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Cure Tinnitus Show #28

dainis — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:47:15 +0000

OK, we’ll be honing in on your questions for the next show here. It’d be pretty neat, I think, if we could launch the new site before this show…

Cure Tinnitus Show #27

dainis — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:00:12 +0000

We’ll be recording the show March 28th 2011, and we’ll post it either right then or on the 29th.

Please post your questions below, we’re sure to have another wonderful show!

Best,
Dainis

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Cure Tinnitus Show #26

dainis — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:09:57 +0000

Another heartfelt show. Themes: listening, tmj, emotions, loosening up in a goofy and pleasant way, nurturing emotions.

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Cure Tinnitus Show #25

dainis — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:17:24 +0000

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Here’s the link to the music composition I mentioned in the video:

Cure Tinnitus Show #24

dainis — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:12:45 +0000

Here’s is our first CureTinnitus.org Video NewsFlash! Let’s keep things moving, orient ourselves to well being, and continue to talk about what’s working for you…

Cure Tinnitus Show #23

dainis — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:32:11 +0000

After this experience:

http://www.dailystrength.org/c...innitusorg

…this was a relaxing and helpful show…

Comments Questions and Situations…

Hi Dainis,

After a short period of T-free happyness, my T (scale 4/10) came back for a few weeks (stressfull times, bought a house etc..). Did lots of relaxation exercises, stretching and yoga and now it’s gone again (scale 1/10).

I would like to ask Julian about the following:
Each time I do my relaxation or meditation exercises I can feel my upper body shift into another position. My shoulder, back- and neckmuscles calm down and relax after a few seconds of relaxation. When they do, my head immediately feels free from tension around the jaws and the back of the head. I think this means I walk around with to much muscletension all day. What can I do to keep these important muscles relaxed during the day while workig etc.

Keep up the good work!!!

Cure Tinnitus Show #22

dainis — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:38:01 +0000

Recorded on July 26th, 2010.

suffering from tinnitus last over 10 yrs. had been suffering from irritability and depression further intrested for treatment possible

I just wanted to share the success I am having with tinnitus treating it with low level laser light therapy. It’s really something you should talk about on your site. It’s the only thing that has worked for me. My tinnitus has gone from a 7-8 to a very livable 1-3. The laser light stimulates the nerves to heal. In my case I have some hearing loss and it is getting better too. Are you familiar with Dr. Wilden’s work in Germany? His link is http://www.dr-wilden.de or http://www.dasgesundeohr.de and http://www.lumomed.de

I am having treatment locally at an acupuncurist. There are also home kits for sale.

I have emailed back and forth with a few of his patients and they have all had success as well.

Anyway- just wanted to share this. It may help many who are suffering from tinnitus.

I haven’t seen anything on here that mentions anything about curing tinnitus. I have one of the most severe cases my doctor has ever seen. It keeps getting louder and louder. It never has really distressed me to the point that I hear others talk about but it is louder, much louder than the world around me. I can’t even go to moderately loud places or be in crowds where many people are talking…even with good ear plugs in. They keep ringing louder despite protection/ear plugs. I think that my calmness about it is due to my Zen practice but it does prevent me from going many places and doing many things. It is that bad. I have other serious health problems and am flat broke so I am wondering if you have “scholarships” for people who do not have the money?

First of all, I can’t thank you enough! It really means a lot to me that you would understand my situation and help me out like this. I can assure you I will be involved 100% and I take this very seriously and am willing to do whatever it takes to make it go away, make me not pay attention to it… whatever!

Just let me know what to do from here… you said you had to set up my account, so please let me know when you get around to doing that.

As for my question, other then the obvious of, will it ever go away? can it be cured? I always wonder, what I have to do to make it worse. I am in the studio a lot and most of the time the music is at low volume… sometimes it gets loud but not drastically. It scares me to think that something I may be overlooking could make it worse. At concerts, will ear plugs do enough? I wear ear plugs at the movies also… Basically, I know what I can do to make it not get worse, but what will actually make it worse?

Also, I am a songwriter/producer from … [personal info withheld] …

Hi, I absolutely love your site and thank you for bringing Julian to light, he is incredible!
I have had very low tinnitus for 7 months, I was a reallly anxious person before tinnitus. Very fast to go into fight or flight. Never really took it seriously enough to change.
SO NOW I am freaked, scared and very nervous about tinnitus, mainly because I feel that it is out of my control.
I have watched many videos on the site.
I don’t; know if there is any special or specific video I should be watching?
I am also depressed over the tinnitus. Every where I go I can only focus on it.
On a brighter not , I have had days where It completely goes away.
BUT I did also have pretty bad health anxiety BEFORE the tinnitus, so I imagine tinnitus is like my nervous system imploding after at least 8 years of bad adrenaline fight or flight anxiety.

MANY THANKS!
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Not sure right now if you are a member or not, however, I really want to compliment you on your understanding of tinnitus, where you are with it, and how you got to where you are.

You “might” be the Jen B. client that recently came on board, not sure. If so, you are in good hands and with this site, Jen, and Julian, I am quite happy to participate in your progress. Glad to have you around!

Dig up the 4 main guidelines we talk about at CureTinnitus.org, if you can’t find them let me know, and let’s keep talking about what helps you get better.

Best and good for you,
Dainis
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thank you so much, i appreciate your work so very much. thank you, just up tossing turning and anxious.
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Hi Dainis,
How can I get over feeling very scared of tinnitus. every times I hear it I go into fight or flight. Causing a very bad cycle. can you recommend anything from your site?
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Hi,

With all the computer mess going on, I don’t have the right version, but as a member you get this eBook:

LINK

I’ll send you the newer version later, but the clenching and relaxing exercise on p. 32 is great.

Also, if you let

http://www.curetinnitus.org/cu...s-show-19/
download completely (or download from one of these links)

LINKS

…and at about minute 67, Julian takes me through an exercise that helps you when you are having problems falling asleep.

