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  1. Andrew Bailey

    Antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOs, TCAs, TeCAs)

    Hi Jeannie, Antidepressants are very good in calming you down, taking away the anxiety, and keeping you relaxed! once you get habituated to the tinnitus, then you'll no longer need them and your GP will prob wean you off them. They are a great temp support! and when your...
  2. Andrew Bailey

    Scared

    Hey Andy, Take it easy, go to success stories on this forum and read some of the other peoples stories of how we all have tinnitus and learn to cope with it. Ito have been where you are! 26 years ago I like you was desperate to try and cope with the noises in my head! you...
  3. Andrew Bailey

    Scared and Panicked

    Hello everyone here that's suffering with the tinnitus! What your all experiencing is natural!this is how most of us with the T feel in the early days of getting it! To feel angry, anxious, and panick attacks are all part and parcel of the condition. I was exactly like that, I was in fact on my...
  4. Andrew Bailey

    Ear Suction or Irrigation

    Hi, I'd get the wax ASAP if I were in your situation! I used to get a lot of wax buil up when I was working, I was a builder! and prob down to all the dust etc, I used to get my ears syringes every couple of years, I have very bad tinnitus in both ears,but it's nothing to do with getting...
  5. Andrew Bailey

    Hello, New Here with Left Ear Tinnitus and Hearing Loss

    Hello again Sandy, It's Andrew again I spoke to you last week. You must work on getting a good nights sleep, and try and relax a little. Have a nice hot bath and some wine, it'll help you relax. It will get easier Sandy, but it takes a little time. You will cope a lot better if your able to...
  6. Andrew Bailey

    Going a Little Nuts! Was Very Happy to Find This Site This Morning.

    I'm gonna have to get this spell check sorted!
  7. Andrew Bailey

    Going a Little Nuts! Was Very Happy to Find This Site This Morning.

    Hi Karen, I'm very sorry to hear about all the sadness you've had in your life! can't imagine how that must be for you having lost a five year old child. You like me and lots of people on this forum are strong mentally, and you and I both know that that is a key factor in our...
  8. Andrew Bailey

    Going a Little Nuts! Was Very Happy to Find This Site This Morning.

    Hello Chris, Sorry to here you have tinnitus on top of your depression! that's just what you don't need. Tinnitus is a bug bare There's no doubt about that! you must always be positive, and font let it rule your life, it's only a problem when you don't cope with it. With...
  9. Andrew Bailey

    Was She Wearing Earplugs...???

    it just shows the total unawareness that young people in particular seem to have as to the damage they are doing to their hearing! Christ! for sake of just turning it down a bit. If they knew how it is to suffer with the dreaded TINNITUS! I'm sure they would, and when they do find out it'll be...
  10. Andrew Bailey

    Is Tinnitus a Psychosomatic Disease?

    it's true! long term use of anti depressants isn't good! i know I took them for the first two years when I got the T, but after that I think I was pretty much getting habituated to the constant noise, then after that I no longer needed any meds, and I've never relapsed and required them from the...
  11. Andrew Bailey

    Is Tinnitus a Psychosomatic Disease?

    yeah I don't think there are any anti depressants that will stop the noise! but they do keep you much calmer and help people to cope. I think in a few years from now! we'll all have a pill to pop to at least aliviate the intensisity of the tinnitus.
  12. Andrew Bailey

    Tinnitus After Excessive Masturbation

    Hi Penelope! I don't know what's caused your tinnitus! but I'm certain it's nothing to do with all your MASTERBATEING, that's ridiculous. You should try having a good shag and see if that reverses it.
  13. Andrew Bailey

    Is Tinnitus a Psychosomatic Disease?

    It may well be the case for some T sufferers! stress could bring it on. But for millions of others like myself, it's caused through noise damage, trama to my ears, there's nothing to do with stress causing it for me. For others sometimes it's bought on by medications! and for almost everyone it...
  14. Andrew Bailey

    Hi Liam, no I'm not into face book I'm afraid, it's not something I've ever got...

    Hi Liam, no I'm not into face book I'm afraid, it's not something I've ever got involved with. how are you doing? you just have to stay strong and try and keep your mind occupied, make sure your able to sleep, then coping will be easier for you. it just takes time to adjust. I know...
  15. Andrew Bailey

    Which of the Following Do You Think Caused My Tinnitus?

    I don't honestly think a few beers would have anything to do with you getting tinnitus!
  16. Andrew Bailey

    I Will Have My First Plane Travel. I Need Some Advice! Thank You!

    it's always the case with noise trama! it's a bit like locking the door after the horse has bolted. I know what it's like. how you coping?
  17. Andrew Bailey

    Alzheimer's Disease and Tinnitus: Could They Be Related?

    I think to much prolonged use of alcohol is much more likely to give anyone dementia! than any form of tinnitus. when you think how is puddles your brain!!
  18. Andrew Bailey

    Alzheimer's Disease and Tinnitus: Could They Be Related?

    That's a new one on me!!
  19. Andrew Bailey

    What Would You Do If Your Tinnitus Suddenly Stopped?

    if my very load constant tinnitus were to suddenly stop!! I think I'd clap my hands, and thank GOD! and think I was so lucky. I'd almost given a choice between a cure for this and a huge lottery win! take the cure.