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    Fish Oil and Tinnitus?

    Yes fish oil helps me too. I take 2 a day. We are different as we all know and tinnitus as we know has many reasons as to the why? The tinnitus I have seems hearing loss related. The fight or flight concept seems part of the problem too. I have muscles involved with two bulging disc in...
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    New Noises and I'm Scared, Please Help

    Hello... Tinnitus Talk inspires me. Thank all of you who contribute. I have, my hearing doctor told me, genetic nerve deafness. Tinnitus he told me might be helped with hearing aids. He told me no cure at this time. That is when I searched for a support forum and found this site. As most...
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    My Tinnitus Is Completely Gone

    So happy to hear your story.
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    What I Have Used to Help Me with My Tinnitus

    So pleased to read this. These older posts often help me too. We all know tinnitus has many causes and what helps one person might not help another. We keep hoping we can help ourselves. This forum has helped me so much and I am learning more as I read these posts. I noticed when I eat...
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    My Tinnitus Solution

    So happy for you that you are getting relief from tinnitus. Yes I agree our mind can be amazing and I will try your method. This site has really helped me to know we can help each other with tips,etc. I just read about 50 % of tinnitus is TMJ based. I grind my teeth at night so the...
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    Feeling Scared

    Your hearing is so precious and please go to a doctor ASAP. Until then calming techniques you might try. Heat from a hair blow dryer or any heat source will comfort you. Humming your favorite song louder than the tinnitus releases endrophines, calming, and makes you feel much better.
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    Hello, Glad to Be Part of the Forum

    Hello and we are glad to have you. Welcome... Indeed this forum is excellent. I am learning much . Have you tried heat on your ears, hair dryer, heating pad, etc? I love my old cotton sock filled with dried beans and tie at the top and heat to very warm in microwave and put on the back...
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    I Feel Broken

    Hello and until a cure is found please try to comfort yourself. Distracting myself is a method I use. Negative self talk will make you upset. Tell yourself tinnitus is not who I am. Keep busy with what makes you happy as often as you can. Here are ideas I hope some will help you... For me...
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    Is This a Form of Tinnitus?

    Can you Google that as I do not know but I will Google to see if information?
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    Hey Out There! Trying to Survive This Madness!

    Welcome ... To relax and change focus until you find what works to cure you here are some thoughts. Heat on the ears to release endorphins to calm you, works to relieve me if the ringing gets to me, back of the neck heat helps me too. I use an old cotton sock filled about 2/3 full of raw...
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    Going Crazy. Tinnitus Ruining My Life :(

    John as a 20 year tinnitus lady I will say please try to hum your favorite songs and hum loud enough to be louder than the head noise. It releases endorphins and calms you so much. Heat on the ears releases calming feelings too. Seems no miracle quick cures for our problem but we can change...
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    Tinnitus Appears in My Head Rather Than in My Ears?

    You might try heat on your ears to relax you. I use a heating pad or my infrared heating wand. Also a sock filled with beans and tied then warmed in the microwave works too. I use all of these at times. Humming your favorite songs helps too as it releases endorphines to calm you. All will...
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    New to the Group

    Welcome ... I don't understand what you want to convey about coping in times of silence. Please explain. I think I can give you ideas when I know. Again welcome...
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    40 Years Is Enough

    Tinnitus for 20 years and it started after an ear exam , the high pitch tones set off and never stopped. The tones ranges from soft to high... I decided that I will not allow this to ruin my life. A choice... To have courage or give in ... When I have had enough I put heat on my ears...
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    Hello! Glad to Find This Support Forum!

    Hello and so sorry you are having to go through this experience. Have you tried heat from a infrared heating wand? This helps me and even a heating pad helps lower my tinnitus of twenty years. Face tapping helps me cope with this issue too.
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    Is This a Form of Tinnitus?

    Hello And welcome... Yes we are all about tinnitus. Have you tried heat from a heating pad? Or just an old clean sock filled with beans and heated in the microwave works to heat the ears. I have a infrared heat and vibrating wand I use and helps too. My ears love them all. Again welcome.
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    Hi

    Welcome... I am rather new too and this forum is excellent. Sandy B
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    Hello from NH

    Hello and welcome... I am rather new too. Sandy B
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    Welcome...

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    Inhaling Hot Steam Reduced My Tinnitus

    Thank all of you for giving suggestions to help the 20 year old tinnitus I have learned to live with. Sandy B
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    Tinnitus Research Initiative (TRI) 2016 Conference

    Thank all of you so much for this excellent informative and supportive forum. Each and everyone of you help to make this forum the best possible.
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    Overwhelming New Tinnitus and No Sleep

    Hello and my prayers are with you. What works for me is humming to myself my favorite songs. Alone I hum out loud if people near me to myself. Putting the focus on something else. Maybe thinking of your favorite activity or hobby. Not allowing this to defeat you. Twenty years I still have...
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    Help Me Please

    Hello the medical community is working to cure tinnitus but we just have to learn to live with it until then. Not easy and we must not allow this condition to ruin our life. It is a choice. I have had tinnitus for 20 years. Everyone us different but heat helps me the most so far. Infrared...
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    Tinnitus Has Just Begun

    I am elderly and have had tinnitus for many years. You can make a choice to live in peace with this or allow it to ruin your life. I told myself and sometimes remind myself to not allow this tinnitus to make me unhappy. Hum you favorite songs when it gets to you or what you can do to not...
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    Hello and I Developed Tinnitus While Having a Hearing Test in My Doctors Office 20 Years Ago.

    Hello and I keep hoping there will be a cure for tinnitus one day for us. For 20 years it never leaves me but mostly I ignor the low to higher pitched sounds, from ringing to water running sounds. I notice salt and sugar make the unwanted sounds louder. Nothing to date has helped of all...