Success story

I shied away from this thread for past few weeks because going here kind of makes me depressed and sad and reminds me of my T.

But few days ago I met a Yogi who told me she HAD tinnitus.

And I thought if posting her story here to give some hope to all of us. So here I am.

So she got her Tinnus around 5 years ago. Like most of us, she does not know the cause. er T was accompanied by morning dizziness too and she was bothered by the dizziness more than the T. The volume of her T was 5 at worse. She panicked at first but only because she thought she might have some underlying and unknown diseases. So she met with two ENTs and had hearing tests. All confirmed her hearing is normal and that she is "normal". By learning that all tests came back normal, she relaxed. She did not let her T bother her anymore because she was assured that she is "healthy" even with her T. First few weeks, she would hear and notice her T everywhere (work, driving, etc.) but she said she was more annoyed by it than scared of it.

Two years later, she just realized it's not there anymore. She was too busy with her corporate work and life that she forgot all about it. So when asked as to when her T disappeared, she cannot say for sure. Only that the first time she actually noticed it's gone was around 2 years after. Could it have been gone earlier? Possibly. But she was at least sure it was there for at least a year.

What did she do to cure it? Nothing. She said she tried exercise (she did not do yoga until after her T was gone) but her T remained so she quit. She did try eating healthier but did not do calorie count etc. She just practiced moderation in eating. Most of all, she accepted it and moved on with her life.

I asked her why she did not post her story online so people could read it she said she did not think it was a big deal. The possible underlying illness was the big deal for her and not the T.

She said when she realized it was gone, there was not much celebration. I for one think I would cry when that happens to me. But she didn't. She just said a prayer of thanks and moved on.

I myself have T for 25 days now. It is still new and I am still getting to know my T and trying to learn how to manage my life with it. But stories like this gives me hope that I can be cured. And cure comes in many ways. Maybe T will also one day disappear. Maybe it will lower down the volume to 0.5. Maybe I will be a successful writer too busy to even mind the T. But I know there is cure for me and for you too. Don't let the doctors and other people led you believe otherwise.

On a sidenote, I also just found out my mom had T for 2 1/2 to 3 years during her teenage years. It disappeared suddenly. Cause is unknown. So I guess mine is also genetic. But still, there is hope.

I will pray for all of us.

Have a good day/night!