Tinnitus Forum - Mytinnitus

Thomas,

When things were at its lowest ( when the tinnitus started to affect you and your sleep) prior to discovery of the paracetamol, how did you steel yourself to carry on ? Did you try some meditation or cognitive retraining to refocus the brain ? Thanks

Thanks, Thomas. Your insights have been really useful in dealing with my own T-monster. I find that I do have to  take paracetamol just to counter the headaches brought about by the tinnitus flare ups ....  I just went to the chiropractor and she did see some kinks in my spine ... hopefully, that would resolve it ...

Last edited by charmainelooi (28-05-2012 05:47:55)

Charmaine,

Yes, I drink usually decaffeinated coffee and tea, but nowadays more because I  generally feel better without all that caffeine intake. I do occasionally drink a cup of normal coffee or tea when there is no other option, and then I don't actually notice any effect on my tinnitus anymore (which is now only very weak and hardly reacts anymore to anything). Still, I think it may be important for a further improvement to avoid a regular intake of caffeine (and as I said, I generally feel better without).

Thomas

Hi Luciffer,

Welcome to the forum.

Yes, it varied quite a lot for me in the beginning, but only between loud and very loud. I could always hear it 24/7, even in the worst traffic noise.
I was rather desperate to find a way to deal with it, but I couldn't really say I had anxiety attacks. I was probably much too stunned for this by the experience. The tranquilizers were only prescribed to deal with my sleep problems. They helped a bit, but could not really give me enough sleep either. That's why I had no issues with discontinuing them when I found that painkillers worked at least as well if not better in this respect, and without the side effects like drowsiness. Still, it was only after 3-4 months that it had improved to a degree that I could see some light at the end of the tunnel. So you shouldn't get impatient. It could still take a few more months before you get a better grip on this.

Thomas

Luciffer wrote:

I have been trying painkillers, and it seems to work wonders for me too.  From your posts and blogs I have gathered, that what helped you in the longer run  was a "fight" to quieten T at all costs on a day to day basis.  Would you be able o confirm this statement?

Not necessarily at all costs, but by only means that I could somehow naturally fit (i.e. without upsetting my daily life too much or doing some outlandish things). And I did not really do this systematically, only to deal with the problem on the day (night). The long term improvement then basically came automatically with time.

Luciffer wrote:

Also on average,  how many paracetamol pills did you go through on a monthly basis?

I usually alternated between Paracetamol and Aspirin (both worked equally well) to minimize side effects. Most of the time I used even only half a tablet (which was enough too suppress my tinnitus for about 2 hours). I didn't record the total number consumed, but I reckon it may have been up to 15-20 tablets a month for couple of months, gradually decreasing then later. I definitely had no ill-effects because of this (not that I was aware of anyway).

Thomas