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  1. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Apologies for the delayed reply, I don't log on here much these days. Honestly... I suspect the flights to and from the UK and NZ I've been doing recently have been partly to do with my tinnitus getting worse. It only became problematic around two weeks after landing back in the UK and also...
  2. Cojackb

    Lenire — User Experiences and Reviews

    In the last few months I've had my final appointment with Neuromod, packed up my life in the UK and moved back out to New Zealand to pick up where I left off about a year ago. During this time I'd not touched my device very much at all and due to a significant spike (for reasons unrelated to...
  3. Cojackb

    Waitress Smashed a Stack of Plates Onto a Solid Floor — Followed by a Tinnitus Spike

    Been a while since I've signed into Tinnitus Talk, life got busy, I returned to the office after working remotely for the best part of a year and just got on with things. Unfortunately last Thursday we went out to a restaurant for a friend's birthday. The place was loud already and that should...
  4. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    In response to the continued use, not really, no. Their usage trial was only conducted over the 12 week period so as far as I can tell there isn't really any data to deduce an "average" of when someone could expect results outside the 12 weeks. Unfortunately it's not a question I asked directly...
  5. Cojackb

    Lenire — User Experiences and Reviews

    Final Update (Sort of) On Friday I attended my final appointment with Neuromod to follow up on my 12 weeks of treatment. As previously mentioned, my Tinnitus hasn't really changed since starting out with Neuromod but there has been a recorded increase in volume (around 6 dB). I strongly doubt...
  6. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Personally, I've seen no changes in my tinnitus. I had my final follow up on Friday and had the program adjusted again - will continue using the device for the foreseeable future. To summarize, 12 weeks might be the documented treatment window but Lenire will continue providing support even...
  7. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    @AliceW apologies I didn't get a chance to stick around at the clinic and have an introduction! It turned out to be a very manic day with the usual delayed flights courtesy of British Airways and some very busy airports. Saw your review and really glad your appointment went well, fingers...
  8. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Good questions. I can only comment on the small discussions I've had with Neuromod about my final appointment but from what they said, the final follow up, like the others will still consist of an adjustment to timings. I assume, like the other adjustments this is to maximize the potential...
  9. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    My appointment is at 11:15, I imagine I'll be back at the airport by 2:30 but I may be able to hang around at the clinic for a while. What time are you due to arrive?
  10. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    I've got my final appointment on Friday which will mark the end of my treatment. I've yet to notice any improvement in my tinnitus and have run this by the Neuromod team late last week. I even discussed whether it was worth attending the final appointment or whether it was more of a formality...
  11. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    At what point have the worsenings ever been downplayed? Every single Lenire user, myself included have all repeatedly told this community that worsenings are a strong possibility during the treatment. This has never been shielded from Lenire patients or prospective patients. It's literally...
  12. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    I'm considerably lost with what some of the members here are expecting to see from this thread. There's unfathomable amounts of skepticism and conspiracy theorizing here, yet when a member comes forward to report an improvement as a result of the treatment, the first thing you do is come up...
  13. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Less spiking which is nice, my hyperacusis also seems to be behaving - even around sounds that would usually trigger it. As for the overall volume, honestly, It's loud. My right ear has always been the prominent side with tinnitus but my left ear is now audibly louder. The increase in volume is...
  14. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    As far as I'm aware, no. From my experience, the pitch / frequency of your tinnitus has no bearing on being eligible for treatment. All that matters is that you can hear sufficiently for the sounds to work.
  15. Cojackb

    Turned Off White Noise Machine, Ringing Kept Getting Lower After Hearing Crackling — Hyperacusis?

    Yep, that's not abnormal - certain sounds will react more with your Tinnitus than others. I also have extremely high pitches which are very difficult to mask but the white noise through my WNGs doesn't trigger my reactivity. It's very subtle and the idea is, if the Hyperacusis can be improved -...
  16. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Unfortunately not, I have mid-range hearing loss and don't know when or how it occurred or whether it was hereditary or if that's even contributing to my tinnitus. I generally got different answers depending on who I went to see and realised it really wasn't worth chasing. Sorry I can't give...
  17. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    You're absolutely entitled to an opinion and I'm glad you shared it. My advice would be to seek an appointment with them and direct these questions at Caroline, their head consultant. She was across the trials and has been involved in consultations since they went to market. I understand...
  18. Cojackb

    Turned Off White Noise Machine, Ringing Kept Getting Lower After Hearing Crackling — Hyperacusis?

    The only way I'm aware of and the way I've been getting treatment is via the use of White Noise Generators (WNGs). The way my audiologist described it is a way of desensitizing the ears and bringing the hearing threshold back down to normal levels by playing a constant background noise into your...
  19. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    You call the testimonials underwhelming, I call them realistic. I'd rather not have Neuromod fill us all with false hope and give us the impression that this treatment would categorically FIX your tinnitus. Those testimonials contain a broad range of different types of responses to the...
  20. Cojackb

    Turned Off White Noise Machine, Ringing Kept Getting Lower After Hearing Crackling — Hyperacusis?

