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I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by fsniper »

numlock86 wrote: post #77

I got rid of mine for a year thanks to a comment on HN. The only reason it came back is because of my lack of discipline. It's bearable as I only notice it when I actively listen for it now. Anyway, I am sure this would just work again. So there was a comment that claimed it was related to bad neck posture. Being a keyboard warrior in my late 30s at that time I suffered the same issue: Tinnitus and generally bad post…

For me it was related to some benign brain mass'es arm touching my ear nerve. This causes me some hearing loss, and also it was causing tinnitus. However I realized tinnitus directly correlated with my blood pressure. So If I control my blood pressure I don't have it.

Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by ChoGGi »

ColdStream wrote: post #27
cogogo wrote: post #15

Over the years I have seen a few threads on tinnitus. I have it very mildly and doesn’t bother me much. On the other hand I have had “floaters” in my eyes since I was a teenager (probably just when I noticed them). Until I saw a doc I thought I was going blind but apparently they run in my family. They are like visual tinnitus and my god do they drive me crazy. I find wearing sunglasses helps me ignore them but they…

As someone with both as well, yeah they are there but really they don't bother me. I cannot change them so I don't worry about them, they are just little my little floating jelly blobs friends that visit when I am at my computer.

Thankfully, I don't notice them much on the computer, but driving under a clear blue sky; I can't help noticing them.

Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by ivandenysov »

robrain wrote: post #115
cogogo wrote: post #15

Over the years I have seen a few threads on tinnitus. I have it very mildly and doesn’t bother me much. On the other hand I have had “floaters” in my eyes since I was a teenager (probably just when I noticed them). Until I saw a doc I thought I was going blind but apparently they run in my family. They are like visual tinnitus and my god do they drive me crazy. I find wearing sunglasses helps me ignore them but they…

Also have floaters, but I suspect that if you’re the sort of person who notices and is annoyed by tinnitus (like I have been in the past) then you’re possibly also more likely to notice other body sensations, like floaters, audible heartbeats, tics, etc. I know I go through phases of noticing stuff. When I just get on with living I no longer notice them, unless I go looking for them. Not exactly a revelation, I know.

I started noticing a lot less annoying stuff like that after reducing my caffeine intake and overall stress level.

Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by giancarlostoro »

FeloniousHam wrote: post #145
giancarlostoro wrote: post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reminds me of advise someone gave me. Deadlifting gets rid of back pain. So I don't have an insane amount of weights, but I have roughly 30 to 40lb I can deadlift at home, which does not sound impressive at all, but coincidentally, mundane tasks that would give me back pain no longer did. Also coincidentally, my ability to do pull ups went from 0 to several reps per day. When I stopped, the back pain came back, but n…

Totally agree. I'll add as an aging "woke up sore" guy, side-sleeping with a knee pillow (just a regular pillow to prevent your knees from aching from pressure) was an enormous improvement.

I also hear that resistance bands as gimicky as they sound, they can be helpful especially for the elderly who have lost mobility, physical therapists on YouTube will say things like: elderly people who cannot go up or down the stairs after using resistance bands find they've regained mobility.

So don't ever sleep on exercise, my biggest take away is you don't need to be a super weight lifter or whatever, you just need to do enough every week that it keeps your body going.

Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by darkwater »

robrain wrote: post #115
cogogo wrote: post #15

Over the years I have seen a few threads on tinnitus. I have it very mildly and doesn’t bother me much. On the other hand I have had “floaters” in my eyes since I was a teenager (probably just when I noticed them). Until I saw a doc I thought I was going blind but apparently they run in my family. They are like visual tinnitus and my god do they drive me crazy. I find wearing sunglasses helps me ignore them but they…

Also have floaters, but I suspect that if you’re the sort of person who notices and is annoyed by tinnitus (like I have been in the past) then you’re possibly also more likely to notice other body sensations, like floaters, audible heartbeats, tics, etc. I know I go through phases of noticing stuff. When I just get on with living I no longer notice them, unless I go looking for them. Not exactly a revelation, I know.

Well well well, today I feel less alone in this world

Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by dahart »

I never considered using my tinnitus as a perfect pitch reference. I’m pretty sure my tone changes over time, so it might not work for me, but I’m at least going to try.

I love mynoise, and Neuormodulator masks my tinnitus, but the T is usually worse when I turn off Neuromodulator. The one that has worked for me is White Burst Noise (https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/whiteBurstsNoiseGenerator....). I’m surprised Stephane didn’t mention it, but the first time I heard it, the response was immediate and very strong - during the silent phase, my tinnitus volume would audibly drop, to nearly gone. That was the first thing that gave me real hope I might be able to get rid of it.

Well, it’s not gone, and White Bursts aren’t as effective as they used to be, but “ignoring” the tinnitus does work okay-ish. The trick for me is to focus intensely on other sounds, to listen carefully to quiet things and try to hear them past the tinnitus.

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Post by ComputerGuru »

FeloniousHam wrote: post #145
giancarlostoro wrote: post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reminds me of advise someone gave me. Deadlifting gets rid of back pain. So I don't have an insane amount of weights, but I have roughly 30 to 40lb I can deadlift at home, which does not sound impressive at all, but coincidentally, mundane tasks that would give me back pain no longer did. Also coincidentally, my ability to do pull ups went from 0 to several reps per day. When I stopped, the back pain came back, but n…

Totally agree. I'll add as an aging "woke up sore" guy, side-sleeping with a knee pillow (just a regular pillow to prevent your knees from aching from pressure) was an enormous improvement.

I (lifelong side sleeper) started using a (dedicated) knee pillow about a decade ago and I am completely torn about them. On the one hand: amazing. Better spinal alignment, zero sensitivity or soreness where the knees meet, better sleep, easily the best $10 I ever spent. On the other hand: I can no longer tolerate the weight of my knees on each other for even a minute. Can’t sleep or even just side-lay for more than thirty seconds without a pillow or a folded blanket or something between my knees without it aching like hell and being too uncomfortable to bear. From speaking to others that adopted knee pillows, it seems to be the same: once you use them, you can never go back.

So now I marvel at how I used to be able to sleep without them and ponder over why we either have no fatty pads (or muscle, even!) on the inside sides of our knees or have reduced sensitivity in that region, since we’re clearly meant to be side sleepers (it’s the healthiest position, assuming you can find a rock or log to place under your head, or even just your hands folded together).

Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by qnt5 »

I've had tinnitus for 20+ years. I've tried so many things from white noise, to acupuncture, psychotherapy, meditation, different supplementation, and more. There are a couple of parts in this video that demonstrate what tinnitus sounds like to a "normal" person (which is great to help people understand my condition).

I really identify with one of his comments that his anxiety (both general and about the tinnitus itself) made his tinnitus worse. Unfortunately, the most affective treatment for me has been benzos, which has lead to a 10+ year reliance on those drugs. Now I am in the very slow and long process of trying to get off of them. Benzos never cured my tinnitus, but they made me feel less crazy and more adept at ignoring or not noticing it. Now, I just want to get back to just having tinnitus and no drug dependency.

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