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  1. bethcoast_

    it went down in volume, still gets to me emotionally but I am meditating a pulling through day...

    it went down in volume, still gets to me emotionally but I am meditating a pulling through day to day, how about you?
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    So I went to urgent care for sleep aides or prednisone yesterday...this is now the 4th doctor I seen and as soon as she looked in my ears she told me I have an infection. Out the door with allergy meds, amoxicillin and flonase. Why would it take them this long to tell me that? She said because...
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    Hi Greg, I've heard of this NAC, what does it stand for? I guess I could google it but chatting is more fun lol
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    Hello all, so I went to an outside festival, the bands played every 30 minutes. and the last two bands played an hour each for a total of 6 or 7 bands. The bass was loud but I didn't feel hurt by it and I was a good distance and took breaks. The only concern was during a set where they...
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    It's disheartening because it was silent for the whole two days, not just moments. I really wish I knew the cause of my tinnitus.
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    Well...I really hesitated to come back on here but I find myself needing some more encouragement, not so much a diagnosis (haha). I was doing quite well for a couple days last week where I heard complete silence ( i know that's not a thing) but you know what I mean. Then it flared up as a buzz...
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    Maybe I'm just focusing on it too much causing it to become louder? Hmmm
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    So just another update as I find your support helpful, my T is loudest after sleeping and right before bed. This makes me so curious as to why. The fan in my room seems to cause a spike and it's not very loud. Today is rather louder than yesterday. Hoping that it goes back down.
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    Have any of you personally flown with T and experienced neutral/postitive/negative experiences? I have a few trips coming up and would like to know preventative measures to take to lessen the likelihood of a spike or return of excruciating T. Please refrain from posting any horror stories or...
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    I should note I have been doing meditation, CBT (back to silence method) and acupuncture once a week while taking ginkgo biloba. I also drastically changed my diet to all raw veggies and plain chicken with fruit and only water. This helped with maintaining my energy throughout this hell. I also...
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    Update: I finally slept the other day without medication, although woke up to it screaming managed to go to sleep again. Yesterday was like an electric sound through my brain all day but very faint, thank god. I guess this is the hiss sound? Still here today but I will take it over ringing and...
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    Hi there, Thank you for your tips and encouragement. It's at a minimum now but very annoying. The hardest thing for me is staying asleep at night and the fluctuating ringing of it. It is so high pitched at times that it hurts my head. I am a believer in God as well and know he will give me the...
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    Update: So yesterday although I was extremely exhausted, I had moments of silence and felt up to going to the local fair. I did wear ear plugs (the correct way) but there were moments where I didn't have them in yet and there were loud crowds. Today I hear ringing but not as bad as other days...
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    Thank you for your tips. I'm stressing about it because I keep thinking about it. I definitely need to get out of the loop. My A/C is on right now because it's hot in my room. I guess I should turn it off? I'm taking prednisone right now and I went to a concert after onset. Stupid choice but I...
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    Did you ever have small instances of T? I would always hear slight rings after a concert but they would go away. This continuous T happened after I was breathing heavy though, I layed my head down and had anxiety come over me, then bam! ringing I fell asleep to music that night...went on the...
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    Any insight as to what I should do to help the process? the ringing goes from both ears and my head.
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    May I ask if you are male or female and your age? I feel like my tinnitus worsened because I focused on it too much and it sky rocketed my anxiety. I wish I could sleep at night, it literally wakes me up from the loudness, but I guess that is the anxiety as well.
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    I did notice that the Back to Silence method I tried today, really helped to calm my nerves. I think my biggest hurdle is to stop checking on it and reading the horror stories. Or all the methods and supplements to try.
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    Did you do anything specific to achieve this success? Thank you for your encouragement.
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    No I haven't. My GP can't see me until the 17th then I'd need to wait for a referral or august 23rd and pay $157. I can't afford that right now. I wish I could just stop thinking about it.
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    Yeah I would listen when I was younger, not so much now but when I would exercise a couple years back. Sometimes I'll listen to headphones at work but only for 2 hours max a day, sometimes never. I don't doubt I did damage to my ears but I don't believe I have hearing loss either as last time my...
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    Yes I always sleep with a fan on as my room is hot. My T is not easily masked. The first night I was able to sleep with it, but the continued nights I could not shut it off, it just gets louder and louder til it screams. Even with sleeping medication I wake up. I think my tinnitus is either loud...
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    Well that's the thing, I think it may be from loud noise exposure over time. I'm currently taking prednisone it hopes it would resolve and also Gingko Biloba. Now from anxiety I feel I've only made it worse. You thinking it will clear within a few weeks calms me. It gets so ear piercing loud at...
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    No I haven't. My GP can't see me until the 17th then I'd need to wait for a referral or august 23rd and pay $157. I can't afford that right now. I wish I could just stop thinking about it.
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    New to This, About 2 Weeks In... Please Provide Encouragement.

    Hello, My name is Bethany and I am 27 years old. My tinnitus started last Sunday after having intercourse, but before that I had watched a movie (not really loud I thought) but there were people screaming. I have also gone to plenty of concerts the weekend prior where my ears would hurt from...