derby people with tinnitus
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Hi I'm a young mum living in Derby suffering from tinnitus had it about 2 year now, still struggling with it daily.
Is there anyone out there that can help and advice me I'm so lonely dealing with this on my own.
I have it in both ears I got it from tmj and nothing is helping me I just won't to end all my suffering it's gonna be one lonely Christmas for me again.
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jacqueline01135 leanne08979
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You will get advice and help from them .
kerry35630 leanne08979
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In regards to coping here are some things that I do:
Have a fan on all night (pointed away from me) it doesn't completely mask the noise but it's enough to send me to sleep
Mindfulness meditation - I do this every day, it's about accepting things such as tinnitus and not becoming stressed about them
Exercise - if you calm your nervous system down your tinnitus might also calm down a bit and exercise is a great feel good drug
I went back to work - distraction is key! If it's bothering just mask the crap out of it with music or radio etc until it doesn't bother you so much. I still hate being in silence so I always make sure the tv or radio is on.
Going outside is another great way - I don't hear mine at all outside! Especially when it's been so windy!
Have you tried pillow speakers or a sound machine? Anything to help distract you from the noise. In order to habituate you should set any background noise just loud enough so you can still hear the tinnitus but in the beginning my tinnitus noise would distress me so much I just masked it completely.
You've had yours for two years - has it recently got worse? If you're stressed and you got it from TMJ you might be clenching your jaw at night. Do you have a mouth guard and you could also go to the docs and ask about an antidepressant that has muscle relaxant qualities too like amitrtyptline.
I hope some of this helps - do you have a boyfriend or partner to talk to? Have you joined the British tinnitus association and gone on their forum? There's some amazing old timers on there who helped me out of a black hole when I first got it. They also have a free helpline for advice etc.
Kerry xx
statebryan leanne08979
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You are not alone in this. I suffer from it 24/7/365 due to damage from acquired recurrent cholesteatoma in both the right and left ear now.
I always try to find something to focus my mind on as I find this helps me not to focus on the two different pitches I have for each ear.
Is there anything you've tried?
- B
JinaMarie leanne08979
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