Coping for Almost 30 Years, But Had Enough!

[PeteFD]

Hi all fellow sufferers, I first got tinnitus when serving in HM Forces back in 1980's. It wasn't too bad back then, but to cut a long story short, it has got progressively worse over the years, not helped by a protracted use of firearms over a fairly long period of time. For the last 15 years, att least, I haves suffered from very high pitched ringing in both ears, 24/7. Getting to sleep is always difficult and although I can sometimes zone out during the day, it is always there. At 55 years old, I've had enough and really want to tackle it properly. So, here I am joining this forum to read the hundreds of posts and try to glean some useful info. Anyone with a miracle cure, please write back.

 

[Sarah Russett]

No miracle cue.No treatments.I don't want to get you down but that's just the idea of it. Your best bet if it's causing you lots of distress is to get a whitenoise generating hearing aid to mask it, using masking tracks in quiet places, ec.

 

[Sound Wave]

Find a thread 'back to silence' and read it

 

[i.m]

No miracle cue.

That's right, but...

No treatments

I disagree; there are lots of treatments, from CBT to meditation, like mindfullnes, and other treatments, mainly for psychological support.

@PeteFD just read this story https://www.tinnitustalk.com/thread...w-i-recovered-from-tinnitus-hyperacusis.3148/

 

[glynis]

Hi @PeteFD ,
I would get your hearing checked and see if you can be fitted with White noise generators or hearing aids to help mask your tinnitus as you have had it a good while...good luck ...glynis

 

[Richard zurowski]

@PeteFD . Hi the best treatment for tinnitus is stress management . I find stress makes my tinnitus a whole lot worse. I have been having Bowen therapy sessions and I'm sure it's working my T volume has gone down considerably after treatment. It hasn't stopped the noise but the volume has gone down to a level that I can manage more effectively.

 

[Karen]

I agree, @Richard zurowski

Limiting stress really does help. So does getting a good night's sleep, following a healthy diet, and keeping one's blood pressure as low as possible.

I'm glad to hear that the Bowen therapy sessions are working well for you!

Karen

 

[Tommi_boi]

I totally agree with everyone that says stress is a contributing factor.. I believe it was strongly linked whenever mine flared up.

Not long ago, I used to work in a job and in my line of work (marketing) there was a lot of pressure to deliver to clients.

I used to be one of those workaholics who was usually first in the office and last to go home as I wanted to go the extra mile in my job - what I didnt realise was that I was kind of my own worst enemy because -

1. I never got enough sleep as I worked quite late
2. The job was highly pressurised, with a lot of deadlines to deliver on
3. I drank a lot of coffee (stimulant)
4. Did not really relax even on weekends, as to cope with the demands of the job I would sometimes work then too.

Ultimately it took a few times for me to notice that this contributed to "spikes" in my Tinnitus so to speak. I used to have it quite intrusive - the last time it happened, I had planned to go away with the Mrs for a few days but prior to that, the week was mega stressful. I let it kind of get to me and it spoiled my weekend as all I could think about was my raging T.

Eventually, with time, the spike wore off, but I continued having it intermittently.

To the present, I left my job to take a few weeks out and I've been relaxing a lot more. I'm happy to say I'm not feeling any kind of stress I used to in my job and guess what, my T has really really improved. So believe me what these people are saying - If you take care of yourself, dont stress out over it - sleep lots , I believe it really is an effective way of minimising / controlling your T a little more .

I hope this helps

Tom