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More tones. It doesn't end. It only gets worse.
8mo update: Pretty much same as last mo. I have good news tho: someone at my work who got tinnitus a year ago has moments of silence. She used to have straight EEEEE, but now there are pauses in between. I'm going to take a break from posting monthly. I'll come back and post if anything changes for me.
My tinnitus is screaming at me. 
Wow so it's been a year since my accident. I still regret that day but am so grateful to hear the way I do right now even though it's still not perfect.
It's gotten worse now I feel... Screaming 24/7 tinnitus in my ears now especially left ear for a few days now. I really hope it calms down and goes back to it's initial baseline, it's hard to concentrate properly in this noise
From what I understand DMSO can be beneficial for tinnitus either taken orally, put topically on your skin, or drops in the ear. I'm still learning the doses that are safely used.
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Former newyorker wrote on billie48's profile.
Have constant 24/7 head tinnitus almost 6 years. Over the years my tinnitus fluctuated from roaring to hissing, generator and sometimes with clicking in the tinnitus left ear. My body is in constant fight and flight and don't know how to get out of it. I pray to God every night for some relief. I still live my life, travel and enjoy my family but want habituation.
Today i let a truck go past me while i was waiting at the crossroad. He honked at me as "saying thanks". Instant anxiety attack.... Man that thing was loud. Heard the truck horns can be 150 DB. Hope i dont get louder tinnitus from this, was inside the car but the honk was only like 4-5 metres away and superloud.
What a Christmas gift....Pure evil is what it is
Need to go to the dentist root canal treatment: with over ear ear protection or without, what is your advice? Thanks in advance! And please, no doom talk 
Hello! Little updates. Found out my thyroid went through a random hyper phase (I have Hoshimotos hypothyroid), so adjusting meds and hoping that helps T. Yes, thyroid issues can very much exacerbate or even cause T. Also, switched back to Ativan from Clonazepam. Clonazepam is a heavy hitter and gave me side affects like memory loss and bad depression that I do not experience on Ativan at all...
De-stigmatizing T takes a lot of its destructive power away. I think it's an essential part of the habituation process.
"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."
I keep disappointing other people in my life. Would be so much better if I was not here anymore.
Fellow T and H sufferers: how are you handling Christmas? (If you celebrate) Will you run the risk and join family gatherings or self-isolate? Not sure what I will do. All seems impossible rn.
Ears are really loud tonight but the sound is not actually unpleasant…just sounds like TV static…this is a new one for me
Dr. Nagler is such a joke. Why was he given permission to gaslight people in this forum???
Last year in December I thought I had it bad. This shit just get worse and worse with no end in sight. I will quit my job in the beginning of 2025.
We are all different. But for me, thinking positively and becoming hopeful tends to destroy all progress. I need to get back into being constantly depressed and fearful and isolated. All that matters is protecting my ears. All else is worthless.
Yesterday was 2 years with T. It's been making me anxious again lately. IDK if it's actually any worse or if I'm just more aware of it. But for the most part I handled my T much better this year than the last. Hoping each year is easier. Hang in there guys <3
My tinnitus has introduced a new horrible screeching sound on top of the usual sound torture. I knew it could of course always become worse but this is beyond horrific. I might need to quit my job now.
Hey Mirador! Read your post about your benzo taper. How's it going now? What's your current taper rate? I'm thinking of starting a taper soon. I think my pain H may be due to tolerance withdrawal and I also have very erratic T. Hope everything is going as smoothly as is possible during a taper.
I wasn't ignoring you, I didn't even know messages could be on the profile. Just happened across them. Truth is, I don't remember. Been a while now and I only come here every once in a while. It was less than a month though for sure. The chantix was longer (@6 months), and I continue on the valsartan to this day.
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From9to<1 wrote on MAH1970's profile.
Hi, and forgive the protracted response time, as I didn't even know messages could be left on a profile and just happened to see your message tonight. I honestly do not know what your particular results would be. Chantix acts differently that nicotine patches, as it binds to nicotine receptors, telling them they are "already engaged". I would say try and see. Beware of possible side effects though.
I think I am starting to understand the transformative power of tinnitus. It demands the deepest level of submission to and acceptance of what is vs. what could be.