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Thomas,
Txs again.
As far as alcohol concerns, I did not drink at all for 3 weeks without result.
The oxazepam did not help me anymore, so I stopped that just a couple of days ago.
I have earplugs in my pocket when I go outside to put them in when necessary, but this fire work thing in Holland is so horrible, a discussion is going on to forbid it, but the majority of the people want it to stay as it is.
Officially its only allowed on dec 31 from 10 am till jan 1 2 am,but the boys on the street dont care.
Anyhow, I still wonder what would happen if I just ignored my painfull ears and listened to music and other noise to let my T go up and react.....I am afraid to do that, because it is too bad already..
I have to see my GP and ask for sleeping medication soon, because I am too tired.
Any experience with 5 HTP?
Eilleor
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Eilleor,
The fear of the noise can aggravate the tinnitus more than the actual noise itself, so you should protect yourself with earplugs whenever you think it is necessary. You need to get your confidence back, and for this you have to take as much control as you can over the situation.
I don't know 5 HTP, but I found some quite detailed article about it http://www.tinnitusformula.com/library/ … -tinnitus/ .
It seems to be more an anti-depressant then a sleeping aid.
I have often used 'Quiet Life' herbal tablets in the past in case of problems with sleep. They act as light anti-depressants as well, and they don't make you feel drugged like other herbal sedatives do ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Quiet-Life-18-T … B000LNHBDK ).
Thomas
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Thomas,
Txs again. I am taking Valerian pills now, it helps a little bit.
I am trying to cope with the new loud tinnitus and create some noise around me with fan's etc. , but everything is difficult with the hyperacusis.
What I do not understand at all why the sound sensitivity can change so much, without a direct reason.
Yesterday it was a little bit better, this morning also, but al over sudden, nothing happened, after lunchtime it was back again, very very bad, again problems even with own voice. So difficult to live with it and to believe in better times to come....
Eilleor
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Good evening,
Here I am again....
After a long time, a lot of struggling, but I can tell everybody it will get better, but you have to be patient and accept set backs.
My T and H started april 2013 and finally I started to live a rather normal life again, my T is still there, but it is less intrusive and I learned not to be afraid and learned to accept it.
The very very bad thing is what happened a week ago: I was outside enjoying nature, when some boy throw a firecracker right in front of me which make my ears tremble....at first I tried to be calm, but the T and H has spiked as never before, after a week I am back having the worse noice and hyperacusis ever, I know that you always think that this spike is the worse ever, but this is bad and nothing changed since last wednesday...
I am so anxious and afraid and I know I should not, but this too much....
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Hi Eilleor,
Good to hear from you again and your general progress. Of course, such incidences like that with the firecrackers will cause some setback, but you shouldn't let thiis demoralize you. It should sooner or later improve again. You may be able to cut the time short if you take some painkillers (Paracetamol or Aspirin) for a few days ( provided of course this does not interfere with any other medication you are taking). This should dampen it down again quicker and more efficiently,
Thomas
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Hello Thomas,
Txs for your quick reply.
The paracetamol or others in general are not helping me during set backs.
I had spikes before, but this time my 'good' ear is effected also and that bother's me a lot, I know I can survive a set back, but now it is in both of my ears and nothing changed for more than a week and so I think it will cost another year to get used to it and to learn to accept the T in my other ear, because this is new....
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Eilleor,
First of all, you shouldn't think in terms of good and bad ear here. It has nothing to do with your ear as such anyway, but with your brain, and it is unlikely that you can keep the right and left completely separated in the long term. It may actually be better for an improvement to have it in both ears, as you don't have the comparison with the 'good' ear anymore, which should make habituation easier.
Secondly. have you tried taking the painkillers for long enough? You should take them for 3-4 days twice a day.
Thomas
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Hello Thomas,
In general I do not like painkiller's, because they give stomach pain, altough I tried paracetamol,but I don't feel/hear the difference...
Today again a bad day, I even cannot bear my own voice and white noice makes it worse, my T tries to get louder than the white noice...
Before this spike my life was not back to normal, but I could go outside without earplugs and visit friends from time to time without major setbacks, only a few big ones, but in general I have a couple of bad days a month.
I even could play my guitar and sing again, but listening to ' heavy' electric guitar is not possible anymore, but I could accept my life like it was...
I feel so sad and still angry and getting so tired to think about all the efforts to get to the point where I was before the firecracker ruined it....now I have to start all over again...another year of misery....
Sorry about all the complaining.....I have to get myself together, but it is difficult, because there is not the slightest improvement or change in the very high pitch I hear since last week Thursday..
Eilleor
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Eilleor wrote:
In general I do not like painkiller's, because they give stomach pain,
You shouldn't take them on an empty stomach, but only after meals.
I can imagine that it must be very demoralizing for you right now, but I don't think it will take another year before you have gone through this crisis. I would probably wear more often earplugs in the next few weeks in order to prevent any further irritation through certain frequencies. The musicians earplugs that I mentioned above should be fine for this. They take the edge off any noise but you still can hear everything clearly.
Thomas
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Txs for your words....
It is so difficult, because there is still not any improvement at all...
Yesterday I tried to make a phone call, I tried to speak on normal vlolume with a friend for about 15 minutes, but after that my sensitivity became so bad....even the sound of my own breath is making me mad.
Sleeping was also horrible, such a loud high peep...
I know that I should not think it, but I am so afraid that this frightening noise in both my ears will stay forever....these thoughts are not helping me but I am desperate now...15 days no improvement, altough I really tried and also followed your advise.
Regards,Eilleor
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