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  1. Paul Burdett

    Tinnitus Reducers and Triggers Can Be Weird! Hedge Trimmer Reduced It, Hair Trimmer Made It Worse

    Hi all, 51/2 years in and still living with this demon! The last 3 weeks have been worse than normal, in respect to the number of "bad" days vs "good" days (bad= loud, good= little to no sound). Anyhow... this morning I woke up to the usual hiss, got dressed and decide to trim the backyard...
  2. Paul Burdett

    5 Year Update: Recently More Bad Tinnitus Days Than Good

    Hi all, 5 years and 2 months in with tinnitus, so I thought I'd post how I'm doing, and ask a question as well. When I first got tinnitus I went through the usual panic, frustration, etc that we all go through. I must admit that I still don't think I'll ever accept this horrible affliction...
  3. Paul Burdett

    Quinine in Bitter Lemon Drink — Can It Worsen Tinnitus?

    Hi all. Three years and five months in with tinnitus. Like many here I have days of little to no tinnitus and then days of loud tinnitus. Over the past months the level of the loud tinnitus has decreased. The pattern of good/bad days is unpredictable. Anyhow...one of my favourite drinks that...
  4. Paul Burdett

    Is This a Spike? Louder Tinnitus After Waking Up

    Hi all, Two years in with T and still trying to cope. I know I think about it too much, but hey, when it's louder than anything else how can you not think about it! Anyhow, here's my question. Like many people I get good and bad days. Every morning when I wake up it's there. However, most times...
  5. Paul Burdett

    Habituation... Do I Have It?

    Hi all, I've had T for 14 months now, and have gone down the common path of fear, depression etc etc. I'm at the point now that I have very good days (almost no T) and loud days (but not as loud as the first 4-5 months). Like some others here my day is: wake up...loud T (every morning!)...hot...
  6. Paul Burdett

    An Update... What Do You Think?

    Hi all, I thought I'd update my situation, and get some advice. I've had T for almost 10 months now. For the past couple of months I've had days where it is almost nothing, and days when it's driving me mad. I guess others have had the same situations? Here's my info with questions at the end...
  7. Paul Burdett

    New "Victim" Here

    Hi, My name is Paul. I came down with Tinnitus in June 2014, after photographing a speedway event...despite wearing ear plugs. I went to my local gp and he said my ears were full of wax (I need to get this done every couple of years or so). After syringing I still had ringing in my left ear. He...