Hi everyone I have been looking on this site for a long time and only recently joined up. So thanks for being a source of support without even knowing it. I am living in Ireland and have had Tinnitus since November 2016.
I always like to joke and say I got it the day after Donald Trump got elected! no offence to my fellow Americans.
So without going into all the details of all my experiences - I do think it was brought on my emotional stress rather than noise damage. This for me has meant that I have had lots and lots of times when it has abated almost 100 per cent. I do actually believe it can resolve itself completely. However that is just my experience. I have gone through the horrendous terror etc that lots of people talk about. Now at this stage of my life with it I relate and respond to it very differently most of the time. But again its easy for me to be able to do that as I have had huge changes and reduction in symptoms most of the time. Lately when it gets activated its very much a loud hissing sound in the back of my head with accompanying pain and pressure. I am very fortunate to have done a lot of therapy and also read Julian Cowan Hill book. I also had some cranio sacral therapy and am convinced that for me the body is reacting to something that needs attending to. Anyway that can all go out the window when the sound is bad and the temptation is to panic and worry that it will never go away or go back down again. but so far it always does! I work as a psychotherapist so its helps that I have a bit of understanding of the human psyche. I also have learned to breathe into the sound and into the terror instead of trying to avoid it if that makes sense. Anyway I know we are all so different in our experiences of this. I guess what has prompted me to write today is that I have another health issue that I am dealing with. So without going into detail I have to go for an MRI of the pelvis and have been told today about the specifics of it which requires the 25 mins of noise in my ears! This I am not sure I want to invite into my life. I would appreciate any thoughts! Thank you and apologies for long winded post!
I always like to joke and say I got it the day after Donald Trump got elected! no offence to my fellow Americans.
So without going into all the details of all my experiences - I do think it was brought on my emotional stress rather than noise damage. This for me has meant that I have had lots and lots of times when it has abated almost 100 per cent. I do actually believe it can resolve itself completely. However that is just my experience. I have gone through the horrendous terror etc that lots of people talk about. Now at this stage of my life with it I relate and respond to it very differently most of the time. But again its easy for me to be able to do that as I have had huge changes and reduction in symptoms most of the time. Lately when it gets activated its very much a loud hissing sound in the back of my head with accompanying pain and pressure. I am very fortunate to have done a lot of therapy and also read Julian Cowan Hill book. I also had some cranio sacral therapy and am convinced that for me the body is reacting to something that needs attending to. Anyway that can all go out the window when the sound is bad and the temptation is to panic and worry that it will never go away or go back down again. but so far it always does! I work as a psychotherapist so its helps that I have a bit of understanding of the human psyche. I also have learned to breathe into the sound and into the terror instead of trying to avoid it if that makes sense. Anyway I know we are all so different in our experiences of this. I guess what has prompted me to write today is that I have another health issue that I am dealing with. So without going into detail I have to go for an MRI of the pelvis and have been told today about the specifics of it which requires the 25 mins of noise in my ears! This I am not sure I want to invite into my life. I would appreciate any thoughts! Thank you and apologies for long winded post!
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