It's not the heat from the stove that is blocking you from touching it... It is you that are doing it.
Hi MatthijsDJ,
Well done.
It's simply no crap. I do understand the feelings and behavior of the people in this topic. I also was like: "Yeah fuck off with your psycho stuff".It's not the heat from the stove that is blocking you from touching it... It is you that are doing it.
Makes sense, but only the utterly deranged would touch it knowing full and well that it's dangerous. Both @Travis Henry and I know, full and well because of repeated experience, that sound worsens our condition. Please refrain from talking crap you don't understand.
To make my point again: Should I go to therapy to get over my fear of touching a hot stove? - Of course not, because it's a rational fear; overcoming it would be counterproductive because you'd damage yourself touching it.
Please leave this thread. People are suffering greatly and are in terrible pain. They deserve compassion, not shaming and blaming.
I listened to your type when I first got this in January 2022 and it got me fucked to where I am now. Wish I had found the proper information on how bad this can get and stayed home within my limits. All the doctors and even tinnitus specialists said shit like this when they diagnosed me with hyperacusis and I told them my tinnitus wasn't stable...
"loud tinnitus"
Chemotherapy? Bro you don't need that, it's all in your head. It doesn't matter that you have stage 4 terminal leukemia. I meditated and thought positive thoughts while I went to the doctor to have my microscopic skin tumor removed. It's your fault for not being positive bro.
When you say these past few years have been different, do you mean like just "learning to deal with it" better? Your tinnitus is severe all the time, isn't it? Does it ever go down to a more tolerable volume, even just for an hour? What's been different for you the past few years?I have had my fair share of what tinnitus can bring on. My experiences and journey are shared in my posts. These past few years have been very different, but they have also taught me so much. My tinnitus is at levels, tones, and intensities that I never could have imagined, but all in all I am still trying to help people and make a difference. That will never stop, I have always done this and will keep at it.
I think about all those good people, that deal with this on a daily basis
You literally accused @Michael Leigh of not having Severe Tinnitus recently. Wild.
There's a difference between severe tinnitus and catastrophic tinnitus. If someone's able to engage in life and venture to the outside world—without consequence—then their tinnitus isn't catastrophic. Sure, it might be severe, but it's not reducing their life to ashes. Travis Henry has catastrophic tinnitus and I think that's the distinction he's trying to make. This isn't a competition. We're just trying to get some understanding and respect. Not all tinnitus is created equal.
I'm not being judgemental at all here, but I don't give a flying fuck about silence. I had (and still do, to an extent) have multi-tonal, constantly changing tinnitus with catastrophic hyperacusis that caused my tinnitus to spike permanently, every couple of minutes, from swallowing water.
Well I should apologize to @Michael Leigh and everyone. I am angry and jealous of anyone with a more liveable life than me. All I want now is to stay alive, but tinnitus & hyperacusis is snuffing me out. I should have thrown any benzos people pushed my way in the trash! Much love to all. This is hell.
I'm going to butt in here and say I'm really sorry that your tinnitus is so horrific. However, I also noticed that the cause of your tinnitus is cannabis withdrawal.
If you have a kid, don't kill yourself. It isn't about your happiness, it's about the permanent violent damage you'll do to your daughter if you kill yourself. You lost the right to that choice the moment you became a father.
Thanks a lot Anthony for giving some hope.
Unfortunately, there aren't going to be any officially on the market for at least 2 years.
With all due respect @Jerad, you don't live my life and therefore have no idea what I have to endure. I am a very private person, and therefore only divulge certain things about my life and my tinnitus, including the way it affects me. The reason being, there are some very unpleasant people online that hide behind the safety of their computer. They will take information one says about themselves and use it to ridicule, belittle and berate them at a later date.
If your apology is sincere, then I accept it. I understand the anger and jealousy one can feel towards people that seem to be able to carry on with their life with tinnitus. Believe me I have my downtimes because my tinnitus can reach severe levels. The important thing is to try and not let tinnitus overwhelm you even when it's severe, as this often causes more stress. Stress makes tinnitus worse and tinnitus can make stress worse. Therefore it becomes a vicious cycle.
Thank you for commenting on this thread @Stayinghopeful. My tinnitus can reach very severe levels and I take Clonazepam to help cope with this. Tinnitus has affected my life in various ways that I choose not to divulge for reasons I have previously explained. However, I have my life to live and intend to live it to the best of my ability.
Manipulative and so unfair! Please, this is a support group.
He is not only speaking about the loss of silence but about a level of tinnitus severity that pushes you to kill yourself. I can totally understand that feeling and I am surprised by the lack of understanding here. I also hate that this has become a competition.
Didn't you say you went to a 100 dB arcade and didn't spike?
From my experience, people who speak about the loss of silence are usually the people who hear it in silence.
Manipulative and unfair? Not being willing to damage my child is the only reason I'm still here. This condition is not worth going on with but I won't do that to my kid. It doesn't matter if I live in a state of constant pain, it doesn't matter the level of my misery, it doesn't matter that every single day is a challenge and pain. It doesn't matter that I have to be distant and grumpy with the very person I'm trying to protect, I won't do that to my kid until he is old enough to understand my choice. Maybe in his early 20s. I've already talked it out with my wife.
@Michael Leigh, I'm sure your already very aware of how difficult it can be to get through to someone who is downward spiraling. I've been on the forum long enough to know that your intentions are pure and heartfelt whether the recipient agrees or not. This condition, especially at severe levels, can be excruciating. I've been fortunate enough to only experience what I would assume is hyperacusis for nearly 3 weeks shortly after the onset, before sounds became tolerable again. But even that short bout was truly frightening. I have nothing but the utmost respect and love for those who subjected to live this way.
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