Best,
Dainis
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tinnitus is a huge wake up call . i was really a nervous anxious obsessive mess. tinnitus is saying to me that my body does not like living in that state although i got very addicted to it. adrenaline..
thanks soooooooo much,

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Subject: Re: severely anxious over tinnitus

Yes, here is my suggestion: do your best to cuddle up, take good care of yourself, and read through Julian’s eBook. If you can, do the exercises…the better and worst list…the clenching and relaxing…the running commentary…these are very settling exercises that come from a therapist who healed himself.

Also, think about these four simple guidelines:

1) Relieving, happy, helpful body based therapy like CST or massage or…that settles you
2) Relieving, happy, loving mental/spiritual/emotional help like psychotherapy, counseling or other support work
3) Personal actions and inactions that feel great for you
4) Building a network of support around you, loving friends, good therapists, and hey…a pet or a neighbor’s pet?

So, if things get overwhelming…reach out for more help. This team is incredible: http://www.thelisteningear.net.../

Take things a step at a time…you may have a slow exit from tinnitus, a fast one, a spiky one with upheavals, we don’t know…but you’ve committed to helping yourself…you are here…you are asking for help and receiving it

Just email support, likely, won’t be enough in the long term…but once you apply all 4 guidelines in your life…you’ll literally be surrounded by loving caring support. And that can only feel good.

For motivation, check out the interviews at CureTinnitus.org, in general, people wind up grateful for having had tinnitus. It is a great gift.

Peace and smiles from Vienna,
Dainis
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exactly right. you are doing very very well. what soothes you? also, do send me a question or summary of your situation for Monday’s show…

sincerely,
Dainis

i really hope this works. when or if i join this(most likely when) that my tinnitus will go away. i would like to know how long it would take, like on average how long does it take, my tinnitus is brand new and i don’t want it to get worse since im still young and im sure that i will have alot of tragic emotional moments to make it worse when i get older. im thinking a little too much right now, just to draw the attention away from the noise, and its causing me to feel a little tense around the neck and shoulder area.

Cure Tinnitus Show #21

dainismichel — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:29:41 +0000

Recorded June 28th, 2010!

Get your questions in, cuz it’s first come first served!

Here’s one we’re looking to cover:

Hi, Thank you so much for this site. I often log on at night when my tinnitus is bothering me and the rest of the family is sleeping. It helps me to get things into perspective and then get back to sleep. I wonder if it would be possible to do a show, or part of a show on night-time coping strategies. Maybe I’m not alone in finding this a difficult time. I guess the loneliness of the condition peaks at night. Plus, I’ve noticed a strange anomaly; when I go off to sleep the tinnitus can seem quieter, but then if I wake up in the night I find it’s got louder again and then I get distressed. How can this happen?! Bless you both for your continued work on this site. Really really appreciate your dedication and insights. –D

Cure Tinnitus Show #20

dainismichel — Sun, 30 May 2010 13:32:29 +0000

Yes, we are no longer “teenagers,” what a great show this was…post your comments below…

Cure Tinnitus Show #19

dainis — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:51:48 +0000

Recorded April 30, 2010.

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I wonder if you have any thoughts about my latest T variations…

I’ve had tinnitus in my left ear since its hearing was impaired by an operation – initially it was horrendous. I’ve always been sensitive to noise in any case, and I’m also a musician of sorts. Lately I’ve been managing it better – ie I’ve had more “better” days (although when it returns after a good spell I notice it more, even if it is relatively quiet); however, in the last few years I’ve been hearing ticking noises [Accessible to members with access to "Module 1" only. Members receive self-paced or guided support and can try a complimentary program to get to know us better. Visit http://www.curetinnitus.org/st...-tinnitus/ for more information]

Cure Tinnitus Show #18

dainis — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:56:15 +0000

Cure Tinnitus Show #18 March 31, 2010.

If you like, record your question by leaving me a message at 317-713-1177, then we can play your question on the show…

My question for the tinnitus live show no.18 is: In the e-book Julian says that exercise is really important. But in one of his tinnitus shows (I don’t remember which one) he said that sex and exercise make tinnitus worse. From my knowledge adrenaline is secreted during exercise but absorbed quicker as well. Could Julian ellaborate on that because it’s a crucial point.

Audio Question

Member Question

Dear Julian, I woke up one morning jumped out of bed quickly and the tinnitus started. My husband was away for 10 days the only time in the 40 years of marriage I was on my own. By the time he came home I was very anxious as my brother has suffered from tinnitus for 5 years and his was very bad and was suicidal for 2 years and I thought this was going to be me.

We were going to Thailand for our daughters wedding and all I wanted was to be free of this noise in my ears. By the time we left I was depressed and the doctor put me on anti depressants and unfortunately they reacted badly and while I was away I suffered badly from panic attacks, my ears were highly sensitive and I was a mess. With flights, elevators and just the stress of travel as we were aways for a month by the time I arrived home I felt I had a breakdown. I could not go back to work, I didn’t like being alone and I as desperate to be normal. My doctor changed my medication and it has help me. I believe the tinnitus was due to stress and grief that had occurred in my life the eight months before.

My husband and I have had lots of tragedy in our lives the worse losing a daughter at the age of 16 to a car accident. The months leading up to the tinnitus was my husband had a heart and a triple bypass, I had to put our dog down the same day, my mother in law died 5 days before this and my son went to live in France. They then found a lump in my thyroid and it had to be tested but fortunately it was benign. Then my husband went away and I was alone.

It might not sound much but having a awful year earlier I think this was just the last straw. Like all tinnitus sufferers I have done the accupunture, hypnotherapy, etc. My husband has surfed the internet hoping to fine some help. He came accross you speaking on the U tube and thought you were very sound in your thinking. So I started with a cranial therapist which I have been going to for 3 months. She said my central nervous system was totally on fire and when I told her my life story she said it is going to take some time till we get results but believes we will. I have been to psychologist but didn’t connect with her but she did put on som e relaxation music.

