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I wasn’t sure whether to post this story in success stories of within treatments but I feel that this post is best placed here. It’s been a while since I have posted in this forum. I first came across Tinnitus Talk just over 5 years ago when I was struggling to come to terms with the sudden...

Hey Heidi, Apologies for the length of time in coming back to you. i have replied to you in your private message :) These are better for me as they get forwarded directly to my email, i seem to have missed loads from this post. Hope you are well x

- Everyones perception of loud is different. I would say when im thinking about it Yes it is and when my mind if focused elswhere no its not loud. Sorry not the best of answers

Hi All, Just checking in to post my annual update. This forum really helped me when I first got Tinnitus and Hearing Loss so I just wanted to keep you all updated on my progress and to clarify that this is something you can live with. It may not seem like it when you are first diagnosed but...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

So I'm hoping to make this a yearly thing (if I remember to keep it up) to update you all on how I'm getting on with my Tinnitus and Hearing Loss. I know it’s not going to just “Go Away” or “Get Better” but I wanted to share my story/progress so that those new sufferers that end up on this forum...

2 year success story to be posted tomorrow

Thanks @attheedgeofscience! I truly am loving life at the moment, such a busy person but loving it. @barnacle feel free to reach out if you would like to talk :)

@Ms Sandy I really hope that now you have been given a diagnosis this will help you come to terms with the fact its permanent. I think that's what did it for me, I lived in hope for so long and once I realised it was permanent that's when i could accept it. 2 years... that's along time not to...

Hi @Hil feel free to chat to me whenever x

Happy new year to everyone. I hope 2016 is a good year for you all :)

Maybe you could write a post about your severe T @Telis? Explain to others what it feels like for you and people may ask for your advice on ow you deal with such intrusive horrible T As I said I didn't want to offend anyone just offering hope to those T suffers that believe they will Habituate...

I'm sorry my analogy has offended anyone. My T is far from mild mine is also like a jet engine, boiling kettle and screaming child all in one! I had suicidal thoughts the first few months of my T but have been lucky enough to Habituate to the sound. Don't get me wrong I still hear it but it...

@Blujay I can see your point about the pebbles in the socks for the process of Habituating but for me now that I have habituated I do feel that my T is comfortable hence the sock analogy. I know everyone is different this is just my perception of it. It may give some people hope that they will...

Yes @Blujay you would but T screaming every day is not Habituation. This post is trying to explain what Habituations feels like to me

Hi @CarloZ, I dont really rate my T in "loudness" I used to but not anymore. I go by how Intrusive it is as i would say my T hasn't changed in pitch/volume since onset BUT its less intrusive now because my brain just doesn't bother to register it. It is however intrusive some of the time but i...

Alot of people talk about Habituation and different people reach it in different ways. I was very lucky that it only took me a few months to habituate. I have shared my story on here but i have a little Analogy of what i feel Habituation is like. I have shared this with a few people and it seems...

OMG IM ENGAGED! My now Fiance proposed to me in Central Park! It was amazing, So happy can't wait to start planning my wedding! :) <3

Cant wait for my holiday next week. Canada then New York! Then I come home to my new puppy. Exciting times ahead :)

I managed to catch up with him via Facebook. I hope you are all well x

hi @lost horizons, im much better now thanks, still have the T and hearing loss but id say im fully habituated :) i hear the T but it doent bother me in the slightest 99.9% of the time. For me no the Chiro didnt help, i didnt realise at the time i have T because of damages hair cells in my ear...

@Markl how long have you had your T for and how was it caused. Accepting and habituation to T can take a while but I am more than sure that you will get there one day. I know it's hard to stay positive x

Hi @Kopesy, thanks for your kind message. Yes I am doing very well thanks :) Im glad that you are trying to just "get on with it" i have always found relying on something takes away your control over the situation. I'm still trying to phase out having my fan on at night but to be honest i had...

I usually find that mine is the quietest in the morning as im well rested and the noise reaches its peak by the end of the day (that's only when i notice it though, usually my brain is occupied with other things) Can I ask do you have anything to help you sleep at night. I usually have a fan on...

@uae96 What aspect is troubling you most today. You can reach out to any of us here at Ttalk for support. :huganimation:

How's everyone getting on with their T at the moment?

Oh @jimH yes that would be a shame, he is very insightful and supportive!

@attheedgeofscience i think I remember you asking to have a look at one point in the past.

A copy of my audiogram in case anyone was interested, I know a few people have asked. This is a year on from the onset of my hearing loss. Top line is my left ear (good) the other line (that turns non existent) is my right ear (bad) A normal hearing range is anything 20 decibels and lower which...

The circle is a private hospital In reading. They see some NHS patients when then NHS are too busy. The ENT I saw was there. He was really abrupt but he was the one that recommended reading Caff x

Hi @MontmorencyTT I actually go to Audiology in Reading. I had the choice between Oxford or Reading and was advised my by ENT (at the circle) that the Reading audiology department where a lot better. (Sorry for the short reply not very well at the moment so having a very early night) Thanks...

