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An FDA approved device offers a new treatment for tinnitus

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Re: An FDA approved device offers a new treatment for tinnitus

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Post by 2cynykyl »

veyh wrote: post #75
joecot wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The #1 cause of me remembering I have tinnitus is seeing articles about tinnitus.

And now, you are manually breathing.

Between laughing, then forgetting how to breath, then laughing at that, I nearly passed out. Thanks!

Re: An FDA approved device offers a new treatment for tinnitus

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Post by jakeway »

tithe wrote: post #74

I've had a mental visualization I've used to control tinnitus flares for about 20 years now - i.e., "biofeedback". I image the entire soundscape (what I'm possible of hearing) as a long, thin line which is warbling a bit, as I'm hearing things right now -- like the line in an oscilloscope. The present tinnitus represents itself as a sharp spike in this visualization, the location dependent upon its texture (sharp pin…

Interesting, I've done something similar for headaches. I imagine the pain as a sort of toy in a claw machine and then try to extract the pain with the claw. Like you said it doesn't always work but surprised it has ever worked.

Re: An FDA approved device offers a new treatment for tinnitus

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Post by wholinator2 »

mtalantikite wrote: post #97
monknomo wrote: post #92

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I don't have tinnitus, but I do have this thing where when I'm falling asleep, my eyes (despite being closed and in a dark room) will start to feel like they are looking at a brighter and brighter light. This is very irritating for me. For that I usually open them really briefly and imagine some kind of equilizer level-set thing happening and that makes it dark behind my eyes again. I wonder if there is a way to do i…

This is actually an experience that people that engage in the tantric practices in Vajrayana Buddhism -- of which Tibetan Buddhism belongs to -- cultivate. I've encountered the instructions as part of the dream yoga practices, to cultivate it so that you actually watch yourself fall asleep and enter the dream state completely lucidly. I've only ever been able to "catch" the dream and become lucid when already in the…

I was able to do it once with the simple exercise of barely typing my name on an invisible keyboard while keeping the rest of my body completely still, only moving the tips of my fingers maybe a centimeter or two. Something about that repeated motion allowed me to keep some subset conscious as the whole transitioned into sleep. It was a very spooky transition! I descended until I felt a cold hand on my shoulder and whispers all around me, crescendoing to me opening my eyes to the lake in the neighborhood i grew up in. The fidelity of the simulation was very high as well, certainly beat my ability to distinguish! Eventually, as i was flying down the street a giant sand worm emerged from a darkness and closed in on me until i woke up. I could control some things but it felt like the dream telling me it'd had enough.

Re: An FDA approved device offers a new treatment for tinnitus

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Post by germandiago »

I have tinnitus since last january. It came. It does not go away. Learnt to deal with it. It os quite bothersome. I did nothing except going to the doctor. He told me there is no solution and checking my audition in the next 6 months to 2 years.

I did not do anything about it except taking some medication for one month. If anyone has tips and tricks for it I will keep them with me. It always helps. :)

Re: An FDA approved device offers a new treatment for tinnitus

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Post by JohnFen »

tithe wrote: post #74

I've had a mental visualization I've used to control tinnitus flares for about 20 years now - i.e., "biofeedback". I image the entire soundscape (what I'm possible of hearing) as a long, thin line which is warbling a bit, as I'm hearing things right now -- like the line in an oscilloscope. The present tinnitus represents itself as a sharp spike in this visualization, the location dependent upon its texture (sharp pin…

I've done something similar to this to control my hay fever since I was a kid.

Re: An FDA approved device offers a new treatment for tinnitus

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Post by mmh0000 »

criddell wrote: post #91
Ancalagon wrote: post #58

A tongue vibrator with a pair of headphones is $4,000? And insurance doesn't cover it...

If I knew it would work, that would be the easiest $4k I've ever spent.

I'm in the same boat. If I had any assurances that it would work, I'd spend the $4K in a heartbeat. But, I'm really skeptical it would work, and I'm not ready to part with $4K on a promise and private "studies".

Re: An FDA approved device offers a new treatment for tinnitus

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Post by JohnFen »

instagib wrote: post #56

I have had several audiologists begin their speech of “as you may know tinnitus is from damage to the ear due to loud … “, well mine is from Covid. I read about a study a few years ago that focused on shocking the tongue and its nice someone followed up on it. They described one year of relief post treatment. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201015173126.h... Bimodal neuromodulation combining sound and t…

Hearing damage is the most common cause, but it's far from the only one. It can also be caused by other sorts of physical damage (TMJ, blood pressure, etc.), certain drugs, and some diseases.

> diabetes, thyroid problems, migraines, anemia, and autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus have all been associated with tinnitus

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tinnitus/symp...

I don't find it the least bit surprising that Covid could also cause it.

Re: An FDA approved device offers a new treatment for tinnitus

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Post by konstantinua00 »

veyh wrote: post #75
joecot wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The #1 cause of me remembering I have tinnitus is seeing articles about tinnitus.

And now, you are manually breathing.

manual blinking

you can't stay in one place for long without moving to a different pose

something on your body itches (your nose?)

manual swallowing

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