I have been a worrier all my live and head always takes over my thinking and I am struggling very much on letting go as I cannot take my mind of my ears, I try things like nice music with ears etc, I go for long works in park especally were the circarda’s are out in force because that gives me relief for a short time. My husband has found this hard as we were going to retire and take it easy, going tramping and spend time going to Australia more often to see our daughter and son and their family, but with me always saying, “will I be up to going?” just makes him mad as he believes I should be able to take my mind of my eyes and focus on good things, but I wake up in the morning and my 1st thoughs go straight to my ears.

I have some bad days where I think I am never so to let you and because I anxious it will not let go of me. Have you anything to give me that might help?

I always think the worse but that has come from a live of up and downs, more downs that up. I try not to think of my bothers tinnitus but it goes up for a couple of days I don’t think it going to settle back down and then it can spiral downwards.

I thank you for listening to me, I have become a member as I know it us import to have a support group. The fact that the heart attack changed my husbands life and now this with me we have been struggling a wee bit it our marriage which has been solid and it has got us through a lot of tragedies and pain. If you could help me Julian that would be good and I am happy to answer and questions you might have for me. I have only touched on a little of the happenings in my life but believe me we have had our share only now to be put this this.

Kindest Regards,

Member

PS: The most important issue to me is I cannot stop thinking about my ears. I wake up in the morning and the first thing I think of is my ears.

Member Question
Is Osteopathy doing the same with the body as Cranial sacral therapy? And are there similiar therapies that help you let go?

Guest Question
I think LOVING reality and so one’s tinnitus is a bit better than being ‘ok’ about it. BUt your message still opened up something for me, so thank you. HOWEVER – my tinnitus, since reading/listening to you, has become CONSIDERABLY LOUDER! I love it/don’t mind it now, but it is MUCH more prevelant. Can you speak to that please?

Cure Tinnitus Show #17

dainis — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:36:35 +0000

Cure Tinnitus Show Episode #17 Monday March 1, 2:00PM GMT (London Time). Member Questions and call for folks to send me questions for Paul Carrington of Banish Tinnitus.

“My tinnitus is initially very mild last Feb. when I first notice it. I have to go to a very quiet toilet and close the door to hear it. The other time would be before I go to bed and waking up in the morning when my bedroom is very quiet. My wife told me she had much worse tinnitus in her since the teenage year but she was never bothered with it. Now she only hear it when I complain. But somehow, I could never take my mind off it.“

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Here is a YouTube Excerpt for visitors getting to know us…

Please post your questions and comments for the show below.
Thank you for your participation and feedback.

Best,
Dainis

Cure Tinnitus Show #16

dainis — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:22:46 +0000

Cure Tinnitus Show Episode #16

Monday February 8, 2:00PM GMT (London Time).

Please post your questions and comments for the show below.

Thank you for your participation and feedback.

Best,

Dainis

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Cure Tinnitus Show #15

dainis — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:56:22 +0000

Cure Tinnitus Show Episode #15 was recorded Monday January 11, 2:00PM GMT (London Time). Thank you for your questions, participation, and for your kind feedback.

Here is a YouTube excerpt, for folks just getting to know us at CureTinnitus.org. Logged in members can view the full-length video below.

Emailed Question (please post at the show link in the future…)

I do have a potential question or two for the next one:

1. Julian (or “Jules” ) often talks about a personality type (“driven, focused, successful”) that he encounters in his practice and mentions that it is very typical for tinnitus sufferers. What about those who are not driven or focused, who lack motivation and have not been particularly successful in terms of their careers, who still suffer from tinnitus?

2. Julian often refers to “body work”. Is he mainly referring to cranio sacral therapy or is he including yoga, pilates, etc.?

I just wanted to thank you for another good discussion and know that it means so much to know you and Julian are there.

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Cure Tinnitus Show #14

dainis — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:03:00 +0000

Dear CureTinnitus.org Community,

The 14th Cure Tinnitus Show took place on Monday, Nov 23d, 2009 at 2PM GMT (London Time). Your questions, comments, input, and suggestions for topics helped guide us to a settling and helpful show. Thank you!

Best,
Julian and Dainis

Here is a YouTube excerpt for folks just getting to know us, the archived show is available for members below…

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Cure Tinnitus Show #13

dainis — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:03:23 +0000

Show aired: 2PM GMT October 19th 2009

YouTube Excerpt:

Archived show available below…

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Member questions

Dainis, during your own recovery, did you have periods of time when your tinnitus “flared” for a few days? I thought mine was under control and them BAM. I figure it has to do with some stress and perhaps fall allergies, but it’s a real bummer handling it. I am trying to ignore it and follow Julian’s advice not to dwell on it, but when it comes back it’s so depressing.

—D’s response: Well, I learned “BioMental Training” from Dr. Hans Greuel in Germany. So, basically, I never really had “flares” until I heard about them. If the tinnitus ever bothered me, I just did my self-hypnosis techniques (BioMental Training), and when I discovered that I could reduce my tinnitus significantly (often to near nothing) every time, I just stopped worrying about it. I do not consider myself 100% “cured,” in that I do not “hear total silence” when I listen in to my tinnitus. I am far enough along to say that I’ve entered into two types of nice “spaces.” 1) Living my life such that tinnitus is not in my consciousness, whether it would be there if I were to check or not 2) Looking back at particularly peaceful moments, when I have totally forgotten about whether I could check for tinnitus or not, I suspect that it would not have been there, or I really would have needed to “try hard” to hear it.

What are some ways to handle the feeling of “defeat” when your tinnitus has been relatively quiescent and suddenly you become aware of it again, perhaps loudly and you can’t quite pinpoint why. Coping mechanisms?

Though there have been some ups and downs, I have been following the general advice of Curetinnitus.org and your book: I have been doing — as is possible — body-based therapy and also working through emotional issues in counseling.

