The fries are done! Oh, never mind….[[|:-D

"Complex trauma opens up another possible pathway between tinnitus and trauma -- one similar to that proposed for the connection between tinnitus and traditional trauma. Let’s say, for example, that my parents belittled me constantly and that as a result I never felt myself competent in handling challenges. Instead, I was made to feel powerless in the face of adverse circumstances and carried this insecurity into my adult life. Hence, when I am faced with the challenge of responding to tinnitus, my sense of helplessness as a child reemerges and blocks my ability to adequately deal with it. As the authors of the EMDR studies propose, this would mean that to treat the #tinnitus we would need to treat the trauma."

https://therapistwithtinnitus.com/2023/01/31/is-tinnitus-trauma/

What a beautiful paper.

#Tinnitus #OtoNeurology #Musictherapy

From: @SteveThompson
https://mastodon.social/@SteveThompson/114506524312419299

I think tinnitus is the only health problem in this house where the medical establishment is like, "lol just get a white noise generator or something -- nobody knows how to fix that."

Between my wife and I: depression, anxiety, cPTSD, ADHD, chronic migraine, gender dysphoria, blood clotting disorder, pre-diabetes, binge eating disorder, arthritis, cataracts, asthma, skin allergies, seasonal allergies, lactose intolerance, GERD, IBS, insomnia, multiple thyroid issues, PCOS.
Every single one of them has a treatment whether it's surgery or therapy or medication or diet restrictions or something.

We are also on the autism spectrum but that's not really something you can "fix". Okay, so two things don't have a treatment.

But you'd think that tinnitus would have something.
It's constant and irritating and drives me a little bit mad. But, nope.
Nothing.

• We're not even 100% what causes it.
• You can download a white noise app for your phone.
• You just need to train yourself to ignore it.
• No, puncturing your ear drum would not fix it.
• It's like phantom limb syndrome but for hearing so as you experience age-related hearing loss, it will get worse.

Nothing is working on the #tinnitus today. Oh hey, maybe not waiting until 3pm to drink water isn't helping.

Here's your reminder to drink something with no caffeine

Because I am still working through "kamikat is a weirdo so everything she likes is weird" I was thinking about why I like all the atmospheric music and the Solfeggio frequency tracks. They cancel out my #tinnitus without blowing out my ear.

I'm looking for over-ear passive hearing protection that I can wear in bed. Not earplugs. Something without active noise cancellation, as this makes my tinnitus worse. I've been wearing a giant pair of Mouldex ear muffs which do a great job cutting the noise, but are not so ideal when it comes to comfort. I'm a side sleeper, so something with a slim profile is preferred.
Suggestions?

Ich bin wieder auf der Suche nach passiver Gehörschutz, den ich im Bett tragen kann. Brauche etwas über meine Ohren, ohne aktives Geräuschunterdrückung (weil sie mein Tinnitus noch schlimmer macht). Bin Seitenschläfer, also je schlanker desto besser.
Empfehlungen?

Dieses nervige Pfeifen im Ohr...

Saw an audiologist for my tinnitus last week. It went the same as it always does: "there is literally no treatment for tinnitus and we don't even know exactly what causes it."
Thanks, but my ears are still ringing so loudly I feel the need to speak over them sometimes even though nobody else can hear it.
Thankfully, I also have some pain and pressure in my ears so I get to see a Nurse Practitioner about that in a couple weeks. Won't help my tinnitus. Nothing will.
Not even stabbing my eardrums with an ice pick (I asked -- she said that might even make it worse).

VERSCHLECHTERUNG UND VORAHNUNG Mein Weg zur Diagnose #sih #liquorverlustsyndrom

Nachdem ich 2x beim #Osteopathen war und ich mittlerweile die erste Tageshälfte - zwar arbeitsunfähig - aber dennoch ganz okay bewältigen konnte, dachte ich, dass ich nach einer Woche Urlaub wieder arbeiten gehen werde.

Wegen dem #Tinnitus war ich beim HNO - ohne Befund.
Tinnitus kann auch von #Verspannungen oder #HWS-Problemen kommen. Ich fühlte mich in meinen bisherigen Annahmen wieder bestätigt.

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NEUE SYMPTOME UND BESSERUNG

Nachdem ich durch Yin Yoga und/oder Bettruhe (man weiß es nicht) wieder etwas mehr in die Aufrechte kam, versuchte ich es wieder mit dem Arbeiten. Schnell gab ich es wieder auf: ich konnte mich kaum konzentrieren.

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#burnout #erschöpfung #neurologie
#sih #intrakraniellehypotension #liquorverlustsyndrom #kopfschmerzen
#chronischeKopfschmerzen #orthostatischekopfschmerzen #selteneerkrankung #tinnitus #wirbelsäule #Wirbelsäulenop

Also, ich hab da so ne Luftblasenschlange, nicht so die kleinen Plastikbubbles, so richtig grosse, prall gefüllte, wie sie zur Verpackung von Möbeln und schwerem Gerät verwendet werden. Und weil ich manchmal echt nicht so schlau bin , knete ich so an so ner Blase rum und die platzt ... und jetzt pfeift mein Ohr wie n ganzes Flötenorchester. Sagte ich dass ich manchmal echt nicht so schlau bin?