For One Beautiful Day I Had Silence

[Tom Cnyc]

I had 3 days of silence this week. Consecutively. It happens. The last time my tinnitus went away this was the pattern also. I'd get streaks of silence, followed by streaks of noise. And slowly, the ratio shifted. It took nearly 2 years.

 

[Agrajag364]

When a man explains something to a woman and it makes the woman mad because she thinks she knows everything and cant possibly ever learn anything from a man because she has severe mental problems.

Right. Anyone ever tried to explain to you how to switch a plug off at the wall?

 

[Carlos1]

@Allan1967
Allan if you don't mind me asking you've had T since 1997 ?
Man that's great news hopefully it stays this way for you
Love seeing this positive posts

Stay Strong
Carlos

 

[Stu1983]

Hey @Allan1967
I hope today is just as quiet as yesterday bro.

 

[Agrajag364]

I had 3 days of silence this week. Consecutively. It happens. The last time my tinnitus went away this was the pattern also. I'd get streaks of silence, followed by streaks of noise. And slowly, the ratio shifted. It took nearly 2 years.

I can't even begin to imagine how amazing that must feel.

 

[JohnAdams]

Right. Anyone ever tried to explain to you how to switch a plug off at the wall?

I'm sure when I was a little kid.

 

[Agrajag364]

I'm sure when I was a little kid.

QED.

 

[Tom Cnyc]

I can't even begin to imagine how amazing that must feel.

Not as good as you'd assume when you know it's temporary.

 

[Agrajag364]

Not as good as you'd assume when you know it's temporary.

Yes but it's a great sign though for your long-term prognosis, as you say yourself. The vast majority of long-term tinnitus sufferers do not get periods of silence.

 

[JohnAdams]

I had 3 days of silence this week. Consecutively. It happens. The last time my tinnitus went away this was the pattern also. I'd get streaks of silence, followed by streaks of noise. And slowly, the ratio shifted. It took nearly 2 years.

Any guess why?

 

[Tom Cnyc]

Any guess why?

Prednisone silences my tinnitus a bit, so I occasionally blame inflammation.

But reasonably the first time this healed I was drinking like a fish and eating poorly. So.....

Maybe it's punishment for masturbation?

 

[Tom Cnyc]

Yes but it's a great sign though for your long-term prognosis, as you say yourself. The vast majority of long-term tinnitus sufferers do not get periods of silence.

I hope so.

I still live my life though. Going to out AC this weekend and will be in a nightclub for 2 hours. earplugs baby.

 

[JohnAdams]

Prednisone silences my tinnitus a bit, so I occasionally blame inflammation.

hmmmm so how would inflammation cause tinnitus? wouldn't that mean that tinnitus isn't just in the brain?

 

[Tom Cnyc]

hmmmm so how would inflammation cause tinnitus? wouldn't that mean that tinnitus isn't just in the brain?

Inflammation causes tons of systemic issues. Our gut health has all sorts of downstream effects, particularly on our hormones and adrenals.

It's why synthetic cortisol silences so many people's tinnitus.

 

[Allan1967]

That's an interesting development, Alan, and I agree with Bam. Did you taper?

@Ed209

I didn't Ed, I switched straight to Fluoxetine. So far no real issues although I could have cried like a big girls blouse for the first day or two. I've taken Fluoxetine before and it can make me emotionally numb, which is probably what I need until I get my head on straight again.

 

[Ed209]

How are you now, @Allan1967?

 

[Allan1967]

How are you now, @Allan1967?

I'm fine thanks Ed, hope you are well too. That said on Wednesday night I came down with a stomach bug and spent the middle of the night shouting for Huey on the big white telephone and I'm still suffering now. Funny how another illness can put your tinnitus on the back-burner.

I think my resistance has become really low and I'm not surprised the way I was living from October 2018 until 6 weeks ago when I crashed with a severe chest infection.

 

[lucy_snow]

And, if i may ask, how is your tinnitus today? @Allan1967

 

[Allan1967]

And, if i may ask, how is your tinnitus today? @Allan1967

Getting back to normal. I've been ill (again) since Wednesday and for some reason certain sounds disappear but now it's clearing up it's coming back.

 

[Garye]

Wow from spike to silence, amazing! This is practically unheard of.

I am in a similar situation.My T started suddenly one morning,October 2015,in my right ear.Really loud high pitched electric squeal. Next morning it was gone,I was so happy and relieved.My relief however was short lived.The atrocious noise was back next day. And so it goes since then,from almost 0 to a 10.My longest period of more or less normal was 5 days,and as long as 11 days with shrieking noise.It does so of its seemingly own accord...external noise,or stress levels,have no effect.It comes and it goes.One foot in the world before,and one foot trying and learning to cope with the intrusive noise.It makes habituation very difficult for me. Two MRI,ENT visits,herbal remedies and acupuncture done in Thailand,change of diet,smoke or not etc etc...makes no difference.Sometimes,when it decides to shut down when I am awake it feels like someone has fixed the breaker switch in my head(lol) . My body instinctively starts to relax,the tension begins to drain.And every time I cant help but hope that it will not come back,but resigned to the distinct probability that it will. By loud I mean it is louder than an airplane taxiing on the runway(I know because I could hear it as I sat in the plane) and as quiet as a faint whisper,easily forgotten. It truly is amazing all of various types of T