Frequently, I will succeed in allowing myself to relax and will go to bed in relatively peaceful state in which the tinnitus seems quite calm. However, it seems that, after about 4-6 hours of sleep, I will awake to a loud pulsing — like an internal alarm clock! — in my head. It’s a sound that simply wasn’t present when I went to bed. It is loud enough to wake me (this morning for instance, I could almost sense myself being roused from a relatively deep and seemingly peaceful sleep.) So, why would the tinnitus spike like this precisely when I’m seemingly the most relaxed, that is, when I’m sleeping and not necessarily getting worked up over anything? I provide a sound-rich environment when I’m sleeping, so it’s not the case that there is silence to the tinnitus seem louder… Is it something physiological about lying down for long? Is possibly psychological that I perhaps now fear this pattern of being awakened by the tinnitus and so there is a subconscious anxiety that creates a self-fulfilling prophecy? I’m just not sure how to kick this one aspect of the tinnitus… I feel if I could cross this hurdle, I will go a long way in letting the tinnitus go… but how do I get over this hurdle? Thanks for your help!

–D’s gut response: it’s rocky now and you may be either letting off steam or accessing deeper layers and deeper issues. As your orientation to the tinnitus and those issues changes to one of greater confidence, understanding, and peace, your response to the T itself will likely change. If it wakes you, you might then say “ahh, OK, I’ll do this exercise then,” and it waking you will then matter less. Sometimes, I’ve found that having the tinnitus ringing late at night actually connects me to the real issues that are going on in my life.

Submit your questions below.

Cure Tinnitus Show #12

dainis — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:42:39 +0000

Show aired September 21st 2PM GMT (London Time)

YouTube Excerpt, Member Archive available below…

Member Questions:

Julian always talks about “settling” and “focusing” and in general, relaxing so that the tinnitus can abate. What does one do if they are CONSTANTLY being stressed out by life events?

Perhaps some of us don’t cope well with life stress? We all have stressors. But, for example, what if you are someone who frets and worries all the time and things keep “happening” such as job loss, depression, worry about family issues that keep cropping up, wishing for things to be more “normal” but finding that either your grown kids or your grandkids continue to have problems as they move through life, or your husband, who is self-employed, doesn’t have enough business and your finances are in trouble…..what then?

Should a person be able to COPE with all of the above, and STILL relax enough for the tinnitus to “let go”? How does one do this? How does one stop worrying?

When things keep happening, one crisis or mini-crisis into another, how does one keep afloat? How do people cope? How can you help yourself relax and “cure” tinnitus when life keeps throwing bricks at you? Albeit, as one of my physicians once said, “if no one is on chemo then everything is good”.

So the real baseline question is: as one goes through life and faces crises and mini-crises that many people face, are the differences in coping style and ability a main factor in the development and continuance of things like tinnitus? How does one RELAX in the face of life’s disappointments and fears?

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I would love to try to participate live in the CTS, but I will be working. I’ll definitely catch it on the recording though.

I am currently experiencing a bit of curious resurgence of the T. I think part of it might be physical, and part emotional. Here’s a question for Ian that captures part of what I think might be happening.

As one is working through emotional issues in one’s life, I am wondering: 1) if periods of the worsening of tinnitus can be expected and 2) how one should deal with such periods of a spike in tinnitus? For example, if you are working through a phobia in therapy, while your tendency might always be to avoid whatever is causing you fear, you might have to go through a period where you are confronting that object of fear, which no doubt will cause a temporary increase in anxiety and therefore possibly in the tinnitus. For someone with tinnitus, this of course adds another level of fear and anxiety: confronting “x” or “y” will, in and of itself, cause anxiety, but it may also cause my tinnitus to flare, which is a cause for even more anxiety! Nevertheless, certain issues must be confronted, I presume, even if the tinnitus may spike. So, how does one minimize the impact upon tinnitus and keep from falling into a vicious cycle of anxiety?

Thanks, Dainis!

Overall, I’m doing pretty well and think I’m moving in the right direction. Progress has been slower than I would like, but such is life. Keep me in your prayers.

Blessings to you and your family!

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My question for Julian, since I have been experiencing hearing loss with tinnitus and I know he had the same, is did he notice when he had his tinnitus with the hearing loss if there were times that the tinnitus would change sounds and/or tone down quite a bit and then roar up again for no apparent reason. (before it was totally gone) My tinnitus today is about a 3 but when I woke up it was awful- about a 9. Throughout the night last night the sounds changed from a car horn to a two-toned vibrational pattern. All of them are incredibly upsetting. Also- did he have hypercusis (sound sensitivity)?

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can you comment on T being a so-called safe and predicatble place. in hindsight T was a protective mechanism,i don’t want or need this now, i feel i need more T free time to build on to gain some momentum. i must say that the T has greatly improved since reading your ebook and becoming better at settling myself, and CST sesions. being stuck reminds me of the old saying-better the devil you know than the devil you don’t!
Thank you

Additional Questions From Subscribers

What do you feel, Julian, was the major breakthrough for you in waking up tinnitus free after 20 years? was there something specific that you were doing at the time that finally worked? Do you hear ok? –R

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Cure Tinnitus Show #11

dainis — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:20:10 +0000

YouTube Excerpt, archived show available for members below…

I was doing better, but went to a loud restaurant and it
has gotten worse. Have you guys discussed using TRT or “reactive
tinnitus”
I’ve been going through a rough time emotionally. I am in therapy trying to
figure out my life and I have many issues. I am both depressed and very
anxious. The tinnitus is still there but less so, and I am making progress adapting to it.

I have mild carpal tunnel issues and am out of a job, when I sit down and try to type, my
hand and wrist became tingly and painful.

I help my daughter and her husband and 3 grandkids financially so all of my unemployment checks go to personal bills and my family. There really is nothing extra.

I would never have made it through the initial “shock” of getting tinnitus if it weren’t
for finding your website and listening to Julian’s talks. They have been lifesavers.

