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Hi all, 51/2 years in and still living with this demon! The last 3 weeks have been worse than normal, in respect to the number of "bad" days vs "good" days (bad= loud, good= little to no sound). Anyhow... this morning I woke up to the usual hiss, got dressed and decide to trim the backyard...

Hi Joe. Thank you for replying to me. I'm sorry that you had to go through surgery resulting in tinnitus, but glad you feel some comfort from your faith. I've never been a religious person, so I don't have the faith that you do. I do however try to be a good person in my dealings with others...

Well said...and very true. Take care. P

Hi John, Thank you for the reply/thoughts. You say I'm ok with tinnitus on some level... I guess I have to be...but it does "drive me batty" on the loud days. I'd like to get to the point that I don't think about it, but it's impossible when it's blaring away. Take care. P

Hi all, 5 years and 2 months in with tinnitus, so I thought I'd post how I'm doing, and ask a question as well. When I first got tinnitus I went through the usual panic, frustration, etc that we all go through. I must admit that I still don't think I'll ever accept this horrible affliction...

I'm the same. Whether I've had a good day (little-no T) or a bad day (loud T) I always fall asleep with my left ear, my "bad ear" against the pillow. It's louder if I try to sleep on the "good ear" side. During the day my T is often slightly to the left of centre in my head. My problem is that I...

My T is lower after a shower about 70% of the time. Strange beast!

Hi. I'm 3.5 years into my T and still experience very loud/mod loud/quiet days in a non-regular pattern (always loud when I wake up in the morning though) One day can be loud...the next little to none. I'm grateful for the quiet days...but still get depressed sometimes. Taking a shower in the...

Hi all. Three years and five months in with tinnitus. Like many here I have days of little to no tinnitus and then days of loud tinnitus. Over the past months the level of the loud tinnitus has decreased. The pattern of good/bad days is unpredictable. Anyhow...one of my favourite drinks that...

My T is loud every morning, even after 6 hours sleep. I normally go to bed at 10-10.30 and wake up at around 5am. If I wake up after a dream (anywhere from 3-4am usually) then my T is really loud. I then try to get back to sleep by concentrating on something in my mind despite the T being...

A very interesting video. Great to know that "help is on its way". I've had T since June 2014. In my situation I know stress has played its part. When I wake up in the morning it is always loud. After a hot shower around 80% of the time it reduces to the point of not hearing it at all unless I...

Hi..No, this is not unusual. I can go 2,3,or less often 4 days of little to no tinnitus, with the average of 3 days before a loud day. Other times I can only have a good day once or twice a week. However, as I have given up work I have less anxiety/stress so I believe this is a reason it's been...

OK...so I am in my second week of taking the B1. As suggested by Azariah I crush a pill in around 10ml water (around 200 drops!) and I'm currently taking around 15 drops a day (which I equate with the recommended amount of around 1.2mg). I've noticed that my T is lower in volume when I wake up...

Hi Azariah, I've just read this thread and have found it very interesting. It's great that we have a scientist on board here. I've just ordered a bottle from Iherb...so will see if it works for me. I'm 2.5 years into this horrible affliction and hope that one day they'll be a cure, but until...

Wake up every morning with T. get up...have a hot shower...80% of the time T reduced to almost nothing, so I have a good day! Still get bad days despite the hot shower but I'm glad of the good days. Pattern of good days bad is weird...seems to make no sense to me. How can I have no T one day and...

Hi all, Two years in with T and still trying to cope. I know I think about it too much, but hey, when it's louder than anything else how can you not think about it! Anyhow, here's my question. Like many people I get good and bad days. Every morning when I wake up it's there. However, most times...

Mine is always worse in the morning. However,80% of the time it diminishes substantially after a shower. It's either next to nothing for the rest of the day, or at least not as loud. If the "shower treatment" doesn't "work" then I've got it all day. In that case (if really loud) I take half a...

