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  1. kevin b

    My Hope

    I promised myself I would come back to the forum and thankfully here I am. it has been a long road to get here, but I imagine most would say that. I have had T for around 3 years, it started as ringing in one ear, changed to pulsating T in the other and then eventually became a hissing T in...
  2. kevin b

    Benzodiazepine Advice (Klonopin), Tapering Question, etc.

    I would like to get some advice from those who have gotten off benzos. I used klonopin when i fly to calm my anxiety, and one .5mg worked like magic. I only used it a few times a year. When I developed T about 1 1/2 years a few months after I started taking .05 at night to sleep. My psch said...
  3. kevin b

    I Thought I Had Made It Out

    I had the best two weeks in over 1 1/2 years. my depression and anxiety was bascially gone, I still heard my T once in awhile but it did not bother me. I was killing it at the gym, playing and laughing with my kids, had not cried the entire time, thanked God instead of asking for his help...
  4. kevin b

    To All the Suffering

    Good Morning. I belive almost all of us agree what an amazing site this is for all of us in the T club. I certainly agree that there are different levels of "suffering" that we all have. my heart bleeds for those that are much younger than me and for those who have it severe, have H and have it...
  5. kevin b

    Setback

    I guess I am here for any advice or encouragement. To try and keep it short, I believe I got T from switching SSRIs about 1 & 1/2 years ago. I am a 25 year depression suffer and as much as i would like to be off them , iknow I need them. After much struggling and medicine changes, my T settled...
  6. kevin b

    Hope

    It has been slow at work so I been following the posts the last few days. It is so sad to see the immense suffering so many people are going thru. I myself after a year still struggle, but have to admit it has gotten better than when I started. One positive that has come for me is I have tried...
  7. kevin b

    Setback

    I could use any advice on how to deal with a setback. I was doing well the past month( pulsating T for a year). I accidentally took a higher dose of my AD for probably a week or two, not sure, and developed a hissing T in my left ear. I went back down to my usual dosage a few days ago, but the...
  8. kevin b

    Advice, Encouragement, etc

    I have had Pulsating T for a year now. The last few months have gotten much better, can go hours without it bothering me. I also was taking Klonopin .05- 3 times a day. I started to taper down slowly and then noticed a hissing noise of my left side develop. All the progress I have made has...
  9. kevin b

    Scared and Confused

    I have struggled with depression for 25 years, the last 10 controlled very well by Lexapro. it stopped working last November and in feb I developed T which turned into pulsating T. I am working with a psychiatrist to try to boost me out of the depression. I am on a combination of Viibryd- an...
  10. kevin b

    Could Use Some Support

    I could use some words of advice and prayers. I have been battling bad depression sincce November of last year when my Lexapro stopped working after 10 great years. I got T in Feb and had a hard time until a few weeks ago when I started to deal with it pretty well. my depression has stayed after...
  11. kevin b

    Support — I Have Learned Nobody Was Promised a Perfect Life

    I have been off the site for awhile. I have had the worst year off my life, my depression which was under control the last 10 years came back and I am struugling daily to get out, I got T in Feb, lost my banquet business I had for 8 years and my marriage of 15 years is struggling. Enough of the...
  12. kevin b

    Advice on How to Cope With a Spike?

    I had been doing pretty well living with the T though still battling my prior depression. My doctor added a natural folic vitamin that hopefully breaks the brain blood barrier to help the AD I am on to work better. The last few days my entire head is ringing as well as an increase in anxiety. I...
  13. kevin b

    Tips I learned from a therapist

    Something's I learned from a therapist: I hope it helps 1. walk a 1/2 hour each day 2. do something to challenge your brain- crossword, jumble,ect 3.use a different hand to wash your hair or brush your teeth, change things up 4. help someone else 5. hurt- for 5 minutes- (listen to music alittle...
  14. kevin b

    iPod

    is there a way to download white noise on my ipod and have it play constantly, or do I need a smartphone?
  15. kevin b

    Depression

    Probably a silly question but I could use some support from anyone who has gone hru it. I got T while struggling with depression back in January. I have given Lexapro at the right dosage to work for two months now, but it is just not getting me out of my dark hole. I am working with my psyc to...
  16. kevin b

    Looking for Help

    Sorry about my long post but I have time at work so I am looking for some advice. Not there is any good time to get T but when it hit just as I was coming out of a battle with depression, since then I have gotten depressed again. 1. I started hearing aids with maskers a few days ago and wear...
  17. kevin b

    Antidepressant Spike — My Lexapro Was Increased Yesterday

    I assume it is normal, but I T has spiked all day. My lexapro dose was increased yesterday. Has this happened to anyone else and usually how long should it last?
  18. kevin b

    Rollercoaster Ride

    so true what all the vets so about this journe being full of setbacks. I went and got HAs with maskers built in yesterday, alittle weird at first but within an hour I am back at work and did not focus on it most of the day and into the night. I even joked with my daughter and let her try them...
  19. kevin b

    Do you think masking has allowed you to break from the anxiety related to tinnitus?

