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| Goodney |
Posted - 01/06/2011 : 06:37:26
Right around Christmas I developed a loud, fluttering noise in my right ear. It was constant for about a week, but has now become intermittent. I don't have any pain or discharge. I went to my family physician yesterday. He examined me and told me the ear is not infected and he saw no fluid. He diagnosed me with tinnitus, told me there is nothing he can do about it, and recommended I just live with it for the time being. Has anyone else experienced anything similar as a TMS equivalent? |
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| Teddybear |
Posted - 01/08/2011 : 20:11:07
Hello everyone,
I find the following article extremely reassuring.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/i-was-allergic-to-sound-1987908.html
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| tennis tom |
Posted - 01/07/2011 : 17:50:56
If you do a search you will find a lot on tinnitus and dizzyness. It was a hot topic here a few years back.
DR. SARNO'S 12 DAILY REMINDERS:
http://www.tmshelp.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6415
TAKE THE HOLMES-RAHE STRESS TEST
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_and_Rahe_stress_scale
Some of my favorite excerpts from _THE DIVIDED MIND_ :
http://www.tmshelp.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2605
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| maccafan |
Posted - 01/07/2011 : 16:20:54
I think what you are saying wrldtrv is that the hair cells in the cocklear or the audio nerve to the brain must actually be damaged to have real tinnitus but any tinnitus is real tinnitus. That's like saying TMS pain isn't real.
What I've learned about benzo tinnitus is that the benzos damp down activity in the synapses between the nerve cells in the brain which is what causes the sedation when you take them. The body is always trying to maintain homeostasis so in this case new nerve cells develop around these. When you are in between doses or withdrawing or withdrawn from the benzos the old nerves along with the new ones fire up and too much activity in this area of the brain reeks havoc with sound and causes tinnitus. So my brain has been damaged by the stinking benzos.
But if I had not panicked and caused habituation of this freaking noise which caused the perfect storm for my mind to distract me from my unconscious fury I would have probably gotten better. This is because my brain would have learned to compensate and settle down again.
Hilary, thanks for posting that link. I printed it all out and will read it.
Hey, Goodney you are a real Beatle Fan because most people don't know what Macca stands for. Plus you were worried about able to listen to The Beatles. Thanks for the well wishes...but...Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!!!!!!!!! |
| HilaryN |
Posted - 01/07/2011 : 15:38:20
You might like to read this page on TMS and tinnitus:
http://tmswiki.wetpaint.com/page/Tinnitus
Hilary N |
| wrldtrv |
Posted - 01/06/2011 : 20:09:59
Goodney, typically real tinnitus only happens in people with damaged hearing. My older brother developed it abruptly several years ago, but he had very bad hearing and now wears hearing aids (actually helps with the tinnitus too). I, as a hypochondriac, and after listening to him describe how terrible it was, developed it too...or thought I did. Actually, I don't think I ever had it, but I certainly felt I did for over a year. Over the years, it has popped up occasionally and departed. Ironically, I am going through one of those periods now. I only hear it when I am at home and it is very quiet. It is a lot easier to ignore now than it was in the past. For me, I think this goes in the category of where I focus my attention; if I focus on a body region intensely, soon I will feel symptoms.
One other thing you could ask about is Meniures (sp?)Disease. Tinnitus occurs with that. |
| Goodney |
Posted - 01/06/2011 : 19:22:35
Maccafan:
Thanks for the reply. I could tell by your name that you are a Beatles fan, as am I. Believe it or not, when the fluttering in my right ear started, one of my biggest fears was that I wouldn't be able to use my ear buds to listen to the Beatles. Hang in there, buddy. My hope for you is that someday soon you'll be cranking up Helter Skelter. "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make."
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| maccafan |
Posted - 01/06/2011 : 16:47:03
Xanax caused my tinnitus and sound sensitivity but TMS has kept it going for years. It took me a long time to realise this. I've had the fluttering noise on a rare occassion but mostly it is a rythmic sleigh bell sound. Some days the noise is very high pitched and needle sharp and is barely tolerable. Going to sleep for the night and waking is the only thing that settles it back to almost tolerable.
But other things can cause it too. For instance taking aspirin or an aspirin type drug too much and/or too long. Most of the time this is reversible when you stop this. It is common for it to be caused by many types of drugs. Read the side effects list. The worst culprits are benzodiazepines (tranquilizers) and SSRI's and other antidepression drugs.
My suggestion is not make a big deal out of it by worrying, etc. You don't want to get your mind interested in using this as a new TMS symptom. It has taken me years to figure all this stuff out and mine started off a lot worse than yours. I panicked and didn't know about TMS back then so I set myself up. I've learned so much about antianxiety drugs and benzos since then. And I'm so glad that I bumped into Dr. Sarno's books because I've been able to stop a lot of other bad situations.
But I can't seem to stop this. If it ever stopped I think I would cry with relief for several hours and then just finally sleep well for about two days. Then I would play The Beatles White Albumn at a volume that is more than a whisper.
I think yours is already fading away because it has become intermittent. Mine is constant and hasn't stopped in 14 yrs.
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