Aw thank you [emoji4] yes having hope for a better day is far better and more realistic than looking for an immediate cure x

@Xorthian I am pretty much deaf in that ear I have very very mild hearing on low pitches but have no speech recognition at all. For some reason I wasn't aloud a copy of my audiogram. Next time I go to audiology I'll ask for one again [emoji4]

@Rachiejo yeah I am in Devon sometimes. Feel free to add me :) I find I have to tell a lot of people I have meetings with as sometimes when they are takin I can't hear them so I don't want them to think I'm rude haha! X

I'm renovating a house at the minute @ derpytia I'm living with the constant noise and my T. It kinda distracts me from my T though so I don't mind it that much

Hi @Rachiejo, I completely agree because you don't look like you have anything wrong with you people don't seem to understand. I find that it's quite hard to explain though as everyones T sounds are different. I was watching Emmerdale the other day with my partner (i'm not sure if any of you...

@HAMZA what app are you using? On the desktop website there is a section to chat, just click CHAT on the top banner. Would be interesting to know if you could access TTalk on an app :) Caff

Here to offer any support :)

It all started a year ago to this date. It was just a normal Monday morning, I was sat at my desk doing some work then all of a sudden I heard this screeching ringing, I asked if anyone else could hear it and no one could. Within minutes I was being sick and was extremely dizzy so went home. I...

@Mark K. Hi and thanks for your post. I think once you habituate naturall sleep becomes easier. In the first months of my T i used a Sleep App playing waters sounds with an MP3 pillow so my boyfriend wouldnt hear the sounds. I also have a fan on at night which i still sue now.

Hi Christopher. Your situation sounds the same as mine. A very sudden onset of T with hearing loss. I was in exactly the same place you are right now with all the same feelings. I still have the T and hearing loss and it's permenant but I'm glad to say I am now feeling fully back to normal and...

Hi Kaycee, How are you getting on? x

Hi @kaycee I think I just got used to it in all honesty. I know sleep was the hardest thing to overcome though. The time when you want it to be quiet and peaceful. I have always slept with a fan on even before the T I also downloaded an app called SLEEPMELODY on my iPhone and I have a MP3 pillow...

Great @haame Hannah that's so good to hear you are starting to habituate and so quickly too. I thought it would take me years but clearly people are managing to do it just as quickly as I have so there is hope to get life back on track quickly [emoji4] @Bart if you are already finding times...

@awbw8 - Thanks :love: I love remembering times when I haven't heard my T and i think all of us sharing these will really help the new suffers realise it isn't all doom and gloom out there. The internet was such a dark place when I first got T and made me feel like I would never be "normal"...

Hi All, So you may have seen I'm my posts I have habituated pretty quickly and can go for long period in the day where I don't hear my T. By that I mean It's still there ringing away but I'm so focused on something else my brain doesn't focus on it there for I don't hear it. I would love to...

Hi @MCK Trader, I think it was entirely passive in the sense that I knew I couldn't carry on feeling down and waiting for the NHS as their waiting lists are so long. I did have one TRT session but this was more of an initial discussion and I was given a white noise generator which I only used...

Hi @beemovie, Saying that people have it much worse or much better than me isn't really the way I like to look at it and no T sufferer should look at it that way. Yes Medically peoples T may be worse or better than someone else's but everyone reacts to and handles things differently so by saying...

Hi @Thopeful, medically I would say no it hasn't gotten any better but it hasn't got any worse. Day to day I am coping with it better and have accepted it and this is why I often don't hear it throughout the day and when I do hear it I don't think 'oh no my T is loud again' I honestly don't...

@bodhisattva - Its horrible when it comes out of the blue, especially when you are already suffering with something else medically. You WILL get back to normality i promise you that xx

hi @amandine sorry it took so long to respond, it looks like the tag in my name didn't work. My T came on very suddenly, very loud and very intrusive. I would say its just as loud at the moment but because it doesn't bother me its less intrusive. Its really hard to explain how im not bothered...

Hi All, This is a post for all of you newbies that need some encouraging words. I first got T in June of this year (2014) its now October and I can say that I believe I am habituated and have been for the past few weeks. I feel like I am habituated because there are period of the day (long...

@Grace you wouldn't forget to put then in hun. It will be like 2nd nature. I never usually like to tell people tablets have helped me as I'm not a massive believer in them but my doctor gave me a small dose of anti anxiety tablets to 'take the edge off' as I felt so sick with fear i didn't...

OMG Vegas babyyyyyyy! You should defo defo defo go. Anyone that suffers with T has already come through so much. You deserve to go and have an amazing time I know it's easy for me to say but it is just a noise and once you feel that you can accept that then your life WILL be back to normal...

Hi all, So I wanted to write about my first holiday since having T. I had this holiday booked before my T started so was very nervous about going... I was nervous because me and a friend where going to Magaluf! If anyone doesn't know much about Magaluf its pretty much party central with lots of...

I definatly will x

@lapidus yes I did have Hypercausis, I forgot to mention I got a beeping/morse code type sound whenever I was in crowded places or listening to music in the car. I feel like this has either got better or I'm just not bothered by it anymore