Thanks for listening.
Re my tinnitus- it started after using drops for a blocked ear tho’ I suspect I had a little bit coming and going before that and I was stressed at work at the the time . Also I work with Hearing Impaired children and listen to powerful hearing aids etc. I’ve always enjoyed going to football matches and now I’m not sure if I will make the tinnitus worse. Should I wear ear plugs at games or not go?
Thank you. I mean that sincerely. I got the notification about the next show.
Have not been feeling well at all (nerves shot, tinnitus BACK in full force suddenly (and I think I know why – had a disturbing episode with my married daughter and it threw
me over the edge) so I need to hear what Julian has to say.I do have a question poss. for the show: once you have tinnitus, and it has truly subsided to a great degree (not noticeable for days) and then something
happens like an emotionally upsetting fight with a loved one, and the T flares -
will it go away again?? I feel SO defeated!I suppose there a direct cause/effect relationship between the stress and the flare up?
Where can I find a health care professional to help me figure out the best treatment?
My tinnitus started with dizziness and hearing loss in Friday May 7, 2004 at 5 o’clock morning when it woken me in sleep suddenly; At that time I did not understand what happen for me, I got up in bed but I fell on bed because I lost my balance, I was feeling nausea but it did not happen, I wanted going to bath room but I could not going I demanded my wife helping me. After I did meet the doctor in my city he did understanding me that I have this disease because in the right ear the nerve number eight was died and have not cure for it inside Iraq and in all east countries; please do not try going to any place for treatment and he did not gave me any thing from when he gave me the wrong diagnosis!!I stayed in home without any medication and treatment with my tinnitus and dizziness and hearing loss and without hopefulness until when I arrived Calgary, Canada by visitor visa for training about oil role and I saw the doctor there and he told me the nerve number eight in the right ear is not died but it have problem that is have cure by surgical operation.This is information about my disease and reports which I taken last year at July in Amman, Jordan after I left Calgary, Canada at March 8, 2008 without medication and treatment because by visitor visa I could not entry any hospital in calgary and I did not have the cost for this operation at that time.
Hi, dainismichel. I saw your channel about tinnitus is curable. So, i have both permanent and temporary tinnitus. (The permanent= Mild to Moderate tts. here it when its quiet, going to sleep, reading etc.) The temporary= High-pitched ringing sound coming 2-3 times per month (severe).Well, now i wonder if the cure is temporary, more temporary should i say, hehe – or just you ignore it? Becuase i enjoy reading book alot, but when this came , my world -everything- turned up-side-down.Becuase if people who goed through ur program and dont have tinnitus at all, after that.. than.. it must be good , right?I just want to have peace and quiet when i reading thats all. I always enjoy reading on the night when everything is quiet. Ya know, the creepy books…but, now everything is destroyed thanks by Tinnitus. I also bought a 3-step cure tinnitus program that didnt help at all.
hello dainis, thank you for your youtube. i got tinnitus a few years ago when i tried to shut off a smoke alarm that was hard-wired into a friend’s house and i didn’t know that…thought i could find a button to push and turn it off…didn’t work. now terrible ringing since. hey, i can’t afford to join a group right now. do you have info i can access that doesn’t cost anything? i would love to learn more. and i do relate to the suicide thing you mention on the tube. i decided that i’m gonna tough it out no matter what. the ringing is the first thing i hear in the morning and the last thing i hear at night. and i don’t dream anymore, or maybe it’s that the ringing makes me forget them as soon as i wake and hear the ringing. only pain is when i hear the wrong frequency, which is often. i carry earplugs everywhere i go. and i’m a musician and used to have perfect pitch. now it’s hard to know if i’m close to being in tune. i’m concerned that i’m losing my hearing, and don’t want to lose any more of it. and i live in alaska where resources are harder to find. so, if you can help me out, great. if not, i’ll keep on a lookin. thanks for your youtube. it was honestly comforting to just hear what you had to say and know that i’m not alone. i’d love to find a support group online that didn’t cost anything. my family doesn’t reallly get it when i tell them the sound is hurting my ears. they don’t understand how painful it is, and how frustrating to have to keep telling them. even the accidental clinking together of pots and pans is terrible. but you know that already, i imagine. thanks again for what you’re trying to do.

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Cure Tinnitus Show #10

dainis — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:37:30 +0000

What is tinnitus?
How many people have tinnitus?
I have heard two different pronunciations. Which is correct?
What causes tinnitus?
My neighbor has tinnitus but says it doesn’t bother him. Mine drives me nuts. Why the difference?
Can a one-time exposure to loud noise cause tinnitus?
Does tinnitus cause depression?
What makes tinnitus worse?
What makes tinnitus better?
What kind of tinnitus research is being done?
Where can I find a health care professional to help me figure out the best treatment?

Take a breath:

To make a super long story short, my peculiar T. situation is, after having it for one year, I am on this peculiar “schedule” where I have it for two days and then it’s off for two days!! Last summer, (June -August ’08), I went through a very severe depression (diagnosed as “major depressive disorder,”…couldn’t leave the house, lost 25 lbs., was in truly bad shape….not just a few sad, blue days”). I took different meds until they found the right “cocktail.” I am fine now, back to my ol’ self, and still take the meds. I have done tons of research and I am not taking any meds with T. as a side effect. We have tried to ween me off meds at various times in the last year but it doesn’t work….I need them. Family members have all had severe depression. I really think my brain shifted last summer, due to sister’s recent death, my choosing to take an early retirement in order to do my [edited to protect privacy] full-time, and overall long list of familial tragedies of late: loosing mother, sister, father, brother within last ten years. I am certain that my T. is a result of emotional/stressful trauma and NOT a result of music or loud sounds, as is so often discussed and focused on. You virtually never hear about T. being a result of “non-musical or sound” consequences!
MY QUESTION FOR THE SHOW IS: HOW COULD I HAVE A 2 DAYS ON/2 DAYS OFF “TINNITUS SCHEDULE,” WHEN I DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING DIFFERENT OVER THE DAYS, NOR DO I TAKE DIFFERENT MEDS OR ALTERNATE PILL SCHEDULE?
I eat very healthfully, take vitamins, exercise, and am in basically very good health. I have gone to dr. and have had hearing and an ABE test and everything is good. No hearing difficulty either. Sometimes I get a little tired when I have
T., but, learning from your TERRIFIC website, I think that when I THINK about the fact that I have the T., it can overwhelm me and THEN I get tired!Does all this make sense?
Everything you are doing at CureTinnitus.org makes sense to me, but I just don’t seem to be able to get it into my schedule. I’m also having financial difficulties, so I can’t really see therapists much. I feel like I know what I need to do, but I feel stuck.