    Are you saying your Tinnitus is louder when you hear sounds, generally labelled reactive tinnitus? Reactive Tinnitus from what I understand can be considered as Hyperacusis. Hyperacusis is normally associated with sounds being perceived louder than they actually are. Hyper-sensitive hearing...
  21. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    I've had tinnitus for as long as I can remember, even through childhood. However, it was so quiet and due to my naivety I never looked into what it was or cared as It didn't impact my life unless really looking for it. I assumed it was normal. January 2019 is when it became problematic and got...
  22. Cojackb

    Lenire — User Experiences and Reviews

    Haven't posted in a while, this is mostly due to taking time out to focus on life and treatment. I found reading other people's feedback or opinions in some of the threads very easily swayed my approach to the treatment. To catch you all up, the Lenire treatment has had very little impact on...
  23. Cojackb

    Poll: How Often Do You Visit Tinnitus Talk?

    I try to space my visits out. A lot of this is due to me finding my attitude and approach to tinnitus can be manipulated by a lot of the content that gets posted here (I'm referring to the negative threads). I deal with my tinnitus better using my own methods but I like to come on here and...
  24. Cojackb

    Tinnitus at Age 19

    Thanks for sharing that Ludwin and welcome to the community! It sounds like you got thrown straight into the deep end of this condition which must have been frightening mate. It's good to hear you're living your life again and I think we're all keeping our fingers crossed for a future cure...
  25. Cojackb

    Hi! I’m So Excited to Have Found You All!

    Welcome along!
  26. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Does anyone know how they study for long term "negative" side effects of something like neuromodulation? I'm very curious as to how they deem a treatment like this as safe, considering how new the studies are. I'm not a doctor or scientist so it could be that something like neuromodulation...
  27. Cojackb

    Dentist Claims Dental Work Cannot Make Tinnitus Worse

    @Lynny I had a wisdom tooth pulled after my T got worse. They had to do A LOT of drilling as my wisdom teeth are generally quite planted in place. My T was a bit aggravated for a few days but went back to baseline afterwards. I've got to get another wisdom tooth pulled soon which I'm putting...
  28. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    They do allow 2 x back to back sessions if it is more convenient. Although the device is only configured to run treatment for 30 minutes at a time, so they advise you'd have to push the play button again as soon as the first 30 minutes has finished.
  29. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    It's gradually getting quieter again yes, it's much closer to baseline than it was Friday night and I'm sleeping again mostly so that's a plus. Honestly, the treatment seems to have helped - each time I had a session the spike seemed much calmer afterwards.
  30. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    The team at Lenire are VERY transparent in the fact this might NOT work for everybody. If this is a scam, it is one of THE MOST invested and convincing scams I've ever seen. Involvement from some of the leading Tinnitus experts, tens of millions of Euros of investment. I'm also not even sure if...
  31. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Everything was going well but as of last night I'm having one of the most severe spikes since my tinnitus got worse this year. Nothing to do with Lenire, I went to a friend's last night and completely misread the volume of the people, background music and other things. Really not sure whether...
  32. Cojackb

    How Do You Live with Hyperacusis? Impact on Your Job/Studies? How Are Things Different Now?

    Hey mate, That is costly! There must be some cheaper ones available or did that include fitting / calibration etc? Yep - I hear you regarding the floaters, mine have been a pain this year! I was seeing improvements after around 2 weeks with the WNGs. I generally wear them every other day...
  33. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Personally, it's certainly been more active since starting the treatment. More frequent fleeting spikes and much more activity in regards to daily variation in volume. Prior to that my tinnitus had settled to a constant and was rarely bothered by loud noises, mostly just lack of sleep.
  34. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Congratulations mate! That's a long way to travel to commit yourself to the treatment, my fingers are crossed that you see an improvement. As for the tongue tip, yes, it sits on the tip of your tongue or every so slightly further back, whatever is more comfortable! Try a session where you sit...
  35. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    It seems to be less noticeable at the moment, but that sun has gone in and it's been cloudy here for a couple of days so I suspect it's the light. My eyes aren't good with bright days! Also I just wanted to drop an update, last night my tinnitus was at the lowest it's been since it got louder...
  36. Cojackb

    How Do You Live with Hyperacusis? Impact on Your Job/Studies? How Are Things Different Now?

