Tinnitus Support Group

Well it's been about 6 weeks now since I have had my T. As some of you may have already read my previous posts I was going through a terrible, terrible time. I haven't wrote in about 2 weeks as I wanted to see if my choice of therapys is working.
As you may remember I said I would be going to the chiropractor for treatments. We never did accupunture he was been working on specific pressure points on my neck, head and shoulders. Well I have to say it's been a relief, amazing relief!! There was one point that while pressure was being applied to muscles and nerves in my neck the T went away completely. I felt like jumping off the examining bed and hugging him. So laughing I asked if he could shadow me all day holding the pressure point....unfortunately he had other patients to see. So, this brings me to a deduction or question. Why did it go away while pressing on nerves and muscles? Obviously it is linked in some way...but how? I will be talking to my specialist whenever I get an appointment....still waiting. I know without a doubt I have habituated because sometimes I have to listen really closely to hear my T. I no longer require sleep aids either med's or white noise...I can just go to sleep. Some morning's I wake up and it's completely gone and I don't notice or listen for it at all until later in the day and it's barely there.
It is more apparent when the barometric pressure changes, but I am able to put it back in the closet where it belongs. I will be continuing my treatments with my chiropractor and hopefully the silence will return again and not leave. I am a hopeful person and I refuse to let this bring me down. I don't know what it is like to have T really loud where you can't hear things over it...my heart goes out to those that suffer so greatly. I still feel in the bottom of my heart there is a low grade infection due to the fluid I hear moving around in my ears at times. Another thing I experienced was the power of suggestion...last night when I went to bed I could hear my T...the house was very silent. I kept repeating over and over to go back into the closet and eventually it did...I couldn't hear it anymore. I know it sounds really stupid...and I am not explaining it so well but I visualized the inner parts of my ears and visualized the sound and visualized myself moving the sound into a closet and shutting the door. It worked!!! Next thing I know it's morning and I barely hear my T at all.
I will keep you all posted as my treatments continue and the results of seeing my specialist as my family doc had to make a referral and I am waiting for the phone call for an appointment.
Find something positive in each and every day. We will all get through this.
Hugs, Cory
Posted on 11/07/09, 09:11 am