One on one session Dainis and Julian. Turned out to be about suppressed emotions, saying no, the difference between honesty and learning to “create” a healthy life. How do you answer when someone asks how you are and honestly, you’re actually not doing great? Do you lie, do you hem and haw, do you concentrate only on the positive things in your life while potentially neglecting the most important issues (that may be loooked at as “problems”)?

Exercise for everyone: Having a healthy space for one’s emotions. Saying no. Taking care of yourself in a deeply nourishing fashion.

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Cure Tinnitus Show #9

dainis — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:23:53 +0000

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Generally, I am wondering about doing things that, in the short term might have a negative impact on the tinnitus, but, in the long term, overall will be good for me. In particular, I am thinking about having all of my mercury dental fillings removed. I think that having all this toxic metal in my head is not a good thing! So, having them removed seems to be a good thing. However, my tinnitus is still pretty reactive right now, so I wonder if it’s the best time to have seven fillings removed — i.e. if my body will experience it as trauma and just be my nervous system all jacked-up again.
If I get a clean bill of health from my doctors and still have tinnitus, what do I do then? How do I stop obsessing that this is, indeed, a “sign” of something “wrong” with my health that will manifest at some point? How can someone get a symptom like this in the absence of any hearing loss?
What about intense exercise and tinnitus? I started Bikram yoga and like it but it’s a bit stressful too because of the heat in the room. I hear the tinnitus during the class (it’s relatively quiet) but sleep better that evening. Should I continue? Are aerobics dance classes which are more enjoyable a better bet?
What’s with this feedback loop concept? Am I listening now that I’ve “identified” the sound and can’t stop “listening” for it unconsciously in the background?
Should I do TRT?
How can I explain the sudden onset?
Causes: are they sure sinuses have nothing to do with this? What about finally going off benzos (Klonopin) after using them for 15 years??? I’ve read that can cause tinnitus. I am currently on Ativan, 1 mg. 2x/day because it helps calm down the tinnitus and helps me relax. That’s a benzo too but diff. than Klonopin.

Show format: Gathered questions, one-on-one between Dainis and Julian, live questions, exercise everyone can do together.

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Cure Tinnitus Show #8

dainis — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:23:28 +0000

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Discussion of the From Tinnitus to Liberation eCourse: 7 Levels.

Finding Hope
Easing Struggle
Accepting Your Role in Tinnitus
Putting Your Motivation to Work
Letting go
Gaining Power Over Tinnitus
Liberation
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RAT – Recently Acquired Tinnitus Survival eCourse.

Hello Dainis – Thanks for the time on the phone this morning. It is not coincidence that I saw your earlier e-mail I received this am, right at the time I realized my tinnitus was gone. Evidently, the Universe meant for you to hear that. I was inspired to take the more holistic approach due to your website and the page I read when I got the tinnitus out of the blue in mid-May. That page is entitled, “Look after yourself properly and your tinnitus will take care of itself.” Reading this page over and over was very helpful for me for the first few days. It motivated me to take a hollistic approach, get a good diet, better approach to life, etc. Now, as I talked to my friend Maureen Higgins, who is an incredible holistic psycho-therapist in Minneapolis – see http://www.wingsoffreedom1.com.... She said the tinnitus was, and she was clear, a sign that the Universe was giving me that I had to change something. In this sense, she said it is a good thing – helping you out – not to be afraid of, but to embrace. So, I explored a bit. I noticed that the first time my ears had an issue was May 2008, exactly one year ago, where a little tinnitus was there – but mainly a middle ear infection noticed after flying. Then again in Oct. 2008 after the flu. But I noticed both of these things had two things in common – stress, plus I was giving a lecture in my field of mathematics that I havn’t lectured on for many years after switching to another field. So, I was very nervous and it brought up issues of my being not smart as I was told from my mother when i was very young. She also felt the wrold was dangerous. That put me on a path of being very very competitive and wanting to be #1 in my field. Well, I accomplished that – see http://www.edbelbruno.com, but lately it has gotten very stressful to do my work in such a driven fashion. So, I decided to make a new approach to my work – adopting the approach that the world is wonderful, I am taken care of, and I should work in a more fun fashion, and be more easy. This will take work, but the realization of this was made a day ago. After I made it, the next day, the tinnitus was essentially gone. She said that this is how it works, you have to peel away the layers of deep issues you don’t necessarily see. She said a lot more, and you may want to talk to her. She definitely did wonders for me. For me, the tinnitus resolution seems to consist of dealing with: major stress, life changes as described, eg, diet. I believe Maureen Higgins offers something that may benefit you and many others.

It is a strange time in my life right now: I will be moving from DC to the NYC area — having just moved from Italy back in DC in January — am starting a new job, and am trying to work through the complexities of a trans-continental relationship — not exactly the best scenario to relax and get my system out of red-altert! But I’m doing my best!

[All wounding happens in relationship]

What happens if the onset incident of my tinnitus is surgery?

A retired police officer 70 years old, tinnitus for decades. Deafness as a result of the gunshot? Any hope for people like this? Bombs, innocent victims, combat, war, etc.

