In 1996 I had a hard time with tinnitus. An effective way of coping - for me - was to put my feelings down on paper. Going through this excersize made me learn a few things about tinnitus, and more important, about myself. It did not cure it, but it sure made me feel a lot better. A friend read my ramblings and suggested I post them on the alt.support. tinnitus newsgroup. They are "reprinted" here and it is my hope that by reading how I fared, you may just pick up a few ideas to help you feel better about it too. Oh, my tinnitus now? Yes, I still have it from time to time but it's just another sound, period. It no longer has any kind of meaning to me whatsoever. I'd prefer to be totally without it, of course. But I'd also prefer it if cucumbers didn't exist - fat chance of that and not eating them does the trick for me. Tinnitus doesn't care about me and I have absolutely no problem not caring about it. How to cope with tinnitus:
- Tinnitus - "living with it"
- Tinnitus - from dawn and on
- Tinnitus - fear
- Tinnitus - computer noise
- Tinnitus - scientificulties
- Tinnitus - music
- How to silence your stupid modem already
- Feed The Beast, an excellent article by Mr. Harry Ames.
Tinnitus Power Coping Workshops
- While running a local support group, and doing one-on-one coping strategy sessions, I've picked up a trick or two over the years that have helped many people drastically reduce the misery and agony in their lives. The articles above mostly tell the tale but it takes a lot of reading between the lines to figure what is actually going on. I'd be delighted to do Tinnitus Power Coping Workshops for individuals or support groups (within a reasonable traveling range of Hamilton, Ontario) where we can go into all the details of the why and how. I use a common sense backdoor approach that is effective in helping you get to the light at the end of the tunnel so you can resume your normal day to day activities on short order. I do not offer cures, nor do I promise them, but I sure can show you the shortcuts and tricks to reclaiming your life. If "go home and learn to live with it" doesn't quite do it for you then maybe it's time to drop me an email for details.
Computer software: Audio Frequency Generator
- A couple of bugs fixed (04/2000) - freeware for non-commerical use to determine just how high your "favourite" frequency, or frequencies, is/are. The file is only about 60K and should't take longer than about thirty seconds to download. (DOS, Windows, OS/2)
Other links:
- American Tinnitus Association
- Dr. Murray Grossan, MD (U.S.A.)
- Dr. Stephen Nagler, MD (U.S.A.)
- University of Oregon (U.S.A.)
- British Tinnitus Association
- The Tinnitus Support Message Board
- Elly Byrne (Australia)
- Minerals, supplements
Tinnitus Support Groups
- A pretty small list so far, but click here to find your nearest support group. If you know of any support group that's not listed I'd be delighted to hear from you to add it.
How to start a support group
- Some ideas and thoughts about how to start your own support group
Usenet Newsgroups
- English: alt.support.tinnitus (A.S.T.). If you can't connect to A.S.T., your internet service provider might not subscribe to this newsgroup, you can always google the posted messages here. If you sign up with Google for free and actively participate by posting your own messages.
- German: de.etc.selbsthilfe.gehoer
Guest book
- Please drop me a quick howdy by signing the Guest Book
Comments?
- Feel free to drop me an email but please keep in mind, I do not offer on-line counselling.
If you feel comforted be this information and inspired enough to be generous it would be really great if you would consider making a donation to a most deserving organization: the American Tinnitus Association. If you feel more generous than that you'd be more than welcome to click on the donate button to leave a tip
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