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  1. KingRoanoke

    Tinnitus Is No Longer an Issue for Me

    I've had T since 2008. It has absolutely crippled me in the past - the noise actually "felt" like pain. I have complained about this pain on this forum in the past several times. I now realize this was an extreme reaction to the T that is most likely explained by the Jastreboff feedback...
  2. KingRoanoke

    Tinnitus Habituation Logic

    I am not habituated to my tinnitus. My tinnitus is very intrusive and is even painful to me when i am in a quiet environment. However, when I am in a place with a lot of sound, I am able to forget my T is there and I am no longer in pain. My ears can relax. Obviously my tinnitus hasn't gone...
  3. KingRoanoke

    Lidocaine Temporarily Diminished My Tinnitus

    This was a very bizarre experience. I went to the dentist for a root canal. I was very resistant to the initial injection of lidocaine as I was feeling pain during the surgery. The dentist eventually injected my jaw with a lot of Lidocaine - much more than he initially thought was needed...
  4. KingRoanoke

    A Question Regarding the Nature of Tinnitus and Mindfulness

    If I am not mindful of my tinnitus can I still suffer? That is to say, is tinnitus still a bothersome condition if I am not worrying about it? This is confusing to me because I can forget about my tinnitus when I have ambient noise around me (even though I can still potentially hear my T in...
  5. KingRoanoke

    Benzodiazepine's Effect on Tinnitus

    Hello, I was recently prescribed Lorazepam for helping me deal with tinnitus. When I take the lorazepam, tinnitus becomes much less of a problem - but I cannot figure out if it is because the signal has abated or some affected part of my brain that the lorazepam affects has dampened down my...
  6. KingRoanoke

    If I Ever Make It Out of This Hell...

    ...I will devote my life to helping people... Just so this suffering isn't in vain.
  7. KingRoanoke

    CBT and Tinnitus — I Don't Understand

    Hello, I will make this post short. I've have tinnitus for several years and am not doing so hot, though I am better than I was when I first got it. How exactly does CBT help you with tinnitus? You have a loud, painful noise in your head that you perceive all the time. What exactly in CBT...