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Shit dude, this sounds horrible! I am having a bad period as well but not anywhere as near as what you are describing. You need to calm down your nervous system a.s.a.p. Can you sleep? Do you have any tranquilizers? If you are experiencing real pain, you should go to the doctor asap. Maybe skip...

I can only try to define habituation based solely on own experience: It can be described as a state in which your senses, mind and emotions are focused on anything BUT your tinnitus. The effect is that it gets filtered out of your conciousness and, at least temporarily, it is as if it wasn't...

Because people who come here usually do so in order to vent or to share their current frustration about not being able to cope with T. Others are still hopeful of a cure being found, discussing therapies and scientific approaches. Unfortunately most of them don't have the medical or scientific...

Crocodiles are not mammals ;) Not that this has anything to do with the discussion though. Feel free to waste all your money and time on LLT and Wilden. People who fail to see, after reading the initial thread post, that this is just another meaningless therapy and that Wilden's methods are...

Here is an entertaining one (german): ==> He has been claiming that he can "succesfully treat" T since the 90s. The above video showcases an older lady who got rid of her T and Meniere's symptoms. ==> I bet he can also improve a septum deviation by 20% (on average) via shining his flashlight...

Option 1: kill yourself Option 2: Stop whining about it, deal with it In time, you will notice that over increasing periods, you will be able to blend it out when you are distracted or busy. In times where you will suffer again, go out, run, work out, go climb a mountain, fucking break...

Cocaine is to T what gasoline is to fire my friend ;) the effect is temporary though. Of course it always depends on the dosage but should you decide to still use it occasionally, be aware that you ll have a nasty spike for the following days.

@hartje5 in many cases T appears to be more of a (at least partially) reversibel psychiatric condition rather than an irreversibel otologic one. I too Deal with light H when my Stress levels are through the roof. It sounds to me that yours might be such a case where Depression and anxiety are...

A general misconception is the idea of habituation being a state. In reality it is much more of a continuous process. I cannot claim that I am habituated in the sense that my T does never ever bother me anymore. On the other hand though I can say that I experience days, sometimes even weeks...

You need to calm down your system first! Go to the doc, take a week off work, take some Xanax if necessary, sleep, exercise, eat healthy and do stuff to take your mind off of it. It ll drop down to baseline, I m positive ;)

Forget about TRT. It's BS, it won't make your T go away. The entire protocol is basically nothing more than hot air and it's practices can be applied DYI style. You will habituate naturally in time. Be patient and treat yourself well. The psychiatric approach you mentioned is the best option...

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Hey Marlino, your story is pretty similar to mine. Also living in Germany, same profession, same seamingly social life pre-T, similar T onset experience. Really happy you re doing better. Most important thing is to manage to keep "calm", avoid stress when possible and live a healthy life...

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LLLT is a scam. The initial post, including the full Q&A with Wilden speaks volumes! There is no scientific evidence whatsoever that his "science" has any validity, on the contrary, his methods are dismissed very easily by the medical community. I am not aware of any genuine case that this laser...

Dude... I know this can be hell but RELAX!!! Honestly, first thing you need to do is to reset your brain. First step: take a break from work, School or whatever obligation you have and go visit someone you trust and feel comfortable with (parents are usually the best candidates) step 2: go out...

Please keep us posted about your experience with citalopram! All the best!

This woman is a martyr. I respect her to the outmost max. for her action. I find her decision to be brave and bold and if I was not as much a coward I would choose the same route as she did. Do you want to live a life full of suffering or do you want to determine your fate on your own terms? We...

Ooh, I know this problem all to well. After waking up from a nap my t spikes to a 10/10 (as severe as it gets I suppose).. it s accompanied by feelings of dread and total exhaustion.. these are the moments where coping is impossible and anxiety/depression are at their worst... fortunately...

@Kah Povi Great post!!

@Wendy A So there goes the myth that mirtazapine is the only "tinnitus safe" antidepressant out there... I guess I will stay away from any medication from now on.

Is there a way to make a recording to listen to on your mobile? like @nisc already stated, the site does not work well on mobile devices (too much lag, the audio sequence is constantly disrupted)

defeated, I agree!

@sallyringgirl I am very happy for you and reading that you finally found something that worked. To be honest, I have been in a dilemma concerning ADs from the very beginning my T started. On the one hand I am way past and beyond the point where I have recognized that depression and T go "hand...

I have been wondering about the same thing. Since the onset of my T over 2 years ago there is an entire new set of symptoms I am experiencing like: neck, shoulder and back pains, fatigue and tiredness, a feeling of dizziness and sometimes a pulsatile Tinnitus on top of the high constrant...

Dear @Dr. Nagler , in most related literature on which I 've stumbled upon so far (medical and non-medical) tinnitus is defined as a symptom similar to pain rather than an illness/disease. Since there are no "painkillers" for T, we, the severe t sufferers, are bound to keep on looking for the...

None positive really, true. On the other hand, if you expand that question, what impact does visiting this entire forum have upon our lifes? What is its purpose? support and knowledge about the condition I guess. The latter aplies to this specific threat.

...meditation, exercise, music, psychotropic substances... :dunno:

Unfortunately there is not much to understand... the human central nervous system / brain may be the most complex system in the frigging universe. It is highly unlikely that we will be able to decipher it, not even with quantum computing in a 1000 years. I was hoping that with high precision...

