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…
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LAUD you for your compassion and initiative...
"I really appreciate what you’ve put together. Truly comforting.…LAUD you for you compassion & initiative on this!"
--Bob M.
Appreciate it beyond words
"Delighted, appreciate it beyond words…"
Julian Cowan Hill R.C.S.T.
"If you really look after yourself and learn to get in touch with how you are feeling inside and learn to process that, that is the way out of tinnitus. Most people spend their whole lives running away from themselves, filling their lives with furious frantic activity, proving this, doing that. The best thing you can do is sit with yourself and notice how you are, how you are treating yourself. And if you can treat yourself with loving kindness and really accept how you are with a really wonderful, open-hearted, deep, caring approach, just like you would mother a baby, for example. If you can really look after yourself, your nervous system will change. Nothing is fixed. Everything is constantly changing and flowing, and it is entirely dependent on the way you approach yourself. Look after yourself, and your tinnitus will back off."
Wow, good stuff...“I REALLY appreciate your asking Julian about my questions this morning! You posed them in such a clear and dear way and protective of my ‘identity”. It is amazing that I was home and able to listen. I had over slept, (I am on vacation) had missed an early appointment for my car and so I called, cancelled it and looked on my computer and it was 8 minutes to the broadcast! Was I surprised, delighted and grateful to hear you both discuss the issues that are pressing me. I thank you. I also am taking your website and Julian’s advice and working on awareness of RED-ALERT and difficulty surrendering or relaxing into support. Wow, good stuff. Julian reminds me a bit of Ekhart Tolle. Doesn’t he you? And funny to say, you remind me of myself when you are questioning him! With gratitude”
-- L.G. Connecticut
I really feel you're going to make some peoples' lives millions of times better. I really do.
I would just like to say thank you for what you are doing. This world is really lacking people like you that aren't all about themselves. It really makes me pleased to see that you're getting your and Julian's ideas out there, and I really feel you're going to make some peoples' lives millions of times better. I really do.
--Samuel Diego-Cunha Wetzel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Already Recommended 2 Friends..."What a great site….Thanks so much! I already referred the Yahoo forums tinnitus group to your site and also 2 friends with tinnitus."
--Meta_4
Solid and needed work"Thank you and keep up your solid and needed work."
Eric G.
Saved my life...--B.
Kevin Hogan
"It's not unethical to say that it's incurable, it's just totally incorrect. In fact, if I go back and I look at the cases that I've worked on, and I've worked with thousands of people over a decade, and the vast majority, are either dramatically better, or their tinnitus is gone. One of the two."
...my tinnitus was gone
""It is not coincidence that I saw your e-mail this am, right at the time I realized my tinnitus was gone."--E. B. California
Dr. Hans Greuel
"I can say in good conscience that tinnitus is curable. That's the bottom line: that tinnitus is curable, and I dare say, for just about everyone who comes down with it."
Please don't tell the ATA"As I may have mentioned earlier, ATA.org is incredibly mediocre (if that much!), compared to your organization. I even found the British T. site far superior to ATA.org and now, I have found you guys!!!"
--R. S. Illinois
(Honestly, we want to stay friends with the ATA and we cherish the work they do...so let's keep this one between us...)
Great Conference Calls“…The conference calls are great as we can help each other”
--R
Paul Tobey
"It's such an incredibly low volume if I recognize it once a week it's just because I'm out in the backyard looking at the stars thanking the universe for what it has given to me, and I go 'how did I get to this point?" Oh yeah tinnitus helped me get here. Let's listen to it for a second, let's pay hommage to the tinnitus for a second and go thanks you did some good work. Thank you.
T is becoming less and less noticable"…with the help of this site, I am learning to deal with [edited] and my -T- is becoming less and less noticeable."
--B
You Are Truly An Insipration"I just want to add that you are truly an inspiration and I hope that more people find your website. I find your videos (and especially this one) to be enlightening, and it really gives me hope, and I’m sure others too. God bless."
--J
Literally clearing the fog from 20 years of T
"the information, research, support, and shows with dainis and julian are literally clearing the fog of the T i have endured for 20 years. it’s not about the ears it’s about the body and soul. i’m sure ancient wisdom had more answers to T than the entire medical community has at this time. this site is really quite groundbreaking."
--S
Mental Clarity And Calm
"A very simple thing - progress for me today was after work,instead of "rushing" home because of fatigue, I walked down another street and sat in the sun with a warm beverage. This resulted in some mental clarity and calm, as well a experiencing a choice of a positive new behavior. It felt expansive...'cause T can lead one to be hemmed in."