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Cure Tinnitus Show #7

dainis — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:10:18 +0000

Topics covered

Questions Gathered

Taking responsibility for your own health, getting into optimal physical shape, these are all great things Dainis promotes as part of his advice. The critical flaw, imo, is Julian Cowan’s views do not address the issue of permanent ear damage and resulting permanent ringing. Simply getting out of fight-or-flight and relaxing the nervous system in no way mean the ringing will subside. So I don’t understand Julian’s oversight there –save for the fact he is a Cranial Sacral therapist ; ). That said, Dainis’ website is not ill intended or meant to defraud so I thought it worthwhile to call off the witch hunt re that angle
Hang in there – technology just might catch up to us – I heard they are trying to recreate the hairs on the cochlea to reverse damage – they are actually trying to do it – can you imagine?
Sometimes, you know you are heading into a situation that will almost certainly cause the tinnitus to flare up. How does one approach such situations if they are in fact unavoidable? This is especially poignant if you’ve made some progress and don’t want “to lose” that progress.
Abuse and tinnitus: cause effect.

One on one session with Dainis (a few minutes).

Exercise for everyone to practice together: Focusing. The focusing exercise brought out

sadness
more “busy in head” than in the body
how does sadness feel in the body
what’s OK right now
realization
opening
facing the sadness as a beautiful garden with good oxygen, which shows connection with subconscious awareness
spike in tinnitus
space opening
self massage
taking care of yourself
hot facecloth
jaw exercise
getting appropriate help (better to get help from other people than to go at it alone)
can always try letting go
you always have a body that gives you information
learning about fight or flight, overwhelm, shock, trauma, and learning how to dissolve those states is a very useful life skill.

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Cure Tinnitus Show #6

dainis — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:07:51 +0000

What helps and what aggravates tinnitus?
I visited the tinnitus clinic at the University of Maryland; they recommend various modes of sound-therapy-based habituation programs — whether it be with a hearing aid, a noise generator, neuromonics (a fancy sound therapy that utilizes classical music and tailored sound therapy.) These therapies seem interesting but are very expensive. Are they consistent with the general approach by Julian Cowan Hill and Dr. Greuel?
Are there any negative consequences (beyond those to one’s finances!) in pursuing such therapies? How does one break out of the “checking” phase? The internal scenario I’m thinking of is somthing like this: “I’ve been trying to implement relaxation, refocus, and body-based therapies for a month or so and my tinnitus hasn’t really backed off much…” Then mild panic can begin to creep in: “Maybe this isn’t going to work… blah blah blah.” Which, of course, refocuses attention to the tinnitus and becomes something off a self-fulfilling prophecy. How does one just let go!?
My situation is bit more complicated because I have pulsatile tinnitus. Some say that this more frequently has some sort of “structural” component. My CAT scan did show that some little bone separating an artery from my ear was a good bit thinner on the side where I have pulsatile tinnitus. Thus, the ENT said if nothing else worked they could try to artifically thicken that bone. Scary stuff! Yet, I’m sure the bone was that way well before I had pulsatile tinnitus. And there have been brief periods where it has receded — I’m sure this is not due to the bone magically thickening. So the question: can the methods espoused up to this point on the Tinnitus Show work for pulsatile tinnitus where there might be a physiological component? (I should add that the ENT did not think that the bone thickness was likely the root cause.)
Hello, Thank you for your response, however I am as aware as you are that there is no cure and probably will not be a cure in the forseable future. I’ve been to Dr Shulman and j. Bataglino. I realize now that paying attention to T is the wrong direction. Waiting and hoping and looking for a cure is putting your life on hold. Ignore it and live as if it was not there. That is the way to go. I think I realize that this is the opposite of what you are all about. I tried vitamins, drugs, biofeedback, sometimes I think about suicide as the only real cure, Please help me.
What are some daily practical things that can be done to take one out of fight or flight, something that each day one can do to focus oneself. (Discussion of “running commentary” technique).

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Cure Tinnitus Show #5

dainis — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:17:44 +0000

I kicked this show off with possibly the most antagonistic question I’ve ever posed Julian. The credibility of this site, his credibility, and our entire effort at CureTinnitus.org is put to the test. After a jolting start, this show wound up being quite soothing. I hope that I represented the “anger” in and with tinnitus well, and that this show serves our community long long long into the future.

Sinerely,
Dainis

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Show #5

Dainis: Welcome everyone and welcome to the 5th episode of the Cure Tinnitus show. My name is Dainis Michel. I’m your host and we have Julian Cowan Hill as our guest expert. Julian had tinnitus for 20 yrs and he healed himself. He is a craniosacral therapist and he works with core process psychology and Buddhist psychology and has over 3000 hours of work with clients and he has dedicated himself to helping us get better with tinnitus so Julian thank you very much for joining us and for being here and helping us. I’ll tell you about how the structure of the show is. I’ll start with a few announcements and then we’re going to cover questions that I gathered during the week and then we’re going to do a one on one session between me and Julian about my personal tinnitus and after that all of will be able to do an exercise together.

As questions come up in your mind just chat them over and we’ll have time to focus on your questions towards the end of the show. One of the announcements that I’ve got is really interesting. Its kind of the theme for this show: and the theme for this show is what relieves and what aggravates tinnitus. We have a post on that in the curetinnitus.org community on what aggravates and what relieves tinnitus. So let’s just keep that in the backs of our minds as we go through the show. One of the announcements was about an article that’s available to the community “what are tinnitus people like?” and that’s actually from Tinnitus: From Tyrant to Friend” that Julian wrote.