Hi all, A friend referred me to this. There's always hope isn't there? https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150716124118.htm#.Vr-41D7ZPxk.facebook Paul

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas from sunny Brisbane...thanks for the support I've received from everyone here since getting T 18 months ago. I'm still taking each day as it comes and trying to get on with life:)

How long after eating sugar does the T spike? I'm 18 months in with T and cut out sugar almost completely a month or so after getting T...lost 8 Kg in weight...so now I'm 64Kg which I'm happy with...nice flat belly! Yesterday I had Teppanyaki for lunch and my T got louder by the time I left the...

Hi, Thank you so much for the reply...much appreciated.

Thank you for the replies...great information in the links:)

Hi all, I've had T for 14 months now, and have gone down the common path of fear, depression etc etc. I'm at the point now that I have very good days (almost no T) and loud days (but not as loud as the first 4-5 months). Like some others here my day is: wake up...loud T (every morning!)...hot...

Exactly the same here. I'm at the 13 month point. I too have many good days...but today is a bad day...very high pitch hissing. I'm 62, and a teacher on school holidays. Photography is my hobby, so I went out today but it was still loud. This is the first "bad" day in the past 3. Funny...as I'm...

Yes,...it's hard to remain positive. I've had 3 great days in a row...and today? a shocker! Had a big bowl of corned beef hash last night for tea (a great English cheap meal...mashed potatoes and corned beef mixed)...a friend said potatoes have a lot of sugar (I've cut sugar out of my diet by...

Thank you all for the replies. I hope my good days increase. Erik...I'll check if the teacher ever had days of "silence" in her early days with T, or whether it was constant from the word go. cqman: I hope your good days get more frequent...take care.

Hi all, I thought I'd update my situation, and get some advice. I've had T for almost 10 months now. For the past couple of months I've had days where it is almost nothing, and days when it's driving me mad. I guess others have had the same situations? Here's my info with questions at the end...

Hi Steve, According to my audiologist report I have a 'notch' at 6KHz. Could you help with relevant sounds? happy to pay you. Cheers, Paul

Hi Mike...Paul from Brisbane here. Sounds (excuse the pun) like your situation is similar to mine...I didn't think a day at Willobank raceway (and yes, I had ear plugs in) would change my life. I saw an audiologist who said I had some high frequency loss (expected at my age...61) in both ears...

Ok...I've had T since June 2014...caused by a day at the Speedway, despite wearing ear plugs. I'm at the stage now where it varies day to day...some days (like yesterday) was great...almost no T at school (despite a bigger and more stressful workload this year)...it was like I didn't have T...

Mark: Just "googled" the Widex, and there's a store 5 mins from where I live. I'll check it out tomorrow. I should say that I don't feel I have any hearing loss, although testing shows I do have some high frequency loss in both ears, but more in the left ear...high frequency loss is quite normal...

Hi Mark, Thank you for he reply and info. I decided to try to remain as healthy as possible, so I cut out sugar (I used to eat a lot of sweets, ice cream etc), salt...no caffeine or alcohol. I also play squash every week, swim and walk (my passion apart from music is photography, so I get out as...

Thank s Billie for your kind words and support. I guess time will tell. As I mentioned above, I have a friend who has had T for many years...last time we got together he said his T was "raging"...so I guess not everyone habituates? In any case my T is interesting (or not). I would say that I...

Thank you all again for the words of hope. Yesterday was one of the better days...today not as good, but I'll try to remain positive. I'm glad I found this forum. Since getting T I've been amazed at the number of people I know who also suffer. I am a classroom music teacher at a local high...

Thanks for all the replies...I guess time will tell. Today has been a "good" day...still there but not so loud. My diet is pretty healthy. I've cut out sugar (used to eat a lot of sweets), hardly drink alcohol, and I eat fresh fruit and vegetables all the time. I've lost weight (especially...

Hi, My name is Paul. I came down with Tinnitus in June 2014, after photographing a speedway event...despite wearing ear plugs. I went to my local gp and he said my ears were full of wax (I need to get this done every couple of years or so). After syringing I still had ringing in my left ear. He...