--Member s.
RE: Gone?
"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 [...edited...] Keep up the good work!!!"
--Member R.
Much Calmer About Tinnitus Now...
"When I started the programme shortly after developing T, I was terrified of tinnitus and felt that I had no control over it. I lay awake at night panicking that it would get worse. I am now much calmer about it, thanks largely to this site and Julian Cowan Hill's e-book which I strongly recommend. I am beginning to realise that my pace of life consistently exceeds my energy levels and that my T is probably connected to this. For me, T fluctuates a lot, but when I have a bad patch I comfort myself that it will probably lessen after a few days if I take better care of myself. I have only had a few minutes of total relief in the past five months, sometimes before going to sleep or early in the morning, but I'm aware that I have a long way to go in the personal wellbeing stakes, so it would be surprising if I were already better. The school holidays are a very busy time for me and the fact that I have got through them without a major tinnitus meltdown is itself encouraging. I shall be tuning in for the next show! Best wishes, D.H."
--Member D.H.
T subsided...
"After suffering from a catastrophic tinnitus for almost two years,it subsided in the last month to level 5 in a scale of 1-10 and sometimes even to level 2...My question is what will happen when I..."
--Member a.
Taking Better Care Of Myself
"information on T is settling in to my psyche, some underlying depression issues are being addressed, I'm getting on with life, taking care of myself better, and doing things I enjoy more. I have even recently shed a negative friend or 2...thank you"
--Member s.
Your site has helped IMMENSELY...
"I'm just 26 and enjoy loud music so was terrified when I thought my tinnitus was getting so bad that I'd hear it all the time. I went into a state where I kept monitoring it and thought that it had suddenly gotten really bad. This was about a week ago and coincided with a very stressful day so I suspected that had something to do with it. Your site has helped IMMENSELY in alleviating my concerns about it and now I'm pretty much totally over the fear that I'll have ringing in my ears my whole life. In fact, since a few hours after reading the information on your site, I've stopped noticing it at all, and I'm not worried about it when trying to sleep (I don't hear it during the day now because I'm not listening for it and I'm more relaxed so its quieter). Now that I'm proactively relaxing myself and trying to be happier in my life, the ringing has mostly subsided and I can only hear it when I put my fingers in my ears to create complete silence. From suicidal thoughts to complete peace in under 2 hours. Thank you again!!" PS: I even went to a Metallica concert last night and forgot to bring my earplugs -- and the tinnitus has not flared back
-Tegan Nejad: Perth, Australia
PPS From Dainis: Yes, we do have stories like these, though for some members, the process takes longer. In any case, it's enjoyable to come "out" from tinnitus and experience well being. Thanks Tegan for sharing :-)
Hi Dainis . .I have a question I wondered if you could please cover in the next show.
The process of being asleep & waking up is the single biggest factor on the changeability on the volume (and therefore the distress encountered) of my tinnitus. When I go to sleep at night I can wake up with the tinnitus either at the same volume as it was when I went to bed, it can quieten down, or it can really ramp up. The same applies if I have a half hour nap on the couch. This can be very frustrating if the noise goes up. Obviously from my perspective not much changes with my general well being for these periods of sleep time, and therefore it is unclear about the power of sleep/waking over my tinnitus.
Can Julian please talk about this whole aspect of how tinnitus works with sleep/waking and any tips to keep the tinnitus loud spells from waking to a minimum.
Thanks.
Hi Dainis & Hi Julian,
To clear up: I posted as “E” in the previous show, as I was not logged in. I posted the subject fear, to undergo treatment in neck and spine/back region.
I did 2 sessions. The doctor said I need 5. After the first sessions my first reaction was..Damn, I walk so upright…That was a change..But it soon felt the same as before.
Session 2, after that I could move my neck better. But by now it’s the same again.
My treatment is to get all the neck- and spine-vertebrae to it’s right place again…And maybe it takes more time for my muscles to be better settled..
Maybe Julian can give his comments on this situation??
I LOVE the music!! Really calming and centred! Thank you!
I am trying to think of some different questions that would benefit me, but also others – I haven’t studied the whole site so you might have covered these…
Firstly, I have been doing really really well, but keep having massive crashes. These manifest as a combination of sleeplessness and a deep scarey depression. Most of the ‘healing’ sites I have explored in the past talk a lot about law of attraction and about how we are ultimately safe etcetc… but this is a tough concept to get my head around when I haven’t slept and the T is really severe and my mind feels lost and basically I am exhausted. I know it’s all about letting go and letting be, but find it really hard and then panic that I’m going to make myself really really ill because I can’t seem to get in a positive head space.
