Hi guys,
I've been listening to my good old mate T since the start of April 2017, in that time I've found a few things that help. First of all I have both types of tinnitus, pulsatile and the good old high pitch scream. I developed this after a heavy week of partying at a skiing music festival, high altitude in the mountains, with a terrible flu/chest infection, taking MDMA every night, waking up early to ski and drinking hundreds upon hundreds of pints, a tinnitus cocktail for disaster!
Pulsatile - I still have this unfortunately, however the bass noise "whump whump whump" appears to be caused mainly from dehydration and overawareness, I've found that drinking at least 2 liters of water a day has reduced the WHUMP to a whimper. Simply taking my mind off the noise and thinking about certain subjects/plans for the future distracts me even in quiet environments, as this is by far the worst of the two types of tinnitus.
Tinnitus - the scream "eeeeeeeeeeeeee" is still as loud as ever, however after around 8 months I can go a whole day at work without hearing it and only really hear it in quiet environments at home! Huge improvement as at point point I'd be lucky to get 2 hours sleep and would hear it 24/7 literally! It's gone from a 8/10 to a constant 6/10. Only sleep and stress effects the pitch but I've faced my fears and been to 4 gigs since getting this horrible condition (with ear plugs of course). I've also since got a promotion and have my dream job, so it proves it really is mind over matter! If anything this condition has encouraged me to live life to the fullest, I could be completely deaf so I do count my blessings.
MDMA - this could have been the cause of, or be the solution to my condition. I took it HEAVILY for 7 days straight whilst at the festival, it heightens your senses and could have caused this issue in the first place. After reading conflicting reports, I decided to take it again 8 months later to see if it could help. I went to a gig and as previously I thought I'd take MDMA to heighten the experience but also experiment on myself with tinnitus. The results are interesting.... the night was amazing, loved the gig, didn't hear my tinnitus once even though I had ear plugs in, went to a night club after and was in a loud environment for at least 6 hours. I did hear the T tone when I got home, but had no negative response towards the noise (actually had sex for another two hours so I didn't care anyway). The next day was hell, genuinely thought I'd made it 100 times worse, felt depressed, ashamed that I'd took such a risk etc. But late last night my tinnitus was the quietest it has been in the whole time I've had it and again same again today! I can only assume it's due to my mind set, more than anything that I've realised I can live the life I did before and not overthink every decision and be overly aware of any loud noise. The key is to think about other things, enjoy the things you used to and not take the condition seriously. I can laugh with friends about it now, silence is boring!
I've been listening to my good old mate T since the start of April 2017, in that time I've found a few things that help. First of all I have both types of tinnitus, pulsatile and the good old high pitch scream. I developed this after a heavy week of partying at a skiing music festival, high altitude in the mountains, with a terrible flu/chest infection, taking MDMA every night, waking up early to ski and drinking hundreds upon hundreds of pints, a tinnitus cocktail for disaster!
Pulsatile - I still have this unfortunately, however the bass noise "whump whump whump" appears to be caused mainly from dehydration and overawareness, I've found that drinking at least 2 liters of water a day has reduced the WHUMP to a whimper. Simply taking my mind off the noise and thinking about certain subjects/plans for the future distracts me even in quiet environments, as this is by far the worst of the two types of tinnitus.
Tinnitus - the scream "eeeeeeeeeeeeee" is still as loud as ever, however after around 8 months I can go a whole day at work without hearing it and only really hear it in quiet environments at home! Huge improvement as at point point I'd be lucky to get 2 hours sleep and would hear it 24/7 literally! It's gone from a 8/10 to a constant 6/10. Only sleep and stress effects the pitch but I've faced my fears and been to 4 gigs since getting this horrible condition (with ear plugs of course). I've also since got a promotion and have my dream job, so it proves it really is mind over matter! If anything this condition has encouraged me to live life to the fullest, I could be completely deaf so I do count my blessings.
MDMA - this could have been the cause of, or be the solution to my condition. I took it HEAVILY for 7 days straight whilst at the festival, it heightens your senses and could have caused this issue in the first place. After reading conflicting reports, I decided to take it again 8 months later to see if it could help. I went to a gig and as previously I thought I'd take MDMA to heighten the experience but also experiment on myself with tinnitus. The results are interesting.... the night was amazing, loved the gig, didn't hear my tinnitus once even though I had ear plugs in, went to a night club after and was in a loud environment for at least 6 hours. I did hear the T tone when I got home, but had no negative response towards the noise (actually had sex for another two hours so I didn't care anyway). The next day was hell, genuinely thought I'd made it 100 times worse, felt depressed, ashamed that I'd took such a risk etc. But late last night my tinnitus was the quietest it has been in the whole time I've had it and again same again today! I can only assume it's due to my mind set, more than anything that I've realised I can live the life I did before and not overthink every decision and be overly aware of any loud noise. The key is to think about other things, enjoy the things you used to and not take the condition seriously. I can laugh with friends about it now, silence is boring!
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