My tinnitus started October 1999. It was not good and I got hooked on hard whiskey trying to find a way to deal with it. Was drinking 2 bottles of whiskey every 6 hours. My whole body just felt like it was soaked in alcohol. Well it was. Was taken to the hospital and my alcohol level was .395.

I want to tell you that I was "hooked" on it. Wife told me to quit cold turkey so for the next 2 weeks I was in hell but sobered up. Then in 2006 my tinnitus got better and even though it was still there it was softer and didn't pay that much attention to it.

In August of 2009 it started to get worse and it's been getting worse ever since then. Wish I had a better story for you but I don't. Many people have there tinnitus fade over the years so there is hope. John

My tinnitus started October 1999. It was not good and I got hooked on hard whiskey trying to find a way to deal with it. Was drinking 2 bottles of whiskey every 6 hours. My whole body just felt like it was soaked in alcohol. Well it was. Was taken to the hospital and my alcohol level was .395.

I want to tell you that I was "hooked" on it. Wife told me to quit cold turkey so for the next 2 weeks I was in hell but sobered up. Then in 2006 my tinnitus got better and even though it was still there it was softer and didn't pay that much attention to it.

In August of 2009 it started to get worse and it's been getting worse ever since then. Wish I had a better story for you but I don't. Many people have there tinnitus fade over the years so there is hope. John

My tinnitus started October 1999. It was not good and I got hooked on hard whiskey trying to find a way to deal with it. Was drinking 2 bottles of whiskey every 6 hours. My whole body just felt like it was soaked in alcohol. Well it was. Was taken to the hospital and my alcohol level was .395.

I want to tell you that I was "hooked" on it. Wife told me to quit cold turkey so for the next 2 weeks I was in hell but sobered up. Then in 2006 my tinnitus got better and even though it was still there it was softer and didn't pay that much attention to it.

In August of 2009 it started to get worse and it's been getting worse ever since then. Wish I had a better story for you but I don't. Many people have there tinnitus fade over the years so there is hope. John

There are a few here not many..
This site has a lot of "hard cases" including myself. We support one another with kind words, prayers, well wishes, and whatever we find that helps ease the anguish we all face daily..
A little good news comes in here now and then, but this forum tends to have more people that are not doing as well..
There is a T forum on YUKU thats got a lot more people, has a Sucess Stories section. There are a lot of upbeat people there, and "hard cases" are seen as people who just don't get their act together. Its not the fault of the T, its YOUR fault for thinking about.. Its a more positive place, but a more contentious one as well.. I am a member of both sites, but like the people here better.. I like the fact that YUKU moves faster.. I check both daily and post on both daily.. Lots of good information between the two sites.. bob

The good news is, in my two years of being here, I've seen MANY come with terrible tinnitus and within months they report back that they are doing great now or they aren't heard from again which I would take as a good sign. On my infrequent low days I don't come here either because I'm happy living. So you may be one of the fortunate ones that seems to only take a few months to habituate and then you'll be gone,....make sure ya keep prayin for us though;)
Sue

I'm usually not a negative person, but I tend to be some what neutral in life. In this case I am trying to remain as positive as possible hoping I may get lucky. Although I feel like I'm probably here for the long haul. Mine seemed to come almost out of nowhere and I'm not really around loud noises ever and I'm fairly young still. Mine came out with a period of slight imbalance an following wax removal. Also a period of stress. The stress came before the imbalance. I've been coping with the sound but sometimes my ears almost hurt or are very sensative. I wish everyone here the best and hope that they are set free from this. Im just hoping it doesn't get worse. Te fear of it being all I hear bothers me more then the current sound.

Very sorry for the triple post!! Not my fault.

What bebee say's about the 2 tinnitus sites is 100% correct. At the Yuku sight you do feel like a failure for not sucking it up and try not to pay any attention to it. Will admit though it was the first forum I found when I first came down with tinnitus and there was very good information on how to cope with severe tinnitus. It's still there you just have to wade through some bs to find it. I think the best thing for you is to be on both sites. You will learn something.

Had my tinnitus since June 2009. Been through doctors and tests with no definitive answers. Have come to accept there is no definitive answer. I have good days and bad days but for the most part I got angry and decided I was going to continue on living in spite of this noise and the noise is less intrusive than it used to be mostly in part due to my attitude towards it. We now coexist. Judy

I don't know if you read my story I posted here

http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Tinnitus/forum/13806568-tinnitus-gets-way-better

I went from horrible awful miserable wreck to occasionally annoyed overall happy person in 6 months. I'm only a partial success story as of right now because I do occasionally have my moments of annoyance, but it might be the kind of thing you are looking for if you haven't already.

Thank you for placing that link. Much of that I can relate to. Tw fear of what this can become is what drives me nuts and makes me worry. Like you said many online are fairly new to T so it comes off as a lifetime of torture. I'm always worried that this will continue to get louder and louder to the point it's all you hear judging by many posts I've read. But like you said there's probably many more success stories then there appears to be since many probably disappear and dont come back to share.

Today it really struck me just how quieter the T is now. I used to be able to hear it loud and clear everywhere but the shower, now as long as there is some kind of natural or TV/Radio sounds going on Ill sometimes have to actually look for it to find it. That's an improvement even since I wrote that long post.

Just thought that new bit of info may help you. Yes it is possible for T to get softer. I don't know if it's actually any softer or I'm just habituating, but either way my perception of it has gone down dramatically.

I've heard of two offline, but obviously they will never be here lucky them.