Although I am doing well, these crashes happen on too regular a basis for me to fully engage with life at the moment (I am forever cancelling appointments and I have limited my piano teaching practice to 2 evenings a week). I am starting a sleep clinic course, but what can you orientate me towards on this site that would help? I think I also need some reassurance that this is normal in T healing.
My main problem is definitely that every time I start to think I’m habituating I end up losing focus, having a spike, not sleeping, getting confused and depressed and end up fighting the T all over again.
I hope this all makes sense. On a positive note I am determined to put my experience to good use when I am in a better place & look forward to a time when I can hassle you about that!
Best wishes Jackie
I’m really enjoying our correspondence Jackie. Very glad to have you in guided support.
To respond: there is a gentleness absent in panic, and all the “mumbo jumbo” can feel like a real “wash” when you’re in crisis and stuck with tinnitus.
Your process certainly sounds normal. This is what it feels like to have tinnitus. What you are experiencing IS tinnitus. Sounds kind of dumb to put it that way…but everything you are relating accompanies having reached the state of tinnitus.
Does canceling the appointments make you feel better or worse?
Do you like teaching piano? Are you a “born teacher,” a “soloist,” an “accompanist?”
How are you relating to your art right now?
How are you relating to the four CureTinnitus.org Program Guidelines?
Do you have something in place for each guideline?
You mentioned in an email where you are with regard to the Well Being Matrix for Tinnitus, and I am curious as to how you are doing with regard to the 4 Guidelines.
You occasionally (or often?) find yourself in a crash and recover cycle…yes…we’ve heard it here before…just pick a random Cure Tinnitus Show…we’ve heard it before…now go for the 4 Guidelines and let us know what works for you.
And regarding sleep…Julian’s eBook has exercises that may well compliment the sleep course you’ll be taking. I like clenching and relaxing…and I think it was Cure Tinnitus Show #19 at the end where we went through a sleep exercise…and there’s more on sleep here…just need to dig it up.
Julian and I were talking about doing a section on sleep and tinnitus. Might be time to get that done.
How is your sleep ritual going?
As always,very comforting show
Alon Aldubi
thanks alon…next show is in a week…and i have a special announcement.
Hi I have a question I wondered if you could please cover in your next show?
My tinnitus has been up and down for 18 months. I am comfort eating and drinking to get some short term pleasure away from the grind of the tinnitus. I am about three stones overweight right now and put off starting exercise programs as I think – “What’s the point as my health is so rubbish with the tinnitus anyway”. So my question is, can being overweight and not doing any real exercise (apart from walking from a to b) keep the tinnitus going? Do tinnitus sufferers tend to be fit and healthy people who do exercise, or do they tend to be those who let themselves go a bit. I am worried also that the increased blood flow of exercise will make the tinnitus worse in the short term. Comments/advice please.
I’d like to hear the answer to this, too.
this is a very good question and we will talk about it on the next show…thank you…i’ve copied and pasted your question over to show #25…
how are you doing?
Where is the Matrix image??
on page 7 of Julian’s book “Tinnitus: From Tyrant to Friend”
I’ve been having difficulty getting sleep as well for a while, largely due to my not having an even sleeping schedule (or a schedule at all, really). I’m fixing that now though, and it’s becoming easier to fall asleep, aside from the days when I go to shows/concerts, which makes my tinnitus far worse for a good while.
To those who are experiencing difficulty with sleeping, which can easily lead to frustration everywhere else in life, I’d recommend music – anything that’s gentle enough to sleep to, but at the same time interesting enough to take your mind off the inner noise.
The best music I know for this, from my experience, is Sigur Rós, especially the album ( ).
Other than music, I’d say that being part of a meditation group helps a lot. Attending a (very) small Buddhist meditation class was definitely one of the better decisions I’ve made, and my tinnitus is far more bearable (and a bit lower in volume) afterward. Sadly, it’s only on Tuesdays, so I only have access to this resource once per week.
tl;dr: Music (Sigur Rós) and meditation are great.
great recommendation C.H., thanks for sharing. yes, music and meditation certainly help.
when integrating the 4 CureTinnitus.org Program Guidelines, yes, in general, one habituates and begins to experience reduction in tinnitus volume.