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Funnily enough a neurosurgeon suggested carbamazepine to me this week
Funnily enough a neurosurgeon suggested carbamazepine to me this week- Zigs
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I think @MadeleineHope had some success with a CGRP inhibitor
I think @MadeleineHope had some success with a CGRP inhibitor- Zigs
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Thanks for replying! That’s basically what I’m doing but I feel really guilty about it!
Thanks for replying! That’s basically what I’m doing but I feel really guilty about it!- Zigs
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Hmm. It went away after three awful days but I’ve woken up this morning and it’s back and I...
Hmm. It went away after three awful days but I’ve woken up this morning and it’s back and I wasn’t particularly stressed at all and haven’t really done anything. Wish I knew the cause. @Erika you sound like me just over a year ago and I wish so much that I’d taken sick leave and stayed off for a...- Zigs
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Omicron Infection — Did It Make Your Tinnitus Worse? Post Your Experience
Thanks. Mine calmed down after three awful days, but now it’s back, and I have no idea why! Your description is the closest thing I’ve found. Do you remember how long it took for yours to go away? -
Hey! Hope you’re doing okay. I just wondered how your partner and kids managed while you were...
Hey! Hope you’re doing okay. I just wondered how your partner and kids managed while you were dealing with this. I can’t find anyone with a family who has recovered to an extent, only people who can isolate themselves. How did your kids cope with you going away to the beach house? How did you...- Zigs
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Omicron Infection — Did It Make Your Tinnitus Worse? Post Your Experience
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Morse Code / Typewriter / Hammer Sound Tinnitus: Could a Car Drive Have Caused This?
Hey, After a really horrendous pain spike just over a week ago, we decided that I should stay in an Airbnb somewhere quiet for a few weeks to try and calm my system down. I have two young children and a dog, and I live on a main road, so there is constant noise in my house. For various reasons... -
Where to start with my symptoms! They change daily and the most debilitating come and go. Last...
Where to start with my symptoms! They change daily and the most debilitating come and go. Last week it was severe pain, this week it’s this morse code banging- Zigs
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Just constant noise in my ear like someone is pressing an alarm button over and over or...
Just constant noise in my ear like someone is pressing an alarm button over and over or something. No idea what it’s about!- Zigs
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Sorry to be doom and gloom but until 2 months ago I had never experienced pain either. I pushed...
Sorry to be doom and gloom but until 2 months ago I had never experienced pain either. I pushed it and pushed it for a year and now I wish I’d been signed off back when this all kicked off- Zigs
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Hope you’re okay. Morse code is awful! Seems you had habituated at one point?
Hope you’re okay. Morse code is awful! Seems you had habituated at one point?- Zigs
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Hey, please could you tell me how you coped with morse code? I’ve developed this out of nowhere...
Hey, please could you tell me how you coped with morse code? I’ve developed this out of nowhere yesterday and it is unbelievably loud and intrusive. It’s there all the time. Prior to this I had been feeling better. I feel like a long car ride maybe caused it (I hadn’t left the house in months...- Zigs
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Hey, did your morse code calm down at all?
Hey, did your morse code calm down at all?- Zigs
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Hey, I think I am dealing with severe TTTS after a few long car drives following months in...
Hey, I think I am dealing with severe TTTS after a few long car drives following months in quiet. I am having a metal banging type noise as well as loads of other horrible sounds. How are you now?- Zigs
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Major Stardom Opportunity — Concert/Show Decibel on Stage
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Hey @bkk97 hope you’re okay. Did your distortions calm down at all?
Hey @bkk97 hope you’re okay. Did your distortions calm down at all?- Zigs
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Hey @HopeForAll96 just wondered how you are these days?
Hey @HopeForAll96 just wondered how you are these days?- Zigs
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Hey, just to say I would quit your job. Your health is more important. I made myself worse...
Hey, just to say I would quit your job. Your health is more important. I made myself worse pushing myself to go to work. You can always get another one- Zigs
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Seeking Support for Severe Tinnitus Spike After Very Loud Restaurant with DJ Playing Music
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Hey @MadeleineHope thanks for the recommendation on podcasts to listen to. I saw some of your...
Hey @MadeleineHope thanks for the recommendation on podcasts to listen to. I saw some of your older posts where you couldn’t listen to digital sound - how did you get over this?- Zigs
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@Marin a window and had to whisper the rounds (sometimes in tears) so it sounds like you were...
@Marin a window and had to whisper the rounds (sometimes in tears) so it sounds like you were still in a lot of pain?- Zigs
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@Marin if you see this, could you let me know what kind of relief you got from pulsatilla? I ask...
@Marin if you see this, could you let me know what kind of relief you got from pulsatilla? I ask as you mention you still couldn’t open…- Zigs
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I’m trying so hard but just seek to be getting worse. Also how did you start reintroducing...
I’m trying so hard but just seek to be getting worse. Also how did you start reintroducing noise? If you can remember how much you suffered and were desperate for help then please could you get back to me! Thank you- Zigs
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Hey, sorry I know you said that your H improved out of nowhere once your stress reduced. I’m...
Hey, sorry I know you said that your H improved out of nowhere once your stress reduced. I’m just wondering how you managed to get your stress under control when you were only getting worse, two years in etc, confined to your room?- Zigs
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It seems like it helped you before (last time around when you were severe) so could be worth a shot?
It seems like it helped you before (last time around when you were severe) so could be worth a shot?- Zigs
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@TheFriendlyGhost thank you for replying. If you don’t mind me asking, what helped get you...
