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Dont forget your perception of Tinnitus is also related to your external sound enviroment. Sometimes its easy to think that the T has got louder. When in fact the external sounds are so quiet, there is nothing to mitigate the internal sound. Hope this helps. Peace & Love. Chimp.

Yes it can sap your energy and make it hard to concentrate. But I have found over time my mind has become "stronger" as such - and now can do most things "normally". I can somehow mitigate the effects. Takes time of course. Peace & Love to you. Chimp.

Just want to say long time no see Fishbone. Peace & Love to you man, you are an absolute legend. I think of you sometimes when I meditate and wish you peace, health, and freedom from all suffering. Peace & Love. Chimp.

Yes indeed my friend. Thank heavens for forums like this. Peace & Love Chimp.

Hi there, Dont worry it wont hurt your ears. The tinnitus is a brain based internal sound, not an external sound caused by air pressure on the ear drums. My Tinnitus is a very high frequency, and lately seems to have got higher. Any more and i will take off! lol. Please try not to fight with...

Dont listen to what they say. ENTs are normally not clued up on how the brain functions. The brain is extremely plastic in its responses to stimuli. Some people have had success with Neuro Modulation after having Tinnitus for years. If it was fixed, how come they respond so well. I think the...

Hi folks, Recently been taking Levothyroxine 25mg. I don't know if it's the medication or if I am just subjectively noticing the tinnitus more anyway. But it seems as if the tinnitus frequency/loudness has increased. Is/has anyone else on this medication noticed this? Peace & Love to you all...

Hi there, When you say steroids for Tinnitus, what exactly do you mean? Injections tablets? please tell lol. Peace & Love

My friend. I am sorry that you are having trouble with your family. If it helps any, you have a family here.

There may be something with FHP which causes Tinnitus, but im not so sure. Many people have terrible posture, dont excercise, eat badly etc - and no Tinnitus what so ever. But it doesnt hurt to improve posture anyway. Im just not sure how much it does/doesnt contribute to Tinnitus. Peace & Love.

Hi there. Tinnitus can be so complicated. How can we fully understand it, if the so called experts cant? I sincerely hope your Tinnitus goes away. I would say keep away from loud noises, especially headphones etc. Keep yourself well & stay as positive as you can. As you may already know...

#PainIsRealSufferingIsOptional (The Buddha)

I dont like the statement "There is no cure" while possibly technically correct (for now), you can reach a point where your mind/body comes back into balance. When that happens it is a kind of cure, because Tinnitus does not dominate your life - and you are more or less your old self. This...

Im sure it will return to baseline T. Mine always does (touch wood so far). What I have done is find a sound which I know masks my normal Tinnitus level. For me its the rushing water of the bathroom tap. The decibel level and "type" of sound it produces seems to mask my T completely. So if I...

Hi folks, I was doing some woodwork in the garden today, and broke some old wood up. The "crack" of the wood breaking made the pitch of my tinnitus increase. I'm not worried as it always returns to baseline. I wish I had a decibel meter to check the loudness of the cracking. I can't imagine...

Hi folks, First let me send out as much love and peace as is possible from my heart to yours, whoever you are. I know the absolute agony the early days with tinnitus can bring. Without trying to depress you, I was looking for a place to hang myself. Not many places to hang in a Council house...

No problem ;o) :)

Yup being relaxed is good. Hard to do. As soon as someone says "relax" I tense up lol.

Im not claiming to be an authority, just pointing out what I have personally observed to be true. All the best to you.

I am not adverse to such teachings lol. Honey jack daniels is great!

Yes indeed night can be a problem. I practice meditation 10 minutes before bed - just watching the mind without judgement. It seems to help me. Somehow it creates a little "space" in the mind/brain.

I use a small massage ball on my TMJ jaw muscles. It really helps to loosen them up. Get one thats not to hard/not to soft and roll it around your jaw muscles. Also a larger spiked massage ball on my neck muscles. I also use Ibuprofen gel on the jaw joint. Seems to help me a bit. Good luck!

I will be seeing a Neurologist as soon as I can, and re-questing an MRI. Best to check everything we can I think. Thanks for the interesting information. Chimp.

! Fishbone, you are a Buddha my friend. Thank you for your kind words. With our Tinnitus its like rolling dice isnt it? we just dont know what score we are going to get. As Bruce Lee would say "Be water my friend"

Hi there, I get very much the same as you on these points. 1. When I yawn the noise/tinnitus will increase significantly in volume in my left ear (RIGHT EAR FOR ME)/(RIGHT CHEEK FOR ME) left cheek area as my mouth opens wider and then it will decrease as my mouth closes. 2. If I stretch while...

I just want to point out a rather obvious (at least to me) observation about tinnitus and its volume. Bear in mind we all have a base-line volume. In the first months of tinnitus I was convinced the volume was getting louder. Being in such a poor psychological state, my objective reasoning was...

Hi folks, Just over ten months now since my tinnitus went mad and turned into two jets waiting to take off. I think I have been doing very well, as now I feel I am stable with the tinnitus. My psychology seems to have returned to a stable state. My approach has been to face the noise head on...

Fishbone, you are truly the greatest! If there is anything to Kama and merit, then you will be re-born in a much nicer realm than this! All the best to you!

