see so many people around me not aware of the pain that Tinnitus is. Having noise in your head with no rhyme or reason is just unbearable. It's frightening to realize that it will never go away. But something...
  5. Philososound541

    Despite Ototoxicity I'm Finding My Way Back to Habituation Faster Than I Thought! :)

    Hello fellow Tinnitus Talk family! I was recently poisoned by Azithromycin. I thought that because I suffered ototoxicity I wouldn't be able to complete my BA in philosophy. Well this happened the beginning of May, and I'm already starting to habituate!!! My technique is simply to gently...
  6. Philososound541

    Had Tinnitus for a Long Time, and Recently Experienced an Ototoxic Spike from Azithromycin!

    I'm 27. I had tinnitus since I was probably 4 years old. Used to have a lot of ear infections. I used to think T was normal. Over time I remember my tinnitus gradually becoming more noticeable. But I always had control over it. The beginning of May I had a persisting cough which was...