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  1. Chris Garfield

    Chronic Tinnitus

    Hi Ambassador. Thanks for your thoughts. I will indeed employ the learning and stamina as you suggest. My main problem is the unavailability of Tinitus specialists to see. There is one but he has a several months waiting list and when My turn came I was away on vacation. So I went back to the...
  2. Chris Garfield

    Chronic Tinnitus

    Hi, I'm guitar player and I have been pro all my working life. Playing Rock music mostly. I'm retired now because l don't want to risk making my T worse as it is bad enough now. Plugs are ok but can't protect you from the unexpected stuff like feedback . I have a pension and investments so I can...
  3. Chris Garfield

    Chronic Tinnitus

    Hi, my T is louder than conversation,TV, etc , and only decreases out in the open air on a windy day. I have hearing aids but these are useless at combating the T. CBT and habitualisation are my goals . Any advice on how to achieve a bit of peace would be welcome.
  4. Chris Garfield

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

    Hi everyone. Does anyone know where I can get CBT help for Tinnitus? I live in Burton On Trent so anywhere within reasonable distance would be appreciated. Thanks and love to you all. Chris G
  5. Chris Garfield

    Chronic Tinnitus

    Hi Greg a. Thanks for the reply. Yes that's me playing guitar. It's being in bands that gave me hearing loss and T. Hearing aids haven't helped me at all,but CBT has quite a lot. I know that there is no easy way to get my life back,but I will persevere with it. Good luck to you and thanks again.
  6. Chris Garfield

    Chronic Tinnitus

    Dear Fishbone, thanks so much for your words of wisdom and taking the time to reply. I've only had acute T for 6months so it is all relatively new to me. Life is so difficult at the moment and I welcome any support and advice out there. The main problem for me is sleeping. My T is very loud...
  7. Chris Garfield

    Chronic Tinnitus

    Hi everybody I'm Chris. New to the site and feeling desperate. I have chronic T and feel like I can't cope with it. But I don't want to kill myself. I just want someone to talk to. How do you cope with T when it is so bad that you feel like I do. Please help.