So, I am just about at the nine-month mark. I wanted to come back and check in. I decided not to visit this site (no offense, please), or other T-related sites for several months as I have made attempts to habituate myself.
The good news is I have more days now where I don't notice my T very much. I notice it here and there as I go about the day, but I can forget about it for anywhere from 30 minutes at time to 2-3 hours at a time, depending on my activity. There are times when it seems to almost disappear. Almost. Almost.
But I still have some bad days, too. Sitting at my desk at work on a bad day is still the worst experience I have. When I have bad days on the weekends, or holidays, at least I can go out and do something active which takes my mind off it, or I can turn on some music and read. No so at the office.
I am so happy to report that I am able to sit and read again at home, and concentrate. I just need a little external noise to help.
The nature of the sound seems to have changed over the course of months. I don't hear a tone very much anymore. I just hear high-frequency hissing.
Anyway, an ENT I saw late last year gave me Xanax, and I still have the prescription, but I am not taking any of it. I do keep it, just in case things get a lot worse, but I am managing without it. I went to see the Dr. again about two months ago for a follow-up. He told me that when he saw me last Fall he was very worried about me – that I might be a depression case – but that I looked much better on second visit. I told him I was slowly adjusting.
I have not kept up with the research news. If anyone can fill me in on the latest, it would be appreciated.
I tuned 42 a few months ago. Hoping maybe there will be an effective treatment while I am still in my 40s
The good news is I have more days now where I don't notice my T very much. I notice it here and there as I go about the day, but I can forget about it for anywhere from 30 minutes at time to 2-3 hours at a time, depending on my activity. There are times when it seems to almost disappear. Almost. Almost.
But I still have some bad days, too. Sitting at my desk at work on a bad day is still the worst experience I have. When I have bad days on the weekends, or holidays, at least I can go out and do something active which takes my mind off it, or I can turn on some music and read. No so at the office.
I am so happy to report that I am able to sit and read again at home, and concentrate. I just need a little external noise to help.
The nature of the sound seems to have changed over the course of months. I don't hear a tone very much anymore. I just hear high-frequency hissing.
Anyway, an ENT I saw late last year gave me Xanax, and I still have the prescription, but I am not taking any of it. I do keep it, just in case things get a lot worse, but I am managing without it. I went to see the Dr. again about two months ago for a follow-up. He told me that when he saw me last Fall he was very worried about me – that I might be a depression case – but that I looked much better on second visit. I told him I was slowly adjusting.
I have not kept up with the research news. If anyone can fill me in on the latest, it would be appreciated.
I tuned 42 a few months ago. Hoping maybe there will be an effective treatment while I am still in my 40s
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