    Hey bro, I use WNGs (White Noise Generators) which significantly help my Hyperacusis. There's other members on here who have the same. You need to wear them for around 8 hours a day and they play a constant white noise into your ears at a low volume. I'm not an expert so won't go into the...
  37. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    I've just gone and sat in a completely quiet room to focus on my tinnitus and get you guys a more definitive answer. In short, yes, the majority of my tinnitus is quieter than it has been. Normally I have multiple tones (rings) at different frequencies and a constant, high pitched, static...
  38. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Yes, it's calmed down much more than it was :rockingbanana: How are you getting on bud? Have you picked up your device now?
  39. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    It's temporary mate :) Don't be disheartened!
  40. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    I'm not sure if Amitriptyline is considered an SSRI, trying to find out. However, I take and have been taking a very low dose of Amitriptyline for years and was still accepted by Lenire. This was disclosed during my assessment.
  41. Cojackb

    Lenire — User Experiences and Reviews

    Week 1 Update Similar to other members here, my tinnitus is noticeably louder since starting the treatment. It's certainly not a significant increase in volume but it's enough to make you aware of the change. This is most prominent immediately after a session with the Lenire device but can drop...
  42. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Definitely go with it mate, I'm not going to stop. Lenire did mention side-effects and it's been repeated in each meeting with them as well as in their user manual. The way I see it, these situations are part and parcel of the treatment. They're well aware of what it can do on a temporary...
  43. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Will try and provide an update on Wednesday as that will be the one week mark since starting the treatment. I can absolutely sympathise with Allan, the ringing has become more prominent for certain tones and there's been more frequent fleeting tinnitus spikes. One ear does feel full more than...
  44. Cojackb

    Tinnitus Worsened: Now in Both Ears and Louder — I Also Feel a Vibration When Someone Talks

    I've had this exact sensation, including the pillow. When it happened to me, my Hyperacusis (sensitivity to sound) become very severe, I couldn't even flush a toilet or have a conversation without it being too loud. It's very uncomfortable and pretty distressing BUT mine cleared within a day or...
  45. Cojackb

    Distorted Hearing, High Pitched Tones Amplified, My Own Speaking Uncomfortable

    This is nothing more than your own opinion.
  46. Cojackb

    Lenire — User Experiences and Reviews

    ***Adding this post here from the original Lenire thread*** A summary of use from start to finish. So as per the instructions from Lenire, find a comfortable seated position - upright preferably. In their words, this reduces the risk of you falling asleep during the treatment and the tongue...
  47. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Unfortunately I can't comment as Lenire didn't carry out a hearing test at my assessment. I had an extremely recent audiogram already that I provided them. The only thing I will say is the audiologist that carried out my hearing test previously used a certain type of tone to make it easier for...
  48. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    They will accept an audiogram done within the last 2 months, IIRC. Anything outside of this is not an option as your audio profile can change significantly outside of that.
  49. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    I didn't get actual figures from the consultant but they did comment to say my masking level is very low, meaning white noise works well for me.
  50. Cojackb

    Mapping Awareness (Google Trends)

    I'd like to think it's related more to awareness increasing around tinnitus but I did hear a discussion on the radio recently which identified young males in their 20s and up as being the most effected these days. So you're probably right around it being iPods, Concerts, loud music in cars etc.
  51. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    I had a similar chat with the consultant who said pretty much the same, and that the noise can "move" to other parts of the head. An interesting comment she made was some people have come back reporting their tinnitus has improved, but when they do the masking test etc there is no record-able...
  52. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    The masking test, from what I understand will set a threshold for the baseline volume of your Lenire device. Each device is configured to match your personal hearing profile and the tones played by the device consist of white noise, music and chiming. A real variety of sounds and frequencies...
  53. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Hey @acute, Unfortunately I don't have that info as I provided Neuromod with a very recent audiogram I'd had done prior to my assessment with them. They used that instead of carrying out another hearing test! Very good question though, I'd be interested to see if anyone else has this info...
  54. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    They're AKG K845. I rate AKG - very good brand. Shame I can't use them for music anymore! :giggle:
  55. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Really sorry to read this ☹️ I sincerely hope this changes and you get the chance again if the option came about!
  56. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Finally home with the device! Firstly, it was awesome meeting you @Allan1967, gutted we didn't get a chance to sit down and have a proper chat so hoping one of our follow up assessments might overlap! As for the experience, there really isn't much I can add to what Redknight has already...
  57. Cojackb

    Extreme Insomnia — Haven't Slept in 4 Days

    Hi @MagicMike, Sorry to hear you're having a tough time with T. Rest assured, you're not alone mate and we've all been/going through the same troubles. Sleep is a serious factor - lack of sleep seems to exacerbate Tinnitus and at the same time the Tinnitus seems to stop you from sleeping...
  58. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    I suffer from anxiety and take a very mild anti-anxiety medication which was all disclosed at my assessment. I was still accepted for the treatment. However my anxiety existed years before my tinnitus got worse and the tinnitus existed before the anxiety started. I don't know the background...
  59. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Considering there is a similar treatment based in London that starts at £4,500 and should be worn for 4-6 hours a day - I'd say Lenire / Neuromod have priced this at an EXTREMELY competitive rate. I guess it comes down to what kind of price a clinic wants to put on their time as opposed to the...
  60. Cojackb

    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Although nobody can tell you for sure that it won't trigger your hyperacusis, I personally had no adverse effects from the white noise masking test (I get mild hyperacusis and it has previously spiked to more severe levels). Nor have I seen or heard anybody else who's been for the assessment...