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my ENT suggested this to me the other day. If it weren't so blasted expensive I'd probably give it a try but it's not a one and done deal with acupuncture. :( Maybe in the spring I'll give it a try when hubby's pay is a little more.

personally for me, I prefer not to use masking unless absolutely necessary. I've had to deal with habituation three times now. This time it seemed to come pretty fast because like above "I who love music" said, my response to the T is more important in the habituation process. I just simply say...

this is me too yawning doesn't change it very much

my husband is sympathetic, but doesn't understand really. He prefers to take the "tough it out " approach to illnesses and the like so me moaning about a noise in my ear wouldn't go over well. That's why I come here.

For the first time since 1999 I'm going to have an MRI specifically for my tinnitus. This is horrible for me for a number of reasons. A. I'm terribly claustrophobic. I've called around and managed to schedule a "semi open" MRI. I used this same place 3 years ago so I should be ok. B. I...

Awesome post! Thank you for sharing this!

How do I cope with tinnitus? I tell my tinnitus "I don't care about you". Sometimes I do it literally out loud. I use masking when I need it and try to distract myself so I'm not focusing on it constantly.

eternity in hell seems a bit worse than living with Tinnitus... thinking of you.

Brilliant posts Mick! Just brilliant. So happy for you.

Remember, most of us that have had it a long time, we aren't "dealing with it"... We just simply have tinnitus. It doesn't have us. My tinnitus slowly became something I no longer worried about, reacted to or cared about. And I have both pulsitile and ringing tinnitus. The only reason I came...

other than the actual noise in my ear? lol I worry it will get worse, and the other thing that annoys me is that I'm constantly thinking about it ever since it spiked back in December. I've been doing really good with staying positive and taking the "I could care less" approach, but frankly...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002BH3I9U/?tag=tinntalk-20 These work quite well for me. However, I wear glasses, and they become pretty uncomfortable after a bit.

Posts like this are so vital for everyone to read! Love reading this!!!

when my pulsitile tinnitus started I had no idea what it was. I spent many years just living with it. Then I began utilizing my new friend Google and discovered what it was, learning about ringing tinnitus also. By this time I'd habituated to the PT. But I remember thinking, while learning...

this works well for my T for masking and allows me to relax quite well. It's not a cheap app by any means but I absolutely love it and for me, it was worth every penny spent. I don't recall if the initial app costs, but you do get five or six tracks with the app, and then there are additional...

Logan what you experienced is apparently quite common for anyone, not just T sufferers. It happens to me now and then, and it's how I explained what I go through with T to my husband, as he experiences it too.

Sounds like you have some TMJ issues as well which can cause tinnitus. I second the the chiropractor but it will definitely take more than two visits to get benefits. You may also have a lot of tension in your neck. Even though you don't have exams... you're now clearly stressing about your...

"Enjoying" a spike myself today. Started last night. I blame mine on a very bad food day yesterday. I ate nothing but wheat foods. It's already letting up.... Or that's what I'm going to continue telling myself.

My pulsitile T has never increased in volume since 1999. (Knock on wood). The ringing increased after about two years but I blame tmj and anxiety for the increase.

When I eliminate wheat and sugar and dairy from my diet, not only do I feel great, but I have no underarm odor. I think I need to get back on track....

Love hearing stories like this!! The beginning of tinnitus is so difficult, success stories make a world of difference for me!

when I first got T, I got to the point where I never noticed it. I completely forgot about it. I would only think about it when I would read or hear something about T. Then I'd have to go in a silent room to listen for it. Then it spiked last month. I'm getting to the point where, while I...

I've experienced the facial numbness that goes down one side or sometimes along my forehead. For me it's an anxiety symptom and it's quite common apparently.

hard to say really. When I got pulsitile tinnitus in 1999 the only thing out of the ordinary at the time I was pregnant with what would become a miscarriage. In fact I developed hives just prior to finding out the fetus had stopped developing a few weeks prior. when the ringing tinnitus...

One thing I've become rather weird about is constantly worrying that i'm hearing a new tone when I'm out. Every time I'm out with my kids and I hear a strange tone, I ask my kids "you hear that too right?" Once in awhile they're being ornery and say "no, I don't hear anything"... Cheeky. It...

well probably not THAT funny... those things are expensive.

I've chewed through regular mouth guards (think sports mouth guard) due to my teeth grinding. My dentist made a mouth guard (acrylic I think) that fits over my bottom front four teeth only. That way my back teeth cannot contact at all. Made the biggest difference in my grinding. It became...

caffeine causes an increase in my anxiety and tinnitus. now whether the tinnitus increase is due to the caffeine or anxiety remains to be seen. I avoid it all the same. I get a similar effect from sugar.

Quite certain that you are breathing fine given that you were able to log onto the internet to inquire about death from lack of breathing. ;) I would suggest, given your recent posts, you need a second opinion of your meds from a different doctor. That may very well be why you cannot get your...

Love posts like this!!

This is fun! Love getting to know my online "families" !! I'm a stay at home Mom to two kids, DS is 13 and DD is 11. (DS-Dear Son; DD-Dear Daughter) I met my husband in an online chat room on AOL ages ago. I was a gestational surrogate twice for a lovely couple from Australia (after they moved...

Dezdog, LOVE reading posts like this. The beginning of T is so hard, it's so important for people who have gotten past it to come back and share to give others hope. When mine spiked, I find success stories to be essential reading.

Me, I'd eliminate wheat and dairy from my diet and sit back and watch the magic happen..... Because that's what I've done previously and it works. When I eliminate wheat and dairy I have no sinus issues whatsoever. In fact my sense of smell becomes so much better it's almost funny. Wheat...

I'm in, but let's do it within driving distance of me.... I'm too afraid to fly lol.

my ENT referred me to have an MRI 2 years ago. I'm terribly claustrophobic and never got around to it. I did have one about a year before that for a neck issue and was referred by my "doctor" who is just a nurse practitioner. That one I managed an open MRI. Tried regular.. panicked and had to...

Mine does this as well.

I have both. I've had pulsitile since 0ct of 1999. It was a bear to deal with in the beginning. I wore ear plugs to bed and played a CD player with headphones the rest of the time. I eventually habituated and it only really became something I noticed if I was congested. I started with ringing...

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I take magnesium glycinate. It provides the highest levels of absorption and bio availability AND does not cause digestive upset (for me at least and I have a tricky system). it is the one supplement I'd sell my children for before I'd do without.

my ringing tinnitus started in Nov of 2011. I don't recall how long it took to habituate but eventually I quit noticing it completely. It would 'come round again' when I started drinking caffeine (which exacerbates my anxiety) but would go back to being unnoticed once again when things settled...

I suffer from health anxiety. Recently just had quite a breakdown and am currently being treated for such. This post actually made me feel better. Of all the things I've ever suspected I had, or would have, the tinnitus is the least of the worries. for now. Given my anxiety level, the tinnitus...

I haven't been to a TMJ specialist, as it's only recently flared up. I believe my increased tension would be to blame and apparently jaw clenching is a side effect of this medicine. (It has brutal side effects that I'm confident will subside and should be a good med for my situation. I'm left...

Hi everyone. Been lurking here for a bit here and there and decided to jump on in. I started with pulsatile Tinnitus in October of 1999. Just started out of the blue one day. I recall being horrified that I was going to have to live with it forever. I invested in a CD player and headphones to...