@TheFriendlyGhost thank you for replying. If you don’t mind me asking, what helped get you through the worst of the pain and improved one ear? It’s good that you made some progress at least!- Zigs
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Acupuncture for Tinnitus
@SaraK18, how are you doing now?- Zigs
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Hey! If you see this please could you get in touch and let me know how you recovered after March...
Hey! If you see this please could you get in touch and let me know how you recovered after March 2022? If you could give some details of what you did eg how much you protected, what you could handle etc and then how you progressed? Thank you- Zigs
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Hey! During your worst times did you leave the house etc? If all noise caused pain how did you...
Hey! During your worst times did you leave the house etc? If all noise caused pain how did you manage to go out? Thank you xxx- Zigs
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I’ve been doing a lot of Alan’s work and think it’s really good, I’m just in a hyper-sensitive...
I’ve been doing a lot of Alan’s work and think it’s really good, I’m just in a hyper-sensitive state right now (after thinking I was improving ironically)- Zigs
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Thank you. No, I haven’t been for a walk or left the house in over two weeks. I am in silence...
Thank you. No, I haven’t been for a walk or left the house in over two weeks. I am in silence most of the time apart from when my little ones come home, I’m around them for an hour or so. Unfortunately a couple of very loud screams from my baby last week seem to have caused some increased...- Zigs
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Had a Setback After Being Exposed to Music at a Record Store and I'm Starting to Get Nervous
This thread terrifies me. Does anyone know how @GoatSheep is doing now?- Zigs
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Hey! How are you doing now? Hope you’re okay
Hey! How are you doing now? Hope you’re okay- Zigs
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Every single time I feel like I’m doing better I immediately have a huge setback and I don’t...
Every single time I feel like I’m doing better I immediately have a huge setback and I don’t know why- Zigs
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The thing is, I have been feeling better! So I don’t understand why it would strike now
The thing is, I have been feeling better! So I don’t understand why it would strike now- Zigs
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Also when you first got pain and said that even talking was too painful, how did you recover?
Also when you first got pain and said that even talking was too painful, how did you recover?- Zigs
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Hey, hope you are well. Could you let me know how your pain is these days? Thanks
Hey, hope you are well. Could you let me know how your pain is these days? Thanks- Zigs
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There is a natural alternative people on here recommend. I can’t remember the name now but I...
There is a natural alternative people on here recommend. I can’t remember the name now but I think it includes garlic- Zigs
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Is This TTTS? My Ears Wince/Thump When I Swallow, Burp, Talk Loud, Touch My Ear Canal, ...
Hey @GLASS EYE, did this resolve for you?- Zigs
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Vibrating Sensation in Ear Triggered by Sounds and Movements
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Still Alive and Doing Better! Hyperacusis and Pain Have Reduced by About 75%!
I have his book, and I love it! I can't listen to his exercises since I'm avoiding artificial audio, but I do them in my head. I had been feeling a little better, but today everything has gone haywire, and I have no idea why. :( I'm in a lot of pain. I haven't left the house in weeks and am...- Zigs
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Had been feeling cautiously optimistic the last few days and now this. I don’t know what to don:(
Had been feeling cautiously optimistic the last few days and now this. I don’t know what to don:(- Zigs
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Vibrating Sensation in Ear Triggered by Sounds and Movements
Hi everyone, it’s me again! Last night, I slept on my left side (with earmuffs on). When I woke up, I had low-pitched fleeting tinnitus in my left ear, which eventually faded. However, today, I’ve been experiencing a vibrating-type sound in my ear every time I hear a noise or even when I move... -
Hey, how are your vibration symptoms now?
Hey, how are your vibration symptoms now?- Zigs
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Hey! Would love some advice on dealing with pain and TTTS if you are able to share? Thank you!
Hey! Would love some advice on dealing with pain and TTTS if you are able to share? Thank you!- Zigs
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Since this morning my left ear is making a vibrating type sound every time I move. Even chewing...
Since this morning my left ear is making a vibrating type sound every time I move. Even chewing, moving my head.- Zigs
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I just spotted that you are in the Merseyside area - same! Not the quietest place to live haha...
I just spotted that you are in the Merseyside area - same! Not the quietest place to live haha. Hope you’re doing okay today :)- Zigs
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Hey! Did you experience pain hyperacusis ar all?
Hey! Did you experience pain hyperacusis ar all?- Zigs
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My toddler only has one setting (loud!) trying to teach her about inside voices haha
My toddler only has one setting (loud!) trying to teach her about inside voices haha- Zigs
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I take NAC. I have ALA but not taken yet as I’ve started gabapentin and don’t want to mix too...
I take NAC. I have ALA but not taken yet as I’ve started gabapentin and don’t want to mix too many things at once! I wear foam earplugs but I don’t really want to wear ear muffs around my toddler as I don’t want her to be freaked out or worried! Thank you x- Zigs
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How are you doing now? I’m up north if you ever want to chat! X
How are you doing now? I’m up north if you ever want to chat! X- Zigs
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Like on top of a noisy day and bad ear already v sore. How can anyone survive this with a 5...
Like on top of a noisy day and bad ear already v sore. How can anyone survive this with a 5 month old and a toddler- Zigs
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Baby screamed and it was 95db. 30db earplugs and peltor ear muffs but my ear drum still felt it
Baby screamed and it was 95db. 30db earplugs and peltor ear muffs but my ear drum still felt it- Zigs
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