Mine is the same as Martin69's case. Loud environments don't bother me at all, neither does a siren of a firetruck etc. The louder the better, better chance of masking my T. It is near to silence that makes me go bananas! Thatfor I rarely use earplugs.

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And dont forget: 10 hail marys a day, make all bad things go away!

AMEN to that! ;):rockingbanana:

This is what a quick google search did for looking up a dosage scheme: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/24527 " Posology Trobalt must be titrated, according to individual patient response, in order to optimise the balance between efficacy and tolerability. The maximum total daily...

FUCK TINNITUS! Simply put: YES! I ve been suffering for 2 years now, no improvement, I dont see any perspective in things improving... All available treatments are BS. For me it clearly is a disability, i am not able to enjoy life they way I could in the past.... and the suffering is...

@Viking What kind of procedure is this? Gamma knife surgery? Which doctor recommended that to you? What is the probable outcome of this? Can this indeed lead to T reduction? When are you doing the thalamotomy?

Don't bother debating with religious people about God and the meaning of all of this... just don't , it's pointless. I respect and almost envy those who find comfort in their belief. And when I read/hear things as " His ways are higher than ours...", yada yada yada, although infuriating from a...

I have floaters as well. Fortunatelly not too many though so I would not concider it even a minor problem. I have also noticed the blue field entoptic phenomenon conciously for the first time two years ago. I am only aware of these visual phenomenons when I feel anxious or tired. I can easily...

Consult a neurologist about this. Be aware and careful with SSRI medication!

I was about to open a new thread but I discovered this one: I usually come here to visit this forum during "bad days/periods/moments" for support. Today is a "good" one though, I had a rather enjoyable day at the office, was not aware of my T for many hours and even now where I am back at home...

I would like to post another question concerning TRT. It is somehow presented to me as a complex protocol while in fact (at least that is my limited understanding of it) it consist of only 3 basic components: 1. counseling, meaning someone explaining to you the neurophysiology of tinnitus. 2...

There does not seem to be a single f"§§§%ng antidepressant that does not have T as a possible side effect.... T is much more bearable when I dont feel exhausted, depressed or anxious. From that aspect one would think that maybe antidepressant medication could be the solution to this seemingly...

It is 2015. Study completion date was announced to be November 2009. Results?

I have to admit, I am rather sceptical concerning the efficacy of TRT. Although the neurophysiological model of Jastreboff sounds like a plausible approach, my scepticism is mainly based on the fact that it is a rare find to read any testimonial or positive experience of patients that underwent...

@Steve You are right. It is a mental thing. I apologize for causing distress or t-spikes with my post. The truth is that I had a tough week and felt that I needed to vent and rant a bit in my own way when I saw this topic. Of course it isnt always as gloomy as I depicted, I also have good days...

I am sorry @amandine for making you feel bad with my post. I dont know what to make of this forum to be honest, I d love to be one of those who have largelly overcome this and only sign up to give courage to others but this is not the case. I suffer from it greatly, as many of us here are. And I...

I tend to agree with you but my problem lies in the fact that it is the T that causes me these feelings which in their turn seem to lead to physical and mental exhaustion... which in their turn crank up the T volume and intensity. It's a closed feedback loop, a vicious, ubreakable cycle I have...

Lol... it never seizes to amaze me how ridiculously much this illness sucks

Well, I agree and I disagree with your comment.. of course tinnitus has to do a lot with perception but my actual signal amplitude/loudness of it is also very dynamic. For example, usually on a "good" day before I go to sleep I use some white noise for masking which I leave on during the night...

What is the price tag for a treatment at this clinic?

Interesting, but can you really distinguish between tinnitus loudness and tinnitus perception/awareness? If so, how do you do it?

I literally devoured season 3. Kevin Spacey is simply brilliant, one of the best actors alive!

tried it... didnt do s**t for my T.

I am currently doing an MBSR course. Tough cookie, not sure yet.. the silent meditation increases my T awareness and usually after that I feel pretty exhausted. I am positive though that with a lot of discipline, practice and best in combination with body work like yoga it can have a really...

Same here, my job is stressful, I ve noticed that if I get the chance to calm down during the weekend my overall condition gets better. But during the weeks my anxiety and exhaustion levels rise to a point where I cannot cope anymore (had terrible, unmaskable T and anxiety again for the past 3...

Hello @Dr. Nagler Since I did not want to hijack the previous thread on my personal experience on TRT I decided to post my question here. First of all some info on my particular case: I developed sudden billateral tinnitus during a period of greater anxiety and after starting antidepressant...

Hello Dr. Nagler, I understand that you are still sceptical on that matter. So if I may, I would like to add a hypothetical question: Although I understand that you are not a psychiatrist... With all your knowledge and clinical experience on tinnitus, would you advise SSRI treatment to a...

@Dr. Nagler Although this is no more than older anecdotal evidence about a link between SSRI and tinnitus you might want to take a look at these sources (the "dark side of the net" is full of such reports which makes even the more scepticists wonder)...

@Dr. Nagler May I ask about your motivation behind this inquiry? Best regards, m

Hello Dr. Nagler, to reply to your question: My tinnitus started 2 years ago after 5 days of taking a low dose (5mg) of an SSRI (citalopram). Even after immediate cessation I am still struggling with constant severe bilateral tinnitus today. Who knows, maybe it was just a coincidence. Hard to...