Doctors are no good in this situation Glynis. They will say "Try and relax" do you need any depression tablets etc. 7 months isnt that long is it? Cheers.

HI folks, Hope you are all not too bad on the very hot (too hot) English summer. I'ts been almost 7 months now, and I thought I was adapting well. For some reason I now seem more focused on my high pitched squealing than ever before. I don't think its because its louder, I don't know why I'm...

Hi folks, My ears crack/pop when I swallow or yawn. But my ears are not infected and my hearing is normal. I thought the cracking was just the air pressure equalization of the Eustachian Tube, and a normal thing to happen? My hearing isnt muffled, and I doubt the tubes could be blocked...

Good luck to you Jazzer.

I wish you all the best in your journey.

Yes indeed. I didnt think a breaking CD would make such a sharp sound. Thank you.

Did you get tested for Lyme disease? what was the outcome? Thanks.

You are an amazing person fishbone. Ive not been on this site for some time as I was staring to adapt quite well to my tinnitus. But just the other day I was breaking up some old CD's I didnt want and the cracking sound seemed to change the volume/tone of my Tinnitus. I was so sad after just...

Thanks Michael, Whats driving me crazy is not really knowing whats going on in my head. The ENT says im all clear (according to his fibre optic inspection), but I still have the same symptoms. Apart from the tinnitus, I have this weird jelly/tingling feeling in my head. I have a CAT scan on...

The ADs i took made me worse Michael. Cheers.

Hi folks, I have these weird sensations all over my head. I dont know if I have always had these, and my anxiety is driving it. Anyone else have weird head feelings along with Tinnitus. Also feeling massively depressed and fed up. Cheers.

I suppose if I can make my ears pop it means the tubes are not blocked? Cheers.

Thank you.

According to my ENT my ears are fine, no infection etc. But I have this ear fullness in my left ear. Could the Tinnitus itself be causing this? I don't think I have ETD as my ENT probably would have mentioned it in conjunction with an ear infection. Any answers folks. Cheers.

Thank you!

Thanks Michael, I supposed I was a bit worried about the radiation of a CAT scan. Im sure its fine in the context of things. Cheers.

Hello there, According to my 3 hearing tests, my hearing is normal - which really suprised me! Its objectively normal but some things sound really strange to me like birds cheeping and car brakes. Cheers.

Hi folks, Soon I will have a CAT scan for my ears/head. I'm having one of these instead of MRI because I am claustrophobic. Anyone else had one of these, and did it affect your Tinnitus? Many thanks.

Yup, definitely the same for me. Bathroom and toilet are the worse for hearing it. Like you it seems worse for me near the computer. The living room is not to bad. I dont know if it actually gets louder, or its just an expectation we have for different rooms. All the best!

I have felt like that for almost 2 weeks now. And yes the tension seems more than the ringing. I hope we both find a solution. Cheers.

Yes my friend much the same for me. Hard to put the feeling into words. Cheers.

I have to find a decent job (don't we all). And soon I have an appointment at the job centre. They are obviously un-aware of the 3 months and ongoing hell that tinnitus is causing. I don't feel strong enough to go through all the job centre stuff. Does anyone on here claim disability for...

Hi folks, Anyone developed muscular tension over their head due to Tinnitus? I'm wondering if the stress associated with it can cause it. Thanks.

Hi folks, I think my T may in part be neck/jaw related. Who can I see to get this checked out correctly. The ENT i have seen reckons my ear pain may be due to muscular tension to. Im in the uk. Thanks.

Yes thanks for the info. Yes its a bit like a numb feeling. For both of us perhaps its the tension caused by our reaction to the Tinnitus. The ENT told me I have no Sinnusitis infection, so its a hard one to figure out. My nose also seems to swell up a bit at times. Very Strange. Cheers.

Very early in my journey, but I think i am improving slowly. The ENT said I had no sign of Sinnusitis, or ear infection so thats a good thing. I do still have ear pain, and my head feels "wrong" if that makes sense. As you say its very hard to understand whats going on. Im glad you are feeling...

Hi folks, On seeing the ENT I mentioned ear pain and the weird feeling of muscular tension over all my head. Does anyone else have this? As all my tubes seem clear, he seems to think my ear pain is muscular related? Cheers.

Hi Dana, I had low Tinnitus since 1991 which wasnt a problem for me. Dec 2017 some kind of infection made the Tinnitus get really loud, hence my new problems etc. Cheers.

Wise words Michael. I will say one thing Tinnitus certainly is a teacher when it comes to psychology. I know we all have a self image, but having T makes it crystal clear. Cheers.

Yes my friend. Lets hope time is the great Doctor. Good luck to you.

Although I have made progress, I can easily get locked into thought patterns which bring me crashing down to the ground in a massive heap of tears and sorrow. It seems to me and my basic psychology that I am grieving for the old self who had none of the problems I have now. Tinnitus in its...

Hello there! I have had quite bad Tinnitus now for 3 months, and to say the least its a pain in the ass and a big struggle. Only things that I have found to ease it a bit are walking, watching TV and the computer. If you have some hearing loss, there are hearing aids which can mask or boost...