A member wrote: “That list is somewhat frightening especially when I can identify with at least 80% of it. But with the help of this site I am leaning to deal with such things and my tinnitus is becoming less and less noticeable.” Isn’t that neat? And I wanted to say thank you so much for sharing what’s working for you, thank you. Another announcement is that I discontinued the free membership preview in the format that it was in before. We will have some free “getting to know you” content for e-mail subscribers so you can keep that in mind if and when you recommend “curetinnitus.org to people. These curetinnitus shows are going to become more private in the future. I’m not sure about the details of that but we’ve got a lot of efforts going outward and it’s going to become important for curetinnitus.org as an electronic and online community to develop reciprocity and fair exchange and just not broadcast out but in the sense of community to make them a little more private because right now we’re just available to everyone. I interviewed Paul Tobey who is a pianist Wednesday of last week and I want to let everybody know that after the interview I was editing it and my wife looked over my shoulder and she heard a little bit of it and she wanted to watch the whole thing so we wound up watching the whole thing before going to bed. So there’s an interview with Paul Tobey. He’s created a product called “tinnitus-free living” and you can check that out on the member area. Somebody sent us a comment saying “I’d like to see a deep relaxation package/product with soothing music, guided meditations, a self-help questionnaire and resource material.” Thank you very much for helping let us know how we can serve you better. That’s a big part of the curetinnitus.org community. For you to let us know what we can do for you. We do have some meditations and there are some exercises in Julian’s book, Tinnitus: From Tyrant to Friend” and we’re working on putting together some meditations with music. We’re still looking at how we can do that best. Again, I do have a satisfaction survey where I’m going to be calling members for a 15 min survey on your experiences at curetinnitus.org and that’s going to start on Monday May 11. I’ll have a post in the community about that and I’ll be able to make direct contact with members who choose to participate and I can ask them how they like it and what we can do better.

Just so you know, Julian and I have been working on a “recently acquired tinnitus” product and it’s been really fun and it’s been really engaging so we’re putting that together and it’s turning out to be really fun.

On to questions gathered. I’ve got a steamy one. This is SO nasty.
Are you ready?

“I find your claims, Mr. Michel, to cure tinnitus to be a bit arrogant when experts like the doctors at OHSU (and I mean no disrespect to doctors I’m just emphasizing the word doctors) admit they don’t have the answers. Just what are your credentials to be appearing as a self-proclaimed expert and guru here. I see no medical referencing credentials regarding yourself. The writing I see here causes me to put you in the same boat as Dr. Phil and that is sad that you choose to self-create such a phony persona. The latest dribble you e-mailed just proves that to me. Too bad that many many real people are seeking relief but I won’t follow a self-proclaimed guru with no reality check.”

Now Julian, I don’t know if you want to respond to that. I have a bit of a response. Maybe I can do that first which is “who is this person talking to? Is this person talking to you? Or is this person talking to me? Is this person talking to Kevin Hogan or Dr. Mike Matthews from sharedcare.com who is a retired family practitioner but he then joined our community and made a few posts. Are you talking to Paul Tobey? Maybe, Julian, you can do a better job of responding.

Julian: Well, this person sounds very angry and I don’t think this program is about gurus at all. A guru is when you put someone up on a pedestal. I think this is hopefully a more human brotherhood where we are just helping our fellows here and gathering positive results from people who have learned how to help their own T and sharing that with other people It’s a great benefit and that’s certainly where I’m coming from and I guess that’s my sense of you, Dainis, where you’re coming from. I’d like to ask this person to consider what it’s like being in my shoes where I had tinnitus extremely badly and I wasn’t able to hold down a job and I couldn’t hear the phone ring. I found it extremely hard just listening and talking to people because of the tinnitus. It got in the way of everything. I was kind of deafened by it. And when it’s bad….I really know what it’s like to have bad tinnitus and I don’t want to go into the gory details. And to go from that state, really on the extreme scale, to not having it at all, is quite a journey. My life is completely changed and I’ve learned an awful lot about this symptom along the way. One of the things that really motivates me is the fact that I went to get help for my tinnitus and I took the conventional route. I went to a doctor who said “oh it looks like you’ve got tinnitus, there’s nothing you can do about it. I’m going to refer you to an ENT surgeon.” So I went to the ENT surgeon, did some tests, had a long chat. He was a nice guy and he said “well, I’m afraid you’ve got tinnitus and there’s nothing you can do about it and by the way you’re deaf…you need a hearing aid.” And that came as one hell of a shock. I didn’t really understand anything about tinnitus at the time and I didn’t really know what to do and I didn’t have anywhere to go and I kind of crumpled for a couple of months and the state that I went into caused my tinnitus to get even worse. Anyway, to cut a long story short , when you learn what helps and when you help hundreds of people, you become very motivated to continue helping people and I’m just a person who’s helped his own tinnitus. I don’t like the word guru, I don’t like the hierarchy that that suggests. And I think people that are extremely angry, and I come across lots of tinnitus people who are seething with anger and who want to be quite aggressive, who want to blame other people. You know it can be like hissing snakes, wanting to fire venom at other people. We all know what it’s like to be in this state and it’s quite unpleasant. For all involved. And tinnitus absolutely loves this. This is one of the best states we can be in to have tinnitus so when I meet people like this, when I work as a therapist, and not as a member of the community, sharing things I’ve learned for the benefit of others, but when I work as a therapist with a client, and when they’re throwing daggers and espousing fire out of their nostrils, when the energy is really really strong it’s really important to help these people find a way of cooling down, releasing, discharging all this very challenging energy and sometimes as a therapy you get it directed at you but that’s part of the process and with angry people, like this guy, what I really really recommend is finding a safe channel to physically express this anger. And that might be going to the gym and taking it out on the weight machines or thundering up and down the swimming pool or stamping up to the top of a mountain and yelling at the top of your head. It’s going to become really important to let this anger to come through processes and let it settle because the more it settles the more the tinnitus will back off. And I’m speaking with thousands of hours of experience here, working with angry people and I really wish people well with anger because anger is very infections, it affects people immediately and it’s really hard to see through to what really maters. That’s my general response to this guy.

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Cure Tinnitus Show #4

dainis — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:40:20 +0000

Cure Tinnitus Show
Aired March 30th 2009 2PM GMT
Host: Dainis W. Michel
Guest: Julian Cowan Hill