Friday, December 21, 2007

Sometimes...

... I wonder how I am not crazy, or worse suicidal! The ringing is constant and relentless and there seems to be little hope for recovery. I have seen ear specialists. I have read of masking devices that create a counter noise in your head that supposedly counters out the ringing sound. No thanks. I have used my chiropractor and I am now trying a supplement called Lipo Flavinoid that I read about online. I am also using Ginkgo which I have read helps. So far NOTHING. Nothing but the constant ringing!

It now it seems to be getting louder and louder. The other day my therapist half jokingly surmised that its become worse because we have managed to quiet some of the other voices and scream-fests that used to muddle my brain. Now only the screaming in my head muddles my brain. I have found lately that it is effecting my ability to concentrate and even think. I have to really tired to fall asleep and I am now convinced that the ringing is waking me up several times a night. How insidious is that? When the screaming in your head is so loud that it actually wakes you up!

And so I start a new search for yet another way to deal with this. I am even considering acupuncture, that despite the fact that I loathe and somewhat fear needles. D'oah!!! It figures.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

The Beginning.

I am a long time sufferer of tinnitus and thought I would start this blog as a resource for those who suffer the "screaming silence" as I like to refer to it. Please feel free to post your own stories, remedies and/or experiences with the evil tinnitus.