    I am going to get hearing aids tomorrow with maskers. I am trying to get feedback from those of you who mask most of the day, no matter how you do it, I understand it does not cure you, but do you feel it has allowed you to break from the anxiety of thinking about it all the time. I am three...
  20. kevin b

    Need Support

    I can use some help right now, I am struggling. A week ago I was able to sleep thru the night without meds, now my right ear had started with PT adding to my original left ear hissing. The anxiety really ramped up that my psych put me in Neurintin on Friday. I got T three months ago while coming...
  21. kevin b

    Progress or Setback

    Wow, this is stuff is tough. Went to see an Audio yesterday about getting Aids with maskers. she was confident with my moderate hearing loss they would help, will be in in a week, Came to work , had a decent day. Usually when I get home around 7pm I head straight to my bedroom and watch TV. not...
  22. kevin b

    Looking for Help

    has anyone's T changed from regular straight to matching your heartbeat? anything to worry about, just happened 2 days ago.
  23. kevin b

    Good, Bad or No Sign

    Have had t ringing in left ear only for 3 months, today it stops all day but wicked headache and buzzing in the head? My third week on Lexapro, I guess it could be side effects? I also believe I got T from the AD Cymbalta which I quit in January. My audio says it could be he drug finally...
  24. kevin b

    Could Use Advice — Are My Ears Trying to Adjust to Hearing Aids?

    My t has really spiked all day, I just took a klonopin to try and calm down. I am on day 4 of trying hearing aids and my ears are screaming. I took them out just now. The weird thing is the last two nights I slept thru the night which I never did before. I usually get woken up in the middle of...
  25. kevin b

    What a difference a day makes

    My t went into remission for a few hours yesterday and what a change of my mood, upbeat and looking to the future, even when it slowly started coming back I said, it's ok, it will just get better and better now everyday. We'll I was wrong, it has not stopped again and even with masking kept me...
  26. kevin b

    Questions About Passing of Time and Hearing Loss & Tinnitus

    Number 0ne. Can time really be one the best things? Just hanging on and trying to live as normal as life as possible does that mean I can hopefully see some improvement. Number 2 . I have good hearing but the ENT said I have some loss hearing high frequency. Does that mean my T has no chance of...
  27. kevin b

    Some Answers Today

    Had my hearing checked today- it is okay but both of my ears do not respond to high level frequencies. The ENT believes this is the cause and not any SSRI meds. His advice was to improve the circulation thru the nerves with Garlic. Salmon Oil, Vit D3 & B12 & C complex. He mentioned I would be a...
  28. kevin b

    Trying to Accept My Journey

    Well, it has been a month with the tinnitius and asides from battling severe depression this one is up there. I am slowly gaining some hope that I will learn to accept this and it will gradually decrease or at least become a bit easier. I am ashamed to admit I have asked God to take me because...
  29. kevin b

    Looking for advice

    My tinnitius started 3 days after starting on Paxil. A few days later I saw anENT and he found a large amount of wax in my left ear, the only one that rings. I stayed on the paxil for two weeks and the ringing did not stop. I have since stopped the Paxil 4 days ago. I am having terrible...
  30. kevin b

    Is There a Good Chance After Paxil Leaves My System for My Tinnitus to Subside?

    I believe my tinnitus started 3 days after taking paxil, I have been on it three weeks and want to stop , the ringing is in my left ear only my dr is worried my depression will come back if I am not on an AD but the tinnitius is a bigger problem right now. Is there a good chance after the paxil...
  31. kevin b

    New to forum

    I believe my tinnitius started from withdrawal from cymbalta about three weeks ago. After 3 days of ringing in my left ear I saw an Ent. He found a ton of ear wax and removed it. He said it could take a few weeks for things to heal. I have suffered a lot of anxiety over it but am learning day...